First pick
Kinnikinnick Park
Park or garden
62 ha6.1 km of path
1 h 20 minto walk all 6.1 km of path
2.9 km north-westfrom the centre
Kinnikkinnick (Pink) TrailKinnikinnick (Pink) TrailEagle's Nest (Red) Trail+4 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: waferboard · CC BY 2.07.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Sechelt · parks, protected land & trails
More of the land around Sechelt is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns
24 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Welcome Beach. Within 10 km are 17 protected areas. For a national park, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is 68 km away.
Protected land
7.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 14 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
68 km
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Porpoise Bay Park
Beaches
24
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Sechelt apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round7.5% of the land within 10 km, more than 80% of Canadian townsBeaches24 beaches within 5 kmA provincial park at the edgePorpoise Bay Park reaches the town
Sechelt’s best card is protected land around it, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Sechelt 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km7.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas14Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches24Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Sechelt has the 7th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (11,333 to 11,782 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
Sechelt7.5%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Sechelt14
Towns its size5
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Sechelt0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Sechelt sits near the top of its size group: 6 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banff AB | 100% | 100% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot QC | 34% | 0.6% | 50 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Chapel Hill North ON | 14% | 1.2% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Williams Lake BC | 14% | 8.3% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Cardinal Creek ON | 11% | 0% | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ramara ON | 8.6% | 0.5% | 37 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Sechelt BC | 7.5% | 2% | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Milton-Parc QC | 7.5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | New Kleinburg ON | 7.5% | 12% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Katimavik-Hazeldean ON | 6.8% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Ebenezer West ON | 6.8% | 11% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Estevan SK | 6.5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Coldstream BC | 6.2% | 0.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Hochelaga QC | 5.3% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Provinceton BC | 5.3% | 5.9% | 160 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Pont-Rouge QC | 5.1% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Chester NS | 4.1% | 6.1% | 124 | 1 | 21 |
| 18 | Arnprior ON | 3.9% | 1.3% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Hawkesbury ON | 3.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Casa Loma ON | 2.3% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | North Riverdale ON | 2.2% | 0% | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 22 | René-Goupil QC | 2.1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Selkirk MB | 1.8% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Fort Richmond MB | 1.6% | 2.3% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Bridgwater Trails MB | 1.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Pelmo Park-Humberlea ON | 1.3% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | William Whyte MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Bowness AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Millbrook ON | 0.6% | 0.1% | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Keelesdale-Eglinton West ON | 0.5% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Long Branch ON | 0.3% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 32 | New Toronto ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 33 | Jefferson MB | 0.3% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | West Springs AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Fontainebleau ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Dundalk ON | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Morden MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Cityscape AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Drayton ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Beddington Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Sechelt
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
12 named parks and woods to walk in near Sechelt
Kinnikinnick Park is the largest, at 62 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
12 named parks and woods, 83 ha in all
Parks & gardens 83 ha
Two places, Kinnikinnick Park and Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society, make up 87% of the total.
Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society
Park or garden
10 ha0.1 km of path
3.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hackett Park
Park or garden
2.7 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Sechelt
Directionsto a point inside
Brookman Park
Park or garden
2.5 ha0.4 km of path
4.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Mission Point Park
Park or garden
1.5 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
4.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Pacific View Park
Park or garden
0.8 ha0.1 km of path
1.5 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 12 named parks and green spaces
Kinnikinnick ParkPark or garden · 62 ha · 6.1 km of path
DirectionsSunshine Coast Botanical Garden SocietyPark or garden · 10 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsHackett ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsBrookman ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsMission Point ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsPacific View ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsRockwood CentrePark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsPicadilly ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsSnickett ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsTyler Heights ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsWhitaker ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsOsborne ParkPark 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
5 in 10 people in Sechelt live near 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 (48%)Further (53%)
Sechelt48%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 6,100 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
17 protected areas around Sechelt
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Sechelt2%
Within 10 km7.5%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 14 of the 17; land trusts and private owners hold the others. At 6,000 ha, Tetrahedron Park is the largest. The figures include 3 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Porpoise Bay ParkProvincial park · 61 ha · reaches Sechelt
Mount Richardson ParkProvincial park · 1,000 ha · reaches Sechelt
Roberts Creek ParkProvincial park · 40 ha · reaches Sechelt
Sargeant Bay ParkProvincial park · 146 ha · 0.8 km from the edge of town
Mount Elphinstone ParkProvincial park · 141 ha · 1.0 km from the edge of town
Sechelt Inlets Marine ParkProvincial park · 140 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Sechelt Glass Sponge Reef Marine RefugeNature reserve · 761 ha · 3.8 km from the edge of town
Tetrahedron ParkProvincial park · 6,000 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
Halibut Bank Glass Sponge Reef Marine RefugeNature reserve · 543 ha · 7.1 km from the edge of town
Simson ParkProvincial park · 461 ha · 7.4 km from the edge of town
2 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
2 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
The nearest big park: Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 68 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
Mount Richardson Park
At the edge · north10 km²since 1999
Provincial park
Porpoise Bay Park
At the edge0.6 km²since 1971
Provincial park
Roberts Creek Park
At the edge · south-east0.4 km²since 1947
Provincial park
Sargeant Bay Park
0.8 km west1.5 km²since 1990
Provincial park
Mount Elphinstone Park
1.0 km east1.4 km²since 2000
Provincial park
Sechelt Inlets Marine Park
2.1 km north1.4 km²since 1980
There are 7 provincial parks 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
Sechelt has 126 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
126 km
in and around the town (97.9 km²)
Woodland
42%
about 41 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
SecheltTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SecheltTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland42%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 54% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 80% 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 Sechelt
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
Get out in Sechelt in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Vancouver (Harbour), 51 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 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 237 | 117 | 163 | 118 | 73 | 66 | 44 | 49 | 71 | 157 | 245 | 200 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 23 °C; December the coldest, at 7 °C. Expect 245 mm in November, the wettest month, and 44 mm in July. The climate in Sechelt →
Beaches
24 beaches within 5 km of Sechelt
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Welcome Beachgravel · 4.7 km from town
DirectionsNine Mile Point Beachgravel · 4.7 km from town
DirectionsThe coast is close: 83 km of shoreline within 5 km. Add 22 unnamed beaches to the count. 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
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Sechelt: 8 and 2
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, 23 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 8
Pine Bluffin town
DirectionsBiff Cliff2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 6 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 3
Burnett Falls Park0.0 km from town
DirectionsBig Tree Trail & Picnic Recreation Site0.8 km from town
DirectionsSargeant Bay Provincial Park1.3 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 23
Covered Play Areain town
DirectionsHackett Playgroundin town
DirectionsSechelt Rotary Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 20 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 8
Bayside Campgroud RV & Parkin town
DirectionsCamp Olavein town
DirectionsCreekside Campgroundin town
DirectionsCyclist Campingin town
DirectionsGroup Campingin town
DirectionsPorpoise Bay Campgroundin town
DirectionsRoberts Creek Campground0.5 km from town
DirectionsMoon Gate Farms1.1 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Sechelt
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Welcome BeachRoberts CreekElectoral Area E, Sunshine CoastSechelt
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sechelt | 7.5% | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| Welcome Beach 11 km | 15% | 37 | 0 | 60 |
| Roberts Creek 12 km | 11% | 20 | 0 | 26 |
| Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast 18 km | 3.4% | 34 | 0 | 48 |
For protected land, Welcome Beach has twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Sechelt
Is there a provincial park near Sechelt?
Porpoise Bay Park, which reaches the edge of town.
What is the largest protected area near Sechelt?
Tetrahedron Park: 6,000 ha, a provincial park.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Sechelt?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there protected land near Sechelt?
Protected areas cover 7.5% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest national park to Sechelt?
It is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 68 km off.
Where can you swim near Sechelt?
Try Welcome Beach, 4.7 km from town, first of several.
Sources
The sources behind Sechelt’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).