Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Ojibway Provincial Park begins where Sioux Lookout ends
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name. Of the country within 10 km, 1.7% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Each figure for Sioux Lookout, 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.
Sioux Lookout comes 19th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,035 to 6,213 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, Sioux Lookout’s strong point is public protected areas, where 13 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland County, Subdivision C NS | 20% | 8% | 133 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts QC | 15% | 0.2% | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates ON | 13% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Civic Hospital ON | 11% | 0% | 34 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park ON | 7.1% | 20% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Nouveau Greenfield Park QC | 6.9% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Central Business Dis ON | 6.9% | 11% | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Cumberland ON | 6.7% | 2.9% | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Fatima QC | 6.6% | 4.5% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Rolston ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Tay Valley ON | 5.8% | 3.9% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | McMasterville QC | 5.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Electoral Area A, Cariboo BC | 5.4% | 6% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Crown Point West ON | 4.1% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Southwood AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Delta East ON | 3.7% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Barrhead County No. 11 AB | 3.4% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Rosemount ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Sioux Lookout ON | 1.7% | 4.5% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Haultain SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Richmond West MB | 1.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Pleasant Hill SK | 1.6% | 6.9% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Glenora AB | 1.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Richelieu QC | 1.4% | 4.8% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Worthington MB | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Dunluce AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Saint-Henri QC | 0.5% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Inkster Gardens MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Saint-Césaire QC | 0.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Capitol Hill AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Saint-Pie QC | 0.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Stettler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Castleridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Forest Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | MacEwan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Vegreville AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | South Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Amqui QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Alberta Avenue AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Homesteader AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The green map of Sioux Lookout
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Walk in Sioux Lookout: 2 named parks and woods
The biggest is Deer Island, 14 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
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.
1 in 10 people in Sioux Lookout 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.
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. That leaves about 5,400 people more than a short walk away.
Within 10 km of Sioux Lookout, 1.7% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
All 5 are public land. East English River Provincial Park leads for size with 17,513 ha.
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.
Ojibway Provincial Park starts at the edge of Sioux Lookout
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.
Ojibway Provincial Park
Minnitaki Kames Provincial Park
East English River Provincial Park
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Sioux Lookout has its province’s. Within 10 km are 3 provincial parks.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Sioux Lookout and its edge hold 38 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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
It has fewer paths per km² than 92% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 90% 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 Sioux Lookout 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.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
The walking year in Sioux Lookout
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Sioux Lookout (3.1 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | -12 | -8 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 8 | -1 | -9 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 36 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 91 | 113 | 102 | 95 | 96 | 78 | 53 | 37 |
Snowfall averages 213 cm a year. Daytime highs run from -12 °C in January up to 24 °C in July. June is the wettest month (113 mm) and February the driest (22 mm). The climate in Sioux Lookout →
A beach within 5 km of Sioux Lookout
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Near Sioux Lookout: 1 viewpoints, 2 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are campsites: 6 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 2
Nature reserves 1
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Sioux Lookout
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Sioux Lookout has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 24–78 km out.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Lookout | 1.7% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Lac Seul 28 24 km | 2.8% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dryden 73 km | 11% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Ignace 78 km | 16% | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Dryden and Ignace have at least twice the protected share around them.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Sioux Lookout
Is there protected land near Sioux Lookout?
Within 10 km, 1.7% of the land lies in protected areas.
How far is Sioux Lookout from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Sioux Lookout.
What is the largest protected area near Sioux Lookout?
It is East English River Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 17,513 ha.
Where can you swim near Sioux Lookout?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
What is the nearest provincial park to Sioux Lookout?
Ojibway Provincial Park, which reaches the edge of town.
Sources for this page on Sioux Lookout
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).