First pick
Oliver Community Park
Park or garden
12 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.019%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Oliver · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Oliver beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns
A provincial park, Inkaneep Park, lies 2.0 km away. The largest named area nearby is South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area, 9,364 ha, 4.4 km away. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land
19%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
24
within 10 km, 9 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
2.0 km
Inkaneep Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Oliver compares with 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 km19%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas9Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches 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, Oliver ranks 2nd for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,175 to 5,348 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
Oliver19%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Oliver9
Towns its size3
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Oliver0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Oliver does best for protected land nearby: 1 of the other 39 has more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Bay-Westfield NB | 29% | 1% | 21 | 1 | 39 |
| 2 | Oliver BC | 19% | 0.8% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Metchosin BC | 18% | 9.6% | 31 | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | Lake Echo NS | 16% | 33% | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Montréal-Ouest QC | 16% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Upper Tantallon NS | 13% | 19% | 157 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac QC | 11% | 1% | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Saint-Denis-de-Brompton QC | 9.4% | 1.6% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Central Frontenac ON | 8.2% | 8.2% | 39 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Antigonish NS | 7.6% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | The Ravines of Rainbow Creek ON | 6.9% | 8.2% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Gourley ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Uplands SK | 5.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Trumpeter Area AB | 5.4% | 1.6% | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay BC | 4.5% | 7.4% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Aldergrove AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Crown Point East ON | 3.1% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Southdale ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Waverley Heights MB | 1.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Normand Park MB | 1.5% | 3.1% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | South West Industrial SK | 1.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Mount Royal SK | 1.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Westdale MB | 1% | 1% | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| 24 | Marystown NL | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | St. Boniface Industrial Park MB | 0.6% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Deer Lake NL | 0.4% | 3.8% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | Norwood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Bannerman AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Bearspaw AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Ogilvie Ridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Belmont AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Kirkness AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover QC | 0.1% | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Edmonton Energy And Technology Park AB | 0.1% | 0.8% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Ritchie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Tweddle Place AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Carstairs AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Didsbury AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Belvedere AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Oliver
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
Walk in Oliver: 4 named parks and woods
Largest first: Oliver Community Park leads with 12 ha. Numbers match the map.
4 named parks and woods, 19 ha in all
Parks & gardens 19 ha
Add Oliver Community Park to Lion's Park and you have 93% of it.
Lion's Park
Park or garden
5.8 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
Centralin the middle of Oliver
International Hike & Bike Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Kinsmen Spray Park
Park or garden
0.6 ha
Centralin the middle of Oliver
International Hike & Bike Trail
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 5 in 10 in Oliver
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 (45%)Further (55%)
Oliver45%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. That leaves about 2,900 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
The 24 protected areas near Oliver
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Oliver0.8%
Within 10 km19%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 9 of the 24, and private owners the rest. South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area covers 9,364 ha, the most of any named area. 15 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
South Okanagan Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 461 ha · reaches Oliver
Inkaneep ParkProvincial park · 16 ha · 2.0 km from the edge of town
White Lake Grasslands Protected AreaNature reserve · 3,764 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
Vaseux Protected AreaNature reserve · 2,015 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
South Okanagan Grasslands Protected AreaNature reserve · 9,364 ha · 4.4 km from the edge of town
Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 804 ha · 6.7 km from the edge of town
Hayne's Lease Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 101 ha · 8.3 km from the edge of town
Mahoney Lake Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 39 ha · 9.4 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
2.0 km to Inkaneep 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
Inkaneep Park
2.0 km north0.2 km²since 1956
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Oliver 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
Oliver has 29 km of footpaths in and around it
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
29 km
in and around the town (21.7 km²)
Woodland
0.9%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
OliverTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
OliverTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.9%
0%50%100%
For woods, 83% of Canadian towns have more. It has fewer paths per km² than 54% 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 Oliver
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped as routes.
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 Oliver: April to June and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Penticton (31 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) | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 28 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 38 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 32 °C; January the coldest, at 2 °C. Most rain and snow falls in June, 44 mm; February sees 19 mm. Expect around 62 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Oliver →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Oliver
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
15 things to do outdoors near Oliver
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The highest named peak nearby is Oliver Mountain, at 729 m. There are 12 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Oliver Mountain729 m · 1.5 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Oliver Mountain Recreation Site1.0 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 12
Plus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Oliver
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Electoral Area C, Okanagan-SimilkameenOsoyoos 1Electoral Area B, Okanagan-SimilkameenOsoyoosOliver
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver | 19% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen 3.6 km | 12% | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| Osoyoos 1 4.4 km | 17% | 37 | 0 | 10 |
| Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen 13 km | 26% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Osoyoos 19 km | 14% | 22 | 0 | 9 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Oliver’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Oliver
What is the nearest provincial park to Oliver?
Inkaneep Park, 2.0 km away.
Is there protected land near Oliver?
Within 10 km, 19% of the land lies in protected areas.
Where can you swim near Oliver?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Which is the biggest protected area near Oliver?
South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area, a nature reserve of 9,364 ha.
When is the best time for walking in Oliver?
April to June and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Oliver from a national park?
None within 100 km of Oliver.
Sources
The sources behind Oliver’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).