First pick
Den Duyf Park
Park or garden
11 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
2.7 km eastfrom the centre
Friendship Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: SoftwareSimian · CC BY-SA 3.041%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Pemberton · parks, protected land & trails
Protected areas cover 41% of the country around Pemberton
Inside the town itself, 34% of the land is protected. Within 5 km are 2 beaches; Dog Beach is the nearest. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land
41%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
12
within 10 km, 9 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Nairn Falls Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Pemberton apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round41% of the land within 10 km, more than 99% of Canadian townsProtected land in town34% of Pemberton itself lies in protected areasA provincial park at the edgeNairn Falls Park reaches the town
What Pemberton has most to offer outdoors is protected land around it, with protected land inside its own boundary close behind.
Against other towns
How Pemberton 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 km41%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town34%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
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
Of 40 towns its size, Pemberton has the most protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,570 to 3,672 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
Pemberton41%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Pemberton9
Towns its size7
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Pemberton0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Pemberton leads its size group for protected land nearby: none of the other 39 has more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pemberton BC | 41% | 34% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Colebrook BC | 28% | 14% | 145 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Electoral Area D (Rural Grand Forks), Kootenay Boundary BC | 17% | 21% | 13 | 0 | 39 |
| 4 | Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part ON | 12% | 12% | 58 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Bright NB | 7.1% | 4.6% | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Collectivité Nouvelle QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Zone Aéroportuaire QC | 6.5% | 0.4% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Woodbridge Meadows ON | 5.7% | 2.7% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 4.8% | 4.4% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Burkholme ON | 4.4% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Lac du Bonnet MB | 4.2% | 0.5% | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Des Vallées QC | 3.9% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Prince Albert No. 461 SK | 3.8% | 3.8% | 39 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Deer Run AB | 3.4% | 47% | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | Parkland AB | 3.4% | 39% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Piedmont QC | 3.1% | 15% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Quinndale ON | 2.9% | 0% | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Ramsay AB | 2.4% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Hudson AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Opportunity No. 17 AB | 2% | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 57 |
| 21 | Victoria Park ON | 1.8% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Kingston NB | 1.7% | 0.8% | 31 | 3 | 52 |
| 23 | Powassan ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Studholm NB | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Melancthon ON | 1.3% | 0% | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | WestLake-Gladstone MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Glendale MB | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 28 | South Tuxedo MB | 1.2% | 50% | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| 29 | Rapperswill AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez QC | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lawson Heights Urban Centre SK | 0.7% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Mactaggart AB | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Two Hills County No. 21 AB | 0.5% | 0.6% | 53 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Eaglemere MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | East Elmwood MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | North Inkster Industrial MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Dunham QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Radisson MB | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Michel QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ste. Anne MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Pemberton
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 Pemberton: 11 named parks and woods
Den Duyf Park is the largest, at 11 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
11 named parks and woods, 29 ha in all
Parks & gardens 29 ha
57% of the area is in just two places: Den Duyf Park and Pemberton High School Field Park.
Pemberton High School Field Park
Park or garden
5.7 ha0.2 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Arn Canal Linear Park
Park or garden
2.6 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Pemberton
Arn Canal WestArn Canal East
Directionsto a point inside
Powerline Park
Park or garden
1.7 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Pemberton
Directionsto a point inside
Rutherford Whitewater Park
Park or garden
2.2 ha
7.2 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Al Staehli Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha0.4 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
Den Duyf ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsPemberton High School Field ParkPark or garden · 5.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsArn Canal Linear ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsSignal Hill Playing FieldsPark or garden · 3.2 ha
DirectionsPowerline ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsRutherford Whitewater ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsAl Staehli ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsZurcher ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsPemberton Museum ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsPatty's Park, Alder St - Arn Canal ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsPemberton Creek Community GardenPark or garden · 0.3 ha
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
About 5 in 10 of Pemberton’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 (53%)Further (47%)
Pemberton53%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 1,700 people more than a short walk away. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
The 12 protected areas near Pemberton
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Pemberton34%
Within 10 km41%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 9 of the 12, and private owners the rest. Biggest of the named areas: Garibaldi Park, 188,667 ha. Another 3 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Pemberton Wetlands Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 753 ha · reaches Pemberton
Nairn Falls ParkProvincial park · 170 ha · reaches Pemberton
Riverside WetlandsNature reserve · 27 ha · reaches Pemberton
Garibaldi ParkProvincial park · 188,667 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
Mkwal'ts ConservancyProtected area · 3,874 ha · 6.1 km from the edge of town
Upper Soo ConservancyProtected area · 11,306 ha · 8.7 km from the edge of town
3 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
Nairn Falls Park meets Pemberton
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
Nairn Falls Park
At the edge1.7 km²since 1966
Provincial park
Garibaldi Park
1.2 km south1,887 km²since 1920
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Pemberton has its province’s. Within 10 km are 2 provincial parks.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Pemberton has 246 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
246 km
in and around the town (144.4 km²)
Woodland
61%
about 88.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PembertonTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.7
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PembertonTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland61%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 88% of Canadian towns. Paths are denser here than in 51% 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 Pemberton
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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
Pemberton is best on foot in April to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Squamish (65 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 379 | 195 | 246 | 150 | 88 | 67 | 48 | 54 | 125 | 271 | 383 | 340 |
Summer highs reach 28 °C in July; in January they stay near 0 °C. Rain and snow peak in November (383 mm) and ease in July (48 mm). The climate in Pemberton →
Beaches
2 beaches within 5 km of Pemberton
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Dog Beachin town
DirectionsOne Mile Lake Beachsand · in town
DirectionsCanada 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
Near Pemberton: 13 viewpoints, 3 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
13Viewpoints4Hills and peaks3Waterfalls4Nature reserves8Picnic sites10Playgrounds2Dog parks2Campsites
The map shows 13 viewpoints, ahead of the rest. The tallest named summit close by is Ipsoot Mountain (2,576 m).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 13
Viewpoint Mount Curriein town
DirectionsRutherford Launch Site0.7 km from town
DirectionsMt. McKenzie Lower Launch1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 10 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 4
Ipsoot Mountain2,576 m · in town
DirectionsSignal Hill613 m · in town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 3
Pemberton Creek Fallsin town
DirectionsNairn Falls0.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 4
One Mile Lake Parkin town
DirectionsMosquito Lake Recreation Site0.1 km from town
DirectionsRiverside Wetlands0.4 km from town
DirectionsEcho Lake (rutherford) Recreation Site0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 10
Plus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Nairn Falls Campground0.2 km from town
DirectionsOwl Creek Recreation Site1.8 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Pemberton
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, Squamish-LillooetMount CurriePemberton
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton | 41% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet 1.2 km | 48% | 38 | 5 | 13 |
| Mount Currie 9.8 km | 40% | 10 | 0 | 2 |
Pemberton holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share. For walking routes, Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet leads the area with 5.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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 Pemberton
How much land around Pemberton is protected?
Protected areas cover 41% of the land within 10 km.
Is Pemberton near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Pemberton.
Where can you swim near Pemberton?
Try Dog Beach, in town, first of several.
When should you visit Pemberton for the outdoors?
On the normals, April to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Pemberton?
Garibaldi Park, a provincial park of 188,667 ha.
What is the nearest provincial park to Pemberton?
Nairn Falls Park begins at the town’s edge.
Sources
The sources behind Pemberton’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).