Photo: Darren Kirby · CC BY-SA 2.049% of the land within 10 km of La Ronge is protected
Close by: one protected area. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Prince Albert National Park, at 95 km.
The outdoors in La Ronge, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
La Ronge’s best card is protected land around it, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
La Ronge beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Of 40 towns its size, La Ronge has the most protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,631 to 2,706 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
None of the other 39 towns its size has more protected land nearby than La Ronge. On public protected areas it is behind: 24 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Ronge SK | 49% | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Division No. 7, Subdivision E NL | 30% | 28% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Bouctouche NB | 27% | 1.6% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay BC | 26% | 38% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Tumbler Ridge BC | 12% | 5.1% | 5 | 0 | 51 |
| 6 | Eastman QC | 11% | 7.4% | 49 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Swan Valley West MB | 11% | 1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast BC | 10% | 15% | 73 | 0 | 231 |
| 9 | Saint George NB | 7.2% | 14% | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | East River, Part 1 PE | 4.3% | 9.1% | 38 | 14 | 20 |
| 11 | Emerson-Franklin MB | 3.7% | 0.1% | 123 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Kinburn ON | 3.1% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton QC | 2.8% | 5.3% | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Saint-Mathieu QC | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | La Présentation QC | 1.7% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Adelaide/Churchill SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Eastdale ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 8 |
| 18 | Westmeria ON | 1.6% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Meadowlark Park AB | 1.6% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Brockville MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | South River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Westview SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | North Point Douglas MB | 1.2% | 0% | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Grand Manan NB | 0.8% | 6.1% | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 25 | Hanna AB | 0.8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Waterville QC | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Berwick NS | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Saint-Alexandre QC | 0.6% | 0.6% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Grey MB | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Saint-Chrysostome QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Sundre AB | 0.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Macamic QC | 0.3% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Cy Becker AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Spaniard's Bay NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 35 | Saint-Bernard QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Saint-Martin QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Delton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Gold Bar AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Highlands AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Parks, woods and paths around La Ronge
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
5 named parks and woods to walk in near La Ronge
Patterson Park is the largest, at 4.2 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Between them, Patterson Park and Morley Wilson Park cover 79%.
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.
1 in 10 people in La Ronge 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.
For about 2,300 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected land near La Ronge
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
It is publicly owned.
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.
95 km to Prince Albert National 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.
Lac la Ronge Provincial Park
Prince Albert National Park
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Paths to walk: 0 km in and around La Ronge
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
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 100% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 75% 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 La Ronge
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Walking season in La Ronge: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (La Ronge, 4.0 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) | 7.7 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.1 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 7.2 |
| High (°C) | -13 | -10 | -2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 7 | -4 | -11 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 22 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 41 | 69 | 89 | 65 | 57 | 41 | 27 | 24 |
The yearly snowfall is near 146 cm. From -13 °C in January to 24 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. July is warm and wet, 89 mm; the driest month, February, has 19 mm. The climate in La Ronge →
A beach within 5 km of La Ronge
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Outdoors around La Ronge: 11 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 7 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 7
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Plus 2 campsites 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 to La Ronge
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Ronge | 49% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Air Ronge 4.0 km | 29% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lac La Ronge 156 4.9 km | 33% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice La Ronge’s protected share.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in La Ronge
Is La Ronge near a national park?
It is Prince Albert National Park, 95 km off.
Which is the biggest protected area near La Ronge?
Lac la Ronge Provincial Park, a provincial park of 319,157 ha.
When is the best time for walking in La Ronge?
May, August and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is there a beach near La Ronge?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
How much land around La Ronge is protected?
Protected areas cover 49% of the land within 10 km.
How far is the nearest provincial park from La Ronge?
Lac la Ronge Provincial Park touches the town.
Sources for this page on La Ronge
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).