First pick
Old Exhibition Athletic Grounds
Park or garden
13 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
0.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Amakuha · CC BY 4.01.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Burrows Central · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Burrows Central is Birds Hill Provincial Park, 17 km away
The 10 km around town hold 14 protected areas. 8.0 km out lies the largest, Assiniboine Forest, at 286 ha. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land
1.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
14
within 10 km, 14 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
17 km
Birds Hill Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Burrows Central 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 km1.1%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 areas14Areas 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
Burrows Central sits 18th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,456 to 5,676 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
Burrows Central1.1%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Burrows Central14
Towns its size2
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Burrows Central0
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Burrows Central does best for public protected areas: 4 of the other 39 have more. For protected land nearby, though, 22 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hudson QC | 20% | 1.1% | 52 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Island Park-Wellington Village ON | 12% | 2.9% | 35 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Greenboro West ON | 9.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Armstrong BC | 8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lampman ON | 6.9% | 13% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Garner ON | 6.5% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Havelock ON | 5.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Smithers BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Carillon / Saint-Pie-X QC | 5.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Espanola ON | 4.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Countryside ON | 4.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Carp ON | 3.8% | 2.9% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Gananoque ON | 3.3% | 1.5% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Creditview ON | 3% | 24% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Oakridge AB | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | New Glasgow PE | 2.2% | 3% | 20 | 12 | 17 |
| 17 | Huron South ON | 2.1% | 2.4% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Memramcook NB | 2% | 0% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Carlton AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | The Pas MB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Montcalm MB | 1.8% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Stirling ON | 1.3% | 1.5% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Burrows Central MB | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Meadow Lake SK | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | West Lorne ON | 0.6% | 0.6% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Bankview AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Wolfville NS | 0.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Cookshire-Eaton QC | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan QC | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Charleswood AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Coral Springs AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Belgravia AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Hillview AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Larkspur AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Southwold ON | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 36 | Grand Falls / Grand-Sault NB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Crystallina Nera East AB | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Evansdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kilkenny AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Riverdale AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Burrows Central
The neighbourhood’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
6 named parks and woods to walk in near Burrows Central
The biggest is Old Exhibition Athletic Grounds, 13 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 23 ha in all
Parks & gardens 23 ha
78% of the area is in just two places: Old Exhibition Athletic Grounds and Sinclair Park.
Sinclair Park
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
5.1 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sergeant Tommy Prince MM Veterans Park
Park or garden
2.8 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Burrows Central
Flora Place
Directionsto a point inside
Boyd Park
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Burrows Central
Directionsto a point inside
Margaret Scott Park
Park or garden
0.8 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Burrows Central
Directionsto a point inside
Chliboyko Park
Park or garden · 60 m outside town
0.7 ha
Centralin the middle of Burrows Central
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
Every resident of Burrows Central lives 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Burrows Central100%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
A typical Canadian town reaches only 83%.
Protected areas
1.1% of the land around Burrows Central is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Burrows Central0%
Within 10 km1.1%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
None of the 14 is private. At 286 ha, Assiniboine Forest is the largest.
Whittier Park Riparian ForestMunicipal park · 6.4 ha · 3.1 km from the edge of town
Seine River CorridorMunicipal park · 111 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
Kildonan ParkMunicipal park · 5.6 ha · 3.8 km from the edge of town
McBeth and River Ridge ParksMunicipal park · 8.6 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
Little Mountain ParkMunicipal park · 51 ha · 5.9 km from the edge of town
Bunns Creek CorridorMunicipal park · 17 ha · 6.7 km from the edge of town
Living Prairie MuseumMunicipal park · 17 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
Assiniboine ForestMunicipal park · 286 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
Manchester ParkMunicipal park · 1.4 ha · 8.2 km from the edge of town
Rotary Prairie Nature ParkMunicipal park · 8.1 ha · 8.8 km from the edge of town
4 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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, 17 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
17 km north-east21 km²since 1964
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Burrows Central, 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
10 km of paths in and around Burrows Central
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
10 km
in and around the town (8.3 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
Burrows CentralTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Burrows CentralTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
55% 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 Burrows Central
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the neighbourhood is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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
September is the best month for walking in Burrows Central
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) (4.9 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 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 |
Snow totals about 126 cm a year. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (77 mm); February is driest (13 mm). Highs peak near 26 °C in July and fall to -11 °C in January. The climate in Burrows Central →
Things to do
Near Burrows Central: 69 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.
The map shows 69 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 69
MHRC0.2 km from town
DirectionsSt. John's Park Playground2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 67 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Burrows Central
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Shaughnessy ParkRobertsonInkster-FaradayWilliam WhyteBurrows-KeewatinWestonBurrows Central
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrows Central | 1.1% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaughnessy Park 0.9 km | 1.1% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Robertson 1.0 km | 0.7% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Inkster-Faraday 1.2 km | 0.8% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| William Whyte 1.8 km | 1.3% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| Burrows-Keewatin 2.0 km | 1% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Weston 2.1 km | 1.3% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
For walking routes, William Whyte leads the area with 4. Its neighbours have no more than twice Burrows Central’s protected share.
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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Burrows Central
What is the biggest park or reserve near Burrows Central?
Assiniboine Forest: 286 ha, a municipal park.
What is the nearest national park to Burrows Central?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Burrows Central.
How much land around Burrows Central is protected?
Yes: 1.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
When should you visit Burrows Central for the outdoors?
On the normals, September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Burrows Central?
Birds Hill Provincial Park, 17 km away.
Sources
Where Burrows Central’s 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).