Little of the land around Templeton-Sinclair is protected: 0.3% within 10 km
Birds Hill Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 14 km. No national park lies within 100 km. Seine River Corridor (111 ha) is the biggest, 5.2 km from town.
How Templeton-Sinclair 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Among 40 towns its size, Templeton-Sinclair is 13th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,916 to 4,057 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Against towns its size, Templeton-Sinclair does best for public protected areas: 6 of the other 39 have more. On protected land nearby it is behind: 25 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamont County AB | 9.6% | 2.2% | 51 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Okanagan Falls BC | 9.1% | 18% | 34 | 0 | 30 |
| 3 | Ainslie Wood West ON | 7.5% | 15% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Oakes ON | 7.4% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | East Lawrencetown NS | 5.9% | 2.4% | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Centremount ON | 5.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Alexander MB | 4.9% | 1.3% | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Stinson ON | 4.9% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Woodlands MB | 4.8% | 6.6% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Normanview Residents Group SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Belmead AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | New Richmond QC | 3.4% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard QC | 3% | 0.2% | 20 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré QC | 3% | 0.2% | 14 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | Callander ON | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Lisgar ON | 2.8% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Auditorium ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Keswick AB | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kentley ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| 20 | Forty Mile County No. 8 AB | 1.1% | 1.6% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Haddow AB | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Smoky Lake County AB | 0.7% | 0.5% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Livingston AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | University Heights AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Mission Gardens MB | 0.5% | 2.3% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Perth South ON | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Leila North MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Templeton-Sinclair MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Pasadena NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Fraser AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Maple AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Saint-Prosper QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Watford ON | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Danville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Morris-Turnberry ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Swan River MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Fort Macleod AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Belle Rive AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Parkdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | York AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Parks, woods and paths around Templeton-Sinclair
The neighbourhood’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Walk in Templeton-Sinclair: 13 named parks and woods
Beryl Watts Park / Vince Leah C.C. is the largest, at 13 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Between them, Beryl Watts Park / Vince Leah C.C. and Garden City Community Centre cover 70%.
Garden City Community Centre
Amanda Crescent Park
Tokarz Park
Farlinger Park
Swailes Park
McGregor CPR Buffer
Attache Park
All 13 named parks and green spaces
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.
All of Templeton-Sinclair 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.
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Templeton-Sinclair has 7 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Each of the 7 is held by a public body. Seine River Corridor covers 111 ha, the most of any named area.
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.
14 km to Birds Hill Provincial Park
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.
Birds Hill Provincial Park
No national park lies within 100 km of Templeton-Sinclair; 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.
Templeton-Sinclair has 20 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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
92% of Canadian towns are more wooded. Paths are denser here than in 58% 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.
No named walking route passes Templeton-Sinclair 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.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the neighbourhood. Trails may exist without being mapped as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
September is the best month for walking in Templeton-Sinclair
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 7.8 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 | 8.9 | 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 |
Some 126 cm of snow falls each winter. Rain peaks with the heat: 77 mm in July, against 13 mm in February. Summer highs reach 26 °C in July; in January they stay near -11 °C. The climate in Templeton-Sinclair →
Outdoors around Templeton-Sinclair: 57 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 57 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 57
Plus 56 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Templeton-Sinclair
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templeton-Sinclair | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Garden City 0.9 km | 0.4% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| West Kildonan Industrial 1.2 km | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson 1.2 km | 0.3% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Leila North 1.7 km | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Leila-McPhillips Triangle 1.8 km | 0.4% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Seven Oaks 2.0 km | 0.4% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
No place nearby has double Templeton-Sinclair’s share of protected land.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
Questions about the outdoors in Templeton-Sinclair
What is the best season to get outdoors in Templeton-Sinclair?
September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Templeton-Sinclair from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Templeton-Sinclair.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Templeton-Sinclair?
It is Seine River Corridor, a municipal park covering 111 ha.
Is there a provincial park near Templeton-Sinclair?
Birds Hill Provincial Park, 14 km away.
Is there protected land near Templeton-Sinclair?
Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km.
Sources for this page on Templeton-Sinclair
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).