First pick
Millennium Park
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
24 ha2.4 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.4 km of path
11 km south-westfrom the centre
Millennium Walkway
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain0.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay · parks, protected land & trails
Beaches near Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay: 6 within 5 km
A provincial park, Syringa Park, lies 10 km away. The protected share within 10 km is 0.2%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. For walks, the Slocan Valley Rail Trail runs within 2 km.
Protected land
0.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
6
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
10 km
Syringa Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Above all, Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay offers its beaches. Less going for it: protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Electoral Area I, 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km0.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas3Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches6Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 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 I, Central Kootenay is 7th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,722 to 2,796 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 I, Central Kootenay0.2%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay3
Towns its size7
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay1
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay trails its peers is protected land nearby; 33 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tofino BC | 41% | 21% | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | Victoria County, Subdivision A NS | 33% | 54% | 152 | 3 | 59 |
| 3 | Highlands BC | 24% | 41% | 40 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Waskaganish QC | 24% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Atikokan ON | 19% | 1.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Electoral Area E, Peace River BC | 19% | 24% | 25 | 2 | 103 |
| 7 | Holyrood NL | 19% | 3.2% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel QC | 18% | 23% | 83 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Little Current ON | 13% | 10% | 36 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Waterridge Village ON | 11% | 9.2% | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Maria QC | 9.5% | 1% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Cultus Lake BC | 9.3% | 52% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | Marritt ON | 7.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Freelton ON | 5.6% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Vernon River PE | 5.1% | 4.5% | 48 | 11 | 3 |
| 16 | Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part ON | 5.1% | 4.9% | 81 | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | Front of Yonge ON | 4.9% | 6% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Vars ON | 3.8% | 1.4% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse QC | 3.6% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wakefield NB | 2.2% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| 21 | Rosthern No. 403 SK | 2.2% | 2.6% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sussex NB | 2.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L NL | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Woodcroft AB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Gore QC | 1.6% | 2.3% | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Central River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Turner Valley AB | 1.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Mathers MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Tuxedo Industrial MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 36 |
| 30 | Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.1% | 3.5% | 28 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | Upper Mount Royal AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Souris MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Talbot-Grey MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay BC | 0.2% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 35 | Rivergrove MB | 0.2% | 4.7% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Wickham QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Kameyosek AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Lee Ridge AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Kuujjuaq QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Country Hills Village AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Electoral Area I, 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
Walk in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay: 6 named parks and woods
Millennium Park is the largest, at 24 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 45 ha in all
Parks & gardens 42 haWoods 3.0 ha
Millennium Park and Pass Creek Regional Park together hold 77% of it.
Pass Creek Regional Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
10 ha2.1 km of path
25 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
9.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Robson Roost Pathway
Directionsto a point inside
Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
3.8 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
11 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Crescent Valley Beach Regional Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
2.6 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
5.7 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Castlegar Dog Park
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
1.0 ha
11 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Gold Island
Wood or forest · 220 m outside town
3.0 ha
6.0 km north-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 I, 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 I, Central Kootenay0%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this. Around 2,800 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Slocan Pools touches Electoral Area I, 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 I, Central Kootenay0.1%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
3 of the 6 are on public land. Brilliant Dam Conservation Lands leads for size with 80 ha. The figures include 3 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Slocan PoolsNature reserve · 18 ha · reaches Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay
Glade North BeachNature reserve · 12 ha · reaches Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay
Brilliant Dam Conservation LandsNature reserve · 80 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
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
Syringa Park, 10 km off
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
Syringa Park
10 km west45 km²since 1968
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay, so the parks here are provincial.
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 I, Central Kootenay has 57 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
57 km
in and around the town (165.3 km²)
Woodland
82%
about 135.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Electoral Area I, Central KootenayTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Electoral Area I, Central KootenayTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland82%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 96% of Canadian towns. 71% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
One mapped route to walk from Electoral Area I, 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.
Regional
Slocan Valley Rail Trail50.1 km
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 I, Central Kootenay is best on foot in June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Warfield, 36 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 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 93 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 72 | 68 | 47 | 25 | 32 | 62 | 86 | 98 |
Rain and snow peak in December (98 mm) and ease in August (25 mm). From 1 °C in December to 29 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay →
Beaches
The shore near Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Shoreacres Beachsand · in town
DirectionsShoreacres Beachsand · in town
DirectionsCrescent Valley Beach0.4 km from town
DirectionsAnother 3 have no name on the map. Sandy ones: 2. Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay: 8 viewpoints, 2 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: viewpoints (8). Among the peaks, Sentinel Mountain is highest at 1,659 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 8
Brilliant Generating Station Viewpoint0.1 km from town
DirectionsBrilliant Overlook0.7 km from town
DirectionsDove Hill Viewpoint0.8 km from town
DirectionsSouth Slocan Dam & Kootenay Canal Generation Station viewpoint1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Sentinel Mountain1,659 m · in town
DirectionsWaterfalls 2
Glade Fallsin town
DirectionsLittle McPhee Falls0.3 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Norns Staging Recreation Site0.4 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Pass Creek Regional Park & Campground0.3 km from town
DirectionsPass Creek Regional Park0.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Electoral Area J, Central KootenayCastlegarElectoral Area I, Central Kootenay
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay | 0.2% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay 12 km | 11% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Castlegar 13 km | 6% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay and Castlegar have at least twice the protected share around them.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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 I, Central Kootenay
When should you visit Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay for the outdoors?
On the normals, June to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the nearest national park to Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay?
None within 100 km of Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay.
What walking routes are near Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay?
The Slocan Valley Rail Trail, mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay?
Shoreacres Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Are there protected areas near Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay?
Protected areas cover 0.2% of the land within 10 km.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay?
It is Syringa Park, 10 km away.
Which is the biggest protected area near Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay?
Brilliant Dam Conservation Lands, a nature reserve of 80 ha.
Sources
The sources behind Electoral Area I, 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).