First pick
Foothills Park
Park or garden
228 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
2.5 km southfrom the centre
Heikkila Canyon
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: This image is Image Number 937549 at Mushroom Observer , a source for mycological images. · CC BY-SA 3.01.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lantzville · parks, protected land & trails
Step out of Lantzville into Arbutus Grove Park
Within 5 km are 8 beaches; Blueback Beach is the nearest. 8.6 km out lies the largest, Parksville-Qualicum Beach Wildlife Management Area, at 1,250 ha. A drive of 63 km reaches Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, the nearest national park.
Protected land
1.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
19
within 10 km, 7 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
63 km
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Arbutus Grove Park
Beaches
8
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Lantzville stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
For someone who likes to get outside, Lantzville’s draw is a provincial park at its edge, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Lantzville against other 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km1.5%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 areas7Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches8Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Lantzville sits 14th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,201 to 4,353 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
Lantzville1.5%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lantzville7
Towns its size6
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lantzville0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Lantzville lags towns its size: 25 of 39 are ahead.
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 | Electoral Area E, Central Kootenay BC | 26% | 31% | 24 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Anderson Walk BC | 23% | 8.2% | 180 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay BC | 22% | 2.9% | 13 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Oka QC | 20% | 26% | 53 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Electoral Area E, Cariboo BC | 16% | 17% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Beaupré QC | 16% | 1.2% | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Victoria County, Subdivision B NS | 12% | 17% | 244 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Westphal NS | 12% | 0.5% | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Invermere BC | 10% | 13% | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Red Lake ON | 10% | 1.1% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Bancroft ON | 9.5% | 2.3% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Deep River ON | 8.1% | 1% | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Sunrise Estates BC | 5.8% | 3.1% | 152 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Bruleville ON | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Grand Forks BC | 4.5% | 0.9% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Port Hardy BC | 4.1% | 2.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Simonds NB | 3.9% | 12% | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 19 | Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast BC | 3.4% | 5.1% | 34 | 0 | 48 |
| 20 | Downtown SK | 3.2% | 39% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Stellarton NS | 3.1% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ormstown QC | 2.9% | 1.6% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Richmond County, Subdivision A NS | 2.7% | 1.4% | 149 | 0 | 27 |
| 24 | Bartonville ON | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Central Park MB | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Eganville ON | 1.5% | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Lantzville BC | 1.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| 28 | St. George MB | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Calder AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 20% | 24 | 1 | 27 |
| 31 | Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix QC | 1% | 1% | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 32 | Fraipont MB | 0.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Discovery Ridge AB | 0.5% | 32% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | East Angus QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Crabtree QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Saint-Ambroise QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Prescott ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Claresholm AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Mayliewan AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ozerna AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Lantzville
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
13 named parks and woods to walk in near Lantzville
The biggest is Foothills Park, 228 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
13 named parks and woods, 280 ha in all
Parks & gardens 280 ha
Add Foothills Park to Benson Creek Falls Regional Park and you have 93% of it.
Benson Creek Falls Regional Park
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
32 ha2.8 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.8 km of path
5.6 km southfrom the centre
Ammonite Falls Regional TrailScout TrailDirt Track
Directionsto a point inside
May Richards Bennett Pioneer Park
Park or garden
11 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
2.6 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Dunbar Park
Park or garden · 200 m outside town
1.6 ha
2.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 13 named parks and green spaces
Foothills ParkPark or garden · 228 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsBenson Creek Falls Regional ParkPark or garden · 32 ha · 2.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMay Richards Bennett Pioneer ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsCopley ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsClark Drive ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsDunbar ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · just outside town
DirectionsElm ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsHuddlestone ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsSouthwind ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsRotary ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsWare Road ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsGreen Lake ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsArbutus Grove Community ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSource: 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
9 in 10 people in Lantzville live 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 (87%)Further (13%)
Lantzville87%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 600 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better.
Protected areas
1.5% of the country within 10 km of Lantzville 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 Lantzville0%
Within 10 km1.5%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 7 of the 19; land trusts and private owners hold the others. The largest named one is Parksville-Qualicum Beach Wildlife Management Area, at 1,250 ha. 12 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Arbutus Grove ParkProvincial park · 22 ha · reaches Lantzville
Gerald Island ParkProvincial park · 12 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
West MarshNature reserve · 27 ha · 7.8 km from the edge of town
Parksville-Qualicum Beach Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 1,250 ha · 8.6 km from the edge of town
Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine) ParkProvincial park · 363 ha · 8.7 km from the edge of town
Hudson Rocks Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 50 ha · 8.8 km from the edge of town
1 area recorded only by its type (a provincial layer such as wildlife habitat areas) is 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, 63 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
Arbutus Grove Park
At the edge0.2 km²since 1966
Provincial park
Gerald Island Park
6.5 km north-west0.1 km²since 2013
Provincial park
Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine) Park
8.7 km south-east3.6 km²since 1961
National park reserve
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
63 km south-east67 km²since 2010
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
125 km of paths in and around Lantzville
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
125 km
in and around the town (56.8 km²)
Woodland
35%
about 19.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LantzvilleTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LantzvilleTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland35%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 76% of Canadian towns. Few places match it for paths: more than 58% of Canadian towns have fewer.
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 Lantzville 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 named route shows within 2 km of the town; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Lantzville is best on foot in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Vancouver International (Airport) (66 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) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 174 | 91 | 106 | 86 | 59 | 51 | 34 | 36 | 52 | 124 | 175 | 172 |
Precipitation runs from 34 mm in July to 175 mm in November. From 7 °C in December to 22 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Lantzville →
Beaches
8 beaches within 5 km of Lantzville
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Blueback Beachmixed · 1.2 km from town
DirectionsInvermere Beachmixed · 1.7 km from town
Directions\4.4 km from town
DirectionsDolphin Beach4.5 km from town
DirectionsAdd 4 unnamed beaches to the count. OpenStreetMap maps 49 km of coastline within 5 km. No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Lantzville: 14 viewpoints, 2 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Bald Mountain, 325 m, is the high point nearby. 14 viewpoints top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 14
Lantzville Lookout0.7 km from town
DirectionsSywash Ridge Lookout0.8 km from town
DirectionsLake View1.0 km from town
DirectionsAmmonite Falls1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 10 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Bald Mountain325 m · in town
DirectionsWaterfalls 2
Knarston Waterfallin town
DirectionsAmmonite Falls1.1 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 10
Plus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Snaw Naw As Campground0.2 km from town
DirectionsBrannen Lake RV Park & Campsite1.1 km from town
DirectionsCamp Caillet1.3 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Lantzville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
FairwindsElectoral Area C, NanaimoNanaimoParksvilleLantzville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantzville | 1.5% | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| Fairwinds 7.6 km | 2.2% | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| Electoral Area C, Nanaimo 7.7 km | 1.5% | 60 | 6 | 47 |
| Nanaimo 9.9 km | 1.9% | 42 | 2 | 33 |
| Parksville 19 km | 4.4% | 24 | 0 | 11 |
More routes are mapped around Electoral Area C, Nanaimo (6). Parksville has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Lantzville
What is the biggest park or reserve near Lantzville?
Parksville-Qualicum Beach Wildlife Management Area, a wildlife area of 1,250 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Lantzville?
Arbutus Grove Park, which reaches the edge of town.
When should you visit Lantzville for the outdoors?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the nearest national park to Lantzville?
The nearest is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 63 km away.
What is the nearest beach to Lantzville?
The nearest is Blueback Beach, 1.2 km from town.
Are there protected areas near Lantzville?
Protected areas cover 1.5% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Lantzville
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).