Photo: DrBeetrootCa · CC BY-SA 4.0Lorne touches Donald W. Orchard Wildlife Management Area
Spruce Woods Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 9.9 km. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. 0.7% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Lorne 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Lorne sits 9th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,980 to 3,062 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Against towns its size, Lorne is weakest for protected land nearby: 31 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocagne NB | 39% | 4.3% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Electoral Area C, Strathcona BC | 12% | 8.1% | 61 | 0 | 170 |
| 3 | Elkford BC | 12% | 16% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Vanscoy No. 345 SK | 11% | 4.2% | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Leslie Park - Bruce Farm ON | 11% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | McDougall ON | 10% | 4.1% | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Electoral Area D, Cariboo BC | 9.4% | 10% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Lac-des-Écorces QC | 8.8% | 4.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu QC | 8.6% | 0.1% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Riverside Park South - Revelstoke ON | 8.3% | 6.2% | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Kirkendall South ON | 6.9% | 0.9% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Buchanan ON | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard QC | 4.9% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Bainbridge BC | 4% | 0% | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 15 | North Shore PE | 3.6% | 7.3% | 19 | 11 | 18 |
| 16 | Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil QC | 3.6% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Grenville-sur-la-Rouge QC | 3.2% | 3.7% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Dewdney Place SK | 3.1% | 90% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Huntingdon QC | 3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Granville AB | 2.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 AB | 2.4% | 2.2% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Alpine ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Nutana Park SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Poplar Park ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 25 | Albany AB | 1.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | South Portage MB | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Crescentwood MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Princeton BC | 1.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 29 | Varsity View MB | 1.1% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 30 | Hillcrest Management Area SK | 0.9% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Wallace-Woodworth MB | 0.8% | 0.1% | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Lorne MB | 0.7% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Luxton MB | 0.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Tisdale SK | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Stanstead QC | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Bisset AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Kernohan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Laurier Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Markstay-Warren ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Saint-Dominique QC | 0.1% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Where the green is in Lorne
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Lorne
The biggest is Green Space, 0.7 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.
4 in 10 people in Lorne 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.
Around 1,800 residents are further than 400 m from a park. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected land at the edge of Lorne: Donald W. Orchard Wildlife Management Area
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
On public land: 4 of the 11. The others are private conservation land. Spruce Woods Provincial Park is the biggest, 21,265 ha. 7 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
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.
9.9 km to Spruce Woods Provincial 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.
Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Lorne, so the parks here are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Lorne has 135 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
83% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². For woods, it beats 53% 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.
No named walking route passes Lorne 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 walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Walking season in Lorne: August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Cypress River (35 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 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -7 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 0 | -7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 20 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 70 | 91 | 75 | 61 | 45 | 38 | 25 | 27 |
January brings highs of -10 °C, July highs of 26 °C. Most rain and snow falls in June, 91 mm; February sees 17 mm. About 137 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Lorne →
Outdoors around Lorne: 26 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Hills and peaks lead the count with 21.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 21
Plus 13 hills and peaks more.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Lorne
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Lorne with figures are 22–29 km away.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne | 0.7% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Pembina 22 km | 1.1% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Norfolk-Treherne 23 km | 1% | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Thompson 29 km | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
No place nearby has double Lorne’s share of protected land.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- 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. 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 Lorne
What is the largest protected area near Lorne?
It is Spruce Woods Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 21,265 ha.
When is the best time for walking in Lorne?
On the normals, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is Lorne near a national park?
None within 100 km of Lorne.
Is there a provincial park near Lorne?
The closest is Spruce Woods Provincial Park, at 9.9 km.
Are there protected areas near Lorne?
Within 10 km, 0.7% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources for this page on Lorne
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).