First pick
Selkirk Park
Park or garden
106 ha4.2 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.2 km of path
9.4 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Shahnoor Habib Munmun · CC BY 3.02.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in St. Andrews · parks, protected land & trails
St. Andrews touches Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife Management Area
4.0 km from town is Birds Hill Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Perimeter Dike and Main Cross-dike. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Winnipeg Beach.
Protected land
2.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
9
within 10 km, 5 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
4.0 km
Birds Hill Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
St. Andrews 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km2.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas5Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named 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
Among 40 towns its size, St. Andrews ranks 20th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (11,740 to 12,304 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
St. Andrews2.3%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
St. Andrews5
Towns its size5
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
St. Andrews2
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L'Île-Perrot QC | 42% | 0.5% | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Mont-Tremblant QC | 27% | 29% | 20 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Cantley QC | 21% | 1.2% | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Nelson BC | 14% | 0.1% | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Clearwater County AB | 13% | 5.7% | 44 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Rideau Lakes ON | 10% | 14% | 77 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Valley Creek ON | 6.3% | 29% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Chapman Mills ON | 6% | 1.9% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Saint-Rodrigue QC | 4.8% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Adjala-Tosorontio ON | 4.7% | 1.1% | 68 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Chester NS | 4.1% | 6.1% | 124 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Humber Summit ON | 3.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Moncton NB | 3.4% | 1.4% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Milliken ON | 3.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | McKenzie Lake AB | 3.3% | 1.1% | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | Fletchers Meadow North ON | 3% | 4.9% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Marieville QC | 2.9% | 0.7% | 37 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Morrisburg ON | 2.6% | 4.2% | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Saint-Sauveur QC | 2.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | St. Andrews MB | 2.3% | 1.1% | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Woodbine Corridor ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 34 |
| 22 | St. Clements MB | 2.2% | 3% | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts QC | 1.8% | 1.6% | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | German Mills ON | 1.6% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Grey Highlands ON | 1.3% | 0.7% | 77 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Saint-Raymond QC | 1.2% | 1.2% | 27 | 8 | 5 |
| 27 | The Hamptons AB | 1.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Georgian Bluffs ON | 1.1% | 1.9% | 67 | 4 | 17 |
| 29 | River Park South MB | 1.1% | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Hamilton ON | 0.9% | 0.8% | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | Wetaskiwin County No. 10 AB | 0.7% | 1% | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Blackfalds AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Tay ON | 0.5% | 0.6% | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| 34 | Uptown ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Weyburn SK | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Etobicoke West Mall ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | South Cameron ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Mississauga Valleys ON | 0.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Cityscape AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Martensville SK | 0% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The map
St. Andrews 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
6 parks and woods to walk in, in or near St. Andrews
Selkirk Park is the largest, at 106 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 190 ha in all
Parks & gardens 188 haWoods 2.4 ha
78% of the area is in just two places: Selkirk Park and Winnipeg Beach Provincial Park.
Winnipeg Beach Provincial Park
Park or garden
42 ha3.3 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.3 km of path
37 km northfrom the centre
Boardwalk
Directionsto a point inside
Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site
Park or garden
37 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
8.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lockport Provincial Park
Park or garden · 110 m outside town
1.7 ha0.3 km of path
10 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sugar Island
Wood or forest · 70 m outside town
2.4 ha
9.4 km eastfrom the centre
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
In St. Andrews, 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 (3.9%)Further (96%)
St. Andrews3.9%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 11,600 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. A median Canadian town manages 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 2.3% of the land near St. Andrews
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside St. Andrews1.1%
Within 10 km2.3%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 5 of the 9. At 3,579 ha, Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife Management Area is the largest. 4 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 3,579 ha · reaches St. Andrews
Rockwood National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 31 ha · 2.9 km from the edge of town
Birds Hill Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,060 ha · 4.0 km from the edge of town
Bunns Creek CorridorMunicipal park · 17 ha · 8.2 km from the edge of town
McBeth and River Ridge ParksMunicipal park · 8.6 ha · 8.6 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
The nearest big park: Birds Hill Provincial Park, 4.0 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
Birds Hill Provincial Park
4.0 km south21 km²since 1964
No national park lies within 100 km of St. Andrews; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach.
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: 117 km in and around St. Andrews
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
117 km
in and around the town (952.5 km²)
Woodland
3.4%
about 32.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
St. AndrewsTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
St. AndrewsTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.4%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 68% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 83% 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
St. Andrews has 2 named walking routes
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Perimeter Dike14.8 km
Main Cross-dike1.9 km
Among local routes, the Perimeter Dike is longest at 14.8 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in St. Andrews
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 33 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 | -1 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 0 | -8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 18 | 13 | 26 | 33 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 19 |
In July the typical high is 26 °C; in January, -11 °C. Summer storms make July the wettest month, 77 mm; February sees 13 mm. A typical year sees 126 cm of snow. The climate in St. Andrews →
Beaches
St. Andrews has 2 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Winnipeg Beachsand · 0.6 km from town
DirectionsBoundary Beach1.7 km from town
DirectionsNo open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near St. Andrews: 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.
Picnic sites lead the count with 8.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
East Observation Moundin town
DirectionsMain Observation Mound0.9 km from town
DirectionsObservation Blind1.0 km from town
DirectionsLagoon Lookout1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Netley Creek Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsNetley Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 8
Plus 8 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
The Glamper Netley Creek, Hidden Gemin town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to St. Andrews
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
SelkirkSt. ClementsStony MountainWest St. PaulSt. Andrews
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Andrews | 2.3% | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Selkirk 8.1 km | 1.8% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Clements 10 km | 2.2% | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Stony Mountain 18 km | 2.3% | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| West St. Paul 19 km | 1.5% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
St. Clements has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 8. None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as St. Andrews.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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.
- 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.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- 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 St. Andrews
What is the best season to get outdoors in St. Andrews?
September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from St. Andrews?
The closest is Birds Hill Provincial Park, at 4.0 km.
What walking routes are near St. Andrews?
OpenStreetMap maps the Perimeter Dike and Main Cross-dike close by, with others.
Where can you swim near St. Andrews?
The nearest is Winnipeg Beach, 0.6 km from town.
Is St. Andrews near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from St. Andrews.
How much land around St. Andrews is protected?
Protected areas cover 2.3% of the land within 10 km.
What is the largest protected area near St. Andrews?
Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 3,579 ha, a wildlife area.
Sources
The sources behind St. Andrews’ 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).