First pick
Wild Goose Park
Park or garden
6.5 ha
3.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.019%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Shuniah · parks, protected land & trails
Step out of Shuniah and you are in Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area
19% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Bay’s End Lookout Trail. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Wild Goose Beach.
Protected land
19%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
At the edge
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Shuniah, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Next to a national parkLake Superior National Marine Conservation Area starts at the edge of townProtected land all round19% of the land within 10 km, more than 95% of Canadian townsOn a national routeThe Bay’s End Lookout Trail passes within 2 kmA provincial park at the edgeSleeping Giant Provincial Park reaches the town
Out of doors, Shuniah leads with Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area on its doorstep, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Shuniah 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km19%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.4%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas4Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches2Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Shuniah has the 2nd most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,400 to 3,516 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
Shuniah19%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Shuniah4
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Shuniah1
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Shuniah beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; only 1 of 39 does better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington NB | 32% | 2.4% | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Shuniah ON | 19% | 1.4% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Saint-Pascal QC | 17% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Meaghers Grant NS | 15% | 32% | 103 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | Sables-Spanish Rivers ON | 14% | 9.7% | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Cumberland County, Subdivision A NS | 10% | 24% | 90 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Portneuf QC | 9.8% | 0.2% | 29 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Lawrencetown NS | 8.5% | 11% | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Bridgeview BC | 8.3% | 1.1% | 116 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Thurso QC | 8% | 14% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Mackenzie BC | 7.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Malartic QC | 6.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 6.2% | 7.6% | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Port Hawkesbury NS | 5.1% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Saint-Thomas QC | 5.1% | 0.5% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Electoral Area B, North Okanagan BC | 3.7% | 4% | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 17 | Hampton Heights ON | 3.7% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Merrickville ON | 2.9% | 5.8% | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Trillium Industrial Park ON | 2.2% | 6.2% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Glenview West ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier QC | 1.8% | 3.9% | 27 | 1 | 12 |
| 22 | West Jasper Place AB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Riverdale East ON | 1.6% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| 24 | Brevoort Park SK | 1.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Fairfield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Buchanan MB | 1.2% | 0.1% | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| 27 | Niakwa Place MB | 0.8% | 4.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Richmond QC | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Richmond County, Subdivision C NS | 0.6% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| 30 | Lynnwood AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Daly Grove AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Ramsay Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Sakaw AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Lewisporte NL | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Côme--Linière QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Richfield AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Sainte-Mélanie QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Three Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Delwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Virginia Park AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Shuniah
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
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Shuniah
The biggest is Wild Goose Park, 6.5 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
McEachan Island
Wood or forest · 150 m outside town
7.0 ha
42 km north-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
Most of Shuniah is more than a short walk from 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Shuniah0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
A median Canadian town manages 83%. About 3,500 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Around Shuniah, protected areas make up 19%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Shuniah1.4%
Within 10 km19%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 13, 4 are public and the remainder private. At 1,088,000 ha, Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area is the largest. 9 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation AreaNational marine conservation area · 1,088,000 ha · reaches Shuniah
Sleeping Giant Provincial ParkProvincial park · 24,400 ha · reaches Shuniah
Ouimet Canyon Provincial ParkProvincial park · 777 ha · 3.1 km from the edge of town
Lake Superior Archipelago Conservation ReserveNature reserve · 51,221 ha · 8.8 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
Parks around Shuniah
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
National marine conservation area
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area
At the edge10,880 km²since 2007
Provincial park
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
At the edge · south-east244 km²since 1944
Provincial park
Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park
3.1 km north-east7.8 km²since 1972
There are 2 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: 36 km in and around Shuniah
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
36 km
in and around the town (757.5 km²)
Woodland
69%
about 525.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ShuniahTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ShuniahTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland69%
0%50%100%
For path density, 93% of Canadian towns do better. For woods, it beats 91% 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
The Bay’s End Lookout Trail runs past Shuniah
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
National
Bay’s End Lookout Trail13.4 km
Of the Bay’s End Lookout Trail’s 13 km, 2.4 km passes close to town.
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 Shuniah
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Atikokan (191 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°C) | -8 | -5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 3 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 33 | 26 | 34 | 53 | 80 | 101 | 117 | 94 | 102 | 74 | 40 | 38 |
In July the typical high is 25 °C; in January, -8 °C. The warmest month, July, is also the wettest (117 mm), while February is driest at 26 mm. The climate in Shuniah →
Beaches
Beaches near Shuniah: 2 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Wild Goose Beachin town
DirectionsThe map adds one unnamed beach. 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
Shuniah has 4 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.
5 campsites top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Plus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Granite Point Conservation Areain town
DirectionsSilver Harbour Conservation Areain town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 5
Mirror Lake Campgroundin town
DirectionsSuperior Shores RV Parkin town
DirectionsPass Lake Campground0.3 km from town
DirectionsTrowbridge Falls Campground0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Shuniah
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 21–30 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Shuniah.
Thunder BayFort William 52Thunder Bay, UnorganizedShuniah
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuniah | 19% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| Thunder Bay 21 km | 0.1% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Fort William 52 28 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Thunder Bay, Unorganized 30 km | 18% | 136 | 6 | 347 |
For walking routes, Thunder Bay, Unorganized leads the area with 6. Its neighbours have no more than twice Shuniah’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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. 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. 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Shuniah
What is the nearest provincial park to Shuniah?
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
Which is the biggest protected area near Shuniah?
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area: 1,088,000 ha, a national marine conservation area.
How far is Shuniah from a national park?
It is on the doorstep: Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area touches Shuniah.
Are there protected areas near Shuniah?
Protected areas cover 19% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest beach to Shuniah?
Wild Goose Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Are there hiking trails near Shuniah?
OpenStreetMap maps the Bay’s End Lookout Trail close by.
Sources
Sources for this page on Shuniah
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).