First pick
Lions West Valley Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
45 ha2.3 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.3 km of path
3.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Qyd · CC BY-SA 3.01%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Brazeau County · parks, protected land & trails
Step out of Brazeau County into Eagle Point Provincial Park
The 10 km around town hold 29 protected areas. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Jasper National Park, at 82 km.
Protected land
1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
29
within 10 km, 21 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
82 km
Jasper National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Eagle Point Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Brazeau County apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgeEagle Point Provincial Park reaches the townMany protected areas21 public areas within 10 km
Above all, Brazeau County offers a provincial park at its edge, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Brazeau County, 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. 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 km1%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 areas21Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Brazeau County has the 12th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,536 to 7,839 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
Brazeau County1%
Towns its size2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Brazeau County21
Towns its size5
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Brazeau County0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Brazeau County’s strong point is public protected areas, where 4 of 39 top it. On protected land nearby it is behind: 28 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Hamlet ON | 15% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Beacon Hill South - Cardinal Heights ON | 13% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Baie-Saint-Paul QC | 11% | 0.1% | 18 | 11 | 8 |
| 4 | Dryden ON | 11% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Donnacona QC | 9.6% | 0.1% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Parry Sound ON | 7.1% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Mountview ON | 7% | 0% | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Louiseville QC | 6.9% | 0.9% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | La Broquerie MB | 6.6% | 5.1% | 73 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Landsdale ON | 4.7% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Gibson ON | 4.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Coteau-du-Lac QC | 4.4% | 0.6% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Calixte QC | 3.6% | 0.4% | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Shefford QC | 3.1% | 1.6% | 34 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Lakeview SK | 2.8% | 0.1% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Westlock County AB | 2.6% | 3.4% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Electoral Area A, Nanaimo BC | 2.4% | 3.8% | 39 | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | Playter Estates-Danforth ON | 2.3% | 1.5% | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 19 | University ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 9 | 20 |
| 20 | Altadore AB | 2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Valley Ridge AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Stoneybrook ON | 1.8% | 21% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Eastview SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Pulberry MB | 1.5% | 7.7% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley BC | 1.3% | 3.1% | 64 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Bostwick ON | 1.3% | 0.1% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Central St. Boniface MB | 1.3% | 2.9% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Kentville NS | 1.1% | 17% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Brazeau County AB | 1% | 1.2% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Ambleside AB | 1% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Fruitland ON | 0.9% | 4.9% | 25 | 5 | 9 |
| 32 | Augusta ON | 0.8% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Chatsworth ON | 0.6% | 0.7% | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Chesley ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 35 | Fort Frances ON | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | River East MB | 0.2% | 5.2% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Fairview ON | 0.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Port Credit ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 39 | Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Saint-Félix-de-Valois QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Brazeau County
The town’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 Brazeau County
Largest first: Lions West Valley Park leads with 45 ha. Numbers match the map.
Aspenview Park
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.3 km of path
1.3 km northfrom 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
In Brazeau County, parks are rarely a short walk away
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%)
Brazeau County0%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 7,700 residents live further than 400 m from one. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 1% of the land near Brazeau County
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Brazeau County1.2%
Within 10 km1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 29, 21 are public land; the others are privately held. Biggest of the named areas: Eagle Point Provincial Park, 1,956 ha. 8 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Eagle Point Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,956 ha · reaches Brazeau County
Modeste Creek Natural AreaNature reserve · 387 ha · reaches Brazeau County
Modeste Saskatchewan Natural AreaNature reserve · 362 ha · reaches Brazeau County
Poplar Creek Natural AreaNature reserve · 323 ha · reaches Brazeau County
Coyote Lake Natural AreaNature reserve · 295 ha · reaches Brazeau County
Buck Lake Creek Natural AreaNature reserve · 130 ha · reaches Brazeau County
Round Valley Natural AreaNature reserve · 128 ha · reaches Brazeau County
Alsike Bat Lake Natural AreaNature reserve · 119 ha · reaches Brazeau County
Easyford Natural AreaNature reserve · 113 ha · reaches Brazeau County
Easyford Creek Natural AreaNature reserve · 113 ha · reaches Brazeau County
11 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
Jasper National Park, 82 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
Eagle Point Provincial Park
At the edge20 km²since 2007
National park
Jasper National Park
82 km west10,878 km²since 1907
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Brazeau County has 51 km of footpaths in and around it
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
51 km
in and around the town (3,389.3 km²)
Woodland
69%
about 2,343 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Brazeau CountyTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Brazeau CountyTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland69%
0%50%100%
For path density, 97% of Canadian towns do better. Woods cover more of it than in 91% 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 Brazeau County
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Brazeau County is best on foot in May and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Breton, 32 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) | 8.1 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 1 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 20 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 60 | 86 | 102 | 69 | 42 | 22 | 23 | 13 |
July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (102 mm); December is driest (13 mm). Summer highs reach 23 °C in July; in January they stay near -4 °C. Some 166 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Brazeau County →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Brazeau County
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
A viewpoint near Brazeau County
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are playgrounds: 15 on the map. For a climb, Buck Mountain rises to 994 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Buck Mountain994 m · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 12
Buck Lake Creek Natural Areain town
DirectionsCarnwood Modeste Natural Areain town
DirectionsCoyote Lake Natural Areain town
DirectionsEasyford Creek Natural Areain town
DirectionsEasyford Natural Areain town
DirectionsJackknife Springs Day Use Public Land Recreation Areain town
DirectionsPembina Bigoray Natural Areain town
DirectionsRocky Rapids Natural Areain town
DirectionsPlus 4 nature reserves more.
Dog parks 1
ARC Dog Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsCampsites 7
Brazeau Reservoir Campgroundin town
DirectionsBrazeau Reservoir Groupin town
DirectionsEast Canal Groupin town
DirectionsWest Canalin town
DirectionsWilley Westin town
DirectionsPlus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Brazeau County
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Brazeau County has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 2–75 km out.
Drayton ValleyWabamun 133AParkland CountyStony PlainLac Ste. Anne CountyBrazeau County
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazeau County | 1% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| Drayton Valley 2.0 km | 3.3% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Wabamun 133A 49 km | 0.9% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Parkland County 67 km | 1.6% | 69 | 15 | 5 |
| Stony Plain 73 km | 0.7% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Lac Ste. Anne County 75 km | 0.5% | 33 | 0 | 2 |
For protected land, Drayton Valley has twice as much or more. More routes are mapped around Parkland County (15).
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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
Questions about the outdoors in Brazeau County
How far is the nearest provincial park from Brazeau County?
Eagle Point Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
When is the best time for walking in Brazeau County?
May and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Brazeau County?
It is Eagle Point Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 1,956 ha.
Are there protected areas near Brazeau County?
Protected areas cover 1% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest national park to Brazeau County?
Jasper National Park is closest, at 82 km.
What is the nearest beach to Brazeau County?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Sources
The sources behind Brazeau County’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).