First pick
Alexander Mackenzie's Landing Recreation Area
Park or garden
17 ha
4.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: RTBoughner at English Wikipedia · Public domain7.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Mackenzie · parks, protected land & trails
6.6 km from Mackenzie to Heather-Dina Lakes Park
Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 7.3% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Within 5 km are 2 beaches; First Beach is the nearest. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land
7.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
6.6 km
Heather-Dina Lakes Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Mackenzie, 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km7.3%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 areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches2Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Mackenzie has the 8th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,383 to 3,506 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
Mackenzie7.3%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Mackenzie2
Towns its size3
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Mackenzie0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Mackenzie’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 7 of 39 top it. On public protected areas it is behind: 23 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington NB | 32% | 2.4% | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Shuniah ON | 19% | 1.4% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Meaghers Grant NS | 15% | 32% | 103 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Sables-Spanish Rivers ON | 14% | 9.7% | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Cumberland County, Subdivision A NS | 10% | 24% | 90 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Portneuf QC | 9.8% | 0.2% | 29 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Thurso QC | 8% | 14% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mackenzie BC | 7.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Malartic QC | 6.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 6.2% | 7.6% | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Port Hawkesbury NS | 5.1% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Saint-Thomas QC | 5.1% | 0.5% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Havre-Saint-Pierre QC | 3.7% | 2.7% | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Electoral Area B, North Okanagan BC | 3.7% | 4% | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 15 | Hampton Heights ON | 3.7% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Merrickville ON | 2.9% | 5.8% | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Trillium Industrial Park ON | 2.2% | 6.2% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Glenview West ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier QC | 1.8% | 3.9% | 27 | 1 | 12 |
| 20 | West Jasper Place AB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Riverdale East ON | 1.6% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| 22 | Brevoort Park SK | 1.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Fairfield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Buchanan MB | 1.2% | 0.1% | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| 25 | Niakwa Place MB | 0.8% | 4.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Richmond QC | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Richmond County, Subdivision C NS | 0.6% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| 28 | Lynnwood AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Coach Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Daly Grove AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Ramsay Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Royal Gardens AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Sakaw AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Lewisporte NL | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Côme--Linière QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Richfield AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Sainte-Mélanie QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Three Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Delwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Virginia Park AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Mackenzie
The town’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
3 named parks and woods to walk in near Mackenzie
The biggest is Alexander Mackenzie's Landing Recreation Area, 17 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Demonstration Forest Trails Recreation Site
Park or garden
16 ha
24 km southfrom 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
A park is within a short walk for 7 in 10 in Mackenzie
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 (70%)Further (30%)
Mackenzie70%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this. About 1,000 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Around Mackenzie, protected areas make up 7.3%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Mackenzie0%
Within 10 km7.3%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments or Indigenous nations hold all 2.
Heather-Dina Lakes ParkProvincial park · 5,786 ha · 6.6 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
Heather-Dina Lakes Park, 6.6 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
Heather-Dina Lakes Park
6.6 km north-west58 km²since 2001
For a national park, people in Mackenzie travel more than 100 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Mackenzie and its edge hold 60 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
60 km
in and around the town (285.1 km²)
Woodland
69%
about 195.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MackenzieTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MackenzieTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland69%
0%50%100%
For path density, 77% of Canadian towns do better. It is more wooded than 91% 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 Mackenzie 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.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the town, 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
Mackenzie is best on foot in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Mackenzie (4.1 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) | 7.7 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 7.1 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 7 | -1 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 63 | 34 | 37 | 29 | 32 | 59 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 65 | 70 | 64 |
Rain and snow peak in November (70 mm) and ease in April (29 mm). July is the warmest month, with highs around 22 °C; January the coldest, at -6 °C. The climate in Mackenzie →
Beaches
2 beaches within 5 km of Mackenzie
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
First Beachin town
DirectionsSecond Beachin town
DirectionsWater 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
Near Mackenzie: 2 viewpoints, 1 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 4 picnic sites, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Mid Mountain Lookout0.5 km from town
DirectionsRoyal Coachman Main Lookout1.3 km from town
DirectionsWaterfalls 1
Morfee Fallsin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Plus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Mackenzie
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Mackenzie has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 102–110 km out.
ChetwyndElectoral Area E, Peace RiverHudson's HopeMackenzie
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie | 7.3% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chetwynd 102 km | 9.8% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Electoral Area E, Peace River 108 km | 19% | 25 | 2 | 103 |
| Hudson's Hope 110 km | 5.5% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Electoral Area E, Peace River has at least twice the protected share around it. For walking routes, Electoral Area E, Peace River leads the area with 2.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Mackenzie
How far is the nearest provincial park from Mackenzie?
Heather-Dina Lakes Park, 6.6 km from the edge of town.
Where can you swim near Mackenzie?
Try First Beach, in town, first of several.
How much land around Mackenzie is protected?
Yes: 7.3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the largest protected area near Mackenzie?
Heather-Dina Lakes Park: 5,786 ha, a provincial park.
What is the nearest national park to Mackenzie?
No national park lies within 100 km of Mackenzie.
When should you visit Mackenzie for the outdoors?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
The sources behind Mackenzie’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).