First pick
Wascana Centre
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
539 ha59.3 km of path
13 h 10 minto walk all 59.3 km of path
2.7 km southfrom the centre
Blue TrailTrans Canada TrailA Trail Runs Through It
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.04%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Heritage · parks, protected land & trails
Wascana begins at the edge of Heritage
Named trails close by number 2, the Walk 2 - A Place for Vision and Walk 1 - A Place for You among them. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.
Protected land
4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
39 km
Last Mountain House Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Heritage 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 km4%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 areas4Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Heritage has the 16th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,100 to 5,249 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
Heritage4%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Heritage4
Towns its size4
Towns in Saskatchewan2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Heritage2
Towns its size1
Towns in Saskatchewan0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Heritage sits near the top of its size group: 15 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Bay-Westfield NB | 29% | 1% | 21 | 1 | 39 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley BC | 23% | 0.9% | 58 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | Electoral Area D, Peace River BC | 19% | 18% | 56 | 3 | 123 |
| 4 | Metchosin BC | 18% | 9.6% | 31 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Lake Echo NS | 16% | 33% | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Montréal-Ouest QC | 16% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Inverness NS | 13% | 5.1% | 141 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Upper Tantallon NS | 13% | 19% | 157 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac QC | 11% | 1% | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Saint-Denis-de-Brompton QC | 9.4% | 1.6% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Starlight Village NB | 9.2% | 3.1% | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Montréal-Est QC | 7.7% | 0.4% | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Antigonish NS | 7.6% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Trumpeter Area AB | 5.4% | 1.6% | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay BC | 4.5% | 7.4% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Heritage SK | 4% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Rushdale ON | 3.9% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Crown Point East ON | 3.1% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | Centre Hastings ON | 2.5% | 1.4% | 30 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Coverdale NB | 1.9% | 4.4% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Big Lakes County AB | 1.8% | 1.9% | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | Mt. Hope Huron Park ON | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Earl Grey MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Lord Roberts MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | West Alexander MB | 1.4% | 0% | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Kneehill County AB | 1.3% | 1.1% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Shaughnessy Park MB | 1.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Marystown NL | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | Bannerman AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Bearspaw AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Ogilvie Ridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Twin Brooks AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover QC | 0.1% | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Edmonton Energy And Technology Park AB | 0.1% | 0.8% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Queen Alexandra AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Ritchie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Tweddle Place AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Carstairs AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Didsbury AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Rundle Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Heritage
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; 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
Walk in Heritage: 7 named parks and woods
Wascana Centre is the largest, at 539 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 548 ha in all
Parks & gardens 548 ha
Two places, Wascana Centre and Victoria Park, make up 99% of the total.
Victoria Park
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
3.0 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.0 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Central Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
1.4 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.9 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Core Community Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Heritage
Directionsto a point inside
Gocki Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
1.6 ha0.2 km of path
0.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Maple Leaf Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Heritage
Directionsto a point inside
Tony Cote Park
Park or garden
0.4 ha0.2 km of path
0.7 km south-westfrom 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
All of Heritage is within a short walk of 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Heritage100%
Towns in Saskatchewan97%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Heritage, 4% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Heritage0%
Within 10 km4%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments or Indigenous nations hold all 4. The largest named one is Wascana, at 1,089 ha.
WascanaNature reserve · 1,089 ha · reaches Heritage
Wascana Lake Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 117 ha · 0.9 km from the edge of town
Boggy CreekNature reserve · 850 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
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
Last Mountain House Provincial Park, 39 km off
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
39 km north-west0.6 km²
For a national park, people in Heritage travel more than 100 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Heritage has 30 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
30 km
in and around the town (10.6 km²)
Woodland
2.1%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
HeritageTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.9
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
HeritageTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Woodland2.1%
0%50%100%
For woods, 74% of Canadian towns have more. For path density, it beats 70% 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.
Walking routes
2 walking routes near Heritage
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Walk 2 - A Place for Vision6.8 km
Walk 1 - A Place for You3.3 km
The longest of the rest is the Walk 2 - A Place for Vision, 6.8 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Heritage is best on foot in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Regina (Airport), 5.4 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 |
A typical year sees 105 cm of snow. In July the typical high is 26 °C; in January, -9 °C. Rain and snow peak in June (85 mm) and ease in February (9 mm). The climate in Heritage →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Heritage
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Heritage has 11 viewpoints and 1 waterfalls nearby
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: picnic sites, 69 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 11
Willow Island Overlook0.5 km from town
DirectionsTrafalgar Overlook0.9 km from town
DirectionsSpruce Island Overlook1.4 km from town
DirectionsWascana Hill1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Wascana Lake Waterfall1.3 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Habitat Conservation Area2.0 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 69
Plus 69 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 51
Klimerz Indoor Playland0.2 km from town
DirectionsGocki Optimist Playground0.3 km from town
DirectionsWascana Park Playground0.6 km from town
DirectionsCandy Cane Park0.9 km from town
DirectionsEastview Spray Pad0.9 km from town
DirectionsMarina Playground1.1 km from town
DirectionsGlen Elm Spray Pad1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 44 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 6
Plus 6 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Heritage
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
DowntownDewdney PlaceAl RitchieCathedral VillageBoothillLakeviewHeritage
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage | 4% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Downtown 1.1 km | 3.2% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Dewdney Place 1.2 km | 3.1% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Ritchie 1.3 km | 4.4% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Cathedral Village 2.2 km | 2.8% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Boothill 2.3 km | 3.9% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Lakeview 2.7 km | 2.8% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Around Heritage, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Heritage
When should you visit Heritage for the outdoors?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the nearest national park to Heritage?
No national park lies within 100 km of Heritage.
What is the nearest provincial park to Heritage?
It is Last Mountain House Provincial Park, 39 km away.
Is there protected land near Heritage?
Protected areas cover 4% of the land within 10 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Heritage?
Wascana: 1,089 ha, a nature reserve.
Where can you walk near Heritage?
The Walk 2 - A Place for Vision and Walk 1 - A Place for You, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Heritage?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Heritage
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).