First pick
Herbert Simpson Memorial Park
Park or garden
0.3 ha
Centralin the middle of Duck Lake 7
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain0.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Duck Lake 7 · parks, protected land & trails
Duck Lake 7 is 5.7 km from Wrinkly Face Park
Swimmers have 4 beaches within 5 km, Beasley Park Beach the nearest. National parks are all over 100 km off. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.5% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land
0.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
7
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
5.7 km
Wrinkly Face Park
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Duck Lake 7, set against 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km0.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%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 routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches4Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Duck Lake 7 sits 15th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,091 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
Duck Lake 70.5%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Duck Lake 73
Towns its size3
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Duck Lake 70
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Duck Lake 7 is weakest for protected land nearby: 25 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 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Duck Lake 7 BC | 0.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 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
Parks, woods and paths around Duck Lake 7
The First Nations reserve’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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Duck Lake 7
Largest first: Herbert Simpson Memorial Park leads with 0.3 ha. Numbers match 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
About 7 in 10 of Duck Lake 7’s residents are 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 (65%)Further (35%)
Duck Lake 765%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 700 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
Duck Lake 7 has 7 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Duck Lake 70%
Within 10 km0.5%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 3 of the 7, and private owners the rest. Biggest of the named areas: Wrinkly Face Park, 43 ha. Not named: 4 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
Wrinkly Face ParkProvincial park · 43 ha · 5.7 km from the edge of town
Robert Lake Regional ParkMunicipal park · 2.0 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
Traders Cove Regional ParkMunicipal park · 14 ha · 9.3 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
Wrinkly Face Park is 5.7 km away
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
Wrinkly Face Park
5.7 km north-east0.4 km²since 2004
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Duck Lake 7 has its province’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Duck Lake 7 and its edge hold 5 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
5.3 km
in and around the town (13.3 km²)
Woodland
26%
about 3.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Duck Lake 7Towns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Duck Lake 7Towns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland26%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 69% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 71% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Duck Lake 7
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the First Nations reserve, though paths on the ground may well exist.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Duck Lake 7: April to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Vernon, 28 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 37 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 45 | 55 | 37 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 44 |
June is the wettest month (55 mm) and March the driest (25 mm). Daytime highs run from 1 °C in January up to 29 °C in July. Snowfall averages 93 cm a year. The climate in Duck Lake 7 →
Beaches
Beasley Park Beach, 3.5 km away, is the beach near Duck Lake 7
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Beasley Park Beachsand · 3.5 km from town
DirectionsAdd 3 unnamed beaches to the count. Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Duck Lake 7: 6 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 5 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Dog Park1.5 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Duck Lake 7
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Lake CountryCentral OkanaganCentral Okanagan WestKelownaTsinstikeptum 10Duck Lake 7
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Lake 7 | 0.5% | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Lake Country 4.3 km | 6.1% | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| Central Okanagan 9.6 km | 11% | 52 | 1 | 25 |
| Central Okanagan West 15 km | 6.7% | 49 | 1 | 35 |
| Kelowna 15 km | 13% | 36 | 0 | 42 |
| Tsinstikeptum 10 18 km | 2.4% | 21 | 0 | 29 |
Lake Country, Central Okanagan and Central Okanagan West have at least twice the protected share around them.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Duck Lake 7
When should you visit Duck Lake 7 for the outdoors?
On the normals, April to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is Duck Lake 7 near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Duck Lake 7.
What is the nearest beach to Duck Lake 7?
Beasley Park Beach, 3.5 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Is there protected land near Duck Lake 7?
Yes: 0.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest provincial park to Duck Lake 7?
Wrinkly Face Park, 5.7 km from the edge of town.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Duck Lake 7?
It is Wrinkly Face Park, a provincial park covering 43 ha.
Sources
The sources behind Duck Lake 7’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).