First pick
Squirrel Hills Trail Park
Park or garden
52 ha4.9 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 4.9 km of path
4.4 km westfrom the centre
Cenovus Energy Unity TrailLes Métis WaySash
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Jd.101 · CC BY-SA 3.02.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Minnedosa · parks, protected land & trails
Riding Mountain National Park lies 28 km beyond Minnedosa’s edge
The 10 km around town hold 31 protected areas. One beach is mapped within 5 km: Minnedosa Beach. 2.9% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
2.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
31
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
28 km
Riding Mountain National Park
Nearest provincial park
31 km
Rivers Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Minnedosa 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.
Protected within 10 km2.9%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 areas0Areas 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
Minnedosa sits 20th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,827 to 2,893 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
Minnedosa2.9%
Towns its size2.9%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Minnedosa0
Towns its size4
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Minnedosa0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Minnedosa is weakest for public protected areas: 31 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forestville QC | 26% | 1% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | O'Leary PE | 25% | 4.9% | 53 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Labelle QC | 25% | 19% | 22 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Head of St Margarets Bay NS | 16% | 4.1% | 46 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part ON | 15% | 16% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Addington Highlands ON | 8.9% | 8.2% | 37 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | South Keys ON | 8.3% | 0.1% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Navan - Sarsfield ON | 8% | 0.3% | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Westcliffe East ON | 7.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Senneterre QC | 7% | 9.3% | 166 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Leeming ON | 6.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Saint-Anicet QC | 6.1% | 4.9% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Shaver ON | 5.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Michel-des-Saints QC | 5.5% | 1% | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Crerar ON | 4.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Saint-Isidore QC | 4.7% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Laurier-Station QC | 3.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Normanview West SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Regent Park SK | 3.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Perry ON | 2.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Minnedosa MB | 2.9% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Rougemont QC | 1.5% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Dundonald SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Westmount SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Sicamous BC | 0.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Bridgeport North ON | 0.9% | 4.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Bedford QC | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Weedon QC | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford QC | 0.6% | 0.3% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Athabasca AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Grassie MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Westbrook Estates AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | McKernan AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Tipaskan AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Harbour Grace NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 36 | Botwood NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Springdale NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Saint-Elzéar QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kildare AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Overlanders AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The map
Minnedosa on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
2 named parks and woods to walk in near Minnedosa
Largest first: Squirrel Hills Trail Park leads with 52 ha. Numbers match the map.
Minnedosa Bison Park
Park or garden
9.0 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Minnedosa
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
A park is within a short walk for 2 in 10 in Minnedosa
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 (18%)Further (82%)
Minnedosa18%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 2,300 residents live further than 400 m from one. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 2.9% of the land near Minnedosa
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Minnedosa0%
Within 10 km2.9%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All of them are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups, so they are counted here but 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.
National & provincial parks
The parks within reach of Minnedosa
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
28 km north2,968 km²since 1929
Provincial park
Rivers Provincial Park
31 km south-west0.5 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
15 km of paths in and around Minnedosa
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
15 km
in and around the town (34.5 km²)
Woodland
17%
about 5.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MinnedosaTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.4
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MinnedosaTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland17%
0%50%100%
For path density, 68% of Canadian towns do better. More of it is wooded than in 63% 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 Minnedosa
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.
When to get out
Get out in Minnedosa in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Brandon, 38 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 | -9 | -2 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 0 | -9 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 18 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 65 | 98 | 72 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 20 | 22 |
Expect 98 mm in June, the wettest month, and 14 mm in February. Highs peak near 25 °C in August and fall to -11 °C in January. Snow totals about 128 cm a year. The climate in Minnedosa →
Beaches
1 beach within 5 km of Minnedosa
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Minnedosa Beachin town
DirectionsBeach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Minnedosa: 5 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.
Top of Squirrel Hills tops the hills nearby, 589 m. Viewpoints lead the count with 5.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Top of Squirrel Hills589 m · 1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Minnedosa
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Minto-OdanahOakviewMinnedosa
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnedosa | 2.9% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Minto-Odanah 10 km | 1.3% | 58 | 0 | 1 |
| Oakview 17 km | 1% | 47 | 0 | 0 |
No place nearby has double Minnedosa’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Minnedosa
What is the nearest beach to Minnedosa?
Try Minnedosa Beach, in town.
How much land around Minnedosa is protected?
Protected areas cover 2.9% of the land within 10 km.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Minnedosa?
The closest is Rivers Provincial Park, at 31 km.
What is the nearest national park to Minnedosa?
The nearest is Riding Mountain National Park, 28 km away.
When should you visit Minnedosa for the outdoors?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
The sources behind Minnedosa’s outdoors figures
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).