First pick
Meadow Lake Lions Regional Park
Park or garden
36 ha2.3 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.3 km of path
0.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: SriMesh (Julia Adamson) · CC BY-SA 3.00.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Meadow Lake · parks, protected land & trails
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund reaches Meadow Lake
Within 100 km there is no national park. A provincial park, Meadow Lake Provincial Park, lies 28 km away. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.7% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land
0.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
28 km
Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Meadow Lake 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.
Protected within 10 km0.7%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.7%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas3Areas 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
Meadow Lake has the 6th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,587 to 5,764 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
Meadow Lake0.7%
Towns its size3.9%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Meadow Lake3
Towns its size5
Towns in Saskatchewan2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Meadow Lake0
Towns its size0
Towns in Saskatchewan0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Meadow Lake is weakest for protected land nearby: 34 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shediac NB | 14% | 0.9% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Dunrobin ON | 14% | 0.1% | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Osoyoos BC | 14% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Saint Marys NB | 13% | 15% | 44 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Iris ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | New Edinburgh ON | 11% | 0.1% | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Seguin ON | 10% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Greenboro West ON | 9.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Orford QC | 9.3% | 39% | 44 | 4 | 15 |
| 10 | Lanoraie QC | 9% | 7.8% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Armstrong BC | 8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek ON | 6.9% | 21% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Lampman ON | 6.9% | 13% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Chertsey QC | 6.5% | 7.2% | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Annapolis County, Subdivision C NS | 6.3% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Havelock ON | 5.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Smithers BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire QC | 5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Countryside ON | 4.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Braeside AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Carp ON | 3.8% | 2.9% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Waterloo QC | 3.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Creditview ON | 3% | 24% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Oakridge AB | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Sherwood/McCarthy SK | 2.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Memramcook NB | 2% | 0% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | County Court ON | 2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | The Pas MB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Duncan BC | 1.9% | 0% | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Montcalm MB | 1.8% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Forest Hill ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | St. Matthews MB | 1.6% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Parkview AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Westwood MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 35 | Meadow Lake SK | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Bankview AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Wolfville NS | 0.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan QC | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Charleswood AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Evansdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Meadow Lake 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
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Meadow Lake
Largest first: Meadow Lake Lions Regional Park leads with 36 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.
Close to home
About 6 in 10 of Meadow Lake’s residents are a short walk from 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 (43%)
Meadow Lake57%
Towns in Saskatchewan97%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 2,500 people more than a short walk away. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected areas
The 4 protected areas near Meadow Lake
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Meadow Lake0.7%
Within 10 km0.7%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 3 of the 4, and private owners the rest. One further area is privately owned conservation land; it counts in the figures but isn’t named, as a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
Fish and Wildlife Development FundWildlife area · 126,136 ha · reaches Meadow Lake
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
28 km to Meadow Lake 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
Meadow Lake Provincial Park
28 km north1,690 km²
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Meadow Lake has its province’s.
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: 4 km in and around Meadow Lake
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
3.5 km
in and around the town (31.6 km²)
Woodland
0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Meadow LakeTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Meadow LakeTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.1%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 84% of Canadian towns. 93% of Canadian towns are more wooded.
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 Meadow Lake 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.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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 Meadow Lake: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Meadow Lake, 25 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) | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | -11 | -8 | -1 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 9 | -2 | -9 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 17 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 76 | 76 | 61 | 37 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
A typical year sees 125 cm of snow. Summer storms make July the wettest month, 76 mm; February sees 10 mm. In July the typical high is 24 °C; in January, -11 °C. The climate in Meadow Lake →
Things to do
Near Meadow Lake: 2 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.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Meadow Lake
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Meadow Lake has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 17–68 km out.
Meadow Lake No. 588Makwa Lake 129BBeaver River No. 622Mervin No. 499Meadow Lake
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lake | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Meadow Lake No. 588 17 km | 13% | 25 | 3 | 4 |
| Makwa Lake 129B 48 km | 14% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Beaver River No. 622 60 km | 32% | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Mervin No. 499 68 km | 6.3% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
Meadow Lake No. 588, Makwa Lake 129B and Beaver River No. 622 have at least twice the protected share around them. 588 has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 3.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
- 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.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
Questions about the outdoors in Meadow Lake
Is there a provincial park near Meadow Lake?
Meadow Lake Provincial Park, 28 km away.
Are there protected areas near Meadow Lake?
Yes: 0.7% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Which is the biggest protected area near Meadow Lake?
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, a wildlife area of 126,136 ha.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Meadow Lake?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is Meadow Lake from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Meadow Lake.
Sources
Sources for this page on Meadow Lake
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).