First pick
Churchill Drive Park
Park or garden
33 ha9.7 km of path
2 h 10 minto walk all 9.7 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Churchill Parkway
Directionsto a point inside
1.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Riverview · parks, protected land & trails
24 public protected areas lie within 10 km of Riverview
20 km from town is Birds Hill Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. For walks, the St. Mary Skywalk runs within 2 km. Biggest among them: Assiniboine Forest, 286 ha, 6.3 km off.
Protected land
1.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
24
within 10 km, 24 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
20 km
Birds Hill Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Riverview 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km1.4%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 areas24Areas 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, Riverview is 12th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,554 to 4,740 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
Riverview1.4%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Riverview24
Towns its size4
Towns in Manitoba12
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Riverview1
Towns its size0
Towns in Manitoba0
Typical Canadian town0
Riverview beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 4 of 39 do better. 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 | Jasper AB | 100% | 100% | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Dundas NB | 29% | 1.3% | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Cumberland County, Subdivision D NS | 15% | 7.1% | 69 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Douglas BC | 13% | 3.2% | 82 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Château-Richer QC | 12% | 0.3% | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Riverside Park - Mooneys Bay ON | 9.5% | 10% | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Berthierville QC | 9.1% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Guysborough NS | 8.9% | 15% | 308 | 1 | 56 |
| 9 | Gurnett ON | 7.3% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Neuville QC | 7.1% | 1.3% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Horning ON | 6.4% | 20% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Saint-Antonin QC | 6.1% | 0.5% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cornwallis MB | 5.5% | 3.7% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu QC | 4.3% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Wainwright No. 61 AB | 3.7% | 3.1% | 41 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Kingsland AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Britannia Youngstown AB | 3.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Country Hills ON | 2.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Shippagan NB | 2.5% | 18% | 26 | 0 | 47 |
| 20 | Battleford SK | 2.2% | 1.1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Electoral Area B, Nanaimo BC | 2.1% | 3.2% | 38 | 0 | 10 |
| 22 | Saint-Étienne-des-Grès QC | 2% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Caraquet NB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 24 | Fairfield Park MB | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Pembina Strip MB | 1.7% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Rockwood MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Carlisle AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Albion ON | 1.4% | 11% | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Riverview MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Iroquois Falls ON | 0.8% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Britannia ON | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Rossmere-B MB | 0.3% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Blue Quill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Dutton ON | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Macewan Glen AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Kindersley SK | 0.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Flin Flon (Part) MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Raymond AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Eastwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Riverview
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
20 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Riverview
Churchill Drive Park is the largest, at 33 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
20 named parks and woods, 65 ha in all
Parks & gardens 65 ha
Churchill Drive Park plus Lyndale Drive Park South account for 64% of the green.
Lyndale Drive Park South
Park or garden · 60 m outside town
8.8 ha2.4 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.4 km of path
0.9 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Don Gerrie Park
Park or garden
3.7 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Riverview
Directionsto a point inside
McKittrick Park
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
2.9 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Riverview C.C.
Park or garden
3.0 ha0.3 km of path
0.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Fisher Park
Park or garden
1.7 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Riverview
Directionsto a point inside
River Osborne Community Centre
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
1.6 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Windsor Community Centre
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
1.5 ha0.2 km of path
1.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 20 named parks and green spaces
Churchill Drive ParkPark or garden · 33 ha · 9.7 km of path
DirectionsLyndale Drive Park SouthPark or garden · 8.8 ha · 2.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsDon Gerrie ParkPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsMcKittrick ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRiverview C.C.Park or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsFisher ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsRiver Osborne Community CentrePark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWindsor Community CentrePark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsArnold Avenue Tot LotPark or garden · 1.8 ha
DirectionsCanoe Club ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsGuay ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRiverview Community GardensPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsCarey ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSt. Mary's-St. Anne's ParkwayPark or garden · 0.6 ha · just outside town
DirectionsKingston ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsWavell Buffer SouthPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Gauvin ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsDonald Riverbank WestPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsRiverview Community GardenPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsAshdale GreenspacePark or garden · 0.2 ha · 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
In Riverview, 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%)
Riverview100%
Towns in Manitoba97%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
1.4% of the country within 10 km of Riverview 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 Riverview0%
Within 10 km1.4%
Towns in Manitoba1.1%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments or Indigenous nations hold all 24. Biggest of the named areas: Assiniboine Forest, 286 ha.
Seine River CorridorMunicipal park · 111 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
Manchester ParkMunicipal park · 1.4 ha · 0.9 km from the edge of town
Sandra Crowson ParkMunicipal park · 3.2 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
Crescent Drive ParkMunicipal park · 16 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
St. Vital ParkMunicipal park · 24 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
Whittier Park Riparian ForestMunicipal park · 6.4 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
St. Germain ParkMunicipal park · 3.9 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
Minnetonka WoodlotMunicipal park · 1.5 ha · 4.0 km from the edge of town
Dakota ForestMunicipal park · 8.3 ha · 4.2 km from the edge of town
Bridgwater ForestMunicipal park · 10 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
14 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, 20 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
20 km north-east21 km²since 1964
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Riverview has its province’s.
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: 60 km in and around Riverview
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
60 km
in and around the town (13.3 km²)
Woodland
1.6%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
RiverviewTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths4.5
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
RiverviewTowns in ManitobaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.6%
0%50%100%
For woods, 78% of Canadian towns have more. Few places match it for paths: more than 88% of Canadian towns have fewer.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
Riverview 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
St. Mary Skywalk0.7 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 Riverview
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 9.4 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) | 8.5 | 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 |
Summer highs reach 26 °C in July; in January they stay near -11 °C. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (77 mm); February is driest (13 mm). Some 126 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Riverview →
Things to do
4 viewpoints near Riverview
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 89.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Belvédère Saint-Boniface1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Lee Park Hill0.5 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 89
Churchill Park Tot Lotin town
DirectionsYellow Park0.9 km from town
DirectionsSpider Park0.9 km from town
DirectionsFort Parka1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 85 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Downtown Dog Park1.4 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Riverview
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Lord RobertsNorwood WestGlenwoodNorwood EastRiver-OsborneMcMillanRiverview
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 1.4% | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| Lord Roberts 0.9 km | 1.4% | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| Norwood West 1.0 km | 1.5% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| Glenwood 1.6 km | 1.3% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Norwood East 1.8 km | 1.5% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| River-Osborne 1.8 km | 1.5% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| McMillan 1.8 km | 1.5% | 24 | 3 | 0 |
More routes are mapped around Norwood West (4). For protected land, no neighbour of Riverview doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
Questions about the outdoors in Riverview
How far is Riverview from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Riverview.
What is the largest protected area near Riverview?
Assiniboine Forest, a municipal park of 286 ha.
When should you visit Riverview for the outdoors?
September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is there a provincial park near Riverview?
The closest is Birds Hill Provincial Park, at 20 km.
Are there hiking trails near Riverview?
Try the St. Mary Skywalk.
How much land around Riverview is protected?
Yes: 1.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Sources for this page on Riverview
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).