First pick
Diefenbaker Park
Park or garden
37 ha4.3 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.3 km of path
1.8 km westfrom the centre
Meewasin TrailBeaver TipsBear Den
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Drm310 · CC BY-SA 3.01.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Avalon · parks, protected land & trails
Fred Heal Canoe Launch is 10 km from Avalon
Within 100 km there is no national park. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. The largest is Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary: 130 ha, 6.3 km from the edge of town.
Protected land
1.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
21
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
10 km
Fred Heal Canoe Launch
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Avalon 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 km1.6%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.7%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
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
Among 40 towns its size, Avalon is 13th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (9,286 to 9,721 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
Avalon1.6%
Towns its size2.8%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Avalon3
Towns its size4
Towns in Saskatchewan2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Avalon0
Towns its size0
Towns in Saskatchewan0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Avalon trails its peers is protected land nearby; 26 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Rivers PE | 31% | 4.4% | 64 | 14 | 42 |
| 2 | La Pêche QC | 19% | 8.3% | 33 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Revelstoke BC | 16% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mount Royale NS | 15% | 24% | 18 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Manor Park ON | 11% | 4.1% | 41 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Antigonish County, Subdivision A NS | 11% | 9.3% | 128 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Oromocto NB | 6.6% | 3.8% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Castlegar BC | 6% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Strathcona ON | 6% | 13% | 26 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Vankleek Hill ON | 5.2% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Lakelands Village ON | 5.2% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Sulphur Springs ON | 5.1% | 36% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Otterburn Park QC | 5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Silverado AB | 4.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Qualicum Beach BC | 4.4% | 1.2% | 24 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Charlesbourg QC | 3.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Northeast SK | 3.7% | 0% | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Walsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden Ridge SK | 3.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Thistletown-Beaumond Heights ON | 3.2% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Shawnessy AB | 3.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 21 | Richmond ON | 2.5% | 0.2% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Laurentian Valley ON | 2.4% | 0.9% | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Danforth ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 24 |
| 24 | Elms-Old Rexdale ON | 1.9% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | North London ON | 1.9% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Steeles Corners ON | 1.8% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Lorraine QC | 1.6% | 0.2% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Avalon SK | 1.6% | 0.7% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Daniel McIntyre MB | 1.5% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Stoney Creek ON | 1.3% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Notre-Dame-des-Prairies QC | 1.2% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Downtown Commercial Core AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Rustic ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Aspen Woods AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Plympton-Wyoming ON | 0.2% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Silver Berry AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Cooksville NHD (East) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Saint-Rémi QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Coaldale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Olds AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Avalon
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
17 named parks and woods to walk in near Avalon
The biggest is Diefenbaker Park, 37 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
17 named parks and woods, 81 ha in all
Parks & gardens 81 ha
Diefenbaker Park plus Gabrial Dumont Park account for 55% of the green.
Gabrial Dumont Park
Park or garden
8.0 ha3.4 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.4 km of path
1.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Meewasin TrailMeAndHerPotato Patch+1 path
Directionsto a point inside
Avalon Dog Park
Park or garden
5.3 ha1.7 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
0.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Churchill Park
Park or garden · 60 m outside town
5.3 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Weaver Park
Park or garden
4.4 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Avalon
Directionsto a point inside
Buena Vista Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
3.1 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Holiday Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
3.2 ha0.5 km of path
2.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
W. W. Ashley Park
Park or garden
2.7 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 17 named parks and green spaces
Diefenbaker ParkPark or garden · 37 ha · 4.3 km of path
DirectionsGabrial Dumont ParkPark or garden · 8.0 ha · 3.4 km of path
DirectionsAvalon Dog ParkPark or garden · 5.3 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsChurchill ParkPark or garden · 5.3 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWeaver ParkPark or garden · 4.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsBuena Vista ParkPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsHoliday ParkPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsW. W. Ashley ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsKilburn ParkPark or garden · 3.3 ha
DirectionsJohn Lake ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsAvalon ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsExhibition ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsThorton ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsMeadowlark ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsAchs ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsC.P. Seeley ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsJohn Hair PlacePark or garden · 0.3 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
In Avalon, 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%)
Avalon100%
Towns in Saskatchewan97%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
1.6% of the land around Avalon 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 Avalon0.7%
Within 10 km1.6%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 21, 3 are public land; the others are privately held. Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary is the biggest, 130 ha. The count includes 18 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
Cosmopolitan ParkMunicipal park · 11 ha · 1.3 km from the edge of town
Sutherland Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 130 ha · 6.3 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
10 km to Fred Heal Canoe Launch
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
Fred Heal Canoe Launch
10 km south-west0.1 km²since 1988
For a national park, people in Avalon 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
79 km of paths in and around Avalon
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
79 km
in and around the town (27.4 km²)
Woodland
1.8%
about 0.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
AvalonTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.9
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AvalonTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.8%
0%50%100%
76% of Canadian towns are more wooded. 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Avalon
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 neighbourhood; 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
Walking season in Avalon: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) (8.9 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) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.7 |
| 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 |
In July the typical high is 25 °C; in January, -10 °C. The wettest month, June, brings 75 mm, against 9 mm in February. A typical year sees 91 cm of snow. The climate in Avalon →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Avalon
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
3 viewpoints near Avalon
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Among the peaks, Diefenbaker Hill is highest at 501 m. Most numerous: playgrounds (72).
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Diefenbaker Hill501 m · in town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 72
Ecole Victoria School playground1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 71 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Gordon Howe Campground0.7 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Boat Ramp1.6 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Avalon
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Adelaide/ChurchillBuena VistaHaultainNutana ParkHollistonGrosvenor ParkAvalon
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon | 1.6% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Adelaide/Churchill 1.4 km | 1.7% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Buena Vista 1.6 km | 1.7% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| Haultain 1.9 km | 1.7% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| Nutana Park 2.3 km | 1.7% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Holliston 2.4 km | 1.8% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| Grosvenor Park 3.1 km | 1.4% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Avalon’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
Questions about the outdoors in Avalon
Which is the biggest protected area near Avalon?
It is Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary, a wildlife area covering 130 ha.
When should you visit Avalon for the outdoors?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is Avalon near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Avalon.
Is there a beach near Avalon?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
What is the nearest provincial park to Avalon?
It is Fred Heal Canoe Launch, 10 km away.
Is there protected land near Avalon?
Yes: 1.6% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
The sources behind Avalon’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).