First pick
Riverside Park
Park or garden
10 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Vanderhoof
Vanderhoof Community Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Bell and Jeff from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.00.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Vanderhoof · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land is scarce around Vanderhoof: 0.2% within 10 km
The nearest provincial park, Beaumont Park, is 16 km away. Count 4 protected areas within 10 km of town. 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land
0.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
16 km
Beaumont Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Vanderhoof 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 km0.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Vanderhoof sits 5th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,465 to 4,627 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
Vanderhoof0.2%
Towns its size3%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Vanderhoof0
Towns its size3
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Vanderhoof0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Vanderhoof lags towns its size: 33 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper AB | 100% | 100% | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona BC | 49% | 64% | 34 | 11 | 8 |
| 3 | Shelburne NS | 27% | 28% | 194 | 0 | 80 |
| 4 | Sparwood BC | 23% | 3.4% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Gaetz Brook NS | 15% | 4.2% | 55 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Douglas BC | 13% | 3.2% | 82 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Queenswood - Chatelaine ON | 12% | 0% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola BC | 11% | 8.3% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Berthierville QC | 9.1% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Gurnett ON | 7.3% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Bowen Island BC | 7.2% | 17% | 60 | 0 | 173 |
| 12 | Neuville QC | 7.1% | 1.3% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Horning ON | 6.4% | 20% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Melville SK | 5.2% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu QC | 4.3% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Eastmount ON | 4.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Wainwright No. 61 AB | 3.7% | 3.1% | 41 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Crossroads ON | 3.5% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Britannia Youngstown AB | 3.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Warner County No. 5 AB | 3.2% | 4.7% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley BC | 2.8% | 3.6% | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Country Hills ON | 2.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Red Hill ON | 2.1% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | Caraquet NB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | Fairfield Park MB | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Highway Valley ON | 1.6% | 1.7% | 18 | 5 | 6 |
| 27 | Felker ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Centennial MB | 1.5% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Rockwood MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Carlisle AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Casselman ON | 1.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Albion ON | 1.4% | 11% | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | Parkridge SK | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Vulcan County AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Blue Quill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Vanderhoof BC | 0.2% | 3.8% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Saint-Anselme QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Howick ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Raymond AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Vanderhoof
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
5 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Vanderhoof
The biggest is Riverside Park, 10 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
5 named parks and woods, 22 ha in all
Parks & gardens 22 ha
Riverside Park plus Mike Kenner Ball Diamonds account for 88% of the green.
Mike Kenner Ball Diamonds
Park or garden
9.0 ha
1.1 km south-eastfrom 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 3 in 10 of Vanderhoof’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 (25%)Further (75%)
Vanderhoof25%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 3,400 people more than a short walk away. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
4 protected areas lie within 10 km of Vanderhoof
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Vanderhoof3.8%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All 4 are privately held. Not named: 4 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
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
Beaumont Park is 16 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
Beaumont Park
16 km west1.8 km²since 1960
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Vanderhoof has its province’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Vanderhoof and its edge hold 17 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
17 km
in and around the town (108.7 km²)
Woodland
55%
about 59.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
VanderhoofTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
VanderhoofTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland55%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 85% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 81% 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 Vanderhoof
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 Vanderhoof: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Prince George (88 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) | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 1 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 50 | 31 | 29 | 37 | 45 | 68 | 64 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 57 | 41 |
March is the driest month at 29 mm; June the wettest at 68 mm. January brings highs of -4 °C, July highs of 23 °C. The climate in Vanderhoof →
Beaches
3 beaches within 5 km of Vanderhoof, none named
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
Vanderhoof has a viewpoint within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (6).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Redmond Flatsin town
DirectionsCampsites 1
Riverside Park Campgroundin town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Vanderhoof
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 10–74 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Vanderhoof.
Electoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoElectoral Area C, Bulkley-NechakoElectoral Area D, Bulkley-NechakoFort St. JamesElectoral Area C, Fraser-Fort GeorgeVanderhoof
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderhoof | 0.2% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako 10 km | 4.8% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako 50 km | 11% | 33 | 1 | 79 |
| Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako 50 km | 3.7% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Fort St. James 50 km | 3.4% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George 74 km | 3.1% | 15 | 1 | 32 |
For protected land, Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako and Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako have 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.
- 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. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Vanderhoof
Is there a provincial park near Vanderhoof?
It is Beaumont Park, 16 km away.
When should you visit Vanderhoof for the outdoors?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest national park to Vanderhoof?
None within 100 km of Vanderhoof.
Where can you swim near Vanderhoof?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
Are there protected areas near Vanderhoof?
Protected areas cover 0.2% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
Where Vanderhoof’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).