First pick
Springboard Park
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
6.1 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
0.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Salmo · parks, protected land & trails
Salmo is 0.7 km from Erie Creek Park
The Great Northern Trail is the one mapped walking route close by. Count 3 protected areas within 10 km of town. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land
0.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
3
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
0.7 km
Erie Creek Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Salmo 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km0.5%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 routes1Named 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
Salmo has the 15th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,310 to 2,587 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
Salmo0.5%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Salmo1
Towns its size3
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Salmo1
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Salmo lags towns its size: 28 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Salmo BC | 0.5% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Salmo 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
Walk in Salmo: 3 named parks and woods
The biggest is Springboard Park, 6.1 ha. Biggest first, 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
All of Salmo is within a short walk of 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Salmo100%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
3 protected areas lie within 10 km of Salmo
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Salmo0%
Within 10 km0.5%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 1 of the 3, and private owners the rest. 2 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Erie Creek ParkProvincial park · 15 ha · 0.7 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
Erie Creek Park is 0.7 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
Erie Creek Park
0.7 km west0.2 km²since 1965
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Salmo 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
13 km of paths in and around Salmo
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
13 km
in and around the town (12.8 km²)
Woodland
69%
about 8.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
SalmoTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SalmoTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland69%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 58% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 91% 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
One mapped route to walk from Salmo
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Other waymarked
Great Northern Trail53.5 km
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 Salmo: June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Warfield, 36 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 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 93 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 72 | 68 | 47 | 25 | 32 | 62 | 86 | 98 |
August is the driest month at 25 mm; December the wettest at 98 mm. In July the typical high is 29 °C; in December, 1 °C. The climate in Salmo →
Things to do
Salmo has 2 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Delaurentiis Bluffs0.9 km from town
DirectionsUpper Delaurentiis Bluffs1.3 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Erie Creek Provincial Park0.9 km from town
DirectionsCampsites 1
Salmo Municipal Campgroundin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Salmo
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 8–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Salmo.
Electoral Area G, Central KootenayElectoral Area A, Kootenay BoundaryFruitvaleMontroseCastlegarSalmo
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo | 0.5% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay 8.0 km | 16% | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary 21 km | 2.3% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Fruitvale 21 km | 4.7% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Montrose 26 km | 3.7% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Castlegar 29 km | 6% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
For protected land, Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay, Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary and Fruitvale have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Salmo
Is Salmo near a national park?
None within 100 km of Salmo.
How much land around Salmo is protected?
Yes: 0.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Where can you walk near Salmo?
The Great Northern Trail, mapped within 2 km.
When should you visit Salmo for the outdoors?
On the normals, June to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there a provincial park near Salmo?
The closest is Erie Creek Park, at 0.7 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Salmo?
It is Erie Creek Park, a provincial park covering 15 ha.
Sources
The sources behind Salmo’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).