First pick
Cougar Lake Recreation Site
Park or garden
92 ha
37 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain9.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Electoral Area L, Cariboo · parks, protected land & trails
Electoral Area L, Cariboo has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns
The 10 km around town hold 12 protected areas. Within 100 km there is no national park. Some protected land is inside the town: 9.1% of its area.
Protected land
9.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
12
within 10 km, 11 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Bridge Lake Park
Character
Where Electoral Area L, Cariboo stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round9.1% of the land within 10 km, more than 84% of Canadian townsA provincial park at the edgeBridge Lake Park reaches the town
Above all, Electoral Area L, Cariboo offers protected land around it, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
Against other towns
How Electoral Area L, Cariboo compares with other 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km9.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town9.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas11Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Electoral Area L, Cariboo ranks 8th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,262 to 5,457 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
Electoral Area L, Cariboo9.1%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Electoral Area L, Cariboo11
Towns its size3
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Electoral Area L, Cariboo0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Electoral Area L, Cariboo does best for protected land nearby: 7 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue QC | 43% | 33% | 45 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Inverness County, Subdivision A NS | 29% | 40% | 156 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay BC | 25% | 28% | 28 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Oliver BC | 19% | 0.8% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Juan de Fuca (Part 1) BC | 14% | 50% | 64 | 12 | 71 |
| 6 | Billings Bridge - Heron Park ON | 11% | 2.4% | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Burton NB | 9.5% | 2% | 36 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Electoral Area L, Cariboo BC | 9.1% | 9.1% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Central Frontenac ON | 8.2% | 8.2% | 39 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | The Ravines of Rainbow Creek ON | 6.9% | 8.2% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Garner ON | 6.5% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Gourley ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Carillon / Saint-Pie-X QC | 5.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Uplands SK | 5.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Woodlands AB | 3.9% | 9.6% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Aldergrove AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Saint-Boniface QC | 3.1% | 0% | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| 18 | West Meadowlark Park AB | 2.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | North Gower - Kars ON | 2% | 3% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Metcalfe ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Southdale ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Normand Park MB | 1.5% | 3.1% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | South West Industrial SK | 1.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Mount Royal SK | 1.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Windsor QC | 1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Headingley MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 27 | Westdale MB | 1% | 1% | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| 28 | Saint-Jean-de-Matha QC | 0.7% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Deer Lake NL | 0.4% | 3.8% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | Mandalay West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Norwood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Riverbend MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Belmont AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Kirkness AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Chisasibi QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Wingham ON | 0% | 0.2% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Stonewall MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Westlock AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Belvedere AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Electoral Area L, Cariboo
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
6 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Electoral Area L, Cariboo
The biggest is Cougar Lake Recreation Site, 92 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 155 ha in all
Parks & gardens 155 ha
Two places, Cougar Lake Recreation Site and French Lake South Recreation Site, make up 77% of the total.
French Lake South Recreation Site
Park or garden
28 ha
26 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Irish Lake Recreation Site
Park or garden
14 ha
3.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jim Creek (Windy Mountain Road) Recreation Site
Park or garden
2.9 ha
32 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bridge Lake Ice Caves Recreation Site
Park or garden
0.8 ha0.1 km of path
27 km eastfrom the centre
Owl Trail
Directionsto a point inside
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
Most of Electoral Area L, Cariboo is more than a short walk from 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Electoral Area L, Cariboo0%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 5,400 residents live further than 400 m from one. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
12 protected areas around Electoral Area L, Cariboo
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Electoral Area L, Cariboo9.1%
Within 10 km9.1%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 12, 11 are public land; the others are privately held. Biggest of the named areas: Taweel Park, 4,393 ha. One further area is privately owned conservation land; it counts in the figures but isn’t named, as a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
Donnely Lake ParkProvincial park · 814 ha · reaches Electoral Area L, Cariboo
Bridge Lake ParkProvincial park · 434 ha · reaches Electoral Area L, Cariboo
Rainbow/Q'iwentem ParkProvincial park · 385 ha · reaches Electoral Area L, Cariboo
Green Lake ParkProvincial park · 347 ha · reaches Electoral Area L, Cariboo
Taweel ParkProvincial park · 4,393 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
Emar Lakes ParkProvincial park · 1,618 ha · 7.7 km from the edge of town
Flat Lake ParkProvincial park · 4,275 ha · 8.7 km from the edge of town
Crater Lake ParkProvincial park · 95 ha · 8.9 km from the edge of town
High Lakes Basin ParkProvincial park · 570 ha · 9.6 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
Donnely Lake Park meets Electoral Area L, Cariboo
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
Donnely Lake Park
At the edge8.1 km²since 2013
Provincial park
Bridge Lake Park
At the edge4.3 km²since 1956
Provincial park
Rainbow/Q'iwentem Park
At the edge3.9 km²since 2013
Provincial park
Green Lake Park
At the edge3.5 km²since 1975
Provincial park
Taweel Park
6.8 km east44 km²since 1996
Provincial park
Emar Lakes Park
7.7 km east16 km²since 1996
For a national park, people in Electoral Area L, Cariboo travel more than 100 km. 8 provincial parks lie 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
83 km of paths in and around Electoral Area L, Cariboo
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
83 km
in and around the town (1,560.6 km²)
Woodland
88%
about 1,367.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Electoral Area L, CaribooTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Electoral Area L, CaribooTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland88%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 99% of Canadian towns. For path density, 92% of Canadian towns do better.
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 Electoral Area L, Cariboo 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.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Electoral Area L, Cariboo is best on foot in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Williams Lake, 92 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | -3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 1 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 37 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 66 | 57 | 43 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 38 |
Precipitation runs from 19 mm in February to 66 mm in June. In July the typical high is 24 °C; in December, -4 °C. The climate in Electoral Area L, Cariboo →
Things to do
Electoral Area L, Cariboo has 2 viewpoints and 1 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 25 campsites, ahead of the rest. The tallest named summit close by is Windy Mountain (1,954 m).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Ice Cavein town
DirectionsLac des Roches Viewpointin town
DirectionsHills and peaks 9
Deka Mountain1,646 m · in town
DirectionsHuckleberry Butte1,255 m · in town
DirectionsLone Butte1,237 m · in town
DirectionsOlson Butte1,163 m · in town
DirectionsWindy Mountain1,954 m · 0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Bridge Creek Falls1.1 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 4
Green Lake Provincial Park - Arrowhead Sitein town
DirectionsGreen Lake Provincial Park - Black Bear Sitein town
DirectionsGreen Lake Provincial Park- Little Arrow Sitein town
DirectionsGreen Lake Provincial Park - Blue Spring Site0.8 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 7
Plus 7 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Centennial Park Playground1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 25
Arrowhead Campground, Green Lake Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsBonanza Resortin town
DirectionsBridge Lake Provincial Campgroundin town
DirectionsCrystal Lake Recreation Sitein town
DirectionsFrench Lake South Recreation Sitein town
DirectionsJim Creek (Windy Mountain Road) Recreation Sitein town
DirectionsLaughing Raven Resortin town
DirectionsLittle Fort Campgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 17 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Electoral Area L, Cariboo
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Electoral Area L, Cariboo with figures are 13–24 km away.
One Hundred Mile HouseElectoral Area H, CaribooMile 108 Recreational RanchElectoral Area L, Cariboo
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area L, Cariboo | 9.1% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| One Hundred Mile House 13 km | 8.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Electoral Area H, Cariboo 23 km | 24% | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Mile 108 Recreational Ranch 24 km | 12% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Electoral Area H, Cariboo has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Electoral Area L, Cariboo
What is the nearest national park to Electoral Area L, Cariboo?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Electoral Area L, Cariboo.
When should you visit Electoral Area L, Cariboo for the outdoors?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the largest protected area near Electoral Area L, Cariboo?
It is Taweel Park, a provincial park covering 4,393 ha.
Are there protected areas near Electoral Area L, Cariboo?
Protected areas cover 9.1% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest provincial park to Electoral Area L, Cariboo?
Bridge Lake Park, which reaches the edge of town.
Sources
The sources behind Electoral Area L, Cariboo’s outdoors figures
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).