First pick
Carrington Pond FootPath
Park or garden
6.5 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Carrington
Directionsto a point inside
–Not graded
Outdoors in Carrington · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park, Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, is 15 km from Carrington
Within 10 km of the town, 0% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Banff National Park is the closest national park, 75 km from town.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
75 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Carrington compares with 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. 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
Carrington sits 3rd from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,877 to 2,963 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
Carrington0%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Carrington0
Towns its size2
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Carrington0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Carrington is weakest for public protected areas: 30 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Leary PE | 25% | 4.9% | 53 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Algonquin Highlands ON | 18% | 16% | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Head of St Margarets Bay NS | 16% | 4.1% | 46 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part ON | 15% | 16% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Wawa ON | 11% | 5.1% | 4 | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | Saint-Marc-des-Carrières QC | 10% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Gilkson ON | 7.1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Carpenter ON | 7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dégelis QC | 6.5% | 5.4% | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Suder Greens AB | 5.9% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Shaver ON | 5.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Saint-Isidore QC | 4.7% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Moosomin SK | 4.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Butler ON | 3.7% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Saint-Basile QC | 3.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Black River-Matheson ON | 2.4% | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Sainte-Marie-Madeleine QC | 2% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Holliston SK | 1.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Grant Park MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Norwood West MB | 1.5% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Mayfair SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley QC | 1.3% | 0.7% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | Black Diamond AB | 0.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford QC | 0.6% | 0.3% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Saint-Bruno QC | 0.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Athabasca AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Paisley AB | 0.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Lauderdale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Skyrattler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon QC | 0.2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 31 | Port Credit NHD (West) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Allendale AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | McKernan AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Botwood NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Springdale NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Scott QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Fairview AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Carrington AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Lago Lindo AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Overlanders AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Carrington
The neighbourhood’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
Walk in Carrington: 4 named parks and woods
Carrington Pond FootPath is the largest, at 6.5 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
4 named parks and woods, 8 ha in all
Parks & gardens 8.0 ha
Most of it sits in Carrington Pond FootPath and Greenway Park: 93% together.
Evanston Family Playground
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
0.4 ha
1.1 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Carringham Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
0.2 ha
0.9 km north-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
Every resident of Carrington lives 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Carrington100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
There is no protected land within 10 km of Carrington
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, 15 km away, is the closest provincial park.
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: Banff National Park, 75 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
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
15 km west13 km²since 2008
National park
Banff National Park
75 km west6,641 km²since 1885
A provincial park is closer: Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, at 15 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
35 km of paths in and around Carrington
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
35 km
in and around the town (9.7 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
CarringtonTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.6
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CarringtonTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
Paths are denser here than in 80% 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 Carrington
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the neighbourhood is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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
Get out in Carrington in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Calgary (Airport), 8.4 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) | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 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. July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -2 °C. Expect 113 mm in June, the wettest month, and 10 mm in January. The climate in Carrington →
Things to do
Near Carrington: 42 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.
The map shows 40 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 40
Carrington Playgroundin town
DirectionsEvansglen Family Playground0.2 km from town
DirectionsBarker Memorial Park0.8 km from town
DirectionsEvansfield Playground1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 36 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Livingston Off Leash Dog Park0.8 km from town
DirectionsEvanston Off-Leash Dog Area1.5 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens and historic parks to visit near Carrington
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Prince's Island ParkGarden or park · 13 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 14 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 Carrington
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
LivingstonPanorama HillsEvanstonCoventry HillsCountry Hills VillageCountry HillsCarrington
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrington | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Livingston 1.3 km | 0.6% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Panorama Hills 2.4 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evanston 2.4 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coventry Hills 2.7 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Country Hills Village 3.0 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Country Hills 3.9 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Carrington.
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.
- 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.
- 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 Carrington
What is the nearest national park to Carrington?
Banff National Park, 75 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Carrington?
May and July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is there a provincial park near Carrington?
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, 15 km away.
Sources
The sources behind Carrington’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.
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).