First pick
Gilbert The Golfball
Park or garden
0.4 ha
Centralin the middle of Gilbert Plains
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain23%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Gilbert Plains · parks, protected land & trails
Riding Mountain National Park begins at the edge of Gilbert Plains
Of the country within 10 km, 23% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Some protected land is inside the town: 13% of its area. The closest provincial park is Duck Mountain Provincial Park, 33 km from the edge of town.
Protected land
23%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
At the edge
Riding Mountain National Park
Nearest provincial park
33 km
Duck Mountain Provincial Park
Character
Where Gilbert Plains stands out 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 round23% of the land within 10 km, more than 96% of Canadian towns
Gilbert Plains’ best card is Riding Mountain National Park on its doorstep, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Gilbert Plains, 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 km23%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town13%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 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
Of 40 towns its size, Gilbert Plains has the most protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,350 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
Gilbert Plains23%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Gilbert Plains1
Towns its size3
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Gilbert Plains0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Gilbert Plains tops all 39 other towns its size. It trails them for public protected areas, where 28 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilbert Plains MB | 23% | 13% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 3 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 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
Gilbert Plains on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Gilbert Plains
Gilbert The Golfball is the largest, at 0.4 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
5 in 10 people in Gilbert Plains 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 (54%)Further (46%)
Gilbert Plains54%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 600 people more than a short walk away. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 23% of the land near Gilbert Plains
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Gilbert Plains13%
Within 10 km23%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold it.
Riding Mountain National ParkNational park · 296,770 ha · reaches Gilbert Plains
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
Big parks near Gilbert Plains
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
33 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
158 km of paths in and around Gilbert Plains
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
158 km
in and around the town (1,180.4 km²)
Woodland
26%
about 308.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Gilbert PlainsTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Gilbert PlainsTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland26%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 71% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 82% 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 Gilbert Plains
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
The best months for walking in Gilbert Plains: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Dauphin, 31 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) | 8.4 | 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 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 25 °C; January the coldest, at -11 °C. February is the driest month at 12 mm; June the wettest at 87 mm. The climate in Gilbert Plains →
Things to do
4 things to do outdoors near Gilbert Plains
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 campsites: 4 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Campsites 4
Vermilion River Campground1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Gilbert Plains
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Gilbert Plains has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 15–31 km out.
GrandviewDauphinDauphinGilbert Plains
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Gilbert Plains’.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Gilbert Plains
What is the biggest park or reserve near Gilbert Plains?
Riding Mountain National Park: 296,770 ha, a national park.
What is the nearest provincial park to Gilbert Plains?
Duck Mountain Provincial Park, 33 km from the edge of town.
How much land around Gilbert Plains is protected?
Protected areas cover 23% of the land within 10 km.
Is Gilbert Plains near a national park?
Riding Mountain National Park begins right at Gilbert Plains’ edge.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Gilbert Plains?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Where Gilbert Plains’ 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).