First pick
Spruce Crescent Park
Park or garden
0.3 ha
2.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: HS01 · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Morris · parks, protected land & trails
Morris has no protected land within 10 km
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. A provincial park, Beaudry Provincial Park, lies 36 km away.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
36 km
Beaudry Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Morris compares with 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km0%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Morris sits 4th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,497 to 3,606 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
Morris0%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Morris0
Towns its size7
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Morris0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Morris lags towns its size: 32 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area D (Rural Grand Forks), Kootenay Boundary BC | 17% | 21% | 13 | 0 | 39 |
| 2 | Saint-Pascal QC | 17% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part ON | 12% | 12% | 58 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Lawrencetown NS | 8.5% | 11% | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Bridgeview BC | 8.3% | 1.1% | 116 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Fessenden ON | 7.3% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Malartic QC | 6.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Collectivité Nouvelle QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Zone Aéroportuaire QC | 6.5% | 0.4% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Guybourg QC | 6.4% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Edwards - Carlsbad Springs ON | 5.6% | 5.6% | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Bifrost-Riverton MB | 5% | 0.7% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Burkholme ON | 4.4% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Lac du Bonnet MB | 4.2% | 0.5% | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Des Vallées QC | 3.9% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Prince Albert No. 461 SK | 3.8% | 3.8% | 39 | 0 | 13 |
| 17 | Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola BC | 3.8% | 4.8% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Hampton Heights ON | 3.7% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Ramsay AB | 2.4% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | Horton ON | 2.1% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Buckland No. 491 SK | 2% | 2.2% | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Opportunity No. 17 AB | 2% | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 57 |
| 23 | Victoria Park ON | 1.8% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Kingston NB | 1.7% | 0.8% | 31 | 3 | 52 |
| 25 | Thorncliff AB | 1.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | McMillan MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Fairfield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Melancthon ON | 1.3% | 0% | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | WestLake-Gladstone MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby QC | 1.2% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Glendale MB | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 32 | Mactaggart AB | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Downtown East Village AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Saint-Isidore QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Gilles QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Ste. Anne MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Morris MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Carman MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Beausejour MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Three Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Morris on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
A named park or wood to walk in near Morris
Spruce Crescent Park is the largest, at 0.3 ha; the rest follow by size, 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.
Close to home
In Morris, 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%)
Morris0%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. About 3,600 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
No protected area lies within 10 km of Morris
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
For protected land, people look to Beaudry Provincial Park, 36 km off.
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, 36 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
36 km north4.9 km²since 1974
For a national park, people in Morris 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
Paths to walk: 83 km in and around Morris
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
83 km
in and around the town (1,197.2 km²)
Woodland
0.6%
about 7.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MorrisTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MorrisTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.6%
0%50%100%
For woods, 85% of Canadian towns have more. For path density, 90% 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
No mapped walking route near Morris
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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 Morris in August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Emerson, 50 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) | 8.6 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | -11 | -8 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 1 | -7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 16 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 79 | 90 | 88 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 25 | 21 |
Daytime highs run from -11 °C in January up to 26 °C in July. Expect 90 mm in June, the wettest month, and 16 mm in February. The climate in Morris →
Things to do
6 things to do outdoors near Morris
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 4 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Morris
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 Morris with figures are 13–35 km away.
MorrisMontcalmLa SalleSt-Pierre-JolysRolandMorris
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris 13 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montcalm 22 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Salle 31 km | 0.4% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| St-Pierre-Jolys 35 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland 35 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Morris is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- 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 Morris
How far is Morris from a national park?
None within 100 km of Morris.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Morris?
On the normals, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there a provincial park near Morris?
Beaudry Provincial Park, 36 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Morris
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).