First pick
Whittier Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
18 ha3.4 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.4 km of path
1.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
0.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Chalmers · parks, protected land & trails
Only 0.6% of the land within 10 km of Chalmers is protected
The closest provincial park is Birds Hill Provincial Park, 15 km from the edge of town. For walks, the Main Underground runs within 2 km. The largest is Assiniboine Forest: 286 ha, 9.5 km from the edge of town.
Protected land
0.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
15
within 10 km, 15 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Birds Hill Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Chalmers beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 km0.6%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 areas15Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named 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, Chalmers is 8th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (12,138 to 12,639 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
Chalmers0.6%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Chalmers15
Towns its size5
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Chalmers1
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Chalmers sits near the top of its size group: 9 of 39 have more. It trails them for protected land nearby, where 31 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cantley QC | 21% | 1.2% | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Elliot Lake ON | 18% | 7.2% | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Orleans Village - Chateauneuf ON | 14% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Summerland BC | 11% | 7.5% | 25 | 0 | 45 |
| 5 | Rideau Lakes ON | 10% | 14% | 77 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Bridlewood AB | 7.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine QC | 7.3% | 6.1% | 46 | 0 | 94 |
| 8 | Saltspring Island BC | 6.7% | 17% | 109 | 3 | 44 |
| 9 | Rothesay NB | 5.5% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 10 | Saint-Hippolyte QC | 4.2% | 6.9% | 21 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Humber Summit ON | 3.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Moncton NB | 3.4% | 1.4% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Milliken ON | 3.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Chaparral AB | 3.2% | 9.8% | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Carignan QC | 2.7% | 2.1% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Yonge-Eglinton ON | 2.6% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Grenet QC | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Spring Valley ON | 2.4% | 8.4% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Woodbine Corridor ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 34 |
| 20 | Bromont QC | 2.2% | 2% | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Dovercourt Village ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 13 |
| 22 | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts QC | 1.8% | 1.6% | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| 23 | Bayview Woods-Steeles ON | 1.7% | 17% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Forest Hill North ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Royal Oak AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Grey Highlands ON | 1.3% | 0.7% | 77 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Highland West ON | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | River Park South MB | 1.1% | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Tyndall Park MB | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Wellesley ON | 1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Windsor Park MB | 0.8% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Blackfalds AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Chalmers MB | 0.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Lac Ste. Anne County AB | 0.5% | 0.4% | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Alderwood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 36 | Uptown ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Varsity AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Norwich ON | 0.2% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Etobicoke West Mall ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DT Hospital ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
The map
The green map of Chalmers
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; 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
19 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Chalmers
The biggest is Whittier Park, 18 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
19 named parks and woods, 60 ha in all
Parks & gardens 60 ha
Add Whittier Park to Saint John's Park and you have 42% of it.
Saint John's Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
6.5 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Drewry Lane
Directionsto a point inside
Chalmers Community Centre
Park or garden
6.2 ha0.2 km of path
0.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Michaëlle Jean Park
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
4.0 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.4 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ernie O' Dowda Park
Park or garden
4.2 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Nairn Overpass Park North
Park or garden
2.9 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Northeast Pioneers Greenway
Directionsto a point inside
Elmwood Park
Park or garden
2.9 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
0.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Elmwood Winter Club
Park or garden
2.3 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Chalmers
Directionsto a point inside
All 19 named parks and green spaces
Whittier ParkPark or garden · 18 ha · 3.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSaint John's ParkPark or garden · 6.5 ha · 2.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsChalmers Community CentrePark or garden · 6.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Michaëlle Jean ParkPark or garden · 4.0 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsErnie O' Dowda ParkPark or garden · 4.2 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsNairn Overpass Park NorthPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsElmwood ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsElmwood Winter ClubPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsPoint Douglas ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · just outside town
DirectionsClara Hughes Recreation ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsMelrose Park C.C.Park or garden · 1.7 ha · just outside town
DirectionsNairn Overpass Park SouthPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsEast End Cultural & Leisure CentrePark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsRedwood ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSherwood ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMontcalm ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsPritchard Point ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsDr. Jim Shaver Memorial Tot LotPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRoy Davis Memorial 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
In Chalmers, a park is close to every home
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%)
Chalmers100%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
15 protected areas lie within 10 km of Chalmers
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Chalmers0%
Within 10 km0.6%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
None of the 15 is private. At 286 ha, Assiniboine Forest is the largest.
Seine River CorridorMunicipal park · 111 ha · 0.2 km from the edge of town
Whittier Park Riparian ForestMunicipal park · 6.4 ha · 0.3 km from the edge of town
Kildonan ParkMunicipal park · 5.6 ha · 1.9 km from the edge of town
McBeth and River Ridge ParksMunicipal park · 8.6 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
Bunns Creek CorridorMunicipal park · 17 ha · 3.8 km from the edge of town
Rotary Prairie Nature ParkMunicipal park · 8.1 ha · 4.2 km from the edge of town
Manchester ParkMunicipal park · 1.4 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
Crescent Drive ParkMunicipal park · 16 ha · 7.3 km from the edge of town
Sandra Crowson ParkMunicipal park · 3.2 ha · 7.4 km from the edge of town
St. Vital ParkMunicipal park · 24 ha · 8.1 km from the edge of town
5 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, 15 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
15 km north-east21 km²since 1964
For a national park, people in Chalmers travel more than 100 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
42 km of paths in and around Chalmers
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 (14.6 km²)
Woodland
0.3%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ChalmersTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.9
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ChalmersTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.3%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 70% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 88% 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
Chalmers has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Main Underground0.8 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 Chalmers
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) (8.8 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 |
July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (77 mm); February is driest (13 mm). From -11 °C in January to 26 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The yearly snowfall is near 126 cm. The climate in Chalmers →
Things to do
Chalmers has 3 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.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 108 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Belvédère Saint-Boniface2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 108
St. John's Park Playground0.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 107 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Chalmers
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Munroe WestTalbot-GreyNorth Point DouglasLuxtonRossmere-BNorth St. BonifaceChalmers
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalmers | 0.6% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Munroe West 1.2 km | 0.4% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Talbot-Grey 1.2 km | 0.5% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| North Point Douglas 1.6 km | 1.2% | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| Luxton 1.6 km | 0.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Rossmere-B 2.0 km | 0.3% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| North St. Boniface 2.1 km | 1.4% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
For protected land, North Point Douglas and North St. Boniface have twice as much or more. North Point Douglas has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 4.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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. 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 Chalmers
Are there protected areas near Chalmers?
Yes: 0.6% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Are there hiking trails near Chalmers?
Try the Main Underground.
What is the nearest national park to Chalmers?
None within 100 km of Chalmers.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Chalmers?
Assiniboine Forest: 286 ha, a municipal park.
What is the nearest provincial park to Chalmers?
It is Birds Hill Provincial Park, 15 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Chalmers?
September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
The sources behind Chalmers’ 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).