First pick
Centennial Park
Park or garden
7.7 ha
Centralin the middle of The Pas
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.01.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in The Pas · parks, protected land & trails
The Pas is 4.7 km from Clearwater Lake Provincial Park
The 10 km around town hold one protected area. Within 100 km there is no national park. 1.9% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
1.9%
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
4.7 km
Clearwater Lake Provincial Park
Against other towns
The Pas 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. 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 km1.9%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, The Pas is 15th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,542 to 5,729 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
The Pas1.9%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
The Pas1
Towns its size3
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
The Pas0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, The Pas is weakest for public protected areas: 33 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shediac NB | 14% | 0.9% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Dunrobin ON | 14% | 0.1% | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Osoyoos BC | 14% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Saint Marys NB | 13% | 15% | 44 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | New Edinburgh ON | 11% | 0.1% | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Greenboro West ON | 9.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Orford QC | 9.3% | 39% | 44 | 4 | 15 |
| 8 | Lanoraie QC | 9% | 7.8% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Armstrong BC | 8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek ON | 6.9% | 21% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Lampman ON | 6.9% | 13% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Chertsey QC | 6.5% | 7.2% | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Annapolis County, Subdivision C NS | 6.3% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Havelock ON | 5.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Smithers BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Countryside ON | 4.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Braeside AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Carp ON | 3.8% | 2.9% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Waterloo QC | 3.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Gananoque ON | 3.3% | 1.5% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | Creditview ON | 3% | 24% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Oakridge AB | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Huron South ON | 2.1% | 2.4% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Memramcook NB | 2% | 0% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | County Court ON | 2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | The Pas MB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Montcalm MB | 1.8% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | St. Matthews MB | 1.6% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Parkview AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Burrows Central MB | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Westwood MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 32 | Meadow Lake SK | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | West Lorne ON | 0.6% | 0.6% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Bankview AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Wolfville NS | 0.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan QC | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Charleswood AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Coral Springs AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Crystallina Nera East AB | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Evansdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in The Pas
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
8 named parks and woods to walk in near The Pas
The biggest is Centennial Park, 7.7 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
8 named parks and woods, 16 ha in all
Parks & gardens 16 ha
Add Centennial Park to Sunset Park and you have 80% of it.
Sunset Park
Park or garden
5.0 ha0.4 km of path
1.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Devons Park & Boat Launch
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
1.3 ha
1.5 km north-westfrom 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
A park is within a short walk for 7 in 10 in The Pas
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 (74%)Further (26%)
The Pas74%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. Around 1,500 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of The Pas, 1.9% 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 The Pas0%
Within 10 km1.9%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
The area is public.
Clearwater Lake Provincial ParkProvincial park · 12,085 ha · 4.7 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
Clearwater Lake Provincial Park is 4.7 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
Clearwater Lake Provincial Park
4.7 km north121 km²since 1962
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from The Pas, 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
The Pas has 42 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
42 km
in and around the town (102.3 km²)
Woodland
43%
about 44.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
The PasTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.4
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
The PasTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland43%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 81% of Canadian towns. 69% 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 mapped walking route near The Pas
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap 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 The Pas: August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from The Pas (19 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) | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | -14 | -11 | -3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 7 | -4 | -11 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 20 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 39 | 80 | 77 | 64 | 55 | 41 | 23 | 20 |
The warmest days come in July (24 °C highs), the coldest in January (-14 °C). February is the driest month at 12 mm; June the wettest at 80 mm. Winter brings about 149 cm of snow. The climate in The Pas →
Things to do
Near The Pas: 2 outdoor spots on the map
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
Nature reserves 1
Clearwater Lake Provincial Park0.1 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to The Pas
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21EDivision No. 21, UnorganizedThe Pas
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pas | 1.9% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E 3.8 km | 0.9% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Division No. 21, Unorganized 19 km | 3% | 17 | 0 | 14 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice The Pas’.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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 The Pas
What is the largest protected area near The Pas?
Clearwater Lake Provincial Park, a provincial park of 12,085 ha.
When should you visit The Pas for the outdoors?
August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to The Pas?
The closest is Clearwater Lake Provincial Park, at 4.7 km.
How far is The Pas from a national park?
None within 100 km of The Pas.
Is there protected land near The Pas?
Yes: 1.9% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Where The Pas’ 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).