First pick
Wildgoose Beach
Park or garden
7.0 ha0.2 km of path
13 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.02.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Geraldton · parks, protected land & trails
A provincial park at Geraldton’s edge: Nakina Moraine Provincial Park
31 km separate the town from Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area, its nearest national park. 7 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Pamela Beach. 10 protected areas lie within 10 km.
Protected land
2.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
10
within 10 km, 10 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
31 km
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Nakina Moraine Provincial Park
Beaches
7
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Geraldton has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgeNakina Moraine Provincial Park reaches the townBeaches7 beaches within 5 km
Above all, Geraldton offers a provincial park at its edge, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Geraldton, 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 km2.8%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town2.2%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
Beaches7Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Geraldton ranks 14th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,312 to 4,483 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
Geraldton2.8%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Geraldton10
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Geraldton0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Geraldton’s strong point is public protected areas, where 10 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beresford NB | 24% | 6.2% | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Oka QC | 20% | 26% | 53 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Beaupré QC | 16% | 1.2% | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Gaetz Brook NS | 15% | 4.2% | 55 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Bancroft ON | 9.5% | 2.3% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Bells Corners West ON | 9% | 11% | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Deep River ON | 8.1% | 1% | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Bellerive QC | 6% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Golden BC | 5.5% | 12% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Highlands East ON | 5.2% | 2.1% | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Queensland AB | 4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Deer Ridge AB | 3.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Montague ON | 3% | 2.8% | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Geraldton ON | 2.8% | 2.2% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley BC | 2.8% | 3.6% | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | White City SK | 2.3% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | De Salaberry MB | 1.9% | 0.2% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | New Maryland NB | 1.7% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Oxford AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Highway Valley ON | 1.6% | 1.7% | 18 | 5 | 6 |
| 21 | Central Park MB | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Minnetonka MB | 1.6% | 1.7% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Roslyn MB | 1.6% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Spence MB | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Eganville ON | 1.5% | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Centennial MB | 1.5% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Rossland BC | 1.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Glenridding Heights AB | 1.1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | South Calgary AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Inglewood AB | 0.6% | 17% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Lorelei AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Vulcan County AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Montgomery AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Ormsby Place AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Patricia Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Pollard Meadows AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Winston Heights/Mountview AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Prescott ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | High Level AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Beacon Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Geraldton
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 Geraldton: 5 named parks and woods
Largest first: Wildgoose Beach leads with 7.0 ha. Numbers match the map.
5 named parks and woods, 11 ha in all
Parks & gardens 11 ha
Two places, Wildgoose Beach and Riverview Park, make up 76% of the total.
Riverview Park
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.4 km of path
30 km eastfrom 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
2 in 10 people in Geraldton 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 (18%)Further (82%)
Geraldton18%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 3,600 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
2.8% of the land around Geraldton is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Geraldton2.2%
Within 10 km2.8%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Each of the 10 is held by a public body. Lake Nipigon Conservation Reserve is the biggest, 188,136 ha.
Lake Nipigon Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 188,136 ha · reaches Geraldton
Nipigon Palisades Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 11,522 ha · reaches Geraldton
Nakina Moraine Provincial ParkProvincial park · 5,319 ha · reaches Geraldton
Longlac North Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 1,829 ha · reaches Geraldton
Lake Nipigon Conservation Reserve AdditionNature reserve · 1,300 ha · reaches Geraldton
Lake Nipigon Provincial ParkProvincial park · 918 ha · reaches Geraldton
Lower Twin Lake Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 377 ha · reaches Geraldton
Macleod Provincial ParkProvincial park · 74 ha · reaches Geraldton
Nakina Northeast Waterway Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 13,909 ha · 3.1 km from the edge of town
Onaman Lake Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 4,734 ha · 9.7 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
The nearest big park: Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area, 31 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.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Nakina Moraine Provincial Park
At the edge53 km²since 1994
Provincial park
Lake Nipigon Provincial Park
At the edge9.2 km²since 1960
Provincial park
Macleod Provincial Park
At the edge0.7 km²since 1963
National marine conservation area
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area
31 km south10,880 km²since 2007
There are 3 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
Geraldton and its edge hold 504 km of footpath
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
504 km
in and around the town (3,574.8 km²)
Woodland
75%
about 2,668.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
GeraldtonTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
GeraldtonTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland75%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 82% of Canadian towns. More of it is wooded than in 93% 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 mapped walking route near Geraldton
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 walking year in Geraldton
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Geraldton, 6.3 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) | 8.6 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | -12 | -9 | -1 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 8 | -1 | -8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 36 | 26 | 33 | 49 | 78 | 82 | 108 | 76 | 102 | 84 | 53 | 37 |
The warmest month, July, is also the wettest (108 mm), while February is driest at 26 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -12 °C. Expect around 249 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Geraldton →
Beaches
7 beaches within 5 km of Geraldton
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Pamela Beachin town
DirectionsWildgoose Beachsand · in town
DirectionsAnother 5 have no name on the map. Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Geraldton: 2 waterfalls on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 20 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Moose Mountainin town
DirectionsWaterfalls 2
Kinghorn Fallsin town
DirectionsChute Falls0.6 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
MacLeod Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Cordingley Lake Picnic Sitein town
DirectionsPlus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 20
Ballpark Jungle Gymin town
DirectionsCommunity Center Playgroundin town
DirectionsRotary Park Jungle Gymin town
DirectionsPlus 17 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 8
Cordingley Lake Campgroundin town
DirectionsLoch Lomond Campin town
DirectionsPoplar Lodge Parkin town
DirectionsRiverview Campgroundin town
DirectionsWild Goose Lake Campgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 3 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 7
Plus 7 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Geraldton
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Geraldton has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 104–120 km out.
ManitouwadgeSchreiberTerrace BayMarathonGeraldton
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geraldton | 2.8% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Manitouwadge 104 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schreiber 104 km | 48% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Terrace Bay 105 km | 56% | 9 | 1 | 191 |
| Marathon 120 km | 4.6% | 4 | 1 | 30 |
Schreiber and Terrace Bay have at least twice the protected share around them.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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 Geraldton
Where can you swim near Geraldton?
Pamela Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Geraldton?
Lake Nipigon Conservation Reserve, a nature reserve of 188,136 ha.
Are there protected areas near Geraldton?
Yes: 2.8% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a provincial park near Geraldton?
Nakina Moraine Provincial Park, which reaches the edge of town.
Is Geraldton near a national park?
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area is closest, at 31 km.
Sources
Where Geraldton’s outdoors figures come from
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).