First pick
La Vérendrye Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha
14 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Krazytea · CC BY-SA 4.01.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Pembina · parks, protected land & trails
Pembina Valley Provincial Park reaches the edge of Pembina
National parks are all over 100 km off. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.1% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Inside the town itself, 1.8% of the land is protected.
Protected land
1.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
10
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Pembina Valley Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Pembina 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 km1.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas4Areas 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
Pembina sits 18th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,500 to 2,587 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
Pembina1.1%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Pembina4
Towns its size4
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Pembina0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Pembina trails its peers is protected land nearby; 22 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Castlemore Estates ON | 7.8% | 6.5% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Pembina 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 Pembina
La Vérendrye Park is the largest, at 1.1 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
3 in 10 people in Pembina 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.
Within 400 m (34%)Further (67%)
Pembina34%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. Around 1,700 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
1.1% of the land around Pembina is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Pembina1.8%
Within 10 km1.1%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
4 of the 10 are on public land. Pembina Valley Wildlife Management Area leads for size with 3,059 ha. Another 6 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Pembina Valley Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 3,059 ha · reaches Pembina
Pembina Valley Provincial ParkProvincial park · 661 ha · reaches Pembina
Wellington Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 65 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
Donald W. Orchard Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 281 ha · 6.6 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
From the edge of Pembina, Pembina Valley Provincial Park begins
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
At the edge6.6 km²since 2001
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Pembina, 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
Pembina has 218 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
218 km
in and around the town (1,303.9 km²)
Woodland
17%
about 219.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PembinaTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PembinaTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland17%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 63% of Canadian towns. 79% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Pembina
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped 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
The best months for walking in Pembina: August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Morden, 34 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 | 10.1 | 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. February is the driest month at 16 mm; June the wettest at 89 mm. The climate in Pembina →
Things to do
20 things to do outdoors near Pembina
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 16 hills and peaks, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 16
Barnharts Hillin town
DirectionsBoltons Hillin town
DirectionsEagle Hillin town
DirectionsHill Sixtyin town
DirectionsMount Royalin town
DirectionsOld Dicks Lookoutin town
DirectionsPembina Hillsin town
DirectionsPikes Peakin town
DirectionsPlus 8 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.
Campsites 1
La Riviere Campgroundin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Pembina
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 22–27 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Pembina.
LorneThompsonLouisePembina
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
For protected land, no neighbour of Pembina doubles its share.
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.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Pembina
Which is the biggest protected area near Pembina?
Pembina Valley Wildlife Management Area, a wildlife area of 3,059 ha.
When is the best time for walking in Pembina?
On the normals, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the nearest provincial park to Pembina?
Pembina Valley Provincial Park touches the town.
What is the nearest national park to Pembina?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Pembina.
Are there protected areas near Pembina?
Yes: 1.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Sources for this page on Pembina
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).