Photo: R Reimer at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Gimli has 10 beaches within 5 km
The 10 km around town hold 6 protected areas. 0.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 22 km from town is Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.
What sets Gimli apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Gimli’s best card is its beaches. The gap is protected land nearby.
Gimli 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Gimli has the 5th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,751 to 7,086 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
For public protected areas, Gimli 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 | Fernie BC | 31% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Thunder Bay, Unorganized ON | 18% | 18% | 136 | 6 | 347 |
| 3 | Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen ON | 14% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Springhill NS | 11% | 9% | 79 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Harrietsfield NS | 11% | 19% | 33 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Algoma, Unorganized, North Part ON | 11% | 10% | 91 | 4 | 228 |
| 7 | Lowertown East ON | 11% | 0% | 38 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Beaverbrook ON | 7.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | The Estates of Rainbow Creek ON | 7.1% | 6.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Douglas NB | 6.4% | 9.4% | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | Saint-Honoré QC | 5.5% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 5.4% | 0% | 59 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Perth ON | 5.4% | 0.7% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Hope ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Millrise AB | 4.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Edgeley ON | 3.9% | 0.4% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Canyon Meadows AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Willow Park AB | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Midnapore AB | 3.3% | 32% | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 20 | Hillsdale SK | 2.4% | 40% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Electoral Area C, East Kootenay BC | 2.3% | 1.5% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Riverdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| 23 | Parkhill ON | 1.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Meadowood MB | 1.3% | 1.8% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Old Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| 26 | Devon AB | 1.1% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Rhatigan Ridge AB | 0.5% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh ON | 0.4% | 0.9% | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| 29 | Garden City MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Applewood Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Bridgeland/Riverside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Stephenville NL | 0.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 33 | Kiniski Gardens AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Tamarack AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Lucan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Gimli MB | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 37 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Rhineland MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Wainwright AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Klarvatten AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Parks, woods and paths around Gimli
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Gimli
The biggest is Ukrainian Park, 25 ha. Biggest first, 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.
A park is within a short walk for 2 in 10 in Gimli
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.
About 5,800 residents live further than 400 m from one. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
6 protected areas lie within 10 km of Gimli
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Every one is privately held, and none is named: private land isn’t a place to visit.
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.
The nearest big park: Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park, 22 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.
Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park
For a national park, people in Gimli travel more than 100 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Gimli has 100 km of footpaths in and around it
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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
For woods, it beats 57% of Canadian towns. For path density, 75% of Canadian towns do better.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
No named walking route passes Gimli on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the town; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Get out in Gimli in May and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Gimli, 1.4 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 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | -12 | -9 | -1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 0 | -9 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 19 | 12 | 23 | 28 | 61 | 87 | 77 | 70 | 55 | 44 | 23 | 18 |
Expect 87 mm in June, the wettest month, and 12 mm in February. January brings highs of -12 °C, July highs of 25 °C. The climate in Gimli →
Where to swim near Gimli
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Unnamed on the map: 7 more. OpenStreetMap marks 2 as sandy. This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
18 things to do outdoors near Gimli
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
10 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 10
Plus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Gimli
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Gimli has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 15–26 km out.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gimli | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Winnipeg Beach 15 km | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dunnottar 21 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Armstrong 26 km | 4.2% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
Armstrong has at least twice the protected share around it.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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.
- 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 Gimli
What is the best season to get outdoors in Gimli?
May and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Gimli?
The closest is Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park, at 22 km.
Is Gimli near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Gimli.
What is the nearest beach to Gimli?
The nearest is Gimli Beach, in town.
Is there protected land near Gimli?
Yes: 0.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources for this page on Gimli
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).