First pick
Wakamow
Park or garden
32 ha3.1 km of path
40 minto walk all 3.1 km of path
2.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Trans Canada TrailThe Great Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 4.00.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Moose Jaw · parks, protected land & trails
Only 0.5% of the land within 10 km of Moose Jaw is protected
Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 17 km. The 10 km around town hold 2 protected areas. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land
0.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
17 km
Buffalo Pound Provincial Park
Against other towns
Moose Jaw 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. 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 km0.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.3%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
Moose Jaw has the 5th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (33,881 to 38,928 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
Moose Jaw0.5%
Towns its size3.6%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Moose Jaw1
Towns its size12
Towns in Saskatchewan2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Moose Jaw0
Towns its size0
Towns in Saskatchewan0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Moose Jaw trails its peers is public protected areas; 33 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Claire QC | 33% | 0.2% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Panorama Ridge BC | 23% | 13% | 181 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Strawberry Hill BC | 20% | 0.8% | 158 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Pierrefonds-Est QC | 18% | 3.1% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Port Moody BC | 16% | 23% | 48 | 5 | 102 |
| 6 | Côte-Saint-Luc QC | 14% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Bois-Francs QC | 14% | 1.4% | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Cecil-P.-Newman QC | 14% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Clayton Park West NS | 13% | 0% | 18 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | Sorel-Tracy QC | 12% | 0% | 75 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Sainte-Dorothée QC | 12% | 3.7% | 45 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Fairview BC | 8.2% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 68 |
| 13 | Marc-Aurèle-Fortin QC | 7.1% | 0.5% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sunset BC | 6.9% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Edmonds BC | 6.2% | 0% | 40 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | Grande-Prairie QC | 5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Hastings-Sunrise BC | 4.7% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 18 | Mount Pleasant BC | 4.2% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 73 |
| 19 | Duvernay QC | 4.1% | 1.2% | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | North Cowichan BC | 3.9% | 2.3% | 72 | 7 | 10 |
| 21 | Langley BC | 3.2% | 0% | 95 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf QC | 3.2% | 0% | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Le Boisé Champêtre QC | 3.2% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Campbell River BC | 3% | 7.3% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Beverley Glen ON | 2.8% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Metrotown BC | 2.5% | 0% | 21 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | Sainte-Rose QC | 1.9% | 0.1% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Parkland County AB | 1.6% | 1.3% | 69 | 15 | 5 |
| 29 | Stratford ON | 1.5% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Leamington ON | 1.3% | 5.5% | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 31 | Whitehorse YT | 1.3% | 4.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Dieppe NB | 1.2% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Meadowvale ON | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Orillia ON | 0.7% | 0.1% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 35 | Fort Erie ON | 0.5% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 36 | Moose Jaw SK | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Central Erin Mills ON | 0.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Saint-Georges QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | LaSalle ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Fergus ON | 0% | 0% | 4 | 8 | 2 |
The map
Where the green is in Moose Jaw
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
24 named parks and woods to walk in near Moose Jaw
The biggest is Wakamow, 32 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
24 named parks and woods, 145 ha in all
Parks & gardens 145 ha
41% of the area is in just two places: Wakamow and Hamilton Flats.
Sunningdale Walking Park
Park or garden
24 ha4.5 km of path
1 hto walk all 4.5 km of path
2.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hamilton Flats
Park or garden
27 ha0.3 km of path
1.7 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Crescent Park
Park or garden
11 ha3.6 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.6 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bell Park
Park or garden
7.9 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Happy Valley Park
Park or garden
5.9 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
2.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lions River Park
Park or garden
3.5 ha0.4 km of path
2.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 24 named parks and green spaces
WakamowPark or garden · 32 ha · 3.1 km of path
DirectionsSunningdale Walking ParkPark or garden · 24 ha · 4.5 km of path
DirectionsHamilton FlatsPark or garden · 27 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsCrescent ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 3.6 km of path
DirectionsBell ParkPark or garden · 7.9 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsHappy Valley ParkPark or garden · 5.9 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsElks FieldPark or garden · 5.0 ha
DirectionsLions River ParkPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsKiwanis River ParkPark or garden · 4.0 ha
DirectionsWest Park PlaygroundPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsRegal Heights ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha
DirectionsMcCaig GardensPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParkhill ParkPark or garden · 3.2 ha
DirectionsConnor ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
Directions1996 Summer Games ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha
DirectionsSmith ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsElgin ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsRotary ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsLarge Dog ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsEast End ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsBelmont ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsSmall Dog ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsKnights of Columbus ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsPeter Pan 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
About 8 in 10 of Moose Jaw’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 (78%)Further (22%)
Moose Jaw78%
Towns in Saskatchewan97%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 8,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Moose Jaw
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Moose Jaw3.3%
Within 10 km0.5%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
1 of the 2 are on public land. One more area within 10 km is private land, held by a landowner or a conservation group: counted here, not named.
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
17 km to Buffalo Pound 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
Buffalo Pound Provincial Park
17 km north23 km²
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Moose Jaw, 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
Moose Jaw has 73 km of footpaths in and around it
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
73 km
in and around the town (109.1 km²)
Woodland
0.2%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Moose JawTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.7
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Moose JawTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.2%
0%50%100%
90% of Canadian towns are more wooded. 63% 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 named walking route passes Moose Jaw 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.
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
Walking season in Moose Jaw: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Moose Jaw (7.4 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 2 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 13 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 91 | 68 | 61 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 12 |
From -7 °C in January to 26 °C in August: that is the range of daytime highs. The wettest month, June, brings 91 mm, against 10 mm in February. The climate in Moose Jaw →
Things to do
29 things to do outdoors near Moose Jaw
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
24 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 24
Plus 24 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Large Dog Parkin town
DirectionsSmall Dog Parkin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Moose Jaw
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 6–59 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Moose Jaw.
Moose Jaw No. 161CaronportLumsden No. 189LumsdenRegina BeachMoose Jaw
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Jaw | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Moose Jaw No. 161 5.9 km | 2.7% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Caronport 20 km | 3.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Lumsden No. 189 53 km | 3.5% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Lumsden 56 km | 4.8% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Regina Beach 59 km | 10% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Around Moose Jaw No. 161, Caronport and Lumsden No. 189 the protected share is at least double.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Moose Jaw
When is the best time for walking in Moose Jaw?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest national park to Moose Jaw?
No national park lies within 100 km of Moose Jaw.
Are there protected areas near Moose Jaw?
Yes: 0.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Moose Jaw?
The closest is Buffalo Pound Provincial Park, at 17 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Moose Jaw
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).