First pick
Centennial Grounds
Park or garden
1.5 ha
16 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain25%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Harrison Park · parks, protected land & trails
Riding Mountain National Park reaches Harrison Park
Of the country within 10 km, 25% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Within 5 km are 5 beaches; Deep Bay is the nearest. A provincial park, Rivers Provincial Park, lies 32 km away.
Protected land
25%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
67
within 10 km, 7 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
At the edge
Riding Mountain National Park
Nearest provincial park
32 km
Rivers Provincial Park
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Harrison Park, in short
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 round25% of the land within 10 km, more than 97% of Canadian townsBeaches5 beaches within 5 km
Above all, Harrison Park offers Riding Mountain National Park on its doorstep, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
How Harrison Park compares with 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. 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 km25%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town4.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas7Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches5Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
No town of the 40 its size has more protected land around it than Harrison Park
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,916 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
Harrison Park25%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Harrison Park7
Towns its size4
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Harrison Park0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Harrison Park tops all 39 other towns its size.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Park MB | 25% | 4.2% | 67 | 0 | 5 |
| 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
Harrison Park 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 Harrison Park
Centennial Grounds is the largest, at 1.5 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
In Harrison Park, parks are rarely a short walk away
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%)
Harrison Park0%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
That is below the typical Canadian town (83%). That leaves about 1,900 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Around Harrison Park, protected areas make up 25%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Harrison Park4.2%
Within 10 km25%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
7 of the 67 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Riding Mountain National Park leads for size with 296,770 ha. Another 36 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Riding Mountain National ParkNational park · 296,770 ha · reaches Harrison Park
Proven Lake Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 2,019 ha · reaches Harrison Park
Parkland Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 774 ha · reaches Harrison Park
Onanole Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 131 ha · reaches Harrison Park
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
Parks around Harrison Park
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
Rivers Provincial Park
32 km south0.5 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
Paths to walk: 103 km in and around Harrison Park
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
103 km
in and around the town (1,258.3 km²)
Woodland
24%
about 303.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Harrison ParkTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Harrison ParkTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland24%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 70% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 88% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Harrison Park
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Harrison Park is best on foot in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Dauphin, 63 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| 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 |
January brings highs of -11 °C, July highs of 25 °C. Precipitation runs from 12 mm in February to 87 mm in June. The climate in Harrison Park →
Beaches
Beaches near Harrison Park: 5 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Deep Baymixed · 0.4 km from town
DirectionsWasaagaming Main Beachsand · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap shows 3 more, nameless. For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Harrison Park: 4 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 18 campsites, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Plus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Proven Lake Wildlife Management Areain town
DirectionsPicnic sites 7
Frith Beach0.2 km from town
DirectionsLake Katherine0.6 km from town
DirectionsGlen Beag1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 6
Natural playground and learning gardenin town
DirectionsNatural Playground0.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 18
Ed-Venture Bay Campgroundin town
DirectionsGrey Owl Estates Cabin Areain town
DirectionsOnanole RV Park & Campgroundin town
DirectionsOutpost Campgroundin town
DirectionsSandy Lake Lions Campgroundin town
DirectionsSandy Lake Motel & Campgroundin town
DirectionsSeech Lakein town
DirectionsSportsman's RV Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 10 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 10
Plus 10 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Harrison Park
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Harrison Park has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 22–46 km out.
Clanwilliam-EricksonYellowheadMinnedosaOakviewRosedaleHarrison Park
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Park | 25% | 67 | 0 | 5 |
| Clanwilliam-Erickson 22 km | 25% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellowhead 33 km | 1.2% | 57 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnedosa 39 km | 2.9% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Oakview 39 km | 1% | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosedale 46 km | 17% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Harrison Park doubles its share.
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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Harrison Park
What is the nearest beach to Harrison Park?
Try Deep Bay, 0.4 km from town, first of several.
Is there a provincial park near Harrison Park?
Rivers Provincial Park, 32 km away.
Are there protected areas near Harrison Park?
Within 10 km, 25% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is Harrison Park near a national park?
It is on the doorstep: Riding Mountain National Park touches Harrison Park.
Which is the biggest protected area near Harrison Park?
Riding Mountain National Park, a national park of 296,770 ha.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Harrison Park?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Where Harrison Park’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).