First pick
Goat River Canyon Recreation Site
Park or garden
42 ha
20 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain4.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay · parks, protected land & trails
Step out of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay into Yahk Park
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 4.5% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Inside the town itself, 7.4% of the land is protected.
Protected land
4.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
12
within 10 km, 6 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Yahk Park
Against other towns
How Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km4.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town7.4%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas6Areas 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
Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay has the 13th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,169 to 5,319 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 B, Central Kootenay4.5%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay6
Towns its size3
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay does best for protected land nearby: 12 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Bay-Westfield NB | 29% | 1% | 21 | 1 | 39 |
| 2 | Oliver BC | 19% | 0.8% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Metchosin BC | 18% | 9.6% | 31 | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | Lake Echo NS | 16% | 33% | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Montréal-Ouest QC | 16% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Upper Tantallon NS | 13% | 19% | 157 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac QC | 11% | 1% | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Saint-Denis-de-Brompton QC | 9.4% | 1.6% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Antigonish NS | 7.6% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Gourley ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Uplands SK | 5.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Trumpeter Area AB | 5.4% | 1.6% | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay BC | 4.5% | 7.4% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Heritage SK | 4% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Aldergrove AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Crown Point East ON | 3.1% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Centre Hastings ON | 2.5% | 1.4% | 30 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Southdale ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Waverley Heights MB | 1.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Mt. Hope Huron Park ON | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Normand Park MB | 1.5% | 3.1% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | South West Industrial SK | 1.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Mount Royal SK | 1.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Shaughnessy Park MB | 1.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Marystown NL | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | St. Boniface Industrial Park MB | 0.6% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Deer Lake NL | 0.4% | 3.8% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | Norwood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Bannerman AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Bearspaw AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Ogilvie Ridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Belmont AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Kirkness AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover QC | 0.1% | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Edmonton Energy And Technology Park AB | 0.1% | 0.8% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Ritchie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Tweddle Place AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Carstairs AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Didsbury AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Rundle Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
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 named parks and woods to walk in near Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
Largest first: Goat River Canyon Recreation Site leads with 42 ha. Numbers match the map.
6 named parks and woods, 62 ha in all
Parks & gardens 62 ha
Goat River Canyon Recreation Site and Canyon Park together hold 81% of it.
Canyon Park
Park or garden
7.9 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
3.0 km eastfrom the centre
Fitness Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Centennial Park
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
2.4 ha
3.2 km westfrom the centre
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
Few people in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay live near 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 B, Central Kootenay0%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this. Around 5,200 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay, 4.5% 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 Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay7.4%
Within 10 km4.5%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 6 of the 12. The others are private conservation land. The largest named one is Kianuko Park, at 11,638 ha. Another 6 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Kianuko ParkProvincial park · 11,638 ha · reaches Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
Ryan ParkProvincial park · 58 ha · reaches Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
Yahk ParkProvincial park · 11 ha · reaches Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
Creston Valley Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 6,900 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
Lockhart Creek ParkProvincial park · 3,751 ha · 7.8 km from the edge of town
1 area recorded only by its type (a provincial layer such as wildlife habitat areas) is 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
Kianuko Park starts at the edge of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
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
Kianuko Park
At the edge116 km²since 1995
Provincial park
Ryan Park
At the edge0.6 km²since 1959
Provincial park
Yahk Park
At the edge0.1 km²since 1956
Provincial park
Lockhart Creek Park
7.8 km north38 km²since 1995
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay, so the parks here are provincial. Within 10 km are 4 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
Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay has 63 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
63 km
in and around the town (1,842.4 km²)
Woodland
91%
about 1,682.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Electoral Area B, Central KootenayTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Electoral Area B, Central KootenayTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland91%
0%50%100%
94% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². For woods, it beats 100% 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 Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay 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 B, Central Kootenay is best on foot in May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Creston (3.7 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 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 76 | 48 | 65 | 47 | 63 | 74 | 35 | 24 | 40 | 54 | 84 | 81 |
In July the typical high is 29 °C; in December, 1 °C. Rain and snow peak in November (84 mm) and ease in August (24 mm). A typical year sees 151 cm of snow. The climate in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay →
Things to do
Near Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay: 7 viewpoints 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 tallest named summit close by is Haystack Mountain (2,683 m). The map shows 19 hills and peaks, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 7
Gliders’ Pointin town
DirectionsThompson Rotary Trail Viewpointin town
DirectionsBilly Goat Bluff0.4 km from town
DirectionsBig Bear Viewpoint0.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 19
Arrow Mountain1,498 m · in town
DirectionsCraig Peak2,442 m · in town
DirectionsGillis Peak2,349 m · in town
DirectionsMount Armitage2,281 m · in town
DirectionsMount Bohan2,063 m · in town
DirectionsMount Cowley2,043 m · in town
DirectionsMount Dickson2,318 m · in town
DirectionsMount Kitchener1,770 m · in town
DirectionsPlus 11 hills and peaks more.
Nature reserves 5
Thompson Lookout Recreation Sitein town
DirectionsWooden Shoe Trail Recreation Sitein town
DirectionsYahk Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsCanuck Creek Recreation Site0.6 km from town
DirectionsWhite Boar Lake Recreation Site1.1 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 4
Millennium Park0.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Creston Dog Park0.4 km from town
DirectionsCampsites 11
Mountain Park Resortin town
DirectionsMt Thompson Campsitein town
DirectionsRiders Ranch Motorcycle Campgroundin town
DirectionsScotty's RV Park & Campgroundin town
DirectionsYahk Provincial Park Campgroundin town
DirectionsCanuck Creek Recreation Site0.6 km from town
DirectionsPair-A-Dice RV Campground1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CrestonElectoral Area C, Central KootenayElectoral Area B, Central Kootenay
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay | 4.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Creston 2.8 km | 5.5% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay 5.7 km | 19% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Around Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
Are there protected areas near Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay?
Within 10 km, 4.5% of the land lies in protected areas.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay?
Yahk Park, which reaches the edge of town.
When should you visit Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay for the outdoors?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Which is the biggest protected area near Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay?
Kianuko Park: 11,638 ha, a provincial park.
How far is Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay from a national park?
None within 100 km of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay.
Sources
Sources for this page on Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
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).