First pick
Two Rivers Park
Park or garden
3.0 ha0.5 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the centre
Kettle Valley Rail Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: GerthMichael · CC BY-SA 3.01.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Princeton · parks, protected land & trails
E.C. Manning Park is 14 km from Princeton
Within 5 km lie 18 beaches, unnamed on the map. 4 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land
1.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
14 km
E.C. Manning Park
Beaches
18
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Princeton 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km1.2%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 areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches18Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Princeton has the 15th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,004 to 3,094 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
Princeton1.2%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Princeton1
Towns its size4
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Princeton0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Princeton lags towns its size: 33 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cap-Pelé NB | 43% | 2.6% | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Cap-Saint-Ignace QC | 20% | 0.1% | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Elkford BC | 12% | 16% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part ON | 11% | 9.8% | 92 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Vanscoy No. 345 SK | 11% | 4.2% | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Leslie Park - Bruce Farm ON | 11% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Electoral Area D, Cariboo BC | 9.4% | 10% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Lac-des-Écorces QC | 8.8% | 4.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Riverside Park South - Revelstoke ON | 8.3% | 6.2% | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Greenbelt (east) ON | 7.4% | 45% | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Kirkendall South ON | 6.9% | 0.9% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Buchanan ON | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard QC | 4.9% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Bainbridge BC | 4% | 0% | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 15 | Athens ON | 3.9% | 2% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Grenville-sur-la-Rouge QC | 3.2% | 3.7% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Dewdney Place SK | 3.1% | 90% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Rosedale ON | 2.3% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Alpine ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot BC | 1.9% | 0% | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| 21 | Nutana Park SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Poplar Park ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 23 | Albany AB | 1.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | South Portage MB | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Crescentwood MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Princeton BC | 1.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 27 | Normandin QC | 1.1% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Hillcrest Management Area SK | 0.9% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Admaston/Bromley ON | 0.7% | 1% | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Lorne MB | 0.7% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Luxton MB | 0.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Tisdale SK | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Shippagan NB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Bisset AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Crawford Plains AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Kernohan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Laurier Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Saint-Gabriel QC | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 39 | Saint-Dominique QC | 0.1% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Glengarry AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Princeton
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 Princeton: 3 named parks and woods
Two Rivers Park is the largest, at 3.0 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
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
About 7 in 10 of Princeton’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 (69%)Further (31%)
Princeton69%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. Around 900 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Around Princeton, protected areas make up 1.2%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Princeton0%
Within 10 km1.2%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
1 of the 4 are on public land. 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.
Whipsaw Creek Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 32 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
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
14 km to E.C. Manning 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
E.C. Manning Park
14 km south-west837 km²since 1941
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Princeton, so the parks here are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Princeton has 22 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
22 km
in and around the town (126 km²)
Woodland
78%
about 98.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PrincetonTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PrincetonTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland78%
0%50%100%
79% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². For woods, it beats 95% 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 Princeton
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 Princeton: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Princeton, 1.6 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) | 8.6 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | -2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 4 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 35 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 39 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 38 |
The wettest month, November, brings 44 mm, against 18 mm in April. July is the warmest month, with highs around 27 °C; December the coldest, at -2 °C. Expect around 125 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Princeton →
Beaches
18 beaches within 5 km of Princeton, none named
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
A viewpoint near Princeton
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 Copper Mountain, at 1,310 m. There are 12 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Copper Mountain1,310 m · in town
DirectionsMount Kennedy1,194 m · 1.2 km from town
DirectionsMount Miner1,013 m · 1.9 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 2
Swan Lake Wildlife Refugein town
DirectionsPrinceton Grasslands Maplecross Meadows Conservation Property1.0 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Princeton
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Princeton with figures are 20–64 km away.
Electoral Area H, Okanagan-SimilkameenElectoral Area G, Okanagan-SimilkameenKeremeosSummerlandPenticton 1Princeton
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton | 1.2% | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen 20 km | 12% | 20 | 5 | 46 |
| Electoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen 48 km | 16% | 36 | 0 | 16 |
| Keremeos 58 km | 3.4% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Summerland 63 km | 11% | 25 | 0 | 45 |
| Penticton 1 64 km | 12% | 42 | 0 | 69 |
More routes are mapped around Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen (5). Around Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen and Keremeos the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Princeton
Which is the biggest protected area near Princeton?
Whipsaw Creek Ecological Reserve, a nature reserve of 32 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Princeton?
E.C. Manning Park, 14 km away.
Where can you swim near Princeton?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Are there protected areas near Princeton?
Protected areas cover 1.2% of the land within 10 km.
How far is Princeton from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Princeton.
When should you visit Princeton for the outdoors?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Sources for this page on Princeton
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).