First pick
Lee Creek Park
Park or garden
38 ha2.6 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.6 km of path
17 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gar Lunney · Public domain0.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Blood 148 · parks, protected land & trails
Waterton Lakes National Park lies 14 km beyond Blood 148’s edge
The closest provincial park is Woolford Provincial Park, 3.5 km from the edge of town. Within 10 km are 10 protected areas. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.7% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land
0.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
10
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
14 km
Waterton Lakes National Park
Nearest provincial park
3.5 km
Woolford Provincial Park
Against other towns
Each figure for Blood 148, set against 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km0.7%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 areas1Areas 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
Blood 148 sits 12th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,326 to 4,486 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
Blood 1480.7%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Blood 1481
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Blood 1480
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Blood 148 lags towns its size: 30 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beresford NB | 24% | 6.2% | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Sparwood BC | 23% | 3.4% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gaetz Brook NS | 15% | 4.2% | 55 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Bancroft ON | 9.5% | 2.3% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Bells Corners West ON | 9% | 11% | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Deep River ON | 8.1% | 1% | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Bellerive QC | 6% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Golden BC | 5.5% | 12% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Highlands East ON | 5.2% | 2.1% | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Queensland AB | 4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Deer Ridge AB | 3.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Montague ON | 3% | 2.8% | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Geraldton ON | 2.8% | 2.2% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley BC | 2.8% | 3.6% | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | White City SK | 2.3% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | De Salaberry MB | 1.9% | 0.2% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | New Maryland NB | 1.7% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Oxford AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Highway Valley ON | 1.6% | 1.7% | 18 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | Central Park MB | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Minnetonka MB | 1.6% | 1.7% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Roslyn MB | 1.6% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Spence MB | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Eganville ON | 1.5% | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Centennial MB | 1.5% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Rossland BC | 1.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Glenridding Heights AB | 1.1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | South Calgary AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Blood 148 AB | 0.7% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Inglewood AB | 0.6% | 17% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Lorelei AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Vulcan County AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Montgomery AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Ormsby Place AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Patricia Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Pollard Meadows AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Winston Heights/Mountview AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Prescott ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | High Level AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Beacon Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Blood 148
The First Nations reserve’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
2 named parks and woods to walk in near Blood 148
Lee Creek Park is the largest, at 38 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
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
Most of Blood 148 is more than a short walk from 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%)
Blood 1480%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. For about 4,400 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Blood 148 has 10 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Blood 1480%
Within 10 km0.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 1 of the 10; land trusts and private owners hold the others. 9 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Woolford Provincial ParkProvincial park · 38 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
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 parks within reach of Blood 148
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
Woolford Provincial Park
3.5 km south0.4 km²since 1957
National park
Waterton Lakes National Park
14 km south-west505 km²since 1895
Nearer still is Woolford Provincial Park, a provincial park 3.5 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
6 km of paths in and around Blood 148
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
5.7 km
in and around the town (1,906.7 km²)
Woodland
under 0.1%
about 0.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Blood 148Towns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Blood 148Towns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodlandunder 0.1%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 95% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 99% 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
No mapped walking route near Blood 148
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the First Nations reserve, though paths on the ground may well exist.
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 Blood 148 in July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Carway, 39 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) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 22 | 29 | 36 | 59 | 78 | 108 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 30 | 31 | 25 |
Daytime highs run from 0 °C in December up to 24 °C in July. Expect 108 mm in June, the wettest month, and 22 mm in January. Snowfall averages 257 cm a year. The climate in Blood 148 →
Things to do
Near Blood 148: 15 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 7 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Cottonwood Park0.8 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Wally's Beach Day Use Area1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 7
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 6
St. Mary Reservoir Group Campgroundin town
DirectionsLower St. Mary Reservoir Campground0.1 km from town
DirectionsSpring Glen Park0.4 km from town
DirectionsUpper St. Mary Reservoir Campground0.7 km from town
DirectionsWally's Beach Campground1.2 km from town
DirectionsLee Creek Campsite1.3 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Blood 148
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CardstonCardston CountyBlood 148
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood 148 | 0.7% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardston 17 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardston County 19 km | 8.8% | 73 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, Cardston County has twice as much or more.
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.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
Questions about the outdoors in Blood 148
Is Blood 148 near a national park?
Waterton Lakes National Park is closest, at 14 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Blood 148?
On the normals, July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Blood 148?
Woolford Provincial Park: 38 ha, a provincial park.
What is the nearest provincial park to Blood 148?
Woolford Provincial Park, 3.5 km from the edge of town.
How much land around Blood 148 is protected?
Protected areas cover 0.7% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
Where Blood 148’s outdoors figures come from
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).