Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0From Gore, Voyageur Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (20 km)
Swimmers have 3 beaches within 5 km, Beach the nearest. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The largest is 06151R003 Biological Refuge: 81 ha, 4.9 km from the edge of town.
How Gore compares with 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. 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.
Gore sits 16th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,719 to 2,791 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
For public protected areas, Gore lags towns its size: 28 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tofino BC | 41% | 21% | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | Victoria County, Subdivision A NS | 33% | 54% | 152 | 3 | 59 |
| 3 | Highlands BC | 24% | 41% | 40 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Waskaganish QC | 24% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Electoral Area E, Peace River BC | 19% | 24% | 25 | 2 | 103 |
| 6 | Holyrood NL | 19% | 3.2% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel QC | 18% | 23% | 83 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Little Current ON | 13% | 10% | 36 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Waterridge Village ON | 11% | 9.2% | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Maria QC | 9.5% | 1% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Cultus Lake BC | 9.3% | 52% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Marritt ON | 7.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Freelton ON | 5.6% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Vernon River PE | 5.1% | 4.5% | 48 | 11 | 3 |
| 15 | Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part ON | 5.1% | 4.9% | 81 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | Front of Yonge ON | 4.9% | 6% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Vars ON | 3.8% | 1.4% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Bonaventure QC | 3.7% | 1.5% | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 19 | Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse QC | 3.6% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wakefield NB | 2.2% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| 21 | Rosthern No. 403 SK | 2.2% | 2.6% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sussex NB | 2.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L NL | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Woodcroft AB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Gore QC | 1.6% | 2.3% | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Central River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Turner Valley AB | 1.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Mathers MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Tuxedo Industrial MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 36 |
| 30 | Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.1% | 3.5% | 28 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | Upper Mount Royal AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Souris MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Talbot-Grey MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay BC | 0.2% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 35 | Rivergrove MB | 0.2% | 4.7% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Wickham QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Kameyosek AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Lee Ridge AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Kuujjuaq QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Country Hills Village AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gore on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
A named park or wood to walk in near Gore
Largest first: Parc Don-Marconi leads with 2.0 ha. Numbers match 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.
Few people in Gore 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.
That leaves about 2,800 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
1.6% of the country within 10 km of Gore is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Governments hold 2 of the 18, and private owners the rest. Biggest of the named areas: 06151R003 Biological Refuge, 81 ha. Another 16 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
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.
Voyageur Provincial Park is 20 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.
Voyageur Provincial Park
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Gore has its province’s. A Québec parc national belongs to the province, not to Parks Canada.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
17 km of paths in and around Gore
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 is more wooded than 98% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 84% 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.
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Gore
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
The best months for walking in Gore: May to August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lachute, 12 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 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 97 | 72 | 74 | 100 | 89 | 111 | 112 | 104 | 114 | 120 | 93 | 94 |
Some 218 cm of snow falls each winter. Summer highs reach 27 °C in July; in January they stay near -6 °C. October is the wettest month (120 mm) and February the driest (72 mm). The climate in Gore →
For a swim near Gore: Beach, 3.5 km off
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
There are also 2 beaches without a name. No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
4 things to do outdoors near Gore
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Gore
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gore | 1.6% | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| Mille-Isles 9.1 km | 1.9% | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| Lachute 12 km | 3.5% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Colomban 13 km | 1.1% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Brownsburg-Chatham 14 km | 3.1% | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| Morin-Heights 16 km | 2.2% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs 16 km | 2% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
Around Lachute the protected share is at least double. Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 2.
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.
- 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.
- 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. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Gore
Is there a provincial park near Gore?
Voyageur Provincial Park, 20 km away.
Which is the biggest protected area near Gore?
06151R003 Biological Refuge, a wildlife area of 81 ha.
When should you visit Gore for the outdoors?
May to August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the nearest national park to Gore?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Gore.
What is the nearest beach to Gore?
The nearest is Beach, 3.5 km from town.
How much land around Gore is protected?
Yes: 1.6% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Where Gore’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).