First pick
Stephen Juba Park
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
2.8 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.2 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Herb Neufeld · CC BY 2.01.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Centennial · parks, protected land & trails
Centennial has 4 walking routes on the map
Count 18 protected areas within 10 km of town. Biggest among them: Assiniboine Forest, 286 ha, 7.1 km off. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land
1.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
18
within 10 km, 18 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
18 km
Birds Hill Provincial Park
Walking routes
4
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Centennial, set against 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 km1.5%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 areas18Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes4Named 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
Centennial sits 12th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,398 to 4,567 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
Centennial1.5%
Towns its size2.4%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Centennial18
Towns its size3
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Centennial4
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Centennial’s strong point is public protected areas, where 11 of 39 top it. It trails them for protected land nearby, where 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona BC | 49% | 64% | 34 | 11 | 8 |
| 2 | Shelburne NS | 27% | 28% | 194 | 0 | 80 |
| 3 | Sparwood BC | 23% | 3.4% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gaetz Brook NS | 15% | 4.2% | 55 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Douglas BC | 13% | 3.2% | 82 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Queenswood - Chatelaine ON | 12% | 0% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola BC | 11% | 8.3% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Bells Corners West ON | 9% | 11% | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Bowen Island BC | 7.2% | 17% | 60 | 0 | 173 |
| 10 | Golden BC | 5.5% | 12% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Melville SK | 5.2% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Eastmount ON | 4.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Queensland AB | 4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Deer Ridge AB | 3.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Crossroads ON | 3.5% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Warner County No. 5 AB | 3.2% | 4.7% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Montague ON | 3% | 2.8% | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Geraldton ON | 2.8% | 2.2% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley BC | 2.8% | 3.6% | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Country Hills ON | 2.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Red Hill ON | 2.1% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | De Salaberry MB | 1.9% | 0.2% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | New Maryland NB | 1.7% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Oxford AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Highway Valley ON | 1.6% | 1.7% | 18 | 5 | 6 |
| 26 | Minnetonka MB | 1.6% | 1.7% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Roslyn MB | 1.6% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Felker ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Centennial MB | 1.5% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Rockwood MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Casselman ON | 1.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Parkridge SK | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | South Calgary AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Vulcan County AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Montgomery AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Blue Quill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Ormsby Place AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Vanderhoof BC | 0.2% | 3.8% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Saint-Anselme QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Howick ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Centennial
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
10 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Centennial
The biggest is Stephen Juba Park, 2.8 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
10 named parks and woods, 13 ha in all
Parks & gardens 13 ha
Most of it sits in Central C.C. / Freighthouse and Stephen Juba Park: 53% together.
Central C.C. / Freighthouse
Park or garden
3.9 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Centennial
Directionsto a point inside
Jacob Penner Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
1.3 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Charlie Gardiner Area Grounds
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
1.7 ha
1.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Joe Zuken Heritage Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
0.8 ha0.3 km of path
1.2 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Alderman John O'Hare Park
Park or garden
0.7 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Centennial
Directionsto a point inside
Giizhigooweyaabikwe Park
Park or garden
0.6 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Centennial
Directionsto a point inside
Gord Dong Park
Park or garden
0.4 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Centennial
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Stephen Juba ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 1.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCentral C.C. / FreighthousePark or garden · 3.9 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsJacob Penner ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCharlie Gardiner Area GroundsPark or garden · 1.7 ha · just outside town
DirectionsJoe Zuken Heritage ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAlderman John O'Hare ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsGiizhigooweyaabikwe ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsGord Dong ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsMarkian Shashkevich ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSister MacNamara ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
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
All of Centennial is within a short walk of 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%)
Centennial100%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 1.5% of the land near Centennial
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Centennial0%
Within 10 km1.5%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments or Indigenous nations hold all 18. The largest named one is Assiniboine Forest, at 286 ha.
Whittier Park Riparian ForestMunicipal park · 6.4 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
Seine River CorridorMunicipal park · 111 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
Kildonan ParkMunicipal park · 5.6 ha · 4.5 km from the edge of town
Manchester ParkMunicipal park · 1.4 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
McBeth and River Ridge ParksMunicipal park · 8.6 ha · 6.1 km from the edge of town
Sandra Crowson ParkMunicipal park · 3.2 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
Crescent Drive ParkMunicipal park · 16 ha · 6.6 km from the edge of town
Bunns Creek CorridorMunicipal park · 17 ha · 7.0 km from the edge of town
Assiniboine ForestMunicipal park · 286 ha · 7.1 km from the edge of town
Rotary Prairie Nature ParkMunicipal park · 8.1 ha · 7.1 km from the edge of town
8 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
Birds Hill Provincial Park, 18 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
Birds Hill Provincial Park
18 km north-east21 km²since 1964
No national park lies within 100 km of Centennial; 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
Centennial has 31 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
31 km
in and around the town (8.7 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
CentennialTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.6
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CentennialTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 79% 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
Walks near Centennial
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Portage Skywalk1.1 km
Graham Skywalk0.9 km
Main Underground0.8 km
St. Mary Skywalk0.7 km
4 are short walks under 3 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 Centennial
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) (6.3 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 |
The warmest days come in July (26 °C highs), the coldest in January (-11 °C). July is warm and wet, 77 mm; the driest month, February, has 13 mm. Winter brings about 126 cm of snow. The climate in Centennial →
Things to do
Centennial has 5 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 86 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Belvédère Saint-Boniface1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 86
Slide Hill0.7 km from town
DirectionsFort Parka1.4 km from town
DirectionsSt. John's Park Playground1.6 km from town
DirectionsSargent Park Playground1.7 km from town
DirectionsMHRC1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 81 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Downtown Dog Park1.5 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Centennial
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
West AlexanderCentral ParkSpenceWilliam WhyteSouth PortageNorth Point DouglasCentennial
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | 1.5% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| West Alexander 0.6 km | 1.4% | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| Central Park 0.9 km | 1.6% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| Spence 1.1 km | 1.6% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| William Whyte 1.4 km | 1.3% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| South Portage 1.4 km | 1.5% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| North Point Douglas 1.5 km | 1.2% | 17 | 4 | 0 |
Around Centennial, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Centennial
Is there a provincial park near Centennial?
Birds Hill Provincial Park, 18 km from the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Centennial?
On the normals, September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is Centennial from a national park?
None within 100 km of Centennial.
Where can you walk near Centennial?
OpenStreetMap maps the Portage Skywalk, Graham Skywalk and Main Underground close by, with others.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Centennial?
Assiniboine Forest, a municipal park of 286 ha.
Are there protected areas near Centennial?
Within 10 km, 1.5% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
The sources behind Centennial’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).