First pick
Desert Park Exhibition Society
Park or garden
25 ha
1.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: GoToVan from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.014%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Osoyoos · parks, protected land & trails
Few places match Osoyoos for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Swimmers have 9 beaches within 5 km, Gyro Beach the nearest. Biggest among them: South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area, 9,364 ha, 0.2 km off. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land
14%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
22
within 10 km, 7 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Sẁiẁs Park
Beaches
9
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Osoyoos has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round14% of the land within 10 km, more than 92% of Canadian townsA provincial park at the edgeSẁiẁs Park reaches the townBeaches9 beaches within 5 km
Osoyoos is strongest on protected land around it, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
Against other towns
Osoyoos 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km14%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 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
Beaches9Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Osoyoos comes 4th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,634 to 5,819 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
Osoyoos14%
Towns its size3.7%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Osoyoos7
Towns its size5
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Osoyoos0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Osoyoos beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 3 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area B, Peace River BC | 18% | 17% | 71 | 0 | 655 |
| 2 | Shediac NB | 14% | 0.9% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Dunrobin ON | 14% | 0.1% | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Osoyoos BC | 14% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Saint Marys NB | 13% | 15% | 44 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Iris ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | New Edinburgh ON | 11% | 0.1% | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Seguin ON | 10% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Orford QC | 9.3% | 39% | 44 | 4 | 15 |
| 10 | Lanoraie QC | 9% | 7.8% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Verchères QC | 8.9% | 1.7% | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Armstrong BC | 8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek ON | 6.9% | 21% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Lampman ON | 6.9% | 13% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Chertsey QC | 6.5% | 7.2% | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Annapolis County, Subdivision C NS | 6.3% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Havelock ON | 5.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire QC | 5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Rosedale Village ON | 4.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Braeside AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Waterloo QC | 3.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Sherwood/McCarthy SK | 2.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | County Court ON | 2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | The Pas MB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Duncan BC | 1.9% | 0% | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Montcalm MB | 1.8% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Forest Hill ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Buena Vista SK | 1.7% | 1.6% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | St. Matthews MB | 1.6% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Confederation Park SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Parkview AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Heritage Park MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 33 | Westwood MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 34 | Meadow Lake SK | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan QC | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Charleswood AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Elsinore AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Remington Park ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Casselman AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sandstone Valley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Osoyoos on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
3 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Osoyoos
The biggest is Desert Park Exhibition Society, 25 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Gyro Park
Park or garden
3.6 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.2 km north-eastfrom 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 Osoyoos
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 (67%)Further (33%)
Osoyoos67%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 1,900 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
The 22 protected areas near Osoyoos
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Osoyoos0.8%
Within 10 km14%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 7 of the 22. South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area leads for size with 9,364 ha. 15 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
South Okanagan Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 461 ha · reaches Osoyoos
Sẁiẁs ParkProvincial park · 38 ha · reaches Osoyoos
South Okanagan Grasslands Protected AreaNature reserve · 9,364 ha · 0.2 km from the edge of town
Anarchist Protected AreaNature reserve · 467 ha · 1.1 km from the edge of town
Field's Lease Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 4.5 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
Hayne's Lease Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 101 ha · 3.6 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
Sẁiẁs Park starts at the edge of Osoyoos
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
Sẁiẁs Park
At the edge · south-east0.4 km²since 1962
No national park lies within 100 km of Osoyoos; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Osoyoos and its edge hold 34 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
34 km
in and around the town (35.4 km²)
Woodland
3.6%
about 1.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
OsoyoosTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
OsoyoosTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.6%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 59% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 67% 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 Osoyoos
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 walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap 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
The best months for walking in Osoyoos: April to June and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Penticton, 49 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 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 |
June is the wettest month (44 mm) and February the driest (19 mm). January brings highs of 2 °C, July highs of 32 °C. About 62 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Osoyoos →
Beaches
9 beaches within 5 km of Osoyoos
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Gyro Beachsand · in town
Directions8 further beaches go unnamed. Water 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 Osoyoos: 5 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 7.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
View Platformin town
DirectionsChief's Lookout1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 3
sw̓iw̓s (Haynes Point) Provincial Park0.6 km from town
DirectionsOsoyoos Desert Centre1.2 km from town
DirectionsField's Lease Ecological Reserve1.6 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 7
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
sẃiẃs (Haynes Point) Provincial Campground0.3 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 5
Plus 5 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Osoyoos
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Electoral Area A, Okanagan-SimilkameenOsoyoos 1OliverOsoyoos
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osoyoos | 14% | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen 1.7 km | 8.9% | 28 | 0 | 9 |
| Osoyoos 1 16 km | 17% | 37 | 0 | 10 |
| Oliver 19 km | 19% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Osoyoos has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Osoyoos
What is the nearest beach to Osoyoos?
Gyro Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
How much land around Osoyoos is protected?
Protected areas cover 14% of the land within 10 km.
How far is Osoyoos from a national park?
None within 100 km of Osoyoos.
Which is the biggest protected area near Osoyoos?
South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area, a nature reserve of 9,364 ha.
Is there a provincial park near Osoyoos?
Sẁiẁs Park begins at the town’s edge.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Osoyoos?
April to June and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Where Osoyoos’ outdoors figures come from
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).