Western Region Parks and Places
Places to Visit in Manitoba
Brandon Parks and Trails
Dinsdale Park
The parkland is a well maintained and landscaped with green lawns and forest tree cover. Throughout the park, scattered among the trees, are picnic tables. In the centre of an open grass field is a picnic shelter.
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Brandon
Brandon Hills
randon Hills consists of rolling hills, mud swamps, prairie grasslands, meadows and large mixed groves of aspen and oak trees. During the spring months the trails are covered in snowberry, wolf willow and various flowers which light up the trails with colors.
Read moreFerguson Road
Brandon
Turtle Mountain Provincial Park
Some of the more popular activities enjoyed on the trails in the summer months include mountain biking, hiking, birdwatching and horseback riding. And in the winter months the backcountry trails in the Turtle Mountains are popular for cross country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling.
Read moreHwy #10
Boissevain
Spruce Woods Provincial Heritage Park
The park is a main destination in the summer for activities like hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, horseback riding, camping, canoeing, kayaking, birdwatching, swimming and picnicking. During the winter months the park is popular for snowmobiling and cross country skiing.
Read moreHwy #5
Brandon
Whitewater Lake
Some say Whitewater Lake is one of the top birding sites in the province with over 200 bird species sighted in the park. The region is identified as a priority migratory bird habitat of Canadian importance for geese, waterfowl and shorebirds.
Read moreHighway #10
Boissevain
Assiniboine Riverbank Trail
The Assiniboine River Corridor is a popular destination for hiking, biking, rollerblading, and jogging during the summer months and cross country skiing during the winter months. The trail is an ideal route for sightseeing the community of Brandon.
Read moreConservation Drive
Brandon
International Peace Garden
The International Peace Gardens is massive border crossing park measuring over 930 hectares (2300 acres). Every year, the staff at the park plant over 150,000 flowers. Within the park there many attractions and surrounding the floral gardens is a forest of trees.
Read moreHighway #10
Boissevain
Eleanor Kidd Park & Gardens
The Eleanor Kidd Gardens is a vibrant display of floral colors. There are gardens of annuals and perennials surrounded by groves of trees and various shrubs.
Read more18th Street
Brandon
Queen Elizabeth Park
The park enjoys wide open grass lawns and groves of trees providing shelter. The park facilities include picnic tables, sitting benches, BBQ pits, picnic shelters, playground, off leash dog park and some washrooms.
Read more26th Street
Brandon