Photo: Classenc · CC BY-SA 3.0Woodlands touches Dr. Frank Baldwin Wildlife Management Area
The largest named area nearby is Delta Marsh Wildlife Management Area, 11,275 ha, 1.9 km away. 20 km from town is Beaudry Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Interlake Pioneer Trail.
Woodlands 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 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.
Woodlands has the 11th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,002 to 4,122 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Woodlands beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 9 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mistissini QC | 26% | 1.4% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges QC | 12% | 0% | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen BC | 12% | 12% | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Okanagan Falls BC | 9.1% | 18% | 34 | 0 | 30 |
| 5 | Oakes ON | 7.4% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 6.3% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | East Lawrencetown NS | 5.9% | 2.4% | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | Centremount ON | 5.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Alexander MB | 4.9% | 1.3% | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Lake of Bays ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Woodlands MB | 4.8% | 6.6% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Inch Park ON | 4.8% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | North Norfolk MB | 4.5% | 0.5% | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré QC | 3% | 0.2% | 14 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | Callander ON | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Pioneer Tower West ON | 2.3% | 3.9% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Haut-Madawaska NB | 2.2% | 7.7% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs QC | 2% | 2.9% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Elbow Park AB | 2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Kentley ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| 21 | Kirkfield MB | 1% | 0.3% | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 22 | Northern Lights County AB | 0.9% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 67 |
| 23 | Haddow AB | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Smoky Lake County AB | 0.7% | 0.5% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | University Heights AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Perth South ON | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Tuxedo Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Leger AB | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Meyokumin AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Saint-Prosper QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Matt Berry AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Lac-Etchemin QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | Morris-Turnberry ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Swan River MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Crossfield AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Balwin AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Forest Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | McCauley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Parkdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | York AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Where the green is in Woodlands
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town.
A park is within a short walk for 2 in 10 in Woodlands
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 about 3,200 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. A median Canadian town manages 83%.
4.8% of the land around Woodlands is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Public bodies own 3 of the 12; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Delta Marsh Wildlife Management Area is the biggest, 11,275 ha. 9 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
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.
The nearest big park: Beaudry Provincial Park, 20 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.
Beaudry Provincial Park
No national park lies within 100 km of Woodlands; 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.
Paths to walk: 126 km in and around Woodlands
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
More of it is wooded than in 58% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 87% 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.
One mapped route to walk from Woodlands
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
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 Woodlands
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) (43 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 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 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 |
Rain peaks with the heat: 77 mm in July, against 13 mm in February. 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 Woodlands →
One unnamed beach near Woodlands
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Outdoors around Woodlands: 6 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 2
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Woodlands
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer places have figures: these lie 23–29 km from Woodlands.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands | 4.8% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Stonewall 23 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Stony Mountain 29 km | 2.3% | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| St. Laurent 29 km | 5.3% | 11 | 0 | 3 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Woodlands. More routes are mapped around Stony Mountain (4).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Woodlands
Is Woodlands near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Woodlands.
Is there protected land near Woodlands?
Yes: 4.8% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Are there hiking trails near Woodlands?
The Interlake Pioneer Trail, mapped within 2 km.
Is there a beach near Woodlands?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
What is the largest protected area near Woodlands?
Delta Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 11,275 ha, a wildlife area.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Woodlands?
The closest is Beaudry Provincial Park, at 20 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Woodlands?
On the normals, September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources for this page on Woodlands
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).