First pick
Colert Beach/Morden Lake
Park or garden
127 ha6.9 km of path
1 h 30 minto walk all 6.9 km of path
2.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Lake Minniwaska Upper North Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: eileenmak · CC BY 2.00.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Morden · parks, protected land & trails
Only 0.1% of the land within 10 km of Morden is protected
Pembina Valley Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 19 km. For a swim, Colert Beach is the nearest of 2 beaches within 5 km. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
19 km
Pembina Valley Provincial Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Morden, 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 km0.1%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 areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches2Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Morden sits 5th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (11,355 to 11,808 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
Morden0.1%
Towns its size2%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Morden1
Towns its size5
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Morden0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Morden is weakest for protected land nearby: 34 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banff AB | 100% | 100% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot QC | 34% | 0.6% | 50 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Chapel Hill North ON | 14% | 1.2% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Williams Lake BC | 14% | 8.3% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Cardinal Creek ON | 11% | 0% | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ramara ON | 8.6% | 0.5% | 37 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Sechelt BC | 7.5% | 2% | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Milton-Parc QC | 7.5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Katimavik-Hazeldean ON | 6.8% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ebenezer West ON | 6.8% | 11% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Estevan SK | 6.5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Coldstream BC | 6.2% | 0.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Hochelaga QC | 5.3% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Provinceton BC | 5.3% | 5.9% | 160 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Chester NS | 4.1% | 6.1% | 124 | 1 | 21 |
| 16 | Arnprior ON | 3.9% | 1.3% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Hawkesbury ON | 3.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Casa Loma ON | 2.3% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | North Riverdale ON | 2.2% | 0% | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 20 | René-Goupil QC | 2.1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Selkirk MB | 1.8% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Fort Richmond MB | 1.6% | 2.3% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Bridgwater Trails MB | 1.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Pelmo Park-Humberlea ON | 1.3% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | William Whyte MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Bowness AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Millbrook ON | 0.6% | 0.1% | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Keelesdale-Eglinton West ON | 0.5% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Long Branch ON | 0.3% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 30 | New Toronto ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 31 | Jefferson MB | 0.3% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | West Springs AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Fontainebleau ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | South Cameron ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Dundalk ON | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Morden MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Mississauga Valleys ON | 0.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Cityscape AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Drayton ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Martensville SK | 0% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Morden
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
7 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Morden
Largest first: Colert Beach/Morden Lake leads with 127 ha. Numbers match the map.
7 named parks and woods, 142 ha in all
Parks & gardens 142 ha
Add Colert Beach/Morden Lake to Morden Park and you have 96% of it.
Morden Park
Park or garden
8.9 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Morden
Directionsto a point inside
Confederation Park
Park or garden
0.3 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Morden
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 4 in 10 in Morden
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 (43%)Further (57%)
Morden43%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 6,600 residents are further than 400 m from a park. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected areas
Morden has 1 protected area 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 Morden0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
The area is public.
Wellington Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 65 ha · 8.0 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
19 km to Pembina Valley 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.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Pembina Valley Provincial Park
19 km south-west6.6 km²since 2001
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Morden, 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.
Footpaths and woods
Morden has 40 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
40 km
in and around the town (41.9 km²)
Woodland
5.1%
about 2.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MordenTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.9
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MordenTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland5.1%
0%50%100%
60% of Canadian towns are more wooded. 59% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
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 named walking route passes Morden 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.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Morden: August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Morden (2.4 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 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -7 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 1 | -7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 17 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 76 | 89 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 39 | 27 | 22 |
January brings highs of -10 °C, July highs of 26 °C. Most rain and snow falls in June, 89 mm; February sees 16 mm. The climate in Morden →
Beaches
Beaches near Morden: 2 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Colert Beachin town
DirectionsThe map adds one unnamed beach. Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Morden: 17 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are playgrounds: 14 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 14
Plus 14 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Plus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Morden
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
WinklerStanleyMorden
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
No place nearby has double Morden’s share of protected land.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Morden
What is the biggest park or reserve near Morden?
Wellington Wildlife Management Area: 65 ha, a wildlife area.
How far is Morden from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Morden.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Morden?
August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Morden?
Pembina Valley Provincial Park, 19 km from the edge of town.
Is there a beach near Morden?
Colert Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Is there protected land near Morden?
Yes: 0.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Where Morden’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).