First pick
Southwood off-leash area 2
Park or garden
5.1 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
3.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Canyon Meadows · parks, protected land & trails
Fish Creek Provincial Park is 0.1 km from Canyon Meadows
OpenStreetMap shows 6 unnamed beaches within 5 km. For a national park, Banff National Park is 82 km away. The protected share within 10 km is 3.7%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
3.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
3
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
82 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
0.1 km
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Canyon Meadows 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km3.7%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 areas3Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches6Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Canyon Meadows ranks 16th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,613 to 6,891 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
Canyon Meadows3.7%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Canyon Meadows3
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Canyon Meadows0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Canyon Meadows beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 15 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Bay, Unorganized ON | 18% | 18% | 136 | 6 | 347 |
| 2 | Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen ON | 14% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Old Ottawa South ON | 12% | 5.4% | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlemagne QC | 11% | 1.4% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Harrietsfield NS | 11% | 19% | 33 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Beaverbrook ON | 7.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | The Estates of Rainbow Creek ON | 7.1% | 6.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Centre QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Douglas NB | 6.4% | 9.4% | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde QC | 6.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Southern Gulf Islands BC | 6.2% | 26% | 115 | 0 | 83 |
| 12 | Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel QC | 5.7% | 21% | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Barrington NS | 5.2% | 6.8% | 91 | 0 | 45 |
| 14 | Anniedale BC | 4.5% | 7.9% | 155 | 8 | 3 |
| 15 | Millrise AB | 4.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Canyon Meadows AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Willow Park AB | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Annapolis County, Subdivision A NS | 3.1% | 1.6% | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Hillsdale SK | 2.4% | 40% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Riverdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| 21 | Parkhill ON | 1.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Glenwood MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Old Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| 24 | Weston MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Industrial ON | 1.2% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| 26 | Spruce Cliff AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Griesbach AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Garden City MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Applewood Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Renfrew AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Brintnell AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Bridgeland/Riverside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Stephenville NL | 0.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 34 | Kiniski Gardens AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Tamarack AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Lucan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Bonnie Doon AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rhineland MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Klarvatten AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Canyon Meadows
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; 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 Canyon Meadows
The biggest is Southwood off-leash area 2, 5.1 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Braeside off-leash area
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
4.9 ha
1.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Canova Place Park
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km westfrom 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 Canyon Meadows, a park is close to every home
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 (100%)Further (0%)
Canyon Meadows100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Around Canyon Meadows, protected areas make up 3.7%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Canyon Meadows0%
Within 10 km3.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Each of the 3 is held by a public body. At 1,361 ha, Fish Creek Provincial Park is the largest.
Fish Creek Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,361 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
Inglewood Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 111 ha · 8.2 km from the edge of town
Griffith Woods ParkMunicipal park · 110 ha · 9.4 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
82 km to Banff National Park
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
Fish Creek Provincial Park
0.1 km south-west14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
82 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
A provincial park is closer: Fish Creek Provincial Park, at 0.1 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Canyon Meadows has 63 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
63 km
in and around the town (12.3 km²)
Woodland
6.3%
about 0.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Canyon MeadowsTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths5.1
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Canyon MeadowsTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland6.3%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 92% of Canadian towns have fewer. Woods cover less of it than in 57% 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 named walking route passes Canyon Meadows 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 named walking or hiking route is mapped near the neighbourhood; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Canyon Meadows: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Calgary (Airport) (20 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) | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | -2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 10 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 61 | 113 | 66 | 54 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Expect around 139 cm of snow over a winter. Most rain and snow falls in June, 113 mm; January sees 10 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -2 °C. The climate in Canyon Meadows →
Beaches
6 unnamed beaches near Canyon Meadows
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Canyon Meadows: 3 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 85.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 5
PICNIC20.4 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Area0.5 km from town
DirectionsAspen Group Use Site0.8 km from town
DirectionsGlennfield Day Use Area0.8 km from town
DirectionsBlackbird Group Use Site0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 85
Fish Creek Provincial Park0.2 km from town
DirectionsFun n' More0.2 km from town
DirectionsSam Livingston Play Ground0.6 km from town
DirectionsSam Livingston play ground0.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 81 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
3 gardens and historic parks to visit near Canyon Meadows
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Devonian GardensGarden or park · 11 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 11 km from town
DirectionsPrince's Island ParkGarden or park · 12 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Canyon Meadows
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
SouthwoodLake BonavistaFish Creek ParkWoodlandsBraesideWillow ParkCanyon Meadows
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Meadows | 3.7% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Southwood 1.3 km | 4% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Lake Bonavista 2.1 km | 3.5% | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Fish Creek Park 2.2 km | 3.2% | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Woodlands 2.3 km | 3.9% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Braeside 2.4 km | 4% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Willow Park 2.7 km | 3.4% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Canyon Meadows is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Canyon Meadows
When is the best time for walking in Canyon Meadows?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to Canyon Meadows?
The closest is Fish Creek Provincial Park, at 0.1 km.
Is there protected land near Canyon Meadows?
Protected areas cover 3.7% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest beach to Canyon Meadows?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Is Canyon Meadows near a national park?
The nearest is Banff National Park, 82 km away.
Which is the biggest protected area near Canyon Meadows?
Fish Creek Provincial Park: 1,361 ha, a provincial park.
Sources
Sources for this page on Canyon Meadows
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).