Photo: Nicholas4343 · CC BY-SA 3.0More of the land around Atikokan is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Close by: one protected area. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Inside the town itself, 1.1% of the land is protected.
What sets Atikokan apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Atikokan’s best card is protected land around it, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
Each figure for Atikokan, set against 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.
Atikokan has the 4th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,758 to 2,835 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Among its peers, Atikokan’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 3 of 39 top it. It trails them for public protected areas, where 31 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tofino BC | 41% | 21% | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | Léry QC | 27% | 3.4% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Forestville QC | 26% | 1% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Atikokan ON | 19% | 1.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel QC | 18% | 23% | 83 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Little Current ON | 13% | 10% | 36 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Maria QC | 9.5% | 1% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Cultus Lake BC | 9.3% | 52% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Saint-Côme QC | 9.2% | 0.8% | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Addington Highlands ON | 8.9% | 8.2% | 37 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Rivière-Beaudette QC | 7.6% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Marritt ON | 7.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Westcliffe East ON | 7.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Senneterre QC | 7% | 9.3% | 166 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Ferme-Neuve QC | 5.6% | 8.2% | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Jerome ON | 5.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Vernon River PE | 5.1% | 4.5% | 48 | 11 | 3 |
| 18 | Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part ON | 5.1% | 4.9% | 81 | 0 | 28 |
| 19 | Yamachiche QC | 5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Front of Yonge ON | 4.9% | 6% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Sainte-Luce QC | 4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Vars ON | 3.8% | 1.4% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Rosthern No. 403 SK | 2.2% | 2.6% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Lacolle QC | 1.9% | 1.1% | 34 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Woodcroft AB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Rougemont QC | 1.5% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Saint-Prime QC | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 28 | Turner Valley AB | 1.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mathers MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.1% | 3.5% | 28 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | Upper Mount Royal AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Grimshaw AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Downtown West End AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay BC | 0.2% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 35 | Greenview AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Kameyosek AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Meyonohk AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Kuujjuaq QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Kildare AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Newton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Atikokan on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths as mapped.
A park is within a short walk for 3 in 10 in Atikokan
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.
That leaves about 2,100 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected land near Atikokan
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Governments hold it.
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.
From the edge of Atikokan, Quetico Provincial Park begins
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.
Quetico Provincial Park
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Atikokan has its province’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Atikokan has 28 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
It has fewer paths per km² than 91% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 77% 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 Atikokan 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 lists no walking route near the town, though paths on the ground may well exist.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
The walking year in Atikokan
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Atikokan, 4.9 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -6 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 1 | -7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 33 | 26 | 34 | 53 | 80 | 101 | 117 | 94 | 102 | 74 | 40 | 38 |
Summer highs reach 25 °C in July; in January they stay near -10 °C. Rain peaks with the heat: 117 mm in July, against 26 mm in February. The climate in Atikokan →
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Atikokan: 1 and 2
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
Viewpoints 1
Campsites 1
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Atikokan
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 73–151 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Atikokan.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atikokan | 19% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ignace 73 km | 16% | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Rainy River, Unorganized 111 km | 23% | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| Fort Frances 132 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dryden 144 km | 11% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Sioux Lookout 151 km | 1.7% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
No place nearby has double Atikokan’s share of protected land.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Atikokan
What is the biggest park or reserve near Atikokan?
Quetico Provincial Park, a provincial park of 471,942 ha.
How far is Atikokan from a national park?
None within 100 km of Atikokan.
Are there protected areas near Atikokan?
Protected areas cover 19% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest provincial park to Atikokan?
Quetico Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
Sources for this page on Atikokan
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).