First pick
Gallery in the Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.5 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Altona · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land is absent from the 10 km around Altona
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. A provincial park, Pembina Valley Provincial Park, lies 46 km away.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
46 km
Pembina Valley Provincial Park
Against other towns
Each figure for Altona, 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km0%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 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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Altona has the 2nd least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,908 to 5,086 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
Altona0%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Altona0
Towns its size3
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Altona0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Altona is weakest for public protected areas: 34 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area F, Cariboo BC | 29% | 27% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Northern Bruce Peninsula ON | 11% | 30% | 97 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Bells Corners East ON | 9.2% | 4.6% | 21 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Cardston County AB | 8.8% | 7.6% | 73 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lemoyne QC | 7.6% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Westdale South ON | 7.1% | 28% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Falkirk East ON | 7% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Cobble Hill BC | 6.6% | 4.5% | 51 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Electoral Area C, North Okanagan BC | 6.1% | 19% | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | York Road ON | 6.1% | 41% | 27 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Webber Greens AB | 6.1% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Electoral Area F, North Okanagan BC | 5.9% | 4.7% | 26 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Nipawin SK | 4.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Palliser AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Annapolis County, Subdivision B NS | 3.9% | 0.9% | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Tyendinaga ON | 3% | 2.8% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Huntington ON | 2.9% | 0% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Idlewood ON | 2.8% | 12% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Cumberland BC | 2.6% | 8.1% | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Hastings Highlands ON | 2.4% | 0.5% | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Morin-Heights QC | 2.2% | 0.9% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Hearst ON | 2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Meinzinger Park-Lakeside ON | 1.7% | 4.4% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bridgwater Forest MB | 1.7% | 4.1% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Central Business District SK | 1.5% | 5.4% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Lakewood Urban Centre SK | 1.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Edenwold No. 158 SK | 1.4% | 2% | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | Edgemont AB | 1.4% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Westmount ON | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Westmount AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | North Park SK | 0.7% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Sussex NB | 0.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Kildonan Drive MB | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Highland Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Anthony Henday South East AB | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Saint-Germain-de-Grantham QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Carbonear NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | Warwick QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Altona MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Capilano AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Altona
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
3 named parks and woods to walk in near Altona
The biggest is Gallery in the Park, 1.2 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Altona Community Garden
Park or garden
1.8 ha
1.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ash Park
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Altona
Spruce Bay to WC Miller
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
4 in 10 people in Altona 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 (36%)Further (64%)
Altona36%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 3,200 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Altona, no land is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
The nearest provincial park is Pembina Valley Provincial Park, 46 km away.
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
Pembina Valley Provincial Park, 46 km off
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
Pembina Valley Provincial Park
46 km west6.6 km²since 2001
No national park lies within 100 km of Altona; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 17 km in and around Altona
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 (25.6 km²)
Woodland
0.2%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
AltonaTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.7
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AltonaTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.2%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 63% of Canadian towns. For woods, 90% of Canadian towns have more.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Altona
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the town, though paths on the ground may well exist.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Altona is best on foot in August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Emerson (28 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) | -11 | -8 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 1 | -7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 16 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 79 | 90 | 88 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 25 | 21 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 26 °C; January the coldest, at -11 °C. Precipitation runs from 16 mm in February to 90 mm in June. The climate in Altona →
Things to do
Outdoors around Altona: 8 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 4 picnic sites, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Altona
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 12–30 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Altona.
RhinelandMontcalmStanleyWinklerAltona
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Altona’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
Questions about the outdoors in Altona
What is the nearest national park to Altona?
None within 100 km of Altona.
When should you visit Altona for the outdoors?
August and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the nearest provincial park to Altona?
Pembina Valley Provincial Park, 46 km from the edge of town.
Sources
The sources behind Altona’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).