First pick
Auburn Bay Dog Park
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
8.5 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
2.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
2.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Copperfield · parks, protected land & trails
Beaches near Copperfield: 11 within 5 km
For a provincial park, Fish Creek Provincial Park lies 2.8 km off. There is one protected area within 10 km. 93 km separate the town from Banff National Park, its nearest national park.
Protected land
2.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
93 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
2.8 km
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Beaches
11
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Copperfield, 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km2.5%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
Beaches11Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Copperfield has the 20th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (13,635 to 14,275 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
Copperfield2.5%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Copperfield1
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Copperfield0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Copperfield 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 | Kerrisdale BC | 18% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 33 |
| 2 | Hammonds Plains NS | 16% | 4.9% | 35 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Riverview ON | 15% | 1.9% | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Oakridge BC | 13% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 5 | Convent Glen - Orleans Woods ON | 13% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Sandy Hill ON | 13% | 1.7% | 40 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Matane QC | 11% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Ville-Émard QC | 10% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Findlay Creek ON | 8.2% | 2.5% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights ON | 6.8% | 11% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Terrace BC | 6.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Glen Cairn ON | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Manor Park NS | 5.3% | 0% | 22 | 6 | 21 |
| 14 | Sillery QC | 4.8% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Saint-Amable QC | 4.3% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Plateau QC | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Tiny ON | 3.9% | 7.9% | 23 | 0 | 61 |
| 18 | Strathcona BC | 3.8% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 76 |
| 19 | Oakridge ON | 2.5% | 11% | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 20 | Fletchers Creek Village / Lundy Village ON | 2.5% | 7.1% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Copperfield AB | 2.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 22 | Greenwood-Coxwell ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 23 | Prévost QC | 2.1% | 3.5% | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Wychwood ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| 25 | Humewood-Cedarvale ON | 2% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills ON | 1.9% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Rosemère QC | 1.8% | 2.4% | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Colchester County, Subdivision C NS | 1.7% | 1.8% | 125 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Hickory Woods ON | 1.6% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Avondale ON | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Dawson Creek BC | 1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Beaverton ON | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | The Maples MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Junction Area ON | 0.3% | 0% | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| 35 | Warman SK | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | River West ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Wetaskiwin AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Sandwich ON | 0.1% | 2.9% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Sainte-Marie QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Skyview Ranch AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Copperfield
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 Copperfield: one named park or wood
Largest first: Auburn Bay Dog Park leads with 8.5 ha. Numbers match 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
In Copperfield, 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%)
Copperfield100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 2.5% of the land near Copperfield
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Copperfield0%
Within 10 km2.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It is public.
Fish Creek Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,361 ha · 2.8 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
93 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
2.8 km west14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
93 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
Nearer still is Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park 2.8 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
Copperfield and its edge hold 57 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
57 km
in and around the town (19.2 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
CopperfieldTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CopperfieldTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 71% 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 Copperfield
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 neighbourhood, 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
Walking season in Copperfield: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Calgary (Airport) (23 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 |
The wettest month, June, brings 113 mm, against 10 mm in January. July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -2 °C. Expect around 139 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Copperfield →
Beaches
Where to swim near Copperfield
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Sikome Lake Northsand · 4.7 km from town
DirectionsSikome Lake Westsand · 4.9 km from town
DirectionsSikome Lake Southsand · 4.9 km from town
DirectionsAdd 8 unnamed beaches to the count. 3 are mapped as sand. Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Copperfield: 2 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.
Count 69 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Ralph Klein Park1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 69
Orange Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsPromenade Playground0.7 km from town
DirectionsElgin Park1.2 km from town
DirectionsSchool Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsElgin Hill Playground1.3 km from town
DirectionsTrike Town1.5 km from town
DirectionsDino Park1.5 km from town
DirectionsPirate Ship Park1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 61 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Auburn Bay Dog Park0.4 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Copperfield
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
New BrightonMcKenzie TowneMahoganyAuburn BayMcKenzie LakeCranstonCopperfield
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copperfield | 2.5% | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| New Brighton 1.2 km | 2.9% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| McKenzie Towne 2.4 km | 3% | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Mahogany 3.1 km | 1.4% | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Auburn Bay 3.8 km | 2.9% | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| McKenzie Lake 3.8 km | 3.3% | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Cranston 5.2 km | 2.9% | 1 | 0 | 14 |
No place nearby has double Copperfield’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Copperfield
Where can you swim near Copperfield?
Try Sikome Lake North, 4.7 km from town, first of several.
What is the largest protected area near Copperfield?
Fish Creek Provincial Park: 1,361 ha, a provincial park.
Is there protected land near Copperfield?
Within 10 km, 2.5% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is there a provincial park near Copperfield?
Fish Creek Provincial Park, 2.8 km from the edge of town.
How far is Copperfield from a national park?
Banff National Park is closest, at 93 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Copperfield?
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.
Sources
Where Copperfield’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).