 The areas to the west and north of Steinbach are defined as flat tallgrass prairie, and part of the Lake Manitoba Plain.The areas south and west of the city progress steadily into treed aspen parkland, eventually growing into Sandilands Provincial Forest and the large boreal forest region extending east and north of the city.Steinbach is close to many Canadian Shield lakes, such as those located in Whiteshell Provincial Park and the Lake of the Woods in Kenora.