First pick
Woodlawn Regional Park
Park or garden
156 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
4.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.06.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Estevan · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land at Estevan’s edge: Fish and Wildlife Development Fund
Within 10 km of the town, 6.5% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. National parks are all over 100 km off. The nearest provincial park, Moose Mountain Provincial Park, is 70 km away.
Protected land
6.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
6
within 10 km, 5 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
70 km
Moose Mountain Provincial Park
Character
What Estevan has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round6.5% of the land within 10 km, more than 76% of Canadian townsParks are a drive awayThe nearest provincial park, Moose Mountain Provincial Park, is 70 km off
Estevan is strongest on protected land around it. Where it falls short is a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
Each figure for Estevan, 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km6.5%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 areas5Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Estevan has the 12th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (11,205 to 11,599 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
Estevan6.5%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Estevan5
Towns its size5
Towns in Saskatchewan2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Estevan0
Towns its size0
Towns in Saskatchewan0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Estevan’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 11 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banff AB | 100% | 100% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Montmagny QC | 26% | 0.1% | 51 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Carson Grove - Carson Meadows ON | 14% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Williams Lake BC | 14% | 8.3% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Ramara ON | 8.6% | 0.5% | 37 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Sechelt BC | 7.5% | 2% | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Milton-Parc QC | 7.5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | New Kleinburg ON | 7.5% | 12% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | La Tuque QC | 7.4% | 7.5% | 372 | 0 | 140 |
| 10 | Katimavik-Hazeldean ON | 6.8% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Ebenezer West ON | 6.8% | 11% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Estevan SK | 6.5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Coldstream BC | 6.2% | 0.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Hochelaga QC | 5.3% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Pont-Rouge QC | 5.1% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Arnprior ON | 3.9% | 1.3% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Hawkesbury ON | 3.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Casa Loma ON | 2.3% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | Cabbagetown-South St.James Town ON | 2.2% | 0% | 11 | 8 | 33 |
| 20 | North Riverdale ON | 2.2% | 0% | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 21 | Dufferin Grove ON | 1.9% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 22 | Selkirk MB | 1.8% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Fort Richmond MB | 1.6% | 2.3% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Bridgwater Trails MB | 1.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Norquay Village BC | 1.4% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 15 |
| 26 | Pelmo Park-Humberlea ON | 1.3% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | William Whyte MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Bowness AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Millbrook ON | 0.6% | 0.1% | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Keelesdale-Eglinton West ON | 0.5% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Long Branch ON | 0.3% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 32 | New Toronto ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 33 | Jefferson MB | 0.3% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Whitehorn AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Farnham QC | 0.2% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Fontainebleau ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Dundalk ON | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Morden MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Drayton ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Beddington Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Estevan
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
Walk in Estevan: 15 named parks and woods
Largest first: Woodlawn Regional Park leads with 156 ha. Numbers match the map.
15 named parks and woods, 238 ha in all
Parks & gardens 238 ha
Two places, Woodlawn Regional Park and Churchill Park, make up 88% of the total.
Churchill Park
Park or garden
54 ha2.7 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.7 km of path
1.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lynn Prime Park
Park or garden
9.7 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Torgeson Park
Park or garden
2.8 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Pleasantdale Softball Diamonds
Park or garden
4.3 ha
1.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Royal Heights Veterans Memorial Park
Park or garden
2.6 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.5 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Kensington Greens
Park or garden
2.5 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Centennial Park
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Estevan
Directionsto a point inside
All 15 named parks and green spaces
Woodlawn Regional ParkPark or garden · 156 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsChurchill ParkPark or garden · 54 ha · 2.7 km of path
DirectionsLynn Prime ParkPark or garden · 9.7 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsTorgeson ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsPleasantdale Softball DiamondsPark or garden · 4.3 ha
DirectionsRoyal Heights Veterans Memorial ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsKensington GreensPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsCentennial ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsHillside ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsPadwick ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsHillcrest Play ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsHeritage ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsDana Quewezance Memorial FieldPark or garden · 0.7 ha · just outside town
DirectionsRusty Duce Memorial ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsTrojan Play ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsSource: 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
A park is within a short walk for 9 in 10 in Estevan
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 (90%)Further (9.9%)
Estevan90%
Towns in Saskatchewan97%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here. For about 1,100 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
6.5% of the country within 10 km of Estevan 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 Estevan0%
Within 10 km6.5%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 5 of the 6. Biggest of the named areas: Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, 126,136 ha. One area belongs to a private owner or a land trust and isn’t named here.
Fish and Wildlife Development FundWildlife area · 126,136 ha · reaches Estevan
BuffalograssNature reserve · 15 ha · 4.0 km from the edge of town
Estevan-CambriaProtected area · 3,204 ha · 8.9 km from the edge of town
2 areas recorded only by their type (provincial layers such as wildlife habitat areas) are counted, not listed.
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
Moose Mountain Provincial Park, 70 km off
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
Moose Mountain Provincial Park
70 km north-east403 km²
No national park lies within 100 km of Estevan; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Estevan and its edge hold 25 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
25 km
in and around the town (43.4 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
EstevanTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.6
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
EstevanTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 64% 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
No named walking route passes Estevan 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.
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.
When to get out
Estevan is best on foot in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Estevan, 8.2 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) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | -8 | -6 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 1 | -6 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 17 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 66 | 85 | 66 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 20 | 18 |
From -8 °C in January to 26 °C in August: that is the range of daytime highs. Rain and snow peak in June (85 mm) and ease in February (15 mm). The yearly snowfall is near 118 cm. The climate in Estevan →
Things to do
Near Estevan: 14 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.
Count 13 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 13
Plus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Woodlawn (Souris) Regional Park0.3 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Estevan
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer places have figures: these lie 5–75 km from Estevan.
Estevan No. 5OxbowCarlyleEstevan
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estevan | 6.5% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Estevan No. 5 4.5 km | 5.8% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxbow 60 km | 8.9% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlyle 75 km | 1.4% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Estevan holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Estevan
How far is the nearest provincial park from Estevan?
Moose Mountain Provincial Park, 70 km from the edge of town.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Estevan?
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund: 126,136 ha, a wildlife area.
When should you visit Estevan for the outdoors?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Are there protected areas near Estevan?
Protected areas cover 6.5% of the land within 10 km.
How far is Estevan from a national park?
None within 100 km of Estevan.
Sources
The sources behind Estevan’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).