First pick
Vermillion Park
Park or garden
40 ha2.9 km of path
40 minto walk all 2.9 km of path
6.4 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain18%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Dauphin · parks, protected land & trails
Dauphin borders Riding Mountain National Park
Protected areas cover 18% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. For walks, the Beach Ridges Trail runs within 2 km. 5 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land
18%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
5
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
At the edge
Riding Mountain National Park
Nearest provincial park
42 km
Duck Mountain Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Dauphin has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Next to a national parkRiding Mountain National Park starts at the edge of townProtected land all round18% of the land within 10 km, more than 94% of Canadian towns
Out of doors, Dauphin leads with Riding Mountain National Park on its doorstep, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Dauphin 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 km18%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town11%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named 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
Dauphin comes 4th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,295 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
Dauphin18%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Dauphin1
Towns its size3
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Dauphin1
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Dauphin beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 3 of 39 do better. For public protected areas, though, 28 of 39 are ahead.
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 | Dauphin MB | 18% | 11% | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 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
The green map of Dauphin
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
Walk in Dauphin: 6 named parks and woods
Largest first: Vermillion Park leads with 40 ha. Numbers match the map.
6 named parks and woods, 71 ha in all
Parks & gardens 71 ha
Between them, Vermillion Park and Dauphin Recreation Services cover 93%.
Dauphin Recreation Services
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
26 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
7.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Medowlark Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
2.4 ha0.5 km of path
7.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Uncle Bob's Trout Pond
Park or garden
1.4 ha
14 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Pioneer Park
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
1.3 ha
6.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parkland Crossings Picnic Area
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
0.2 ha
6.2 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
Most of Dauphin 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%)
Dauphin0%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. Around 2,300 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Around Dauphin, protected areas make up 18%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Dauphin11%
Within 10 km18%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
1 of the 5 are on public land. 4 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Riding Mountain National ParkNational park · 296,770 ha · reaches Dauphin
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 parks within reach of Dauphin
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
National park
Riding Mountain National Park
At the edge2,968 km²since 1929
Provincial park
Duck Mountain Provincial Park
42 km north-west478 km²since 1961
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Dauphin and its edge hold 230 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
230 km
in and around the town (1,782.8 km²)
Woodland
28%
about 494.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
DauphinTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
DauphinTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland28%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 72% of Canadian towns. 83% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
Dauphin has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Beach Ridges Trail3.1 km
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 Dauphin: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Dauphin (10 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) | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | -11 | -8 | -1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 0 | -8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 17 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 87 | 71 | 55 | 53 | 31 | 18 | 17 |
Summer highs reach 25 °C in July; in January they stay near -11 °C. February is the driest month at 12 mm; June the wettest at 87 mm. The climate in Dauphin →
Beaches
1 beach within 5 km of Dauphin
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Stony Point Beachin town
DirectionsWater 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
2 viewpoints near Dauphin
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Campsites lead the count with 4.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 4
Vermilion Splash Pad0.3 km from town
DirectionsKinette Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsRonald McDonald Park0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Off Leash Dog Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsCampsites 4
Dauphin's Countryfest Campgroundin town
DirectionsVermilion River Campground1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Sifton Beach Boat Launchin town
DirectionsStoney Point Beach Boat Launchin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Dauphin
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Dauphin has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 7–45 km out.
DauphinGilbert PlainsLakeshoreGrandviewSte. RoseDauphin
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dauphin | 18% | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Dauphin 7.0 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Plains 24 km | 23% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakeshore 31 km | 11% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| Grandview 39 km | 22% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Ste. Rose 45 km | 5% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Dauphin’s.
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.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Dauphin
When should you visit Dauphin for the outdoors?
May, August and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Which is the biggest protected area near Dauphin?
Riding Mountain National Park, a national park of 296,770 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Dauphin?
The closest is Duck Mountain Provincial Park, at 42 km.
Is there protected land near Dauphin?
Protected areas cover 18% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest beach to Dauphin?
Stony Point Beach, in town; it is the one beach mapped within 5 km.
What walking routes are near Dauphin?
OpenStreetMap maps the Beach Ridges Trail close by.
What is the nearest national park to Dauphin?
Yes: Riding Mountain National Park reaches the edge of Dauphin.
Sources
Where Dauphin’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).