First pick
Burnaby Lake Regional Park
Park or garden
308 ha17.3 km of path
3 h 50 minto walk all 17.3 km of path
3.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
South Shore TrailFreeway TrailCottonwood Trail+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Wakasui · CC04.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Holdom · parks, protected land & trails
The The Trans Canada Trail runs by Holdom
48 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Maple Beach. The closest provincial park is Mount Seymour Park, 4.0 km from the edge of town. Count 19 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land
4.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
19
within 10 km, 19 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
49 km
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
Nearest provincial park
4.0 km
Mount Seymour Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
48
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Holdom stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
For someone who likes to get outside, Holdom’s draw is the The Trans Canada Trail, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Holdom, 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km4.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas19Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches48Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Holdom has the 8th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,839 to 8,100 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
Holdom4.9%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Holdom19
Towns its size4
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Holdom2
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Holdom’s strong point is public protected areas, where 4 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Creek BC | 17% | 1% | 157 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Shaughnessy BC | 13% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 55 |
| 3 | Kenora, Unorganized ON | 12% | 12% | 98 | 5 | 38 |
| 4 | Clare NS | 11% | 5.8% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Minden Hills ON | 8.1% | 5.9% | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Cypress County AB | 7.9% | 5.9% | 46 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Lincoln NB | 6.8% | 3.8% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Holdom BC | 4.9% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 48 |
| 9 | Woodbine AB | 4.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Coteau-du-Lac QC | 4.4% | 0.6% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Dufferin Hill ON | 4.4% | 1.6% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Al Ritchie SK | 4.4% | 39% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | La Perle AB | 4.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Haliburton Village ON | 4.1% | 2.6% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Bienville QC | 4.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Drayton Valley AB | 3.3% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Legacy AB | 3.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Windsor Park AB | 2.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Broadview BC | 2.6% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 20 | Whitewater Region ON | 2.5% | 1.3% | 44 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | Woodbine-Lumsden ON | 2.5% | 5.1% | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 22 | Cornwall PE | 1.7% | 0% | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| 23 | Talbot ON | 1.6% | 4.3% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Scenic Acres AB | 1.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Labrador City NL | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | North Stormont ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Silver Heights MB | 1.2% | 0.3% | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 28 | Newell County AB | 0.9% | 1% | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 29 | Cardinal ON | 0.8% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Otonabee-South Monaghan ON | 0.7% | 0.7% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Killarney/Glengarry AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Bayham ON | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Callingwood South AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Lambton Baby Point ON | 0.3% | 7.1% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 35 | Queen Mary Park AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Acton Vale QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 37 | Taber AB | 0% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvest Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Sage Hill AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ottewell AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Holdom
The neighbourhood’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
14 named parks and woods to walk in near Holdom
Largest first: Burnaby Lake Regional Park leads with 308 ha. Numbers match the map.
14 named parks and woods, 405 ha in all
Parks & gardens 401 haWoods 4.0 ha
89% of the area is in just two places: Burnaby Lake Regional Park and Burnaby Lake Park.
Burnaby Lake Park
Park or garden
52 ha3 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
1.2 km south-eastfrom the centre
Central Valley GreenwayKensington Urban TrailPark Access Road
Directionsto a point inside
Kensington Park
Park or garden
27 ha4.3 km of path
1 hto walk all 4.3 km of path
1.2 km northfrom the centre
Frances Union BikewayTrans Canada TrailFrances Union Bikeway / Trans Canada Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Brentwood Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
2.6 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Beecher Park
Park or garden
3.0 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Beecher Creek Ravine woodland
Wood or forest
4.0 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
Centralin the middle of Holdom
Directionsto a point inside
Halifax Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
1.9 ha0.5 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sperling Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
1.5 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 14 named parks and green spaces
Burnaby Lake Regional ParkPark or garden · 308 ha · 17.3 km of path
DirectionsBurnaby Lake ParkPark or garden · 52 ha · 3 km of path
DirectionsKensington ParkPark or garden · 27 ha · 4.3 km of path
DirectionsBrentwood ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBeecher ParkPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsBeecher Creek Ravine woodlandWood or forest · 4.0 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsHalifax ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSperling ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSumas ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSpringer ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsBrentwood Town Centre Park SitePark or garden · 1.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsGeorge Green ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBroadway-Woolwich ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsDynes ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSource: 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
All of Holdom is within a short walk of a park
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 (100%)Further (0%)
Holdom100%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Holdom, 4.9% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Holdom0%
Within 10 km4.9%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one of the 19 is on public land. At 6,689 ha, Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park [A.K.A. Indian Arm Park] is the largest.
Burnaby Lake Regional ParkNature reserve · 29 ha · 1.8 km from the edge of town
Maplewood Flats Conservation AreaNature reserve · 23 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
Mount Seymour ParkProvincial park · 3,509 ha · 4.0 km from the edge of town
Belcarra Regional ParkNature reserve · 1,030 ha · 4.0 km from the edge of town · Indigenous name: təmtəmíxʷtən
Renfrew Ravine ParkMunicipal park · 4.6 ha · 4.1 km from the edge of town
Captain Cook ParkMunicipal park · 3.7 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
Everett Crowley ParkMunicipal park · 21 ha · 6.4 km from the edge of town
Tannery ParkMunicipal park · 1.3 ha · 8.1 km from the edge of town
Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park [A.K.A. Indian Arm Park]Provincial park · 6,689 ha · 8.2 km from the edge of town
Lynn Headwaters Regional ParkNature reserve · 895 ha · 8.9 km from the edge of town
9 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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
The nearest big park: Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 49 km away
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
Mount Seymour Park
4.0 km north35 km²since 1936
Provincial park
Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park [A.K.A. Indian Arm Park]
8.2 km north-east67 km²since 1995
National park reserve
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
49 km south-west67 km²since 2010
Closer to home, Mount Seymour Park is 4.0 km away. Within 10 km are 2 provincial parks.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
49 km of paths in and around Holdom
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
49 km
in and around the town (14 km²)
Woodland
8.8%
about 1.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
HoldomTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.5
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
HoldomTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland8.8%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 78% of Canadian towns. 51% of Canadian towns are more wooded.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
Where to walk from Holdom
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
NationalRegional
The Trans Canada Trail195.9 km
Central Valley Greenway28.8 km
Of the The Trans Canada Trail’s 196 km, 6.4 km passes close to town.
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 Holdom in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Vancouver (Harbour) (11 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) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 237 | 117 | 163 | 118 | 73 | 66 | 44 | 49 | 71 | 157 | 245 | 200 |
Expect 245 mm in November, the wettest month, and 44 mm in July. Summer highs reach 23 °C in July; in December they stay near 7 °C. Some 37 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Holdom →
Beaches
48 beaches within 5 km of Holdom
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Maple Beachpebbles · 3.9 km from town
DirectionsWhiteshell Bankgravel · 3.9 km from town
DirectionsBole Beachgravel · 4.4 km from town
DirectionsSouth Beachgravel · 4.5 km from town
DirectionsMain Beachgravel · 4.7 km from town
DirectionsThe coast is close: 38 km of shoreline within 5 km. There are also 43 beaches without a name. No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
7 viewpoints near Holdom
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
For a climb, Capitol Hill rises to 201 m. The most common are playgrounds: 76 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 7
Plus 7 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Capitol Hill201 m · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Capitol Hill Conservation Area1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 76
Plus 76 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 3
Plus 3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
3 gardens within reach of Holdom
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Central ParkGarden or park · 4.5 km from town
DirectionsQueen Elizabeth ParkGarden or park · 9.3 km from town
DirectionsStanley ParkNational Historic Site · 11 km from town
Its pageOne is a National Historic Site.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Holdom
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
BrentwoodLochdaleMontecitoDeer LakeBainbridgeHeightsHoldom
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
More routes are mapped around Deer Lake (4). None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Holdom.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
Questions about the outdoors in Holdom
How much land around Holdom is protected?
Protected areas cover 4.9% of the land within 10 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Holdom?
Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park [A.K.A. Indian Arm Park], a provincial park of 6,689 ha.
Where can you walk near Holdom?
Try the The Trans Canada Trail and Central Valley Greenway; more are on the map.
Is there a beach near Holdom?
The nearest is Maple Beach, 3.9 km from town.
What is the nearest provincial park to Holdom?
Mount Seymour Park, 4.0 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Holdom?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is Holdom from a national park?
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is closest, at 49 km.
Sources
Where Holdom’s outdoors figures come from
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).