First pick
Valley Regional Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
80 ha
2.6 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.01.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Rosthern · parks, protected land & trails
From Rosthern, Fort Carlton Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (25 km)
Rosthern-St. Julien (3,882 ha) is the biggest, 8.2 km from town. 100 km separate the town from Prince Albert National Park, its nearest national park. Protected areas cover 1.2% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land
1.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
100 km
Prince Albert National Park
Nearest provincial park
25 km
Fort Carlton Provincial Park
Against other towns
Rosthern 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km1.2%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 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
Rosthern has the 19th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,926 to 2,587 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
Rosthern1.2%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Rosthern3
Towns its size3
Towns in Saskatchewan2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Rosthern0
Towns its size0
Towns in Saskatchewan0
Typical Canadian town0
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Rosthern SK | 1.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Rosthern on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
2 named parks and woods to walk in near Rosthern
Largest first: Valley Regional Park leads with 80 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
A park is within a short walk for 7 in 10 in Rosthern
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 (69%)Further (31%)
Rosthern69%
Towns in Saskatchewan97%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 600 residents are further than 400 m from a park. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 1.2% of the land near Rosthern
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Rosthern0%
Within 10 km1.2%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 3 of the 4. The others are private conservation land. The largest named one is Rosthern-St. Julien, at 3,882 ha. The figures include one private conservation area, left unnamed.
Prairie Unit number 01Nature reserve · 2,158 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
Rosthern-St. JulienProtected area · 3,882 ha · 8.2 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
Prince Albert National Park, 100 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
Fort Carlton Provincial Park
25 km north-west1.3 km²
National park
Prince Albert National Park
100 km north3,875 km²since 1927
A provincial park is closer: Fort Carlton Provincial Park, at 25 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Walking routes
No mapped walking route near Rosthern
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Rosthern is best on foot in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 61 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) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -8 | -1 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 10 | -1 | -8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 14 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 75 | 59 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 14 | 12 |
Precipitation runs from 9 mm in February to 75 mm in June. From -10 °C in January to 25 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Rosthern →
Next door
Next to Rosthern
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 19–22 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Rosthern.
Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96WaldheimRosthern No. 403Rosthern
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosthern | 1.2% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 19 km | 8.3% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Waldheim 22 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosthern No. 403 22 km | 2.2% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Rosthern
Are there protected areas near Rosthern?
Protected areas cover 1.2% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest provincial park to Rosthern?
It is Fort Carlton Provincial Park, 25 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Rosthern?
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.
Is Rosthern near a national park?
It is Prince Albert National Park, 100 km off.
What is the largest protected area near Rosthern?
Rosthern-St. Julien: 3,882 ha, a protected area.
Sources
The sources behind Rosthern’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).