Fish Creek Provincial Park is 1.6 km from Cedarbrae
Biggest among them: Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area, 1,943 ha, 9.3 km off. Within 5 km lie 3 beaches, unnamed on the map. Banff National Park is the closest national park, 78 km from town.
Each figure for Cedarbrae, 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.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Cedarbrae comes 17th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,819 to 6,059 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Among its peers, Cedarbrae’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 16 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crowsnest Pass AB | 25% | 20% | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Cumberland County, Subdivision C NS | 20% | 8% | 133 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 15% | 14% | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Mile 108 Recreational Ranch BC | 12% | 12% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | East Ferris ON | 10% | 1.8% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Lowertown West ON | 10% | 1.5% | 36 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Verchères QC | 8.9% | 1.7% | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Sainte-Martine QC | 8.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kirkendall North ON | 7.2% | 0% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park ON | 7.1% | 20% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | Spallumcheen BC | 6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Creston BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cochrane ON | 5.3% | 0.6% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Port Mann BC | 5.1% | 4.4% | 108 | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | Lawfield ON | 4.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Stettler County No. 6 AB | 3.9% | 3.3% | 96 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Cedarbrae AB | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Homeside ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | Underwood ON | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Country Hills West ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | River Bend ON | 1.8% | 13% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Central Frederick ON | 1.7% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Nutana Urban Centre SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Broadway-Assiniboine MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Richelieu QC | 1.4% | 4.8% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Minto MB | 1.4% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Caernarvon AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Val-David QC | 1.3% | 8.3% | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Brokenhead MB | 1.2% | 2% | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | University SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Saint-Henri QC | 0.5% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Stettler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Mayland Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Lac-Mégantic QC | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Melfort SK | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Ellerslie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Amqui QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Redcliff AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Boyle Street AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Homesteader AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Parks, woods and paths around Cedarbrae
The neighbourhood’s parks, woods, protected land and paths as mapped.
Every resident of Cedarbrae 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.
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Within 10 km of Cedarbrae, 3.7% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Each of the 4 is held by a public body. Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area covers 1,943 ha, the most of any named area.
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.
78 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.
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Banff National Park
A provincial park is closer: Fish Creek Provincial Park, at 1.6 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Cedarbrae and its edge hold 35 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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Woods cover less of it than in 55% of Canadian towns. It has more footpath per km² than 72% 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.
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Cedarbrae
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 neighbourhood. 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.
Walking season in Cedarbrae: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Calgary (Airport), 20 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 | 14.5 | 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 |
The wettest month, June, brings 113 mm, against 10 mm in January. Highs peak near 24 °C in July and fall to -2 °C in January. Snow totals about 139 cm a year. The climate in Cedarbrae →
3 unnamed beaches near Cedarbrae
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Cedarbrae has 2 viewpoints within 2 km
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: 78 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 78
Plus 76 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park 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.
Near Cedarbrae: 3 gardens and parks to visit
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Sources: 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 to Cedarbrae
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Cedarbrae.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
Questions about the outdoors in Cedarbrae
Is there protected land near Cedarbrae?
Protected areas cover 3.7% of the land within 10 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Cedarbrae?
It is Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area, a nature reserve covering 1,943 ha.
Where can you swim near Cedarbrae?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Is Cedarbrae near a national park?
Banff National Park is closest, at 78 km.
When should you visit Cedarbrae for the outdoors?
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 Cedarbrae?
Fish Creek Provincial Park, 1.6 km from the edge of town.
The sources behind Cedarbrae’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).