First pick
Lions Club Boot Lake Park
Park or garden
0.8 ha0.1 km of path
1.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Boot Lake Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Inuvik · parks, protected land & trails
Inuvik has no protected land within 10 km
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Against other towns
Inuvik 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km0%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 areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named 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
Inuvik has the 7th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,290 to 3,389 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
Inuvik0%
Towns its size1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Inuvik0
Towns its size1
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Inuvik0
Towns its size0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Inuvik is weakest for public protected areas: 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Jean-Port-Joli QC | 52% | 0.7% | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Pictou NS | 24% | 0.5% | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Division No. 19, Unorganized MB | 22% | 24% | 57 | 0 | 65 |
| 4 | North Kawartha ON | 18% | 36% | 20 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Atholville NB | 12% | 3.1% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Kensington, Part 1 PE | 11% | 0.9% | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Inverness County, Subdivision C NS | 8.2% | 6.3% | 181 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Sheet Harbour NS | 7.7% | 7.8% | 124 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Saint-André-d'Argenteuil QC | 7.4% | 7.4% | 46 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Central Okanagan West BC | 6.7% | 5.4% | 49 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary BC | 6.5% | 1.6% | 24 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Enderby BC | 5.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Greeningdon ON | 5.4% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Grande-Rivière QC | 4.9% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Havre-Saint-Pierre QC | 3.7% | 2.7% | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | Rankin Inlet NU | 3.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Saint-Jean-Baptiste QC | 2.2% | 2% | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Wellington AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | North Algona Wilberforce ON | 1.8% | 4.6% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Mill Courtland Woodside Park ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Point Road MB | 1.5% | 0.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | North St. Boniface MB | 1.4% | 7.7% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Bonavista NL | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Channel-Port aux Basques NL | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 25 | Compton QC | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Coach Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Miller AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Placentia NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Sainte-Clotilde QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Virden MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Gibbons AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Inuvik NT | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Hay River NT | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 36 | Arviat NU | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 37 | Eaux Claires AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Holyrood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Montrose AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Northmount AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Inuvik on the map: green space, protected land and paths
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; 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
3 named parks and woods to walk in near Inuvik
The biggest is Lions Club Boot Lake Park, 0.8 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Duck Lake Park
Park or garden
0.6 ha0.1 km of path
1.1 km south-westfrom the centre
Boot Lake Trail
Directionsto a point inside
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.
Close to home
5 in 10 people in Inuvik live near 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 (54%)Further (46%)
Inuvik54%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 1,500 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
There is no protected land within 10 km of Inuvik
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
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.
Footpaths and woods
Inuvik has 30 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
30 km
in and around the town (117.4 km²)
Woodland
73%
about 85.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
InuvikTowns in Northwest TerritoriesTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
InuvikTowns in Northwest TerritoriesTypical Canadian town
Woodland73%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 75% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 92% 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
No named walking route passes Inuvik 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.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Inuvik in June to August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Inuvik, 12 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) | 2.7 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 20.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 17.5 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| High (°C) | -21 | -20 | -16 | -6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 8 | -3 | -14 | -20 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 40 | 42 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 12 |
Expect 42 mm in August, the wettest month, and 10 mm in April. Summer highs reach 19 °C in July; in January they stay near -21 °C. The climate in Inuvik →
Things to do
Inuvik has 2 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.
Most numerous: playgrounds (5).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 5
Kugmallit "Choo Choo" Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Happy Valley Campgroundin town
DirectionsJàk Territorial Parkin town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Boat Launchin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Inuvik
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer place has figures: this one lies 124 km from Inuvik.
TuktoyaktukInuvik
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inuvik | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuktoyaktuk 124 km | 2.9% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Around Tuktoyaktuk the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Inuvik
How far is Inuvik from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Inuvik.
When is the best time for walking in Inuvik?
June to August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
The sources behind Inuvik’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).