First pick
Inland Park
Park or garden
10 ha2 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Pilot Butte
Trans Canada Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Masalai at en.wikipedia · Public domain3.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Pilot Butte · parks, protected land & trails
Pilot Butte has 12 walking routes on the map
Wascana (1,089 ha) is the biggest, 9.1 km from town. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 3.8% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
3.8%
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
43 km
Last Mountain House Provincial Park
Walking routes
12
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Pilot Butte stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Walking routes12 named routes within 2 kmParks are a drive awayThe nearest provincial park, Last Mountain House Provincial Park, is 43 km off
Pilot Butte’s best card is its choice of walking routes. It has less to offer in a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
Pilot Butte 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km3.8%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 areas3Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes12Named 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
Pilot Butte has the 14th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,201 to 3,307 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
Pilot Butte3.8%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Pilot Butte3
Towns its size3
Towns in Saskatchewan2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Pilot Butte12
Towns its size1
Towns in Saskatchewan0
Typical Canadian town0
Pilot Butte leads its size group for walking routes: none of the other 39 has more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annapolis County, Subdivision D NS | 25% | 31% | 135 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Pictou NS | 24% | 0.5% | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast BC | 16% | 11% | 27 | 0 | 37 |
| 4 | Dalhousie NB | 13% | 0.2% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | North Cypress-Langford MB | 9.8% | 6.1% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Saint-André-d'Argenteuil QC | 7.4% | 7.4% | 46 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Central Okanagan West BC | 6.7% | 5.4% | 49 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Enderby BC | 5.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Greeningdon ON | 5.4% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Adstock QC | 5% | 8.3% | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Hill Park ON | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Marathon ON | 4.6% | 3% | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| 13 | St. Clair ON | 4.5% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Pilot Butte SK | 3.8% | 0% | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Hampton NB | 3.7% | 1% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Lake City BC | 3.7% | 1.2% | 33 | 2 | 27 |
| 17 | Val-Morin QC | 2.5% | 5.7% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Normanhurst ON | 2% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 19 | Athlone AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Greater Madawaska ON | 1.8% | 1.6% | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 21 | North Algona Wilberforce ON | 1.8% | 4.6% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Point Road MB | 1.5% | 0.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Erlton AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Jasper Park AB | 1.1% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Sturgeon Creek MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 26 | Canossa AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bonavista NL | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | Seven Oaks MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosslyn AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Stoke QC | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Bulyea Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Miller AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Weinlos AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Hazeldean AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Sainte-Clotilde QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Coalhurst AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Beverly Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Holyrood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Westwood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Pilot Butte
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
3 named parks and woods to walk in near Pilot Butte
The biggest is Inland Park, 10 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on 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
In Pilot Butte, a park is close to every home
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 (100%)Further (0%)
Pilot Butte100%
Towns in Saskatchewan97%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 3.8% of the land near Pilot Butte
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Pilot Butte0%
Within 10 km3.8%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
3 of the 4 are on public land. The largest named one is Wascana, at 1,089 ha. The figures include one private conservation area, left unnamed.
White Butte Trails Recreation SiteProtected area · 432 ha · 0.8 km from the edge of town
Boggy CreekNature reserve · 850 ha · 1.8 km from the edge of town
WascanaNature reserve · 1,089 ha · 9.1 km from the edge of town
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
Last Mountain House Provincial Park is 43 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
Last Mountain House Provincial Park
43 km north-west0.6 km²
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Pilot Butte, 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
12 km of paths in and around Pilot Butte
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
12 km
in and around the town (19.8 km²)
Woodland
0.4%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Pilot ButteTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.6
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Pilot ButteTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.4%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 87% of Canadian towns. 64% 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
Walks near Pilot Butte
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Hiking / Pet Walking Trail3.8 km
Snowberry Trail2.2 km
West Butte Trail1.9 km
Marsh Trail1.7 km
East Butte Trail1.7 km
Cherry Trail1.4 km
North Willow Trail0.8 km
South Willow Trail0.7 km
East Aspen Trail0.3 km
East Sage Trail0.3 km
West Aspen Trail0.3 km
West Sage Trail0.3 km
At 3.8 km, the Hiking / Pet Walking Trail is the longest local route. 11 are short walks under 3 km.
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 Pilot Butte: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Regina (Airport), 19 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | -9 | -7 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 0 | -7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 13 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 47 | 85 | 60 | 50 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 14 |
The yearly snowfall is near 105 cm. From -9 °C in January to 26 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. February is the driest month at 9 mm; June the wettest at 85 mm. The climate in Pilot Butte →
Things to do
Near Pilot Butte: 12 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.
Among the peaks, Butte Hill is highest at 620 m. Most numerous: hills and peaks (6).
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 6
Butte Hill620 m · in town
DirectionsPlus 5 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
White Butte Trails1.4 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Pilot Butte
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Edenwold No. 158White CityDewdney EastArcola EastSherwood No. 159BalgoniePilot Butte
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Butte | 3.8% | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Edenwold No. 158 4.2 km | 1.4% | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| White City 6.3 km | 2.3% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dewdney East 9.3 km | 4.5% | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Arcola East 9.7 km | 4.2% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sherwood No. 159 9.8 km | 1.5% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Balgonie 10 km | 1.6% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Pilot Butte 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. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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. 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 Pilot Butte
How far is Pilot Butte from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Pilot Butte.
What is the largest protected area near Pilot Butte?
It is Wascana, a nature reserve covering 1,089 ha.
Is there protected land near Pilot Butte?
Yes: 3.8% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Are there hiking trails near Pilot Butte?
Try the Hiking / Pet Walking Trail, Snowberry Trail and West Butte Trail; more are on the map.
When should you visit Pilot Butte for the outdoors?
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.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Pilot Butte?
It is Last Mountain House Provincial Park, 43 km away.
Sources
The sources behind Pilot Butte’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).