First pick
Boundary Lake Recreation Site
Park or garden
116 ha
27 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain19%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Within its own boundary, 16% of the town is protected. National parks are all over 100 km off. 8 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land
19%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
8
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Stagleap Park
Character
What Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round19% of the land within 10 km, more than 95% of Canadian townsA provincial park at the edgeStagleap Park reaches the town
Above all, Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay offers protected land around it, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
Against other towns
Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 km19%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town16%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas4Areas 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 C, Central Kootenay has the 3rd most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,672 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
Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay19%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay4
Towns its size4
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay sits near the top of its size group: 2 of 39 have more.
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 | Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay BC | 19% | 16% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 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
Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay on the map: green space, protected land and paths
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
3 named parks and woods to walk in near Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay
Boundary Lake Recreation Site is the largest, at 116 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Riverside Wilderness Park
Park or garden
3.8 ha
3.3 km south-eastfrom 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
Most of Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay 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 C, Central Kootenay0%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
That is below the typical Canadian town (83%). About 1,700 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
8 protected areas around Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay
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 C, Central Kootenay16%
Within 10 km19%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 8, 4 are public land; the others are privately held. Biggest of the named areas: Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, 6,900 ha. The figures include 4 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Creston Valley Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 6,900 ha · reaches Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay
Stagleap ParkProvincial park · 1,133 ha · reaches Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay
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
Stagleap Park starts at the edge of Electoral Area C, 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
Stagleap Park
At the edge11 km²since 1964
For a national park, people in Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay travel more than 100 km.
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 C, Central Kootenay and its edge hold 53 km of footpath
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
53 km
in and around the town (936.8 km²)
Woodland
77%
about 725.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Electoral Area C, Central KootenayTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Electoral Area C, Central KootenayTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland77%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 95% of Canadian towns. For path density, 91% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
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 C, Central Kootenay is best on foot in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Creston, 2.0 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) | 8.6 | 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 |
Winter brings about 151 cm of snow. The warmest days come in July (29 °C highs), the coldest in December (1 °C). Precipitation runs from 24 mm in August to 84 mm in November. The climate in Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay →
Things to do
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay: 8 and 5
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
8Viewpoints17Hills and peaks5Waterfalls4Nature reserves3Picnic sites4Playgrounds1Dog parks4Campsites5Slipways
Among the peaks, Hulme Peak is highest at 2,277 m. Most numerous: hills and peaks (17).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 8
Billy Goat Bluff0.3 km from town
DirectionsBig Bear Viewpoint1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 6 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 17
Camels Hump1,860 m · in town
DirectionsCreston Mountain2,004 m · in town
DirectionsJohn Bull Mountain2,241 m · in town
DirectionsMount Huscroft1,996 m · in town
DirectionsMount Midgeley2,163 m · in town
DirectionsMount Rykert1,814 m · in town
DirectionsNorth Star Mountain1,993 m · in town
DirectionsWindy Ridge2,071 m · in town
DirectionsPlus 9 hills and peaks more.
Waterfalls 5
Corn Creek Fallsin town
DirectionsHolly Fallsin town
DirectionsWilliams Creek Fallsin town
DirectionsPriest Falls1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 4
Char Cabin Recreation Sitein town
DirectionsChar Creek Interpretative Forestin town
DirectionsEcho Basin Cabin Recreation Sitein town
DirectionsMidgeley Cabin Recreation Sitein town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Millennium Park0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Creston Dog Park0.5 km from town
DirectionsCampsites 4
Scotty's RV Park & Campground0.3 km from town
DirectionsPair-A-Dice RV Campground0.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Electoral Area C, 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 B, Central KootenayElectoral Area C, Central Kootenay
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay | 19% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Creston 2.9 km | 5.5% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay 5.7 km | 4.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay
When should you visit Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay for the outdoors?
May and July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the nearest national park to Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay?
No national park lies within 100 km of Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay.
What is the largest protected area near Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay?
It is Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, a wildlife area covering 6,900 ha.
Is there protected land near Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay?
Yes: 19% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay?
Stagleap Park begins at the town’s edge.
Sources
The sources behind Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay’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).