First pick
Melville Regional Park
Park or garden
49 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Voldeg and Bolton · Public domain5.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Melville · parks, protected land & trails
Crooked Lake Provincial Park, 33 km away, is the closest provincial park to Melville
5.2% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). CPCAD lists 13 protected areas within 10 km. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land
5.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
33 km
Crooked Lake Provincial Park
Against other towns
Melville 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km5.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Melville ranks 14th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,465 to 4,627 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
Melville5.2%
Towns its size3%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Melville1
Towns its size3
Towns in Saskatchewan2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Melville0
Towns its size0
Towns in Saskatchewan0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Melville sits near the top of its size group: 13 of 39 have more. On public protected areas it is behind: 29 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper AB | 100% | 100% | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona BC | 49% | 64% | 34 | 11 | 8 |
| 3 | Shelburne NS | 27% | 28% | 194 | 0 | 80 |
| 4 | Sparwood BC | 23% | 3.4% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Gaetz Brook NS | 15% | 4.2% | 55 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Douglas BC | 13% | 3.2% | 82 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Queenswood - Chatelaine ON | 12% | 0% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola BC | 11% | 8.3% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Berthierville QC | 9.1% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Gurnett ON | 7.3% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Bowen Island BC | 7.2% | 17% | 60 | 0 | 173 |
| 12 | Neuville QC | 7.1% | 1.3% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Horning ON | 6.4% | 20% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Melville SK | 5.2% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu QC | 4.3% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Eastmount ON | 4.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Wainwright No. 61 AB | 3.7% | 3.1% | 41 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Crossroads ON | 3.5% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Britannia Youngstown AB | 3.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Warner County No. 5 AB | 3.2% | 4.7% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley BC | 2.8% | 3.6% | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Country Hills ON | 2.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Red Hill ON | 2.1% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | Caraquet NB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | Fairfield Park MB | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Highway Valley ON | 1.6% | 1.7% | 18 | 5 | 6 |
| 27 | Felker ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Centennial MB | 1.5% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Rockwood MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Carlisle AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Casselman ON | 1.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Albion ON | 1.4% | 11% | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | Parkridge SK | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Vulcan County AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Blue Quill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Vanderhoof BC | 0.2% | 3.8% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Saint-Anselme QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Howick ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Raymond AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Melville
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
5 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Melville
The biggest is Melville Regional Park, 49 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
5 named parks and woods, 54 ha in all
Parks & gardens 54 ha
Melville Regional Park and Kinsmen Park together hold 94% of it.
Gordon Keats Memorial Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha
0.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
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 Melville 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 (43%)
Melville57%
Towns in Saskatchewan97%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 2,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park. A median Canadian town manages 83%.
Protected areas
5.2% of the country within 10 km of Melville 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 Melville1%
Within 10 km5.2%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
1 of the 13 are on public land. The figures include 12 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
1 area recorded only by its type (a provincial layer such as wildlife habitat areas) is 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
The nearest big park: Crooked Lake Provincial Park, 33 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
Crooked Lake Provincial Park
33 km south2.5 km²
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Melville, 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
8 km of paths in and around Melville
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
8.3 km
in and around the town (34.9 km²)
Woodland
1.9%
about 0.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MelvilleTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MelvilleTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.9%
0%50%100%
Woods cover less of it than in 75% of Canadian towns. 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Melville
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.
When to get out
Get out in Melville in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Yorkton, 44 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) | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | -11 | -9 | -2 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 9 | -1 | -9 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 16 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 49 | 90 | 80 | 63 | 40 | 28 | 18 | 18 |
Expect around 120 cm of snow over a winter. July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -11 °C. For dry weather, February is best (11 mm); June gets 90 mm. The climate in Melville →
Things to do
Outdoors around Melville: 6 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, 4 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 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 Melville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 30–72 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Melville.
Orkney No. 244YorktonGrenfellEsterhazyFort Qu'AppelleMelville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melville | 5.2% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Orkney No. 244 30 km | 5.9% | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Yorkton 39 km | 6.4% | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Grenfell 59 km | 1.9% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Esterhazy 60 km | 1.8% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fort Qu'Appelle 72 km | 2.5% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Melville’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Melville
What is the nearest provincial park to Melville?
It is Crooked Lake Provincial Park, 33 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Melville?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Are there protected areas near Melville?
Yes: 5.2% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is Melville from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Melville.
Sources
The sources behind Melville’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).