First pick
Ray Brydon Dog Park
Park or garden
6.8 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.7 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: The original uploader was GreenB1983 at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.010%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Invermere · parks, protected land & trails
Within 5.2 km of Invermere: Kootenay National Park
10% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Within 5 km are 3 beaches; Kinsmen Beach is the nearest. Inside the town itself, 13% of the land is protected.
Protected land
10%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
8
within 10 km, 6 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
5.2 km
Kootenay National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
James Chabot Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Invermere has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A national park nearbyKootenay National Park, 5.2 km awayProtected land all round10% of the land within 10 km, more than 86% of Canadian townsA provincial park at the edgeJames Chabot Park reaches the town
What Invermere has most to offer outdoors is Kootenay National Park within easy reach, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Invermere 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km10%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town13%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
Beaches3Beaches 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, Invermere ranks 6th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,237 to 4,380 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
Invermere10%
Towns its size2.4%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Invermere6
Towns its size4
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Invermere0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Invermere sits near the top of its size group: 5 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area E, Central Kootenay BC | 26% | 31% | 24 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Oka QC | 20% | 26% | 53 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Electoral Area E, Cariboo BC | 16% | 17% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Beaupré QC | 16% | 1.2% | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Victoria County, Subdivision B NS | 12% | 17% | 244 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Invermere BC | 10% | 13% | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Red Lake ON | 10% | 1.1% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Bancroft ON | 9.5% | 2.3% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Deep River ON | 8.1% | 1% | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Sunrise Estates BC | 5.8% | 3.1% | 152 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Highlands East ON | 5.2% | 2.1% | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Bruleville ON | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Grand Forks BC | 4.5% | 0.9% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Simonds NB | 3.9% | 12% | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast BC | 3.4% | 5.1% | 34 | 0 | 48 |
| 16 | Downtown SK | 3.2% | 39% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Stellarton NS | 3.1% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ormstown QC | 2.9% | 1.6% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Richmond County, Subdivision A NS | 2.7% | 1.4% | 149 | 0 | 27 |
| 20 | Bartonville ON | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | White City SK | 2.3% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Central Park MB | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Spence MB | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Eganville ON | 1.5% | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Lantzville BC | 1.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| 26 | St. George MB | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Rossland BC | 1.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 20% | 24 | 1 | 27 |
| 29 | Inglewood AB | 0.6% | 17% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | Discovery Ridge AB | 0.5% | 32% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Lorelei AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Patricia Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Pollard Meadows AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Winston Heights/Mountview AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | East Angus QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Crabtree QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Ambroise QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Prescott ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Claresholm AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Mayliewan AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Invermere
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
4 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Invermere
The biggest is Ray Brydon Dog Park, 6.8 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
4 named parks and woods, 17 ha in all
Parks & gardens 17 ha
76% of the area is in just two places: Ray Brydon Dog Park and Ray Brydon Park.
Ray Brydon Park
Park or garden
6.0 ha0.3 km of path
1.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Pineridge Playground
Park or garden
2.5 ha0.2 km of path
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Pothole Park
Park or garden
1.5 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Invermere
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
Every resident of Invermere lives 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Invermere100%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
Around Invermere, protected areas make up 10%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Invermere13%
Within 10 km10%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 6 of the 8. The largest named one is Kootenay National Park, at 140,640 ha. The figures include 2 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Columbia Wetlands Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 26,200 ha · reaches Invermere
James Chabot ParkProvincial park · 14 ha · reaches Invermere
Horsethief CreekNature reserve · 43 ha · 2.3 km from the edge of town
Kootenay National ParkNational park · 140,640 ha · 5.2 km from the edge of town
Dry Gulch ParkProvincial park · 29 ha · 5.7 km from the edge of town
Windermere Lake ParkProvincial park · 220 ha · 6.1 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
Big parks near Invermere
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
James Chabot Park
At the edge0.1 km²since 1979
National park
Kootenay National Park
5.2 km north1,406 km²since 1920
Provincial park
Dry Gulch Park
5.7 km north0.3 km²since 1956
Provincial park
Windermere Lake Park
6.1 km south-east2.2 km²since 1999
3 provincial parks lie 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
Invermere and its edge hold 72 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
72 km
in and around the town (32.1 km²)
Woodland
48%
about 15.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
InvermereTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
InvermereTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland48%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 82% of Canadian towns. For path density, it beats 59% 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 Invermere 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.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Invermere is best on foot in July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Banff (84 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 1 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 19 | 19 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 73 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 36 | 28 | 23 |
Rain and snow peak in June (73 mm) and ease in February (19 mm). July is the warmest month, with highs around 23 °C; December the coldest, at -5 °C. The climate in Invermere →
Beaches
3 beaches within 5 km of Invermere
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Kinsmen Beachsand · in town
Directions2 further beaches go unnamed. Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Invermere has a viewpoint within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 3 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
James Chabot Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Ray Brydon Dog Parkin town
DirectionsRay Brydon Parkin town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Invermere
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Radium Hot SpringsElectoral Area F, East KootenayInvermere
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invermere | 10% | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Radium Hot Springs 14 km | 35% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Electoral Area F, East Kootenay 14 km | 30% | 41 | 2 | 10 |
Electoral Area F, East Kootenay has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 2. For protected land, Radium Hot Springs and Electoral Area F, East Kootenay have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Invermere
How much land around Invermere is protected?
Within 10 km, 10% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is Invermere near a national park?
It is Kootenay National Park, 5.2 km off.
What is the nearest beach to Invermere?
Kinsmen Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Invermere?
July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Which is the biggest protected area near Invermere?
Kootenay National Park, a national park of 140,640 ha.
Is there a provincial park near Invermere?
James Chabot Park begins at the town’s edge.
Sources
Sources for this page on Invermere
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).