First pick
Veteran Park
Park or garden
0.7 ha0.3 km of path
9.9 km north-westfrom the centre
Snoman Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Krazytea · CC BY-SA 4.02.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Argyle · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land at Argyle’s edge: Pembina Valley Wildlife Management Area
The closest provincial park is Spruce Woods Provincial Park, 9.8 km from the edge of town. Canadian Forces Base Shilo (23,061 ha) is the biggest, 8.9 km from town. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land
2.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
45
within 10 km, 6 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
9.8 km
Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Argyle, 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 km2.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas6Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Argyle comes 18th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,035 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
Argyle2.1%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Argyle6
Towns its size4
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Argyle0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Argyle’s strong point is public protected areas, where 14 of 39 top it.
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 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Argyle MB | 2.1% | 1.1% | 45 | 0 | 1 |
| 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
Parks, woods and paths around Argyle
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 Argyle: one named park or wood
Veteran Park is the largest, at 0.7 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
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 Argyle 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%)
Argyle0%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 1,000 people more than a short walk away. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
2.1% of the country within 10 km of Argyle is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Argyle1.1%
Within 10 km2.1%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
6 of the 45 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. The largest named one is Canadian Forces Base Shilo, at 23,061 ha. 35 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Pembina Valley Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 3,059 ha · reaches Argyle
Tiger Hills Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 531 ha · reaches Argyle
Assiniboine Corridor Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 3,374 ha · 5.1 km from the edge of town
Canadian Forces Base ShiloNature reserve · 23,061 ha · 8.9 km from the edge of town
Spruce Woods Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 291 ha · 9.0 km from the edge of town
Spruce Woods Provincial ParkProvincial park · 21,265 ha · 9.8 km from the edge of town
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
Spruce Woods Provincial Park, 9.8 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
Spruce Woods Provincial Park
9.8 km north213 km²since 1964
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Argyle 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
110 km of paths in and around Argyle
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
110 km
in and around the town (942.6 km²)
Woodland
11%
about 102.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ArgyleTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ArgyleTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland11%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 54% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 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 mapped walking route near Argyle
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
Argyle is best on foot in August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Cypress River, 29 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -7 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 0 | -7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 20 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 70 | 91 | 75 | 61 | 45 | 38 | 25 | 27 |
Expect around 137 cm of snow over a winter. Precipitation runs from 17 mm in February to 91 mm in June. July is the warmest month, with highs around 26 °C; January the coldest, at -10 °C. The climate in Argyle →
Beaches
Argyle has 1 beach close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Kiwanis Beachin town
DirectionsBeach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
17 things to do outdoors near Argyle
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 hills and peaks: 9 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 9
Helgasons Hillin town
DirectionsTiger Hillsin town
DirectionsWytincks Hillin town
DirectionsMawbys Hill1.5 km from town
DirectionsThe Hogsback1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 hills and peaks more.
Nature reserves 1
Rock Lake Provincial Recreation Park0.0 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 4
Rock Lake Ministriesin town
DirectionsRock Lake United Church Campin town
DirectionsPlus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Argyle
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Argyle has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 24–39 km out.
LouiseCartwright-RoblinPrairie LakesKillarneyVictoriaArgyle
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle | 2.1% | 45 | 0 | 1 |
| Louise 24 km | 1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Cartwright-Roblin 26 km | 1.6% | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Lakes 36 km | 3.1% | 76 | 0 | 1 |
| Killarney 37 km | 1.8% | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| Victoria 39 km | 9% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
For protected land, Victoria has 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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 Argyle
Are there protected areas near Argyle?
Within 10 km, 2.1% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest national park to Argyle?
No national park lies within 100 km of Argyle.
Is there a beach near Argyle?
Kiwanis Beach, in town; it is the one beach mapped within 5 km.
When should you visit Argyle for the outdoors?
August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Which is the biggest protected area near Argyle?
Canadian Forces Base Shilo, a nature reserve of 23,061 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Argyle?
Spruce Woods Provincial Park, 9.8 km from the edge of town.
Sources
The sources behind Argyle’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).