First pick
Carter Island
Wood or forest
504 ha
18 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.04.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lac du Bonnet · parks, protected land & trails
A provincial park at Lac du Bonnet’s edge: Pinawa Dam Provincial Park
For walks, the North Whiteshell Trail runs within 2 km. 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Wendigo Beach. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
4.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
11
within 10 km, 8 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Pinawa Dam Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Lac du Bonnet beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km4.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.5%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas8Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Lac du Bonnet has the 10th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,545 to 3,639 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
Lac du Bonnet4.2%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lac du Bonnet8
Towns its size6
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lac du Bonnet1
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Lac du Bonnet sits near the top of its size group: 9 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pemberton BC | 41% | 34% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Colebrook BC | 28% | 14% | 145 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Electoral Area D (Rural Grand Forks), Kootenay Boundary BC | 17% | 21% | 13 | 0 | 39 |
| 4 | Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part ON | 12% | 12% | 58 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Fessenden ON | 7.3% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Collectivité Nouvelle QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Zone Aéroportuaire QC | 6.5% | 0.4% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Guybourg QC | 6.4% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Burkholme ON | 4.4% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Lac du Bonnet MB | 4.2% | 0.5% | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Des Vallées QC | 3.9% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Prince Albert No. 461 SK | 3.8% | 3.8% | 39 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Quinndale ON | 2.9% | 0% | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Ramsay AB | 2.4% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Horton ON | 2.1% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Hudson AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Buckland No. 491 SK | 2% | 2.2% | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Opportunity No. 17 AB | 2% | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 57 |
| 19 | Victoria Park ON | 1.8% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kingston NB | 1.7% | 0.8% | 31 | 3 | 52 |
| 21 | Thorncliff AB | 1.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | McMillan MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Melancthon ON | 1.3% | 0% | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | WestLake-Gladstone MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby QC | 1.2% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Glendale MB | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 27 | South Tuxedo MB | 1.2% | 50% | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| 28 | Rapperswill AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez QC | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Lawson Heights Urban Centre SK | 0.7% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Mactaggart AB | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Two Hills County No. 21 AB | 0.5% | 0.6% | 53 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Eaglemere MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | East Elmwood MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Dunham QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Isidore QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Ste. Anne MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Morris MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Carman MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Beausejour MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Lac du Bonnet
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
4 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Lac du Bonnet
Largest first: Carter Island leads with 504 ha. Numbers match the map.
4 named parks and woods, 690 ha in all
Parks & gardens 0.5 haWoods 690 ha
Between them, Carter Island and Hind Island cover 98%.
Hind Island
Wood or forest · 190 m outside town
175 ha
16 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Memorial Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
0.5 ha
5.0 km westfrom 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
In Lac du Bonnet, 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%)
Lac du Bonnet0%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
A median Canadian town manages 83%. About 3,600 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Lac du Bonnet, 4.2% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Lac du Bonnet0.5%
Within 10 km4.2%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 11, 8 are public land; the others are privately held. Whiteshell Provincial Park covers 119,825 ha, the most of any named area. The figures include 3 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Whiteshell Provincial ParkProvincial park · 119,825 ha · reaches Lac du Bonnet
Whitemouth Falls Provincial ParkProvincial park · 356 ha · reaches Lac du Bonnet
Lee River Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 335 ha · reaches Lac du Bonnet
Pinawa Dam Provincial ParkProvincial park · 88 ha · reaches Lac du Bonnet
Whitemouth Bog Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 3,010 ha · 1.1 km from the edge of town
Whitemouth Bog Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 5,020 ha · 1.9 km from the edge of town
John T. Williams Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 725 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Brokenhead River Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 64 ha · 5.7 km from the edge of town
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
Whiteshell Provincial Park starts at the edge of Lac du Bonnet
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
Whiteshell Provincial Park
At the edge1,198 km²since 1961
Provincial park
Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park
At the edge3.6 km²since 1974
Provincial park
Pinawa Dam Provincial Park
At the edge0.9 km²since 1985
For a national park, people in Lac du Bonnet travel more than 100 km. 3 provincial parks lie within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Lac du Bonnet has 481 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
481 km
in and around the town (1,407.7 km²)
Woodland
59%
about 828.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Lac du BonnetTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Lac du BonnetTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland59%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 87% of Canadian towns. For path density, 71% 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.
Walking routes
Lac du Bonnet 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.
Regional
North Whiteshell Trail103.0 km
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 Lac du Bonnet
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Pinawa, 11 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 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | -11 | -8 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 0 | -8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 30 | 14 | 28 | 30 | 71 | 99 | 83 | 67 | 63 | 39 | 24 | 25 |
For dry weather, February is best (14 mm); June gets 99 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 25 °C; January the coldest, at -11 °C. The climate in Lac du Bonnet →
Beaches
3 beaches within 5 km of Lac du Bonnet
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Wendigo Beachin town
DirectionsLac du Bonnet Beachsand · in town
DirectionsAnother beach has no name on the map. 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.
Things to do
Near Lac du Bonnet: 2 viewpoints, 4 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: picnic sites, 9 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Waterfallsin town
DirectionsSeven Sisters Hydro Generation Station0.1 km from town
DirectionsHills and peaks 2
Brightstone Sand Hillsin town
DirectionsMilner Ridgein town
DirectionsWaterfalls 4
Whitemouth Fallsin town
DirectionsCoca Cola Falls1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 4
Pinawa Dam Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsPinawa Provincial Park0.0 km from town
DirectionsPoplar Bay Provincial Park1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve more.
Picnic sites 9
Plus 9 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Slipways 8
Osprey Boat Launchin town
DirectionsSunlee Road Boat Launchin town
DirectionsWood Duck Boat Launchin town
DirectionsSunset Drive Boat Launch0.1 km from town
DirectionsAuglen Park Boat Launch0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Lac du Bonnet
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Lac du BonnetPinawaLac du Bonnet
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac du Bonnet | 4.2% | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| Lac du Bonnet 5.1 km | 0.7% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pinawa 15 km | 9.6% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Pinawa has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Lac du Bonnet
How much land around Lac du Bonnet is protected?
Protected areas cover 4.2% of the land within 10 km.
Where can you walk near Lac du Bonnet?
Try the North Whiteshell Trail.
Where can you swim near Lac du Bonnet?
Try Wendigo Beach, in town, first of several.
Is Lac du Bonnet near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Lac du Bonnet.
What is the largest protected area near Lac du Bonnet?
Whiteshell Provincial Park: 119,825 ha, a provincial park.
What is the nearest provincial park to Lac du Bonnet?
Pinawa Dam Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Lac du Bonnet?
On the normals, September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Where Lac du Bonnet’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).