First pick
K'was Park
Park or garden
95 ha9.5 km of path
2 h 5 minto walk all 9.5 km of path
1.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gerry Thomasen from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.06.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Electoral Area B, Strathcona · parks, protected land & trails
Electoral Area B, Strathcona borders Smelt Bay Park
33 protected areas lie within 10 km. 6.6% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Swimmers have 5 beaches within 5 km, Beach the nearest.
Protected land
6.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
33
within 10 km, 16 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Smelt Bay Park
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Electoral Area B, Strathcona has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgeSmelt Bay Park reaches the townProtected land all round6.6% of the land within 10 km, more than 77% of Canadian townsBeaches5 beaches within 5 km
For someone who likes to get outside, Electoral Area B, Strathcona’s draw is a provincial park at its edge, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Electoral Area B, Strathcona 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 km6.6%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town11%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas16Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches5Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Electoral Area B, Strathcona ranks 6th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,074 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
Electoral Area B, Strathcona6.6%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Electoral Area B, Strathcona16
Towns its size4
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Electoral Area B, Strathcona0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Electoral Area B, Strathcona 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 | 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 | Electoral Area B, Strathcona BC | 6.6% | 11% | 33 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 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
The green map of Electoral Area B, Strathcona
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 Electoral Area B, Strathcona: 3 named parks and woods
The biggest is K'was Park, 95 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Hank's Beach
Park or garden
61 ha3.7 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Electoral Area B, Strathcona
West Gate TrailEast Gate TrailSpur 2 Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Whaletown Commons
Park or garden
28 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
8.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
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
Most of Electoral Area B, Strathcona is more than 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Electoral Area B, Strathcona0%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 1,100 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Electoral Area B, Strathcona, 6.6% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Electoral Area B, Strathcona11%
Within 10 km6.6%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 16 of the 33, and private owners the rest. Desolation Sound Marine Park leads for size with 8,449 ha. The figures include 17 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Hathayim Marine Park [A.K.A. Von Donop Marine Park]Provincial park · 1,291 ha · reaches Electoral Area B, Strathcona
Mansons Landing ParkProvincial park · 100 ha · reaches Electoral Area B, Strathcona
Smelt Bay ParkProvincial park · 20 ha · reaches Electoral Area B, Strathcona
Copeland Islands Marine ParkProvincial park · 423 ha · 0.9 km from the edge of town
Malaspina ParkProvincial park · 572 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Rendezvous Island South ParkProvincial park · 164 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
Read Island ParkProvincial park · 637 ha · 2.7 km from the edge of town
Desolation Sound Marine ParkProvincial park · 8,449 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
Teakerne Arm ParkProvincial park · 128 ha · 5.9 km from the edge of town
Mitlenatch Island Nature ParkProvincial park · 155 ha · 6.1 km from the edge of town
5 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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
From the edge of Electoral Area B, Strathcona, Hathayim Marine Park [A.K.A. Von Donop Marine Park] begins
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
Hathayim Marine Park [A.K.A. Von Donop Marine Park]
At the edge13 km²since 1993
Provincial park
Mansons Landing Park
At the edge1.0 km²since 1974
Provincial park
Smelt Bay Park
At the edge0.2 km²since 1973
Provincial park
Copeland Islands Marine Park
0.9 km east4.2 km²since 1971
Provincial park
Malaspina Park
2.2 km east5.7 km²since 2001
Provincial park
Rendezvous Island South Park
2.5 km north1.6 km²since 1997
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Electoral Area B, Strathcona has its province’s. 8 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
Electoral Area B, Strathcona and its edge hold 61 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
61 km
in and around the town (258.6 km²)
Woodland
51%
about 132.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Electoral Area B, StrathconaTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Electoral Area B, StrathconaTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland51%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 75% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 84% 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 Electoral Area B, Strathcona 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.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
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 Electoral Area B, Strathcona: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Campbell River (25 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 218 | 139 | 129 | 89 | 60 | 61 | 33 | 44 | 69 | 178 | 221 | 241 |
August is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; December the coldest, at 5 °C. December is the wettest month (241 mm) and July the driest (33 mm). Expect around 89 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Electoral Area B, Strathcona →
Beaches
Beaches near Electoral Area B, Strathcona: 5 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Beachin town
DirectionsHague lake day use areain town
DirectionsYulia Beachrock · 0.1 km from town
DirectionsShark Spit0.2 km from town
DirectionsMarina Reef0.8 km from town
DirectionsThe shoreline runs 391 km within 5 km of town. Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
3 viewpoints near Electoral Area B, Strathcona
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: campsites (3). Among the peaks, Cliff Peak is highest at 444 m.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 2
Cliff Peak444 m · in town
DirectionsGreen Mountain278 m · in town
DirectionsNature reserves 3
Carrington Bay Regional Parkin town
DirectionsSmelt Bay Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsMansons Landing Provincial Park0.1 km from town
DirectionsCampsites 3
Smelt Bay Campgroundin town
DirectionsNorth Copeland Campsite1.2 km from town
DirectionsMiddle Copeland Campsite1.7 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Blind Creek Boat Launchin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Electoral Area B, Strathcona
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 17–23 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Electoral Area B, Strathcona.
Electoral Area C, StrathconaCampbell RiverElectoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), StrathconaElectoral Area A, qathetElectoral Area B, Strathcona
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, Strathcona | 6.6% | 33 | 0 | 5 |
| Electoral Area C, Strathcona 17 km | 12% | 61 | 0 | 170 |
| Campbell River 21 km | 3% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona 22 km | 49% | 34 | 11 | 8 |
| Electoral Area A, qathet 23 km | 17% | 37 | 6 | 7 |
Around Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona and Electoral Area A, qathet the protected share is at least double. More routes are mapped around Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona (11).
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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Electoral Area B, Strathcona
What is the biggest park or reserve near Electoral Area B, Strathcona?
Desolation Sound Marine Park, a provincial park of 8,449 ha.
How much land around Electoral Area B, Strathcona is protected?
Yes: 6.6% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to Electoral Area B, Strathcona?
None within 100 km of Electoral Area B, Strathcona.
Where can you swim near Electoral Area B, Strathcona?
Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
What is the nearest provincial park to Electoral Area B, Strathcona?
Smelt Bay Park, which reaches the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Electoral Area B, Strathcona?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Where Electoral Area B, Strathcona’s outdoors figures come from
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).