First pick
Centennial Park
Park or garden
22 ha1.7 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
1.0 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Tourismhumboldt · CC BY-SA 3.04.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Humboldt · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Humboldt is Blackstrap Provincial Park, 96 km away
The largest is Fish and Wildlife Development Fund: 126,136 ha, 1.1 km from the edge of town. Protected areas cover 4.9% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
4.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
96 km
Blackstrap Provincial Park
Against other towns
Humboldt against 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 km4.9%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 areas4Areas 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
Humboldt has the 14th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,451 to 6,661 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
Humboldt4.9%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Humboldt4
Towns its size3
Towns in Saskatchewan2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Humboldt0
Towns its size0
Towns in Saskatchewan0
Typical Canadian town0
Humboldt beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 13 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beresford NB | 26% | 19% | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Pontiac QC | 21% | 51% | 67 | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | Pictou County, Subdivision A NS | 13% | 1.7% | 58 | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | City View ON | 12% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Fisher Heights ON | 11% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Antigonish County, Subdivision B NS | 11% | 1.8% | 103 | 1 | 35 |
| 7 | Tweed ON | 9.9% | 9.1% | 68 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing ON | 8.1% | 23% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Sackville NB | 6.5% | 0.1% | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Centre QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Mont-Joli QC | 5.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel QC | 5.7% | 21% | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Bramalea Woods ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Humboldt SK | 4.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Barnstown ON | 4.9% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Pictou County, Subdivision B NS | 4.8% | 1.1% | 165 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Stipeley ON | 4.3% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Westview Village AB | 3.4% | 0% | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | Whitmore Park SK | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Cumberland AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | West Broadway MB | 1.6% | 0% | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Glamorgan AB | 1.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Battlefield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 8 |
| 24 | Fairhaven SK | 1.4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Massey Place SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Corman ON | 1.3% | 0.2% | 17 | 4 | 8 |
| 27 | Glenwood MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Weston MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Garden Village BC | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 6 |
| 30 | Elmhurst MB | 0.9% | 1.8% | 19 | 1 | 38 |
| 31 | Oliver Paipoonge ON | 0.7% | 1.4% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Terwillegar Towne AB | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Kings County, Subdivision D NS | 0.5% | 0.3% | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| 34 | Griesbach AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | St. Paul County No. 19 AB | 0.4% | 0.7% | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| 36 | Glencoe ON | 0.3% | 0.7% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Abbeydale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Brintnell AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hollick-Kenyon AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sherwood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Humboldt
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
9 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Humboldt
Largest first: Centennial Park leads with 22 ha. Numbers match the map.
9 named parks and woods, 32 ha in all
Parks & gardens 32 ha
Centennial Park plus St. Elizabeth Park account for 76% of the green.
Historic Water Tower Park
Park or garden
2.0 ha
1.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Carl Schenn Recreation Park
Park or garden
1.7 ha
1.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bill Brecht Memorial Park
Park or garden
1.3 ha
1.3 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Walking Trail Easement
Park or garden
0.6 ha0.2 km of path
1.3 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Civic Park
Park or garden
0.4 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Humboldt
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Centennial ParkPark or garden · 22 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsSt. Elizabeth ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsHistoric Water Tower ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha
DirectionsCarl Schenn Recreation ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsA.E. Kilcher ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha
DirectionsBill Brecht Memorial ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha
DirectionsWalking Trail EasementPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsCivic ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsConnexus Pocket ParkPark or garden · 0.3 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 6 in 10 in Humboldt
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 (63%)Further (37%)
Humboldt63%
Towns in Saskatchewan97%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 2,400 residents are further than 400 m from a park. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
4.9% of the land around Humboldt 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 Humboldt0%
Within 10 km4.9%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 4 of the 13. The others are private conservation land. Fish and Wildlife Development Fund leads for size with 126,136 ha. 9 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Fish and Wildlife Development FundWildlife area · 126,136 ha · 1.1 km from the edge of town
KloppenburgWildlife area · 65 ha · 1.3 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
Blackstrap Provincial Park is 96 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.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Blackstrap Provincial Park
96 km south-west6.1 km²
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Humboldt, so the parks here are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 8 km in and around Humboldt
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 (33 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
HumboldtTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
HumboldtTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
75% 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.
Walking routes
No mapped walking route near Humboldt
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the town; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Humboldt: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Watrous, 64 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) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -8 | -1 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 10 | -1 | -8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 14 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 47 | 89 | 62 | 57 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 14 |
February is the driest month at 9 mm; June the wettest at 89 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 25 °C; January the coldest, at -10 °C. The climate in Humboldt →
Things to do
Near Humboldt: 8 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.
7 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 7
Humboldt Public School Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 6 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 door
Next to Humboldt
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Humboldt with figures are 4–77 km away.
Humboldt No. 370LaniganWatrousWakawSt. Louis No. 431Humboldt
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 4.9% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Humboldt No. 370 3.8 km | 8% | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanigan 40 km | 3.1% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Watrous 63 km | 7.6% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Wakaw 65 km | 1.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis No. 431 77 km | 6.6% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Humboldt has.
How to read these numbers
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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Humboldt
What is the nearest provincial park to Humboldt?
The closest is Blackstrap Provincial Park, at 96 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Humboldt?
May and July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Which is the biggest protected area near Humboldt?
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, a wildlife area of 126,136 ha.
How much land around Humboldt is protected?
Protected areas cover 4.9% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest national park to Humboldt?
No national park lies within 100 km of Humboldt.
Sources
The sources behind Humboldt’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).