First pick
Nutana Kwanis Park
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
11 ha0.4 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Drm310 · CC BY-SA 3.01.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Holliston · parks, protected land & trails
Fred Heal Canoe Launch is 14 km from Holliston
2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 4.8 km out lies the largest, Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary, at 130 ha.
Protected land
1.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
14 km
Fred Heal Canoe Launch
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Holliston 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km1.8%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 areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches2Beaches 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, Holliston is 20th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,918 to 3,006 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
Holliston1.8%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Holliston2
Towns its size2
Towns in Saskatchewan2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Holliston0
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 | Cocagne NB | 39% | 4.3% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Electoral Area C, Strathcona BC | 12% | 8.1% | 61 | 0 | 170 |
| 3 | Wawa ON | 11% | 5.1% | 4 | 1 | 38 |
| 4 | Saint-Marc-des-Carrières QC | 10% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | McDougall ON | 10% | 4.1% | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Lac-des-Écorces QC | 8.8% | 4.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu QC | 8.6% | 0.1% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Gilkson ON | 7.1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Carpenter ON | 7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Dégelis QC | 6.5% | 5.4% | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Buchanan ON | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Suder Greens AB | 5.9% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Butler ON | 3.7% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | North Shore PE | 3.6% | 7.3% | 19 | 11 | 18 |
| 15 | Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil QC | 3.6% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Saint-Basile QC | 3.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Huntingdon QC | 3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Granville AB | 2.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 AB | 2.4% | 2.2% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sainte-Marie-Madeleine QC | 2% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Holliston SK | 1.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Trillium ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | Mayfair SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley QC | 1.3% | 0.7% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 25 | East Garafraxa ON | 1.1% | 0.6% | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Varsity View MB | 1.1% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 27 | Hillcrest Management Area SK | 0.9% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Wallace-Woodworth MB | 0.8% | 0.1% | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Saint-Bruno QC | 0.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Sunnyside AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Stanstead QC | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Lauderdale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Skyrattler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Markstay-Warren ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Allendale AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Avonmore AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Division No. 1, Subdivision E NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 38 | Scott QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Carrington AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Lago Lindo AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Holliston
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 Holliston: 11 named parks and woods
The biggest is Nutana Kwanis Park, 11 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
11 named parks and woods, 25 ha in all
Parks & gardens 25 ha
58% of the area is in just two places: Nutana Kwanis Park and Herold Tatler (South) Park.
Herold Tatler (South) Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
3.7 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Canon Smith Park
Park or garden
2.0 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Holliston
Directionsto a point inside
Cumberland Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
1.4 ha
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Brevoort Park South
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
1.4 ha
0.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Wiggins Park
Park or garden · 110 m outside town
1.3 ha
0.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
Nutana Kwanis ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsHerold Tatler (South) ParkPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCanon Smith ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsHolliston ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsCumberland ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsBrevoort Park SouthPark or garden · 1.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsWiggins ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsScion FieldPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsDan Warden ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · just outside town
DirectionsLatham ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · just outside town
DirectionsJeffery ParkPark 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
Every resident of Holliston lives near 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%)
Holliston100%
Towns in Saskatchewan97%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
1.8% of the country within 10 km of Holliston 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 Holliston0%
Within 10 km1.8%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
2 of the 17 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary covers 130 ha, the most of any named area. Not named: 15 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
Cosmopolitan ParkMunicipal park · 11 ha · 1.8 km from the edge of town
Sutherland Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 130 ha · 4.8 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
14 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
14 km south-west0.1 km²since 1988
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Holliston has its province’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Holliston has 22 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
22 km
in and around the town (8.9 km²)
Woodland
under 0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
HollistonTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.4
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
HollistonTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Woodlandunder 0.1%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 63% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 93% 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
No named walking route passes Holliston 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.
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 Holliston: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) (9.6 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 |
Daytime highs run from -10 °C in January up to 25 °C in July. Most rain and snow falls in June, 75 mm; February sees 9 mm. Snowfall averages 91 cm a year. The climate in Holliston →
Beaches
2 beaches within 5 km of Holliston, none named
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
Near Holliston: one viewpoint on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (57).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Skyline Lookout2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 57
Ecole Victoria School playground1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 56 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Avalon Dog Park1.8 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Holliston
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Brevoort ParkNutana ParkNutana Urban CentreAdelaide/ChurchillEastviewHaultainHolliston
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holliston | 1.8% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| Brevoort Park 1.0 km | 1.5% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| Nutana Park 1.2 km | 1.7% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Nutana Urban Centre 1.3 km | 1.7% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Adelaide/Churchill 1.3 km | 1.7% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Eastview 1.9 km | 1.7% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Haultain 1.9 km | 1.7% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Holliston’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Holliston
Is there a provincial park near Holliston?
It is Fred Heal Canoe Launch, 14 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Holliston?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest national park to Holliston?
No national park lies within 100 km of Holliston.
Is there a beach near Holliston?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
How much land around Holliston is protected?
Yes: 1.8% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Holliston?
It is Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary, a wildlife area covering 130 ha.
Sources
Sources for this page on Holliston
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).