First pick
Winkler Parkland
Park or garden
20 ha2.4 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.4 km of path
0.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: s.yume from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Winkler · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land is absent from the 10 km around Winkler
The closest provincial park is Pembina Valley Provincial Park, 24 km from the edge of town. Within 100 km there is no national park. Within 5 km is one beach, The Beach.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
24 km
Pembina Valley Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Winkler 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km0%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 areas0Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Winkler is 3rd from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (15,758 to 16,571 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
Winkler0%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Winkler0
Towns its size10
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Winkler0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Winkler lags towns its size: 36 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Golfs QC | 17% | 18% | 40 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Mercier QC | 15% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Fairview NS | 14% | 0% | 16 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Tracadie NB | 13% | 9% | 54 | 0 | 27 |
| 5 | Carlington ON | 12% | 2.5% | 33 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Lavaltrie QC | 9.9% | 0.3% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Côte-Saint-Paul QC | 8.4% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Surrey Centre BC | 8.2% | 1.3% | 190 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Old Hunt Club ON | 7.3% | 7% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chutes-Montmorency QC | 6.4% | 0.1% | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Parc-Lafontaine QC | 5.4% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Stayner ON | 5% | 3.6% | 46 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Saint-Sauveur QC | 4.9% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Vieux-Moulin QC | 4.7% | 0.1% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Jésuites QC | 4.6% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Préfontaine QC | 4.5% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Saint-Louis QC | 4.3% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) ON | 4.2% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Oakridge ON | 2.6% | 4.4% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Mount Pleasant East ON | 2.5% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Cliffcrest ON | 2.1% | 2.4% | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 22 | North Toronto ON | 1.9% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Newtonbrook East ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bathurst Manor ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Hillcrest Village ON | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Glen Cairn ON | 1.6% | 7% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Almonte ON | 1.4% | 0.7% | 26 | 0 | 8 |
| 28 | Comox BC | 1.4% | 2.6% | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Lansing-Westgate ON | 1.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Leduc County AB | 1.2% | 0.7% | 85 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides QC | 1.1% | 4.1% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Kenora ON | 1% | 0% | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 33 | Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines QC | 0.7% | 0.1% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Evergreen SK | 0.7% | 8.9% | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Corunna ON | 0.4% | 1% | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | South Windsor ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Sheridan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Winkler MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Strathmore AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | East Riverside ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
The map
The green map of Winkler
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
13 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Winkler
Largest first: Winkler Parkland leads with 20 ha. Numbers match the map.
13 named parks and woods, 47 ha in all
Parks & gardens 47 ha
Winkler Parkland plus Discovery Nature Sanctuary account for 72% of the green.
Discovery Nature Sanctuary
Park or garden
14 ha1.7 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
2.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lions Park
Park or garden
2.7 ha0.3 km of path
0.8 km southfrom the centre
Lions Park Path
Directionsto a point inside
Winkler Park
Park or garden
2.5 ha0.4 km of path
0.7 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bethel Heritage Park
Park or garden
1.5 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
0.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Prairie Green Park
Park or garden
1.3 ha0.3 km of path
1.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Parkmeadow Park Path
Directionsto a point inside
Kinsmen Heritage Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.2 km of path
1.3 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 13 named parks and green spaces
Winkler ParklandPark or garden · 20 ha · 2.4 km of path
DirectionsDiscovery Nature SanctuaryPark or garden · 14 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsLions ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsWinkler ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsBethel Heritage ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsPrairie Green ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsKinsmen Heritage ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsRedhawk ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsNorth Point ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsParkview GardensPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsGrandeur ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsGreg Ens Memorial ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsGemstone ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsSource: 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 6 in 10 in Winkler
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 (58%)Further (42%)
Winkler58%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 6,800 residents are further than 400 m from a park. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
No protected area lies within 10 km of Winkler
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
The nearest provincial park is Pembina Valley Provincial Park, 24 km away.
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
Pembina Valley Provincial Park, 24 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
Pembina Valley Provincial Park
24 km south-west6.6 km²since 2001
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Winkler, 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
35 km of paths in and around Winkler
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
35 km
in and around the town (42.9 km²)
Woodland
0.3%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
WinklerTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.8
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WinklerTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.3%
0%50%100%
Woods cover less of it than in 88% of Canadian towns. 60% 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 named walking route passes Winkler 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.
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
Winkler is best on foot in August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Morden (9.6 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) | 8.6 | 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 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 26 °C; January the coldest, at -10 °C. Rain and snow peak in June (89 mm) and ease in February (16 mm). The climate in Winkler →
Beaches
The Beach, 4.7 km away, is the beach near Winkler
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
The Beach4.7 km from town
DirectionsBeach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Winkler: 16 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.
Playgrounds lead the count with 16.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 16
Plus 16 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Winkler
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
StanleyMordenWinkler
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Winkler’s.
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. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Winkler
Where can you swim near Winkler?
The Beach, 4.7 km from town; it is the one beach mapped within 5 km.
How far is Winkler from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Winkler.
What is the nearest provincial park to Winkler?
The closest is Pembina Valley Provincial Park, at 24 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Winkler?
August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
The sources behind Winkler’s 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).