First pick
Dale Meadows Park
Park or garden
9.8 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.1 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: (WT-shared) Bulliver at wts wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 1.011%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Summerland · parks, protected land & trails
Summerland has more protected land around it than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Swimmers have 45 beaches within 5 km, Crescent Beach the nearest. 25 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
11%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
25
within 10 km, 18 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Sun-Oka Beach Park
Beaches
45
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Summerland has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round11% of the land within 10 km, more than 87% of Canadian townsBeaches45 beaches within 5 kmA provincial park at the edgeSun-Oka Beach Park reaches the town
Out of doors, Summerland leads with protected land around it, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Summerland 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km11%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town7.5%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas18Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches45Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Summerland comes 5th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (12,112 to 12,605 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
Summerland11%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Summerland18
Towns its size5
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Summerland0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Summerland beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 4 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cantley QC | 21% | 1.2% | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Elliot Lake ON | 18% | 7.2% | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Orleans Village - Chateauneuf ON | 14% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Nelson BC | 14% | 0.1% | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Summerland BC | 11% | 7.5% | 25 | 0 | 45 |
| 6 | Rideau Lakes ON | 10% | 14% | 77 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Bridlewood AB | 7.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine QC | 7.3% | 6.1% | 46 | 0 | 94 |
| 9 | Saltspring Island BC | 6.7% | 17% | 109 | 3 | 44 |
| 10 | Saint-Hippolyte QC | 4.2% | 6.9% | 21 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Humber Summit ON | 3.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Moncton NB | 3.4% | 1.4% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Milliken ON | 3.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Chaparral AB | 3.2% | 9.8% | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Yonge-Eglinton ON | 2.6% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Grenet QC | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Spring Valley ON | 2.4% | 8.4% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Saint-Sauveur QC | 2.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Woodbine Corridor ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 34 |
| 20 | Bromont QC | 2.2% | 2% | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Dovercourt Village ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 13 |
| 22 | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts QC | 1.8% | 1.6% | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| 23 | Bayview Woods-Steeles ON | 1.7% | 17% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Forest Hill North ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Royal Oak AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Grey Highlands ON | 1.3% | 0.7% | 77 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Highland West ON | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | River Park South MB | 1.1% | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Tyndall Park MB | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Wellesley ON | 1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Windsor Park MB | 0.8% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Wetaskiwin County No. 10 AB | 0.7% | 1% | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Blackfalds AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Chalmers MB | 0.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Alderwood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 36 | Uptown ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Varsity AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Norwich ON | 0.2% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Etobicoke West Mall ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DT Hospital ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
The map
The green map of Summerland
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
8 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Summerland
The biggest is Dale Meadows Park, 9.8 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
8 named parks and woods, 28 ha in all
Parks & gardens 28 ha
Dale Meadows Park plus Summerland Ornamental Gardens account for 68% of the green.
Summerland Ornamental Gardens
Park or garden
8.9 ha
4.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Peach Orchard Beach Park
Park or garden
3.2 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Powell Beach Park
Park or garden
3.1 ha0.4 km of path
5.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Memorial Park
Park or garden
1.8 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Summerland
Directionsto a point inside
Summerland Museum Park
Park or garden
0.2 ha
Centralin the middle of Summerland
Directionsto a point inside
Alliance Community Gardens
Park or garden
0.3 ha
1.1 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
A park is within a short walk for 5 in 10 in Summerland
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 (46%)Further (55%)
Summerland46%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 6,700 residents live further than 400 m from one. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
25 protected areas around Summerland
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Summerland7.5%
Within 10 km11%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 25, 18 are public and the remainder private. Okanagan Mountain Park leads for size with 11,321 ha. 7 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Giant's Head and Little Giant's Head ParkMunicipal park · 170 ha · reaches Summerland
Mount Conkle ParkMunicipal park · 154 ha · reaches Summerland
Trout Creek Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 83 ha · reaches Summerland
Sun-Oka Beach ParkProvincial park · 30 ha · reaches Summerland
Living Memorial ParkMunicipal park · 2.2 ha · reaches Summerland
Adam's Bird SanctuaryMunicipal park · 1.4 ha · reaches Summerland
Cartwright Ave. Neighbourhood ParklandMunicipal park · 1.4 ha · reaches Summerland
Woodbridge Nature PreserveMunicipal park · 1.0 ha · reaches Summerland
Priest Camp Historic ParkMunicipal park · 0.6 ha · reaches Summerland
Landry ParklandMunicipal park · 0.3 ha · reaches Summerland
7 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 Summerland, Sun-Oka Beach 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
Sun-Oka Beach Park
At the edge0.3 km²since 1969
Provincial park
Okanagan Lake Park
0.1 km north0.9 km²since 1955
Provincial park
Kickininee Park
0.5 km south-east0.5 km²since 1970
Provincial park
Darke Lake Park
2.1 km north-west15 km²since 1943
Provincial park
Okanagan Mountain Park
2.8 km north113 km²since 1973
Provincial park
Eneas Lakes Park
8.6 km north-west10 km²since 1968
For a national park, people in Summerland travel more than 100 km. There are 6 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
Summerland and its edge hold 171 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
171 km
in and around the town (142.6 km²)
Woodland
56%
about 79.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
SummerlandTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SummerlandTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland56%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 86% of Canadian towns. For path density, 55% of Canadian towns do better.
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 Summerland
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
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 Summerland: April to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Penticton (17 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 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 28 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 38 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
January brings highs of 2 °C, July highs of 29 °C. February is the driest month at 19 mm; June the wettest at 44 mm. About 62 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Summerland →
Beaches
Beaches near Summerland: 45 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Crescent Beachin town
DirectionsPowell Beachsand · in town
DirectionsThere are also 43 beaches without a name. Water 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
22 viewpoints near Summerland
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
22Viewpoints8Hills and peaks4Nature reserves12Picnic sites14Playgrounds1Dog parks4Campsites7Slipways
Mount Acland tops the hills nearby, 1,440 m. Viewpoints lead the count with 22.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 22
Goat Lookoutin town
DirectionsFur Brigade Viewpoint 20.2 km from town
DirectionsFur Brigade Viewpoint0.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 19 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 8
Giant's Head836 m · in town
DirectionsMount Conkle918 m · in town
DirectionsRattlesnake Mountain916 m · in town
DirectionsWild Horse Mountain870 m · in town
DirectionsCartwright Mountain1,044 m · 0.6 km from town
DirectionsMount Eneas1,096 m · 0.8 km from town
DirectionsMount Acland1,440 m · 1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 peak more.
Nature reserves 4
Adams Bird Sanctuaryin town
DirectionsTrout Creek Ecological Reservein town
DirectionsKickininee Provincial Park1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 12
West Summerlandin town
DirectionsPyramid Day Use0.7 km from town
DirectionsSoorimpt Day Use1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 9 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 14
Summerland Millenneum Spray Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Slipways 7
Plus 7 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Summerland
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, Okanagan-SimilkameenNaramataPenticton 1PentictonSummerland
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerland | 11% | 25 | 0 | 45 |
| Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen 6.7 km | 8.9% | 34 | 0 | 70 |
| Naramata 7.5 km | 13% | 40 | 1 | 70 |
| Penticton 1 15 km | 12% | 42 | 0 | 69 |
| Penticton 15 km | 12% | 26 | 0 | 61 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Summerland’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Summerland
What is the nearest national park to Summerland?
No national park lies within 100 km of Summerland.
Is there protected land near Summerland?
Within 10 km, 11% of the land lies in protected areas.
Where can you swim near Summerland?
Crescent Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
When is the best time for walking in Summerland?
April to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is there a provincial park near Summerland?
Sun-Oka Beach Park begins at the town’s edge.
What is the largest protected area near Summerland?
Okanagan Mountain Park: 11,321 ha, a provincial park.
Sources
Sources for this page on Summerland
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).