First pick
Little Mountain Park
Park or garden
40 ha7.3 km of path
1 h 40 minto walk all 7.3 km of path
1.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Outer LoopLittle Mountain ParkSummit Trail+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: The Interior · CC BY-SA 4.01.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Salmon Arm · parks, protected land & trails
1.7 km from Salmon Arm to Herald Park
Within 5 km are 2 beaches; Canoe Beach is the nearest. 73 km separate the town from Mount Revelstoke National Park, its nearest national park. Protected areas cover 1.3% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land
1.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
8
within 10 km, 6 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
73 km
Mount Revelstoke National Park
Nearest provincial park
1.7 km
Herald Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Salmon Arm beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km1.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas6Areas 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
Salmon Arm sits 12th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (20,318 to 21,479 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
Salmon Arm1.3%
Towns its size2.6%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Salmon Arm6
Towns its size6
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Salmon Arm0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Where Salmon Arm trails its peers is protected land nearby; 28 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivière-du-Loup QC | 36% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Pitt Meadows BC | 28% | 18% | 127 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Dorval QC | 20% | 0.2% | 38 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Dunbar-Southlands BC | 17% | 0.9% | 12 | 1 | 62 |
| 5 | Woodlawn NS | 15% | 3.3% | 27 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Upper Lachine QC | 12% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Côte-Saint-Antoine QC | 11% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Wismer Commons ON | 11% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Westmount QC | 8.5% | 0.3% | 23 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Édouard-Montpetit QC | 8.3% | 0.7% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Baie-Comeau QC | 7.4% | 0.4% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Corner Brook NL | 6.3% | 3.8% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Sacré-Coeur QC | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Longue-Pointe QC | 6.3% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Windsor NS | 5.7% | 2.2% | 153 | 1 | 14 |
| 16 | Maisonneuve QC | 5.2% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures QC | 5% | 0.5% | 37 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Bridgenorth ON | 4.7% | 0.3% | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | West Rouge ON | 3.4% | 2.2% | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| 20 | Black Creek ON | 2.7% | 1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Thorncliffe Park ON | 2.5% | 16% | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Gabriel-Sagard QC | 2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Chameran/Montpellier QC | 1.9% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Thornlea ON | 1.9% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Fenside-Parkwoods ON | 1.9% | 5.5% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Huron Heights ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Englemount-Lawrence ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | White Oaks ON | 1.4% | 0.1% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Salmon Arm BC | 1.3% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Oakwood Village ON | 1.3% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Centre (Montréal-Nord) QC | 1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Camrose AB | 0.9% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Oakdale-Beverley Heights ON | 0.9% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Sturgeon County AB | 0.8% | 0.7% | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| 35 | Lloydminster (Part) AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Tillsonburg ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | East Windsor ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Forest Glade ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Roseland ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Saddle Ridge AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Salmon Arm
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 Salmon Arm: 12 named parks and woods
Little Mountain Park is the largest, at 40 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
12 named parks and woods, 69 ha in all
Parks & gardens 69 ha
Two places, Little Mountain Park and Blackburn Park, make up 69% of the total.
Blackburn Park
Park or garden
7.1 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
McGuire Lake Park
Park or garden
5.9 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.0 km westfrom the centre
Rotary Trail West
Directionsto a point inside
Rusty Ridge Disc Golf Course
Park or garden
4.3 ha0.5 km of path
2.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Naturalist Park
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.0 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Badger Park
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.0 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 12 named parks and green spaces
Little Mountain ParkPark or garden · 40 ha · 7.3 km of path
DirectionsBlackburn ParkPark or garden · 7.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsMcGuire Lake ParkPark or garden · 5.9 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsRusty Ridge Disc Golf CoursePark or garden · 4.3 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsElks ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha
DirectionsNaturalist ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsBadger ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsMarine ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsCanoe BeachPark or garden · 2.3 ha
DirectionsFletcher's ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsRaven ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsMarine PondPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
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 Salmon Arm’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 (52%)Further (48%)
Salmon Arm52%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 10,000 people more than a short walk away. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
Around Salmon Arm, protected areas make up 1.3%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Salmon Arm0.1%
Within 10 km1.3%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 6 of the 8, and private owners the rest. Tplaqín / Enderby Cliffs Park leads for size with 2,299 ha. The figures include 2 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Herald ParkProvincial park · 79 ha · 1.7 km from the edge of town
Upper Violet Creek ParkProvincial park · 123 ha · 1.9 km from the edge of town
Mara Meadows Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 178 ha · 4.0 km from the edge of town
Shuswap Lake Marine ParkProvincial park · 894 ha · 4.2 km from the edge of town
Mara Meadows ParkProvincial park · 212 ha · 4.5 km from the edge of town
Tplaqín / Enderby Cliffs ParkProvincial park · 2,299 ha · 7.6 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
Mount Revelstoke National Park, 73 km off
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
Herald Park
1.7 km north-east0.8 km²since 1975
Provincial park
Upper Violet Creek Park
1.9 km east1.2 km²since 2004
Provincial park
Shuswap Lake Marine Park
4.2 km north-east8.9 km²since 1980
Provincial park
Mara Meadows Park
4.5 km east2.1 km²since 2008
Provincial park
Tplaqín / Enderby Cliffs Park
7.6 km south-east23 km²since 2006
National park
Mount Revelstoke National Park
73 km north-east263 km²since 1914
Closer to home, Herald Park is 1.7 km away. Within 10 km are 5 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
Salmon Arm and its edge hold 227 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
227 km
in and around the town (243.8 km²)
Woodland
61%
about 147.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Salmon ArmTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.9
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Salmon ArmTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland61%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 88% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 59% 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 named walking route passes Salmon Arm on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Salmon Arm is best on foot in April to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Salmon Arm, 2.8 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) | 8.4 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 78 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 43 | 35 | 41 | 61 | 83 | 78 |
A typical year sees 203 cm of snow. Rain and snow peak in November (83 mm) and ease in August (35 mm). In July the typical high is 28 °C; in January, 1 °C. The climate in Salmon Arm →
Beaches
Beaches near Salmon Arm: 2 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Canoe Beachin town
DirectionsSky Blue Waters Resort Beachsand · 2.8 km from town
DirectionsWater 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
13 viewpoints near Salmon Arm
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 14 of them. Highest of the named peaks: Mount Ida, 1,555 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 13
Rapattack Knollin town
DirectionsSalmon Arm Bay Viewin town
DirectionsWest Peak First Viewin town
DirectionsWest Peak Main Viewin town
DirectionsSandy Point0.0 km from town
DirectionsTown View1.1 km from town
DirectionsLake View1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 6 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 2
Mount Ida1,555 m · in town
DirectionsMount Tappen1,535 m · 0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 14
Fletcher's Water Parkin town
DirectionsHillcrest Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Salmon Arm Fair Groundsin town
DirectionsCampsites 5
Campground & RV Parkin town
DirectionsViewPoint RV Park and Cottagesin town
DirectionsSandy Point Campground0.1 km from town
DirectionsBastion Mountain Campground2.0 km from town
DirectionsReinecker campground2.0 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Canoe Beach Boat Rampin town
DirectionsCanoe Boat rampin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Salmon Arm
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Electoral Area F, North OkanaganEnderbyBlind BaySalmon Arm
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon Arm | 1.3% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Electoral Area F, North Okanagan 13 km | 5.9% | 26 | 0 | 7 |
| Enderby 18 km | 5.7% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Blind Bay 19 km | 1.6% | 15 | 0 | 8 |
Around Electoral Area F, North Okanagan and Enderby the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
- 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 Salmon Arm
Where can you swim near Salmon Arm?
Canoe Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Are there protected areas near Salmon Arm?
Within 10 km, 1.3% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is Salmon Arm near a national park?
It is Mount Revelstoke National Park, 73 km off.
What is the largest protected area near Salmon Arm?
It is Tplaqín / Enderby Cliffs Park, a provincial park covering 2,299 ha.
Is there a provincial park near Salmon Arm?
It is Herald Park, 1.7 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Salmon Arm?
On the normals, April to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
The sources behind Salmon Arm’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).