First pick
Undeveloped public access to lake
Park or garden
0.5 ha
6.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain27%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Rossburn · parks, protected land & trails
The boundary of Riding Mountain National Park runs along Rossburn
Within 10 km of the town, 27% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. The 10 km around town hold 40 protected areas.
Protected land
27%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
40
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
At the edge
Riding Mountain National Park
Nearest provincial park
27 km
Asessippi Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Rossburn, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Next to a national parkRiding Mountain National Park starts at the edge of townProtected land all round27% of the land within 10 km, more than 98% of Canadian towns
For someone who likes to get outside, Rossburn’s draw is Riding Mountain National Park on its doorstep, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
How Rossburn 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. 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 km27%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.7%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas2Areas 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
Rossburn has the most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,015 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
Rossburn27%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Rossburn2
Towns its size3
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Rossburn0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Rossburn tops all 39 other towns its size. It trails them for public protected areas, where 23 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rossburn MB | 27% | 3.7% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 3 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 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
The green map of Rossburn
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Rossburn
The biggest is Undeveloped public access to lake, 0.5 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.
Close to home
5 in 10 people in Rossburn 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 (50%)Further (50%)
Rossburn50%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. Around 500 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Rossburn, 27% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Rossburn3.7%
Within 10 km27%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 2 of the 40. The others are private conservation land. At 296,770 ha, Riding Mountain National Park is the largest. Another 38 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Riding Mountain National ParkNational park · 296,770 ha · reaches Rossburn
Parkland Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 774 ha · reaches Rossburn
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
Parks around Rossburn
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
At the edge2,968 km²since 1929
Provincial park
Asessippi Provincial Park
27 km north-west3.3 km²since 1964
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: 154 km in and around Rossburn
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
154 km
in and around the town (829.5 km²)
Woodland
15%
about 124.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
RossburnTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
RossburnTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland15%
0%50%100%
78% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². Woods cover more of it than in 61% 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
No named walking route passes Rossburn 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.
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
Walking season in Rossburn: May and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Roblin (69 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) | 8.4 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | -12 | -10 | -2 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 9 | -2 | -10 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 18 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 45 | 88 | 71 | 70 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 18 |
The wettest month, June, brings 88 mm, against 13 mm in February. The warmest days come in July (24 °C highs), the coldest in January (-12 °C). The climate in Rossburn →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Rossburn
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Rossburn: one place to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Every named place, with directions
Campsites 1
George Phelps Flag Park & Lions Park Campgroundin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Rossburn
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 Rossburn with figures are 8–43 km away.
Waywayseecappo First NationYellowheadPrairie ViewRussellRiding Mountain WestRossburn
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossburn | 27% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| Waywayseecappo First Nation 7.7 km | 1.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellowhead 31 km | 1.2% | 57 | 0 | 1 |
| Prairie View 32 km | 1.1% | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell 37 km | 4.9% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Riding Mountain West 43 km | 8.3% | 56 | 0 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Rossburn’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Rossburn
Is Rossburn near a national park?
Riding Mountain National Park begins right at Rossburn’s edge.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Rossburn?
On the normals, May and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the largest protected area near Rossburn?
It is Riding Mountain National Park, a national park covering 296,770 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Rossburn?
Asessippi Provincial Park, 27 km away.
Are there protected areas near Rossburn?
Within 10 km, 27% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest beach to Rossburn?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Sources
Sources for this page on Rossburn
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).