First pick
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Park
Park or garden
18 ha3.5 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.5 km of path
12 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.00.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in La Salle · parks, protected land & trails
25 public protected areas lie within 10 km of La Salle
The nearest provincial park, Beaudry Provincial Park, is 5.3 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 0.4% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
0.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
25
within 10 km, 25 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
5.3 km
Beaudry Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What La Salle has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Many protected areas25 public areas within 10 kmLittle protected land0.4% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Out of doors, La Salle leads with the number of public protected areas close by. The gap is protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Each figure for La Salle, 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km0.4%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas25Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, La Salle is 5th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (9,040 to 9,387 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
La Salle0.4%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
La Salle25
Towns its size5
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
La Salle0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, La Salle’s strong point is public protected areas, where 4 of 39 top it. It trails them for protected land nearby, where 35 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Rivers PE | 31% | 4.4% | 64 | 14 | 42 |
| 2 | La Pêche QC | 19% | 8.3% | 33 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Mount Royale NS | 15% | 24% | 18 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Braemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland Park ON | 13% | 1.7% | 30 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Fall River NS | 11% | 2.9% | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Centrepointe - Briargreen ON | 11% | 0% | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Beaver Bank NS | 8.2% | 3.8% | 31 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Burnaby Mountain BC | 8.1% | 0% | 36 | 2 | 84 |
| 9 | Saint-Robert QC | 7.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Strathcona ON | 6% | 13% | 26 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Boischatel QC | 5.9% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | H-Section (bramalea) ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Vankleek Hill ON | 5.2% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Saint-Apollinaire QC | 5.1% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | L'Épiphanie QC | 4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Walsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden Ridge SK | 3.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Sundance AB | 3.3% | 34% | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 18 | Thistletown-Beaumond Heights ON | 3.2% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | North Central SK | 3.2% | 0% | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Fish Creek Park AB | 3.2% | 53% | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 21 | Riverbend AB | 3.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Fletchers Meadow South ON | 2.7% | 11% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Old East York ON | 2.4% | 4.6% | 13 | 3 | 15 |
| 24 | Stony Mountain MB | 2.3% | 2.3% | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Danforth ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 24 |
| 26 | Elms-Old Rexdale ON | 1.9% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval QC | 1.7% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Portugal Cove-St. Philip's NL | 1.5% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| 29 | Stoney Creek ON | 1.3% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Churchville ON | 1.2% | 2% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Hampton Village SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | University Heights Urban Centre SK | 0.9% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Barbertown ON | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Silver Springs AB | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Hawkwood AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | La Salle MB | 0.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Downtown Commercial Core AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Amber Trails MB | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Mount Pleasant AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Cooksville NHD (East) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
The map
The green map of La Salle
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 La Salle: 5 named parks and woods
Largest first: Shaheed Bhagat Singh Park leads with 18 ha. Numbers match the map.
5 named parks and woods, 27 ha in all
Parks & gardens 27 ha
Add Shaheed Bhagat Singh Park to White Ridge Community Centre and you have 83% of it.
White Ridge Community Centre
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
4.7 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
15 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Don Smith Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
4.1 ha
14 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Vanderbilt Park
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
0.2 ha
14 km northfrom 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
About 3 in 10 of La Salle’s residents are 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 (29%)Further (72%)
La Salle29%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 6,600 residents live further than 400 m from one. A median Canadian town manages 83%.
Protected areas
La Salle has 25 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside La Salle0%
Within 10 km0.4%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Each of the 25 is held by a public body. Beaudry Provincial Park covers 489 ha, the most of any named area.
LaSalle River CorridorMunicipal park · 165 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
Bridgwater ForestMunicipal park · 10 ha · 1.7 km from the edge of town
Jennifer and Tom Shay Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 6.7 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
Assiniboine ForestMunicipal park · 286 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
Harte TrailMunicipal park · 21 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
Carrigan Place WoodlotMunicipal park · 0.9 ha · 4.2 km from the edge of town
St. Norbert CC ForestMunicipal park · 0.8 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
Dalhousie ForestMunicipal park · 2.2 ha · 4.6 km from the edge of town
Beaudry Provincial ParkProvincial park · 489 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
Kilkenny ForestMunicipal park · 7.4 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
15 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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 nearest big park: Beaudry Provincial Park, 5.3 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.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Beaudry Provincial Park
5.3 km north-west4.9 km²since 1974
For a national park, people in La Salle 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.
Footpaths and woods
La Salle and its edge hold 199 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
199 km
in and around the town (1,300.5 km²)
Woodland
0.6%
about 7.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
La SalleTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
La SalleTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.6%
0%50%100%
For path density, 81% of Canadian towns do better. Woods cover less of it than in 85% 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 La Salle
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the town, though paths on the ground may well exist.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in La Salle
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) (26 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) | 8.6 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | -11 | -9 | -1 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 0 | -8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 18 | 13 | 26 | 33 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 19 |
Snow totals about 126 cm a year. The warmest month, July, is also the wettest (77 mm), while February is driest at 13 mm. Highs peak near 26 °C in July and fall to -11 °C in January. The climate in La Salle →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near La Salle
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Water 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
Near La Salle: 2 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.
Count 17 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Penny Bowles Bird Feeding Station0.5 km from town
DirectionsBison Viewing Mound1.3 km from town
DirectionsHills and peaks 1
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
FortWhyte Alive1.5 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 17
Pirate Ship Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 16 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Campgroundin town
DirectionsCheyenne Park1.4 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to La Salle
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
South PointeBridgwater TrailsSt. NorbertRichmond WestSt. AdolpheBridgwater ForestLa Salle
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Salle | 0.4% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| South Pointe 12 km | 1.6% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Bridgwater Trails 13 km | 1.4% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| St. Norbert 13 km | 0.6% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Richmond West 13 km | 1.6% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| St. Adolphe 14 km | 0.2% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Bridgwater Forest 15 km | 1.7% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
Around South Pointe, Bridgwater Trails and Richmond West the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
Questions about the outdoors in La Salle
When is the best time for walking in La Salle?
On the normals, September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is La Salle near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of La Salle.
How much land around La Salle is protected?
Protected areas cover 0.4% of the land within 10 km.
Where can you swim near La Salle?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Is there a provincial park near La Salle?
Beaudry Provincial Park, 5.3 km from the edge of town.
Which is the biggest protected area near La Salle?
Beaudry Provincial Park: 489 ha, a provincial park.
Sources
Where La Salle’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).