First pick
Qoqó:lem Park
Park or garden
30 ha3.3 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.3 km of path
7.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Qoqó:lem TrailVedder Rail Grade TrailQoqó:lem Ridge Loop Trail+2 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: The High Fin Sperm Whale · CC BY-SA 3.09.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Cultus Lake · parks, protected land & trails
In Cultus Lake, 52% of the land is set aside as protected
Within 5 km are 17 beaches; Lindell Beach is the nearest. The protected share within 10 km is 9.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Frosst Creek Falls Trail.
Protected land
9.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
14
within 10 km, 9 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
71 km
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Cultus Lake Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
17
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Cultus Lake, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land in town52% of Cultus Lake itself lies in protected areasProtected land all round9.3% of the land within 10 km, more than 84% of Canadian townsBeaches17 beaches within 5 kmA provincial park at the edgeCultus Lake Park reaches the town
Cultus Lake’s best card is protected land inside its own boundary, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Cultus Lake 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. 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 km9.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town52%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas9Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches17Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Cultus Lake has the 10th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,737 to 2,809 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
Cultus Lake9.3%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Cultus Lake9
Towns its size7
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Cultus Lake1
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Cultus Lake sits near the top of its size group: 9 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 | Atikokan ON | 19% | 1.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Electoral Area E, Peace River BC | 19% | 24% | 25 | 2 | 103 |
| 6 | Holyrood NL | 19% | 3.2% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel QC | 18% | 23% | 83 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Little Current ON | 13% | 10% | 36 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Maria QC | 9.5% | 1% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Cultus Lake BC | 9.3% | 52% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Rivière-Beaudette QC | 7.6% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Marritt ON | 7.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Vernon River PE | 5.1% | 4.5% | 48 | 11 | 3 |
| 14 | Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part ON | 5.1% | 4.9% | 81 | 0 | 28 |
| 15 | Yamachiche QC | 5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Front of Yonge ON | 4.9% | 6% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Sainte-Luce QC | 4% | 0% | 10 | 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 | Lacolle QC | 1.9% | 1.1% | 34 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Woodcroft AB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Gore QC | 1.6% | 2.3% | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Saint-Prime QC | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 27 | Turner Valley AB | 1.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Mathers MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.1% | 3.5% | 28 | 3 | 6 |
| 30 | Upper Mount Royal AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Souris MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Grimshaw AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Talbot-Grey MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Downtown West End AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay BC | 0.2% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 36 | Rivergrove MB | 0.2% | 4.7% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Wickham QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Kameyosek AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Kuujjuaq QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Newton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Cultus Lake
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 Cultus Lake: one named park or wood
The biggest is Qoqó:lem Park, 30 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
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
A park is within a short walk for 3 in 10 in Cultus Lake
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 (30%)Further (70%)
Cultus Lake30%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
That is below the typical Canadian town (83%). For about 1,900 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 9.3% of the land near Cultus Lake
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Cultus Lake52%
Within 10 km9.3%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 9 of the 14. The largest named one is Cultus Lake Park, at 2,729 ha. The figures include 5 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Cultus Lake ParkProvincial park · 2,729 ha · reaches Cultus Lake
Liumchen Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 2,161 ha · reaches Cultus Lake
Great Blue Heron Nature ReserveNature reserve · 15 ha · 1.0 km from the edge of town
Chilliwack River ParkProvincial park · 23 ha · 1.7 km from the edge of town
Katherine Tye Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 3.0 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Bert Brink Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 915 ha · 6.0 km from the edge of town
Fraser River Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 191 ha · 8.4 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
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 71 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
Cultus Lake Park
At the edge27 km²since 1948
Provincial park
Chilliwack River Park
1.7 km north-east0.2 km²since 1961
National park reserve
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
71 km west67 km²since 2010
There are 2 provincial parks 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
Paths to walk: 309 km in and around Cultus Lake
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
309 km
in and around the town (175.4 km²)
Woodland
80%
about 139.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Cultus LakeTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.8
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Cultus LakeTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland80%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 52% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 96% 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
One mapped route to walk from Cultus Lake
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Other waymarked
Frosst Creek Falls Trail0.9 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Cultus Lake is best on foot in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Abbotsford, 25 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 226 | 117 | 146 | 114 | 94 | 70 | 39 | 47 | 78 | 144 | 233 | 197 |
A typical year sees 56 cm of snow. Precipitation runs from 39 mm in July to 233 mm in November. In August the typical high is 25 °C; in December, 6 °C. The climate in Cultus Lake →
Beaches
17 beaches within 5 km of Cultus Lake
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Lindell Beachmixed · in town
DirectionsMaple Bay Beachmixed · in town
Directions15 more are mapped without a name. No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Cultus Lake: 18 viewpoints, 14 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (19). Among the peaks, Liumchen Mountain is highest at 1,837 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 18
Cultus Lake View Pointin town
DirectionsRuby's Knollin town
DirectionsTeapot Hill Viewpointin town
DirectionsVedder Mountain Hang Glider Lookout0.1 km from town
DirectionsThe Plateau0.4 km from town
DirectionsThe Point0.7 km from town
DirectionsTelescope1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 11 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 12
Isar Mountain1,454 m · in town
DirectionsMount Amadis1,510 m · in town
DirectionsTeapot Hill310 m · in town
DirectionsOld Baldy1,657 m · 0.1 km from town
DirectionsWindy Knob1,691 m · 0.2 km from town
DirectionsIntervedder Mountain623 m · 0.3 km from town
DirectionsLiumchen Mountain1,837 m · 0.4 km from town
DirectionsVedder Mountain923 m · 0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 14
Frosst Creek Waterfallin town
DirectionsWatt Creek Fallsin town
DirectionsLiumchen Falls1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 11 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Liumchen Ecological Reserve0.1 km from town
DirectionsBridlewood Park1.6 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 9
Entrance Bay Picnic Areain town
DirectionsMaple Bay Picnic Groundin town
DirectionsSpring Bay Picnic Areain town
DirectionsWestside Day Use Areain town
DirectionsPlus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 9
Camp Linleyin town
DirectionsClear Creek Campgroundin town
DirectionsDelta Grove Campgroundin town
DirectionsEntrance Bay Campgroundin town
DirectionsHoneymoon Bay Group Campgroundin town
DirectionsSunnyside Campgroundin town
DirectionsWestside Site Ain town
DirectionsWestside Site Bin town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Cultus Lake
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Tzeachten 13ChilliwackSkowkaleElectoral Area E, Fraser ValleyCultus Lake
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultus Lake | 9.3% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| Tzeachten 13 10 km | 16% | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| Chilliwack 13 km | 11% | 36 | 4 | 26 |
| Skowkale 13 km | 8.6% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley 15 km | 18% | 19 | 7 | 29 |
Cultus Lake holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share. Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 7.
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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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. 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 Cultus Lake
What is the nearest national park to Cultus Lake?
It is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 71 km off.
When is the best time for walking in Cultus Lake?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is there a provincial park near Cultus Lake?
Cultus Lake Park, which reaches the edge of town.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Cultus Lake?
Cultus Lake Park: 2,729 ha, a provincial park.
Are there protected areas near Cultus Lake?
Protected areas cover 9.3% of the land within 10 km.
Are there hiking trails near Cultus Lake?
Try the Frosst Creek Falls Trail.
Is there a beach near Cultus Lake?
Try Lindell Beach, in town, first of several.
Sources
The sources behind Cultus Lake’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).