First pick
Logan Green Park
Park or garden
81 ha5.2 km of path
1 h 10 minto walk all 5.2 km of path
1.2 km southfrom the centre
Trans Canada Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: SriMesh · CC BY-SA 3.06.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Yorkton · parks, protected land & trails
Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park, 27 km away, is the closest provincial park to Yorkton
Biggest among them: Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, 126,136 ha, 5.2 km off. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Riding Mountain National Park is the closest national park, 94 km from town.
Protected land
6.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
38
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
94 km
Riding Mountain National Park
Nearest provincial park
27 km
Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Yorkton compares with other Canadian towns
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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km6.4%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 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
Yorkton has the 7th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (17,073 to 18,055 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
Yorkton6.4%
Towns its size3%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Yorkton4
Towns its size5
Towns in Saskatchewan2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Yorkton0
Towns its size0
Towns in Saskatchewan0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Yorkton does best for protected land nearby: 6 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canmore AB | 90% | 57% | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Sooke BC | 23% | 21% | 23 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Fallingbrook ON | 14% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Saint-Henri QC | 10% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Sainte-Catherine QC | 7.9% | 6.3% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Unionville ON | 7.5% | 0% | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Yorkton SK | 6.4% | 0% | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lake Country BC | 6.1% | 0.5% | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | East Burnaby BC | 5.5% | 2.6% | 54 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Saint-Michel QC | 5.2% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Iberville QC | 5.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Cap-Rouge QC | 4.7% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Saint-Basile-le-Grand QC | 4.3% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Fraser Heights BC | 4.1% | 24% | 129 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux QC | 4% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Petite-Côte QC | 4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | L'Ancienne-Lorette QC | 3.9% | 0% | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Centre ON | 3.8% | 12% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Malvern West ON | 3.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Morningside ON | 3% | 27% | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | McKenzie Towne AB | 3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 22 | Bay-Cloverhill ON | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 9 | 18 |
| 23 | Kennedy Park ON | 2.4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | Danforth East York ON | 2.2% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 25 | Victoria Village ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Thornhill ON | 2.1% | 0.4% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Greater Napanee ON | 1.9% | 1.2% | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Cold Lake AB | 1.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Willowdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Mahogany AB | 1.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 31 | Clanton Park ON | 1.3% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | La Visitation QC | 1.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Downsview ON | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Oakbank MB | 0.8% | 0.8% | 22 | 7 | 1 |
| 35 | Cowansville QC | 0.6% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Sylvan Lake AB | 0.5% | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Brookhaven-Amesbury ON | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Brooks AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Taradale AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Coventry Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Yorkton
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Yorkton: 7 named parks and woods
The biggest is Logan Green Park, 81 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 99 ha in all
Parks & gardens 99 ha
Logan Green Park and Jubilee Park together hold 90% of it.
Sunset Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.4 km of path
1.4 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
A park is within a short walk for 8 in 10 in Yorkton
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 (81%)Further (19%)
Yorkton81%
Towns in Saskatchewan97%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 3,300 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
6.4% of the land around Yorkton 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 Yorkton0%
Within 10 km6.4%
Towns in Saskatchewan1.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 4 of the 38. The largest named one is Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, at 126,136 ha. Another 34 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Upper Rousay LakeNature reserve · 524 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
Upper Rousay Lake Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 364 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
Fish and Wildlife Development FundWildlife area · 126,136 ha · 5.2 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
Riding Mountain National Park is 94 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
Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park
27 km north-west25 km²
National park
Riding Mountain National Park
94 km east2,968 km²since 1929
Nearer still is Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park, a provincial park 27 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
21 km of paths in and around Yorkton
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
21 km
in and around the town (81.1 km²)
Woodland
under 0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
YorktonTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
YorktonTowns in SaskatchewanTypical Canadian town
Woodlandunder 0.1%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 74% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 95% 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 Yorkton
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped as routes.
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 Yorkton: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Yorkton (5.8 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) | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | -11 | -9 | -2 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 9 | -1 | -9 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 16 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 49 | 90 | 80 | 63 | 40 | 28 | 18 | 18 |
A typical year sees 120 cm of snow. In July the typical high is 24 °C; in January, -11 °C. February is the driest month at 11 mm; June the wettest at 90 mm. The climate in Yorkton →
Things to do
Near Yorkton: 18 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.
There are 16 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Plus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 16
Plus 16 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Yorkton
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer places have figures: these lie 13–47 km from Yorkton.
Orkney No. 244MelvilleCanoraYorkton
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkton | 6.4% | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Orkney No. 244 13 km | 5.9% | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Melville 39 km | 5.2% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Canora 47 km | 0.9% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Yorkton 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Yorkton
What is the best season to get outdoors in Yorkton?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the nearest provincial park to Yorkton?
Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park, 27 km away.
What is the nearest national park to Yorkton?
Riding Mountain National Park, 94 km from the edge of town.
Are there protected areas near Yorkton?
Within 10 km, 6.4% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the largest protected area near Yorkton?
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, a wildlife area of 126,136 ha.
Sources
The sources behind Yorkton’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).