First pick
Sourisford / Coulter Park
Park or garden
5.6 ha
18 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Words in the Wind · CC BY-SA 4.00.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Two Borders · parks, protected land & trails
Two Borders touches Fish and Wildlife Development Fund
The protected share within 10 km is 0.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. National parks are all over 100 km off. 36 km from town is Turtle Mountain Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.
Protected land
0.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
11
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
36 km
Turtle Mountain Provincial Park
Against other towns
Two Borders 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 km0.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.2%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Two Borders sits 13th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,082 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
Two Borders0.3%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Two Borders2
Towns its size3
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Two Borders0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Two Borders lags towns its size: 26 of 39 are ahead.
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 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Two Borders MB | 0.3% | 0.2% | 11 | 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
Two Borders 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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Two Borders
Largest first: Sourisford / Coulter Park leads with 5.6 ha. Numbers match 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
Few people in Two Borders 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Two Borders0%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 1,100 residents are further than 400 m from a park. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
Protected land at the edge of Two Borders: Fish and Wildlife Development Fund
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Two Borders0.2%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 2 of the 11. The others are private conservation land. 9 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Fish and Wildlife Development FundWildlife area · 126,136 ha · reaches Two Borders
1 area recorded only by its type (a provincial layer such as wildlife habitat areas) is counted, not listed.
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
Turtle Mountain Provincial Park, 36 km off
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
Turtle Mountain Provincial Park
36 km east171 km²since 1961
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Two Borders, 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
Paths to walk: 98 km in and around Two Borders
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
98 km
in and around the town (2,519.7 km²)
Woodland
0.7%
about 18.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Two BordersTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Two BordersTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.7%
0%50%100%
For woods, 84% of Canadian towns have more. 94% 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 Two Borders
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
Two Borders is best on foot in July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Melita, 22 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 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -8 | -1 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 1 | -7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 13 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 68 | 82 | 58 | 48 | 36 | 31 | 16 | 16 |
The warmest days come in August (26 °C highs), the coldest in January (-10 °C). Rain and snow peak in June (82 mm) and ease in February (11 mm). The climate in Two Borders →
Things to do
18 things to do outdoors near Two Borders
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Nature reserves lead the count with 7.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Grumble Hillin town
DirectionsNature reserves 7
Bernice Wildlife Management Areain town
DirectionsBroomhill Wildlife Management Areain town
DirectionsFrank W. Boyd Wildlife Management Areain town
DirectionsGerald W. Malaher Wildlife Management Areain town
DirectionsLyleton Community Native Grass Plotin town
DirectionsPierson Wildlife Management Area - Gainsborough Creek Unitin town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve more.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 6
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Plus 2 campsites 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 Two Borders
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 22–44 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Two Borders.
MelitaCarnduffPipestoneTwo Borders
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Around Two Borders, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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 Two Borders
What is the largest protected area near Two Borders?
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund: 126,136 ha, a wildlife area.
How far is Two Borders from a national park?
None within 100 km of Two Borders.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Two Borders?
On the normals, July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there protected land near Two Borders?
Within 10 km, 0.3% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest provincial park to Two Borders?
The closest is Turtle Mountain Provincial Park, at 36 km.
Sources
Where Two Borders’ 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).