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Looking for some hidden gems around Westman, any suggestions? Sorta tired of walking around Discovery Centre and Clear Lake is swamped with tourists. Thanks

Are you looking for free(ish) stuff, or just stuff generally?  
 
Doors Open Brandon is this weekend.  
 
Air Training Plan, Artillery Museum (Shilo) and Daly House museum are all interesting.  
 
There's a back path that lets you walk all the way from 34th Street to 50th Street (city limits) running along the CP mainline (note: you walk through a field of sorts behind a park and some condos at about the half way point - there is also an access point there behind Fox Place Park at Fotheringham @ Rosser). When you get to 50th, you can either go north and follow the hydro right of way to the river (you skirt the golf course), or south towards Vic and pick up one of a couple of paths that eventually lead back to Rosser or Centennial. This walk is a fav of mine as you often see wildlife, like deer, skunks, snakes, bats and coyotes.  
 
Hike in the Brandon Hills  
 
Sandy Lake can be really nice and I think there's public access beach there.  
 
Minnedosa has nice walking trails once you walk over the dam. I'm unsure how it's been affected with flooding etc.  
 
Neepawa is beautiful. River Bend Park is lovely. The whole town is just a nice place. It also has a super interesting museum.  
 
Edited by Abbysmum, 2022-07-11 19:12:54

I never knew about it till last year. It's kind of north of Oak Lake. I wish I had known sooner.  
 
Google will get you there

Swinging bridge, cute museum, beautiful park and campground with pool, and a bird sanctuary , including peacocks that area free to wander about town!

can even pick up an iced cream

If you check out hike manitoba they high light all the great trails in Manitoba. From spirit sands/ Sandhills near carberry, rivers lake is nice. Brokenhead near winnipeg is a nature place where you can find all kind of different things. Not free but still awesome is the reptile gardens just outside of Shilo area