Photo: P199 · CC BY 3.0Within 10 km of Wendover: 42 public protected areas
Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.7% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Within 5 km are 4 beaches; Batture à Kemp is the nearest. No national park lies within 100 km.
The outdoors in Wendover, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Above all, Wendover offers the number of public protected areas close by, with protected land around it close behind.
Each figure for Wendover, 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Wendover has the 13th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (10,666 to 11,111 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, Wendover’s strong point is public protected areas, where 3 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean Park BC | 27% | 4% | 100 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Liverpool NS | 24% | 21% | 230 | 5 | 56 |
| 3 | Timberlea NS | 19% | 30% | 22 | 12 | 7 |
| 4 | Whitehaven - Woodpark - Glabar Park ON | 14% | 5.8% | 31 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Hintonburg-Mechanicsville ON | 11% | 1.4% | 32 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Rothwell Heights - Beacon Hill North ON | 11% | 7.8% | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Laval-Ouest QC | 11% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Yellowhead County AB | 11% | 3.4% | 33 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Borden Farm - Fisher Glen ON | 10% | 0.6% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Contrecoeur QC | 10% | 6.3% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Vieux Greenfield Park QC | 7.8% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Smiths Falls ON | 7.5% | 6.3% | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Wendover ON | 6.7% | 4.4% | 58 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Montecito BC | 5.5% | 0% | 22 | 2 | 53 |
| 15 | Birdland BC | 4.3% | 9.7% | 119 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | Snelgrove ON | 3.7% | 18% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Eastern Passage NS | 3.6% | 2.2% | 14 | 2 | 21 |
| 18 | Little Saigon BC | 3.1% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 37 |
| 19 | Cathedraltown ON | 3% | 0% | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Bendale South ON | 2.7% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Shelburne ON | 2.6% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Grand River South ON | 2.5% | 16% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Forest Hill South ON | 2.4% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Broadview North ON | 2.3% | 5.7% | 11 | 4 | 12 |
| 25 | East London ON | 1.8% | 1.4% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bois-des-Filion QC | 1.7% | 3.3% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Sheridan ON | 1.7% | 8.4% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Westminster ON | 1.7% | 28% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Victoria Hills ON | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Alexandria ON | 1.5% | 0.4% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Exeter ON | 1.5% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | West St. Paul MB | 1.5% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ponoka County AB | 0.5% | 0.2% | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Whitecourt AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Weston-Pelham Park ON | 0.5% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 36 | Lacombe County AB | 0.4% | 0.4% | 45 | 0 | 11 |
| 37 | Creditview ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Walkerton ON | 0.1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Lethbridge County AB | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Morinville AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Parks, woods and paths around Wendover
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Walk in Wendover: 4 named parks and woods
The biggest is Parc Laroque, 4.4 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Between them, Parc Laroque and Parc Lucien Delorme Park cover 68%.
Community Parc Communautaire De Treadwell
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.
Most of Wendover 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.
That is below the typical Canadian town (83%). Around 10,900 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas cover 6.7% of the land near Wendover
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
42 of the 58 are on public land. Alfred Bog Provincial Park leads for size with 3,208 ha. 10 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
20 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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 Wendover, Alfred Bog 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.
Alfred Bog Provincial Park
Plaisance National Park (Québec)
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Wendover, so the parks here are provincial. 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.
Paths to walk: 65 km in and around Wendover
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
For woods, it beats 70% of Canadian towns. 83% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
No mapped walking route near Wendover
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.
Wendover is best on foot in May to August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lachute, 52 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 97 | 72 | 74 | 100 | 89 | 111 | 112 | 104 | 114 | 120 | 93 | 94 |
Precipitation runs from 72 mm in February to 120 mm in October. In July the typical high is 26 °C; in January, -6 °C. The climate in Wendover →
Beaches near Wendover: 4 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Add 2 unnamed beaches to the count. For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
8 viewpoints near Wendover
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 14 campsites, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 8
Plus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Picnic sites 6
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 14
Plus 6 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 12
Plus 9 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Wendover
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendover | 6.7% | 58 | 0 | 4 |
| Papineauville 8.5 km | 5.3% | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| Plaisance 12 km | 6.1% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
Around Wendover, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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 Wendover
What is the largest protected area near Wendover?
Alfred Bog Provincial Park: 3,208 ha, a provincial park.
When should you visit Wendover for the outdoors?
May to August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Wendover?
Alfred Bog Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
How far is Wendover from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Wendover.
How much land around Wendover is protected?
Yes: 6.7% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Where can you swim near Wendover?
The nearest is Batture à Kemp, 0.3 km from town.
The sources behind Wendover’s outdoors figures
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).