First pick
Beaver Brook Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
2.3 ha0.1 km of path
7.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Walking Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Rschuurman · Public domain3.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Barrhead County No. 11 · parks, protected land & trails
Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park begins where Barrhead County No. 11 ends
20 protected areas lie within 10 km. 76 km separate the town from Elk Island National Park, its nearest national park. The protected share within 10 km is 3.4%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
3.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
20
within 10 km, 15 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
76 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park
Against other towns
Barrhead County No. 11 against 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km3.4%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas15Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Barrhead County No. 11 ranks 16th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,092 to 6,267 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
Barrhead County No. 113.4%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Barrhead County No. 1115
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Barrhead County No. 110
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Barrhead County No. 11 beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 8 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts QC | 15% | 0.2% | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates ON | 13% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Dutch Settlement NS | 8.7% | 15% | 69 | 10 | 8 |
| 4 | Nouveau Greenfield Park QC | 6.9% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Central Business Dis ON | 6.9% | 11% | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Beaver County AB | 6.8% | 7.7% | 143 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Cumberland ON | 6.7% | 2.9% | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Fatima QC | 6.6% | 4.5% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Rolston ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Tay Valley ON | 5.8% | 3.9% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | McMasterville QC | 5.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Electoral Area A, Cariboo BC | 5.4% | 6% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Crown Point West ON | 4.1% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Southwood AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Delta East ON | 3.7% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Barrhead County No. 11 AB | 3.4% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rosemount ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Sioux Lookout ON | 1.7% | 4.5% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Haultain SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Richmond West MB | 1.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Glenora AB | 1.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Woodstock NB | 1.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Willow Creek No. 26 AB | 1.5% | 0.2% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Sargent Park MB | 1.4% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Grosvenor Park SK | 1.4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Worthington MB | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | St. Paul AB | 0.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Inkster Gardens MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Saint-Césaire QC | 0.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Capitol Hill AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Castleridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Forest Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Duggan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MacEwan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Vegreville AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | South Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Beauceville QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | The Orchards At Ellerslie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Mildmay ON | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Alberta Avenue AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
The map
Barrhead County No. 11 on the map: green space, protected land and paths
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Barrhead County No. 11: 3 named parks and woods
Beaver Brook Park is the largest, at 2.3 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Denthor Park
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
0.6 ha
9.3 km eastfrom 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
Few people in Barrhead County No. 11 live near a park
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 (0%)Further (100%)
Barrhead County No. 110%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this. That leaves about 6,200 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Around Barrhead County No. 11, protected areas make up 3.4%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Barrhead County No. 111.2%
Within 10 km3.4%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 15 of the 20, and private owners the rest. Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park leads for size with 9,646 ha. 5 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial ParkProvincial park · 8,139 ha · reaches Barrhead County No. 11
Holmes Crossing Sandhills Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 2,009 ha · reaches Barrhead County No. 11
Roselea Natural AreaNature reserve · 250 ha · reaches Barrhead County No. 11
George Lake Natural AreaNature reserve · 130 ha · reaches Barrhead County No. 11
Vega Natural AreaNature reserve · 100 ha · reaches Barrhead County No. 11
Bear Lake Natural AreaNature reserve · 95 ha · reaches Barrhead County No. 11
Clear Lake Natural AreaNature reserve · 92 ha · reaches Barrhead County No. 11
Pembina River Natural AreaNature reserve · 75 ha · reaches Barrhead County No. 11
Lac la Nonne Natural AreaNature reserve · 55 ha · reaches Barrhead County No. 11
Mystery Lake Natural AreaNature reserve · 48 ha · reaches Barrhead County No. 11
5 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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
Elk Island National Park, 76 km off
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
Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park
At the edge81 km²since 1997
Provincial park
Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park
1.6 km north-east96 km²since 2000
National park
Elk Island National Park
76 km south-east194 km²since 1913
2 provincial parks lie within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Barrhead County No. 11 and its edge hold 28 km of footpath
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
28 km
in and around the town (2,775 km²)
Woodland
26%
about 732.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Barrhead County No. 11Towns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Barrhead County No. 11Towns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland26%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 72% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 98% 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 Barrhead County No. 11
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the town; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Barrhead County No. 11 is best on foot in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Campsie, 10 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -6 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 27 | 15 | 18 | 30 | 47 | 84 | 86 | 57 | 36 | 23 | 25 | 19 |
About 128 cm of snow falls in a year. January brings highs of -7 °C, July highs of 24 °C. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (86 mm); February is driest (15 mm). The climate in Barrhead County No. 11 →
Things to do
Outdoors around Barrhead County No. 11: 24 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
10 campsites top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 7
Bat Sanctuaryin town
DirectionsBear Lake Natural Areain town
DirectionsHolmes Crossing Sandhills Ecological Reservein town
DirectionsLac La Nonne Natural Areain town
DirectionsMystery Lake Natural Areain town
DirectionsNewton Lake Natural Areain town
DirectionsVega Natural Areain town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 4
Trailerpark Playground0.3 km from town
DirectionsSports Grounds Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 10
Camp Encounterin town
DirectionsCampground Areain town
DirectionsCountry Comfort Cabins & RVin town
DirectionsPeanut Lake Campgroundin town
DirectionsCamp Nakamun0.2 km from town
DirectionsRotary park campground0.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 3
Plus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Barrhead County No. 11
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Barrhead County No. 11 with figures are 9–46 km away.
BarrheadWestlock CountyLac Ste. Anne CountyWestlockMayerthorpeBarrhead County No. 11
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrhead County No. 11 | 3.4% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrhead 8.5 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Westlock County 38 km | 2.6% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Lac Ste. Anne County 40 km | 0.5% | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| Westlock 44 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayerthorpe 46 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Barrhead County No. 11 doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
Questions about the outdoors in Barrhead County No. 11
What is the nearest national park to Barrhead County No. 11?
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 76 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Barrhead County No. 11?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is there a provincial park near Barrhead County No. 11?
Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park touches the town.
How much land around Barrhead County No. 11 is protected?
Yes: 3.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Barrhead County No. 11?
It is Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 9,646 ha.
Sources
The sources behind Barrhead County No. 11’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).