First pick
Ferry Island Park
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
70 ha6.6 km of path
1 h 25 minto walk all 6.6 km of path
2.4 km westfrom the centre
Ferry Island
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: TerradiseBC · CC BY-SA 4.04.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine · parks, protected land & trails
Hai Lake - Mount Herman Park is 6.8 km from Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
4.8% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). National parks are all over 100 km off. 7 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land
4.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
7
within 10 km, 5 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
6.8 km
Hai Lake - Mount Herman Park
Against other towns
Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km4.8%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 areas5Areas 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 E, Kitimat-Stikine has the 14th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,092 to 4,216 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 E, Kitimat-Stikine4.8%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine5
Towns its size5
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine sits near the top of its size group: 12 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Pocatière QC | 35% | 0.2% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Anderson Walk BC | 23% | 8.2% | 180 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay BC | 22% | 2.9% | 13 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen BC | 12% | 12% | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Westphal NS | 12% | 0.5% | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Fort Nelson BC | 11% | 9.8% | 36 | 0 | 330 |
| 7 | Carleton-sur-Mer QC | 10% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place ON | 9.5% | 23% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Spring Valley ON | 6.4% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 6.3% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Balfour ON | 5.7% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Electoral Area B, Cariboo BC | 5.4% | 4.8% | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Lake of Bays ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine BC | 4.8% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Port Hardy BC | 4.1% | 2.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Barry's Bay ON | 3.9% | 1.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Templemead ON | 2.3% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Pioneer Tower West ON | 2.3% | 3.9% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | West River PE | 2.2% | 2.9% | 18 | 8 | 15 |
| 20 | Haut-Madawaska NB | 2.2% | 7.7% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | Elbow Park AB | 2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Vermilion AB | 1.5% | 9.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Kirkfield MB | 1% | 0.3% | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 24 | Northern Lights County AB | 0.9% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 67 |
| 25 | Island Lakes MB | 0.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Banff Trail AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Sunalta AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Wildwood AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Beaumaris AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Patterson AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Callaghan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Jackson Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Leger AB | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Malmo Plains AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Matt Berry AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Napierville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Balwin AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Forest Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Killarney AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Ozerna AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
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
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
The biggest is Ferry Island Park, 70 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Thornhill Founders Memorial Park
Park or garden
0.7 ha
1.7 km westfrom 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
About 2 in 10 of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine’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 (23%)Further (77%)
Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine23%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. About 3,200 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
4.8% of the country within 10 km of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine is protected
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 E, Kitimat-Stikine0%
Within 10 km4.8%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 7, 5 are public land; the others are privately held. Lakelse Lake Park is the biggest, 350 ha. The figures include 2 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Hai Lake - Mount Herman ParkProvincial park · 323 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
Lakelse Lake ParkProvincial park · 350 ha · 7.5 km from the edge of town
Kleanza Creek ParkProvincial park · 220 ha · 7.6 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
6.8 km to Hai Lake - Mount Herman Park
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
Hai Lake - Mount Herman Park
6.8 km south-west3.2 km²since 2004
Provincial park
Lakelse Lake Park
7.5 km south3.5 km²since 1956
Provincial park
Kleanza Creek Park
7.6 km north-east2.2 km²since 1956
For a national park, people in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine travel more than 100 km. 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
13 km of paths in and around Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
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
13 km
in and around the town (42.5 km²)
Woodland
51%
about 21.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Electoral Area E, Kitimat-StikineTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Electoral Area E, Kitimat-StikineTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland51%
0%50%100%
For path density, 72% of Canadian towns do better. For woods, it beats 84% 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 Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine 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
Walking season in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine: May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Terrace (5.2 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) | 7.8 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 7.3 |
| High (°C) | -1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 178 | 103 | 90 | 66 | 55 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 119 | 183 | 190 | 178 |
Most rain and snow falls in November, 190 mm; June sees 52 mm. January brings highs of -1 °C, July highs of 22 °C. About 328 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine →
Things to do
Near Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine: one viewpoint on the map
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, 5 of them. Highest of the named peaks: Copper Mountain, 1,065 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Skeena Valley1.4 km from town
DirectionsHills and peaks 1
Copper Mountain1,065 m · 1.9 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Ferry Island Campground0.4 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
TerraceElectoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-StikineElectoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | 4.8% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrace 4.3 km | 6.7% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine 7.2 km | 21% | 36 | 0 | 84 |
Around Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- 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. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
Questions about the outdoors in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
Which is the biggest protected area near Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
It is Lakelse Lake Park, a provincial park covering 350 ha.
Is Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine.
When is the best time for walking in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
May to August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is there a provincial park near Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
It is Hai Lake - Mount Herman Park, 6.8 km away.
How much land around Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine is protected?
Yes: 4.8% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
The sources behind Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine’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).