First pick
Cecil Martin Memorial Park
Park or garden
3.6 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Barrhead
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: awmcphee · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Barrhead · parks, protected land & trails
Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park, 23 km away, is the closest provincial park to Barrhead
Protected areas cover 0% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. One protected area is close by. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
23 km
Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park
Against other towns
Barrhead beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km0%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas0Areas 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
Barrhead sits 3rd from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,681 to 4,842 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
Barrhead0%
Towns its size2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Barrhead0
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Barrhead0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Barrhead lags towns its size: 33 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundas NB | 29% | 1.3% | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Cumberland County, Subdivision D NS | 15% | 7.1% | 69 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Bathurst NB | 13% | 9.9% | 42 | 1 | 23 |
| 4 | Château-Richer QC | 12% | 0.3% | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Central Okanagan BC | 11% | 13% | 52 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Greenboro East ON | 11% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Qualicum - Redwood ON | 11% | 0% | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Riverside Park - Mooneys Bay ON | 9.5% | 10% | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Guysborough NS | 8.9% | 15% | 308 | 1 | 56 |
| 10 | Sutton QC | 6.6% | 12% | 47 | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Marmora ON | 5.5% | 8.7% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Cornwallis MB | 5.5% | 3.7% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | North End East ON | 4.8% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Kingsland AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Electoral Area H, Nanaimo BC | 3.3% | 1.2% | 56 | 11 | 6 |
| 16 | Glenwood AB | 2.6% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Shippagan NB | 2.5% | 18% | 26 | 0 | 47 |
| 18 | Amaranth ON | 2.3% | 0.2% | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Canora AB | 2.3% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Electoral Area B, Nanaimo BC | 2.1% | 3.2% | 38 | 0 | 10 |
| 21 | Woodlands County AB | 1.8% | 1.4% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Pembina Strip MB | 1.7% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Maybank MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 1.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George BC | 0.9% | 0.1% | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 26 | Hampton NB | 0.8% | 0.9% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Richmond AB | 0.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Saint-Jacques QC | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rossmere-B MB | 0.3% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Baturyn AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Empire Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Dutton ON | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Macewan Glen AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Grand Valley ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kindersley SK | 0.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Saint-Agapit QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Flin Flon (Part) MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Barrhead AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Central McDougall AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Eastwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Barrhead
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
3 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Barrhead
Largest first: Cecil Martin Memorial Park leads with 3.6 ha. Numbers match the map.
Beaver Brook Park
Park or garden
2.3 ha0.1 km of path
1.0 km westfrom the centre
Walking Trail
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
A park is within a short walk for 9 in 10 in Barrhead
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 (87%)Further (13%)
Barrhead87%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 600 residents are further than 400 m from a park. That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
1 protected area lies within 10 km of Barrhead
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Barrhead0%
Within 10 km0%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
The area is privately held and isn’t named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
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
The nearest big park: Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park, 23 km away
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
23 km north-west81 km²since 1997
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Barrhead, so the parks here are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Barrhead and its edge hold 6 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
5.6 km
in and around the town (23.9 km²)
Woodland
5.9%
about 1.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BarrheadTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BarrheadTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland5.9%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 58% of Canadian towns. 76% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
No named walking route passes Barrhead on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Barrhead in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Campsie (18 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little 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 | 16.6 | 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 |
Expect 86 mm in July, warm and wet, and 15 mm in February. July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -7 °C. Expect around 128 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Barrhead →
Things to do
5 things to do outdoors near Barrhead
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 4 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 4
Sports Grounds Playgroundin town
DirectionsTrailerpark Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Rotary park campgroundin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Barrhead
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 9–45 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Barrhead.
Barrhead County No. 11Westlock CountyLac Ste. Anne CountyWestlockAlexander 134Barrhead
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrhead | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrhead County No. 11 8.5 km | 3.4% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Westlock County 32 km | 2.6% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Lac Ste. Anne County 36 km | 0.5% | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| Westlock 37 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander 134 45 km | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Barrhead County No. 11 and Westlock County have at least twice the protected share around them.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Barrhead
How much land around Barrhead is protected?
Yes: 0% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a provincial park near Barrhead?
It is Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park, 23 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Barrhead?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is Barrhead from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Barrhead.
Sources
The sources behind Barrhead’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).