First pick
Jubilee Park
Park or garden
2.3 ha
Centralin the middle of Rossland
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Michael Rogers. Original uploader was Mjrogers50 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.01.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Rossland · parks, protected land & trails
Rossland is 5.1 km from King George VI Park
No national park lies within 100 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. 4 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land
1.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
5.1 km
King George VI Park
Against other towns
Each figure for Rossland, 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 km1.4%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 areas3Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Rossland sits 13th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,279 to 4,433 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
Rossland1.4%
Towns its size2.6%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Rossland3
Towns its size3
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Rossland0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Rossland trails its peers is protected land nearby; 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area E, Central Kootenay BC | 26% | 31% | 24 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Beresford NB | 24% | 6.2% | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Oka QC | 20% | 26% | 53 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Beaupré QC | 16% | 1.2% | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Invermere BC | 10% | 13% | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Red Lake ON | 10% | 1.1% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Bancroft ON | 9.5% | 2.3% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Bells Corners West ON | 9% | 11% | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Deep River ON | 8.1% | 1% | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Bellerive QC | 6% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sunrise Estates BC | 5.8% | 3.1% | 152 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Golden BC | 5.5% | 12% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Highlands East ON | 5.2% | 2.1% | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Bruleville ON | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Grand Forks BC | 4.5% | 0.9% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast BC | 3.4% | 5.1% | 34 | 0 | 48 |
| 17 | Downtown SK | 3.2% | 39% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Montague ON | 3% | 2.8% | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Geraldton ON | 2.8% | 2.2% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Richmond County, Subdivision A NS | 2.7% | 1.4% | 149 | 0 | 27 |
| 21 | Bartonville ON | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | White City SK | 2.3% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | De Salaberry MB | 1.9% | 0.2% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Central Park MB | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Roslyn MB | 1.6% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Spence MB | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Eganville ON | 1.5% | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Rossland BC | 1.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 20% | 24 | 1 | 27 |
| 30 | Glenridding Heights AB | 1.1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | South Calgary AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Inglewood AB | 0.6% | 17% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Lorelei AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ormsby Place AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Patricia Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Pollard Meadows AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Winston Heights/Mountview AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Prescott ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | High Level AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Beacon Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Rossland
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
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Rossland
Jubilee Park is the largest, at 2.3 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
A park is within a short walk for 4 in 10 in Rossland
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%)
Rossland45%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 2,400 residents live further than 400 m from one. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
1.4% of the country within 10 km of Rossland is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Rossland0%
Within 10 km1.4%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 4, 3 are public and the remainder private. Nancy Greene Park leads for size with 196 ha. One area belongs to a private owner or a land trust and isn’t named here.
King George VI ParkProvincial park · 162 ha · 5.1 km from the edge of town
Nancy Greene ParkProvincial park · 196 ha · 7.2 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
King George VI Park is 5.1 km away
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
King George VI Park
5.1 km south1.6 km²since 1937
Provincial park
Nancy Greene Park
7.2 km north-west2.0 km²since 1972
For a national park, people in Rossland travel more than 100 km. 2 provincial parks lie within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
122 km of paths in and around Rossland
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
122 km
in and around the town (105.1 km²)
Woodland
79%
about 83.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
RosslandTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
RosslandTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland79%
0%50%100%
For path density, 56% of Canadian towns do better. It is more wooded than 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
No mapped walking route near Rossland
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
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 Rossland: April and June to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Warfield (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) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 93 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 72 | 68 | 47 | 25 | 32 | 62 | 86 | 98 |
August is the warmest month, with highs around 30 °C; December the coldest, at 0 °C. August is the driest month at 25 mm; December the wettest at 98 mm. The climate in Rossland →
Things to do
20 things to do outdoors near Rossland
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
For a climb, Old Glory Mountain rises to 2,376 m. The most common are hills and peaks: 14 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 14
Granite Mountain2,035 m · in town
DirectionsGrey Mountain2,048 m · in town
DirectionsKootenay Columbia1,235 m · in town
DirectionsMount Kirkup2,064 m · in town
DirectionsMount Plewman2,241 m · in town
DirectionsMount Roberts1,980 m · in town
DirectionsRed Mountain1,591 m · in town
DirectionsRecord Mountain2,113 m · 0.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 6 hills and peaks more.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Rossland
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
WarfieldTrailMontroseElectoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay BoundaryFruitvaleRossland
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossland | 1.4% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Warfield 3.7 km | 1.2% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Trail 7.8 km | 3.5% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Montrose 15 km | 3.7% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary 17 km | 7.8% | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Fruitvale 18 km | 4.7% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, Trail, Montrose and Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Rossland
Are there protected areas near Rossland?
Protected areas cover 1.4% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest provincial park to Rossland?
King George VI Park, 5.1 km from the edge of town.
How far is Rossland from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Rossland.
When is the best time for walking in Rossland?
April and June to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the largest protected area near Rossland?
Nancy Greene Park: 196 ha, a provincial park.
Sources
Sources for this page on Rossland
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).