First pick
Chief Scotty Campground and Recreational Facility
Park or garden · 200 m outside town
5.2 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
3.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Themightyquill · CC BY-SA 2.511%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Ashcroft · parks, protected land & trails
More of the land around Ashcroft is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Count 10 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land
11%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
10
within 10 km, 10 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Cornwall Hills Park
Character
What sets Ashcroft apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round11% of the land within 10 km, more than 88% of Canadian townsA provincial park at the edgeCornwall Hills Park reaches the town
For someone who likes to get outside, Ashcroft’s draw is protected land around it, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Ashcroft, set against Canadian towns
Each figure against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (not city hubs or reserves), with the town marked and the typical one’s line. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km11%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas10Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Ashcroft has the 5th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,744 to 2,587 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Protected within 10 km
Ashcroft11%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Ashcroft10
Towns its size4
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Ashcroft0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Ashcroft’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 4 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Ashcroft BC | 11% | 0.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Ashcroft
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Ashcroft: 3 named parks and woods
The biggest is Chief Scotty Campground and Recreational Facility, 5.2 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, commons and woods with a name, in the town or within 400 m, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Sizes are the mapped outline’s.
Close to home
A park is within a short walk for 5 in 10 in Ashcroft
Residents of each 2021 dissemination area, at a point inside it, within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of a park or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Within 400 m (52%)Further (48%)
Ashcroft52%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 800 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
10 protected areas around Ashcroft
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Ashcroft0.8%
Within 10 km11%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Each of the 10 is held by a public body. Arrowstone Park is the biggest, 6,153 ha.
Cornwall Hills ParkProvincial park · 1,235 ha · reaches Ashcroft
Elephant Hill ParkProvincial park · 968 ha · 0.3 km from the edge of town
Oregon Jack ParkProvincial park · 230 ha · 4.4 km from the edge of town
Bedard Aspen ParkProvincial park · 182 ha · 5.9 km from the edge of town
Blue Earth Lake ParkProvincial park · 689 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
Epsom ParkProvincial park · 74 ha · 8.1 km from the edge of town
Arrowstone ParkProvincial park · 6,153 ha · 8.1 km from the edge of town
Juniper Beach ParkProvincial park · 248 ha · 9.4 km from the edge of town
2 areas recorded only by their type (provincial layers such as wildlife habitat areas) are counted, not listed.
Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
National & provincial parks
Cornwall Hills Park meets Ashcroft
National parks (Parks Canada) and provincial or territorial parks by direction and distance from the town’s edge: every one within 10 km, and the nearest of each within 100 km.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Cornwall Hills Park
At the edge12 km²since 2004
Provincial park
Elephant Hill Park
0.3 km north-west9.7 km²since 1996
Provincial park
Oregon Jack Park
4.4 km south-west2.3 km²since 1996
Provincial park
Bedard Aspen Park
5.9 km south-west1.8 km²since 1997
Provincial park
Blue Earth Lake Park
7.9 km south-west6.9 km²since 2004
Provincial park
Epsom Park
8.1 km south0.7 km²since 1997
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Ashcroft has its province’s. There are 8 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Ashcroft has 19 km of footpaths in and around it
OpenStreetMap footpaths, paths, bridleways and steps, and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it; woods as mapped (landuse=forest, natural=wood).
Footpaths
19 km
in and around the town (109.6 km²)
Woodland
27%
about 29.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
AshcroftTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AshcroftTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland27%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 79% of Canadian towns. It is more wooded than 72% of Canadian towns.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
No named walking route passes Ashcroft on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Ashcroft in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Kamloops (59 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | -3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 1 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 22 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 36 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
Expect 36 mm in June, the wettest month, and 12 mm in February. July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; December the coldest, at -4 °C. The climate in Ashcroft →
Things to do
Near Ashcroft: one viewpoint on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are hills and peaks: 3 on the map. For a climb, Elephant Hill rises to 849 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Red Hill705 m · 0.8 km from town
DirectionsRattlesnake Hill703 m · 1.4 km from town
DirectionsElephant Hill849 m · 1.8 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Ashcroft
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Cache CreekElectoral Area I (Blue Sky Country), Thompson-NicolaAshcroft
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashcroft | 11% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Cache Creek 9.2 km | 17% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country), Thompson-Nicola 16 km | 21% | 30 | 1 | 6 |
No place nearby has double Ashcroft’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Ashcroft
Is there protected land near Ashcroft?
Yes: 11% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is Ashcroft near a national park?
None within 100 km of Ashcroft.
Is there a provincial park near Ashcroft?
Cornwall Hills Park touches the town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Ashcroft?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Ashcroft?
Arrowstone Park, a provincial park of 6,153 ha.
Sources
Sources for this page on Ashcroft
Protected areas: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2026: every area within 10 km and the nearest national and provincial parks, measured outline to outline.
Walking routes and beaches: OpenStreetMap, November 2026: named hiking, foot and walking route relations within 2 km and beaches within 5 km.
Towns: Statistics Canada 2021 Census boundaries and populations; the comparison is the Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, not city hubs or reserves.
When to go: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, from the nearest station that publishes them.
Green space, paths, woods, things to do: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik’s Canada extract), November 2026: parks, gardens, playing fields, woods, footpaths, the coastline and things to do in and around each town.
Residents: Statistics Canada 2021 Census dissemination areas (population, boundaries), each at a point inside it.
Walking routes and beaches © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Not on this page: trailheads and trail grades, and beach water quality. No open Canadian dataset gives these for every town yet.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).