First pick
Le parc de déléage
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
1.4 ha0.4 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.03.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Maniwaki · parks, protected land & trails
Ottawa River Provincial Park, 90 km away, is the closest provincial park to Maniwaki
Biggest among them: lac des Trente et Un Milles White-Tailed Deer Yard, 24,354 ha, 5.5 km off. The 10 km around town hold one protected area. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land
3.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
90 km
Ottawa River Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Maniwaki 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km3.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Maniwaki comes 16th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,728 to 3,874 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
Maniwaki3.2%
Towns its size2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Maniwaki1
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Maniwaki0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Maniwaki does best for protected land nearby: 15 of the other 39 have more. It trails them for public protected areas, where 34 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alnwick NB | 32% | 7.8% | 62 | 0 | 53 |
| 2 | L'Islet QC | 30% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Georgian Bay ON | 13% | 19% | 52 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Roberts Creek BC | 11% | 17% | 20 | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Salisbury NB | 11% | 12% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Trend-Arlington ON | 10% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Saint-Maurice QC | 9.2% | 0.5% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Golf Course ON | 7.3% | 3% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson QC | 5.9% | 0.1% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Saint-Tite QC | 5.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-André-Avellin QC | 5.1% | 1.2% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George BC | 4.3% | 8.5% | 11 | 0 | 45 |
| 13 | Westville NS | 4.1% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Berrisfield ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | East Hawkesbury ON | 3.3% | 6.2% | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Maniwaki QC | 3.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George BC | 3.1% | 3.3% | 15 | 1 | 32 |
| 18 | Eleanor ON | 3.1% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Lake Cowichan BC | 2.8% | 3.3% | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | Mulmur ON | 2.1% | 2.9% | 25 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Grand River North ON | 1.8% | 3.6% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Meadowgreen SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Guernsey ON | 1.6% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | Electoral Area C, Nanaimo BC | 1.5% | 1.1% | 60 | 6 | 47 |
| 25 | Stoney Creek ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 8 |
| 26 | City Park SK | 1.3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Pacific Heights SK | 1% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Corkery ON | 0.9% | 2.3% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Jamieson Place AB | 0.8% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Rosscarrock AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Leila-McPhillips Triangle MB | 0.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Eau Claire AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Meadows MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Magrath Heights AB | 0.3% | 13% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Cartier MB | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Penhold AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Dixie ON | 0.2% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | Clareview Town Centre AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Cardston AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Pleasantview AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
The map
Maniwaki on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
6 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Maniwaki
Le parc de déléage is the largest, at 1.4 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 4 ha in all
Parks & gardens 3.9 ha
Two places, Le parc de déléage and Parc Imelda, make up 54% of the total.
Parc Imelda
Park or garden
0.7 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Maniwaki
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
6 in 10 people in Maniwaki 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 (57%)Further (44%)
Maniwaki57%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. About 1,700 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
3.2% of the country within 10 km of Maniwaki 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 Maniwaki0%
Within 10 km3.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It is public land.
lac des Trente et Un Milles White-Tailed Deer YardProtected area · 24,354 ha · 5.5 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
90 km to Ottawa River Provincial Park
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
Ottawa River Provincial Park
90 km south-west1.3 km²since 1989
For a national park, people in Maniwaki travel more than 100 km. Note that Québec calls its provincial parks parcs nationaux; Sépaq manages them.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Maniwaki and its edge hold 8 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
8.4 km
in and around the town (24.4 km²)
Woodland
54%
about 13.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ManiwakiTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ManiwakiTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland54%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 85% of Canadian towns. For path density, 71% of Canadian towns do better.
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 Maniwaki
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.
When to get out
Walking season in Maniwaki: May to July and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Maniwaki, 28 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 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 76 | 56 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 95 | 87 | 96 | 72 | 76 |
The wettest month, October, brings 96 mm, against 56 mm in February. Summer highs reach 26 °C in July; in January they stay near -6 °C. The climate in Maniwaki →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Maniwaki
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.
Things to do
Near Maniwaki: 11 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 8 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Montagne des Pèresin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 8
Plus 8 playgrounds 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 Maniwaki
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Kitigan ZibiDéléageMessinesManiwaki
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maniwaki | 3.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kitigan Zibi 3.6 km | 2.4% | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Déléage 4.2 km | 17% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Messines 15 km | 5.2% | 11 | 0 | 6 |
Around Déléage the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Maniwaki
What is the nearest provincial park to Maniwaki?
Ottawa River Provincial Park, 90 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Maniwaki?
On the normals, May to July and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Which is the biggest protected area near Maniwaki?
lac des Trente et Un Milles White-Tailed Deer Yard: 24,354 ha, a protected area.
Is there a beach near Maniwaki?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
Are there protected areas near Maniwaki?
Yes: 3.2% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is Maniwaki near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Maniwaki.
Sources
Where Maniwaki’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).