First pick
Upper Sunningdale Park
Park or garden
2.3 ha
2.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: The original uploader was RandyMac at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.03.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Trail · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park, Beaver Creek Park, is 0.5 km from Trail
OpenStreetMap shows 2 unnamed beaches within 5 km. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Of the country within 10 km, 3.5% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
3.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
6
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
0.5 km
Beaver Creek Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Trail, set against 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 km3.5%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 areas4Areas 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
Trail has the 17th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (8,399 to 8,680 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
Trail3.5%
Towns its size2.9%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Trail4
Towns its size3
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Trail0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Trail’s strong point is public protected areas, where 18 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunt Club Park ON | 13% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Britannia ON | 13% | 12% | 31 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | West Centretown ON | 11% | 0% | 36 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Stone Mills ON | 10% | 11% | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Carleton Heights-Courtland Park ON | 10% | 8.3% | 37 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Wildfield ON | 9.1% | 14% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Muskoka Lakes ON | 6.3% | 11% | 26 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Iqaluit NU | 6.1% | 11% | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Lac la Biche County AB | 5.8% | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Norton Park ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Trinity Commons ON | 5.3% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Vaughan Metropolitan Centre ON | 4.7% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Somerset AB | 4.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Saint-Philippe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Electoral Area A, Comox Valley BC | 4% | 4.1% | 97 | 2 | 19 |
| 16 | Heart Lake North ON | 3.9% | 43% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Trail BC | 3.5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Electoral Area G, Nanaimo BC | 3.2% | 7.5% | 32 | 0 | 13 |
| 19 | Brownsburg-Chatham QC | 3.1% | 2% | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Ogden AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Deer Lake BC | 2.9% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 25 |
| 22 | Rocky Ridge AB | 2.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Prairie View SK | 2.3% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Puslinch ON | 2.2% | 1.1% | 29 | 18 | 5 |
| 25 | Goderich ON | 1.5% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Drumheller AB | 1% | 4.9% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Crestview MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 28 | St. John's MB | 0.9% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosewood SK | 0.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Hillhurst AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Lac-Beauport QC | 0.4% | 0.1% | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | Strathcona Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Albert Park/Radisson Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | King Edward Park AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Wild Rose AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Nolan Hill AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Garneau AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Huron-Kinloss ON | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 39 | Dauphin MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Dalhousie AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The map
The green map of Trail
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Trail: 6 named parks and woods
The biggest is Upper Sunningdale Park, 2.3 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 7 ha in all
Parks & gardens 6.9 ha
Add Upper Sunningdale Park to Gyro Park and you have 53% of it.
Gyro Park
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.1 km of path
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Rotary Park
Park or garden
0.8 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jubilee Park
Park or garden
0.4 ha0.2 km of path
1.0 km south-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
About 5 in 10 of Trail’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 (54%)Further (46%)
Trail54%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 3,900 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
Around Trail, protected areas make up 3.5%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Trail0%
Within 10 km3.5%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 4 of the 6, and private owners the rest. Champion Lakes Park covers 1,452 ha, the most of any named area. 2 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Beaver Creek ParkProvincial park · 89 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
Champion Lakes ParkProvincial park · 1,452 ha · 6.0 km from the edge of town
King George VI ParkProvincial park · 162 ha · 6.2 km from the edge of town
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
The nearest big park: Beaver Creek Park, 0.5 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
Beaver Creek Park
0.5 km south-east0.9 km²since 1965
Provincial park
Champion Lakes Park
6.0 km north-east15 km²since 1955
Provincial park
King George VI Park
6.2 km south-west1.6 km²since 1937
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Trail has its province’s. 3 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
Trail and its edge hold 44 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
44 km
in and around the town (91.1 km²)
Woodland
66%
about 59.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
TrailTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.5
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
TrailTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland66%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 66% of Canadian towns. It is more wooded than 90% 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 Trail
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
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 Trail in April and June to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Warfield (4.1 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 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 93 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 72 | 68 | 47 | 25 | 32 | 62 | 86 | 98 |
Expect 98 mm in December, the wettest month, and 25 mm in August. Daytime highs run from 0 °C in December up to 30 °C in August. The climate in Trail →
Beaches
2 unnamed beaches near Trail
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
Trail has 4 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.
The most common are playgrounds: 19 on the map. For a climb, Lake Mountain rises to 1,640 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Plus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Lookout Mountain1,332 m · 0.4 km from town
DirectionsTalus Hill937 m · 0.9 km from town
DirectionsLake Mountain1,640 m · 1.1 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Beaver Creek Campground0.9 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 Trail
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
WarfieldMontroseRosslandFruitvaleElectoral Area A, Kootenay BoundaryElectoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay BoundaryTrail
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail | 3.5% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Warfield 4.2 km | 1.2% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Montrose 7.8 km | 3.7% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rossland 7.8 km | 1.4% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Fruitvale 11 km | 4.7% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary 12 km | 2.3% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary 13 km | 7.8% | 12 | 0 | 3 |
For protected land, Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary has twice as much or more.
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.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Trail
Is there a beach near Trail?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
What is the nearest national park to Trail?
No national park lies within 100 km of Trail.
Are there protected areas near Trail?
Within 10 km, 3.5% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest provincial park to Trail?
Beaver Creek Park, 0.5 km from the edge of town.
Which is the biggest protected area near Trail?
Champion Lakes Park: 1,452 ha, a provincial park.
When should you visit Trail for the outdoors?
On the normals, April and June to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Sources for this page on Trail
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).