First pick
Nordic Park
Park or garden
4.9 ha0.3 km of path
2.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 2.518%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Elliot Lake · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Elliot Lake beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Swimmers have 4 beaches within 5 km, New Beach the nearest. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Within its own boundary, 7.2% of the town is protected.
Protected land
18%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
10
within 10 km, 10 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Matinenda Provincial Park
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Elliot Lake, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round18% of the land within 10 km, more than 94% of Canadian townsA provincial park at the edgeMatinenda Provincial Park reaches the town
Elliot Lake is strongest on protected land around it, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Elliot Lake, 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.
Protected within 10 km18%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town7.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas10Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches4Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Elliot Lake has the 2nd most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (12,061 to 12,580 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
Elliot Lake18%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Elliot Lake10
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Elliot Lake0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Elliot Lake’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 1 of 39 tops it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cantley QC | 21% | 1.2% | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Elliot Lake ON | 18% | 7.2% | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Orleans Village - Chateauneuf ON | 14% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Nelson BC | 14% | 0.1% | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Summerland BC | 11% | 7.5% | 25 | 0 | 45 |
| 6 | Rideau Lakes ON | 10% | 14% | 77 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Bridlewood AB | 7.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine QC | 7.3% | 6.1% | 46 | 0 | 94 |
| 9 | Saltspring Island BC | 6.7% | 17% | 109 | 3 | 44 |
| 10 | Chapman Mills ON | 6% | 1.9% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-Hippolyte QC | 4.2% | 6.9% | 21 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Humber Summit ON | 3.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Moncton NB | 3.4% | 1.4% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Milliken ON | 3.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Chaparral AB | 3.2% | 9.8% | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 | Yonge-Eglinton ON | 2.6% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Grenet QC | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Spring Valley ON | 2.4% | 8.4% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Saint-Sauveur QC | 2.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Woodbine Corridor ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 34 |
| 21 | Bromont QC | 2.2% | 2% | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Dovercourt Village ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 13 |
| 23 | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts QC | 1.8% | 1.6% | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | Bayview Woods-Steeles ON | 1.7% | 17% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Forest Hill North ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Royal Oak AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Grey Highlands ON | 1.3% | 0.7% | 77 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Highland West ON | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Georgian Bluffs ON | 1.1% | 1.9% | 67 | 4 | 17 |
| 30 | River Park South MB | 1.1% | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Tyndall Park MB | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Wellesley ON | 1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Windsor Park MB | 0.8% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Wetaskiwin County No. 10 AB | 0.7% | 1% | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Blackfalds AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Chalmers MB | 0.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Uptown ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Norwich ON | 0.2% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Etobicoke West Mall ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DT Hospital ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Elliot Lake
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Elliot Lake: 7 named parks and woods
The biggest is Nordic Park, 4.9 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 27 ha in all
Parks & gardens 14 haWoods 13 ha
65% of the area is in just two places: Sylvah Island and Nordic Park.
Burley Park
Park or garden
2.8 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Elliot Lake
Directionsto a point inside
Westview Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.5 km of path
2.6 km northfrom the centre
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
A park is within a short walk for 3 in 10 in Elliot Lake
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 (25%)Further (75%)
Elliot Lake25%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 9,200 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
The 10 protected areas near Elliot Lake
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Elliot Lake7.2%
Within 10 km18%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments or Indigenous nations hold all 10. Matinenda Provincial Park leads for size with 28,758 ha.
Matinenda Provincial ParkProvincial park · 28,758 ha · reaches Elliot Lake
Glenn N. Crombie Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 6,952 ha · reaches Elliot Lake
Blind River Provincial ParkProvincial park · 5,402 ha · reaches Elliot Lake
Mississagi Provincial ParkProvincial park · 8,328 ha · 3.2 km from the edge of town
Archambeau Lake Forest Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 1,234 ha · 5.6 km from the edge of town
Brennan Harbour Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 223 ha · 8.4 km from the edge of town
Little White River Provincial ParkProvincial park · 12,782 ha · 8.5 km from the edge of town
Our Colleagues Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 92 ha · 8.6 km from the edge of town
North Channel Inshore Provincial ParkProvincial park · 3,762 ha · 8.9 km from the edge of town
Rawhide Lake Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 4,633 ha · 8.9 km from the edge of town
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
Matinenda Provincial Park starts at the edge of Elliot Lake
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
Matinenda Provincial Park
At the edge288 km²since 2003
Provincial park
Blind River Provincial Park
At the edge54 km²since 2002
Provincial park
Mississagi Provincial Park
3.2 km north83 km²since 1973
Provincial park
Little White River Provincial Park
8.5 km north-west128 km²since 2002
Provincial park
North Channel Inshore Provincial Park
8.9 km south-west38 km²since 2002
No national park lies within 100 km of Elliot Lake; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. There are 5 provincial parks within 10 km.
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: 29 km in and around Elliot Lake
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
29 km
in and around the town (972 km²)
Woodland
80%
about 777.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Elliot LakeTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Elliot LakeTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland80%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 96% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 95% 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 Elliot Lake 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.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Elliot Lake: May to August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Sault Ste Marie, 143 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 65 | 46 | 52 | 71 | 69 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 109 | 111 | 89 | 70 |
February is the driest month at 46 mm; October the wettest at 111 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -4 °C. The climate in Elliot Lake →
Beaches
4 beaches within 5 km of Elliot Lake
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
One more is mapped without a name. 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.
Things to do
Elliot Lake 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.
Count 12 picnic sites, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 2
Beaver Mountainin town
DirectionsMount Dufourin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 12
Plus 12 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 7
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 6
Plus 6 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 8
Depot Lake Boat Launchin town
DirectionsDunlop Shores Boat Launchin town
DirectionsElliot Lake Boat Launchin town
DirectionsMcCarthy Lake Boat Launchin town
DirectionsPublic Boat Launchin town
DirectionsPlus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Elliot Lake
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Elliot Lake has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 31–68 km out.
Blind RiverSagamokSables-Spanish RiversHuron ShoresEspanolaElliot Lake
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Lake | 18% | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Blind River 31 km | 21% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sagamok 45 km | 44% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Sables-Spanish Rivers 54 km | 14% | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Huron Shores 55 km | 8.2% | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Espanola 68 km | 4.5% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
For protected land, Sagamok has twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Elliot Lake
How much land around Elliot Lake is protected?
Within 10 km, 18% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is there a provincial park near Elliot Lake?
Matinenda Provincial Park touches the town.
Is there a beach near Elliot Lake?
Try New Beach, in town, first of several.
What is the largest protected area near Elliot Lake?
It is Matinenda Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 28,758 ha.
How far is Elliot Lake from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Elliot Lake.
When is the best time for walking in Elliot Lake?
May to August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
Sources for this page on Elliot Lake
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).