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Outdoors in Canadian Lakes

Few parks or trails are on the map in Canadian Lakes

17% of Canadian Lakes’ land is conserved, about 1,095 acres. 74 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Canadian Lakes, 1.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
17%
1,095 acres · of 10.3 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
74 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
16
3 beaches · 1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Canadian Lakes

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

1,095 conserved acres

17% of Canadian Lakes’ land. Water is left out: Canadian Lakes has 10.3 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Canadian Lakes’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Private owners1,016 ac
State fish & wildlife62 ac
Other state land17 ac
Private Park · 1,016 acState Conservation Area · 62 acConservation Easement · 17 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tullymore Golf Club
Private Park
Private owners591Restricted
St. Ives Golf Club
Private Park
Private owners425Restricted
Martiny Lake State Game Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife62Open
Things to do

6 places to go in Canadian Lakes

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Canadian Lakes
Canadian Lakes Campground
Directions
Trails & water

16 lakes & rivers

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
6Tennis
1Baseball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Canadian Lakes: July and September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.69.0
High (°F)293243566978828072594534
Rain (in)2.41.92.33.83.73.53.13.62.93.62.82.3

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in April, the wettest month. The climate in Canadian Lakes →

Next door

Canadian Lakes and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Canadian Lakes— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Morton Township7%0.55232%B+
Austin Township7%1.01,09636%A−
Hinton Township1%0.211020%C+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Canadian Lakes

Are dogs allowed on Canadian Lakes’ trails?

Canadian Lakes doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Canadian Lakes?

14,436 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Canadian Lakes or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Canadian Lakes neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →