Fish Creek Provincial Park begins where Deer Ridge ends
For a swim, Sikome Lake North is the nearest of 10 beaches within 5 km. 87 km separate the town from Banff National Park, its nearest national park. 2 protected areas lie within 10 km.
What Deer Ridge has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Deer Ridge’s best card is a provincial park at its edge, with its beaches close behind.
Each figure for Deer Ridge, 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Deer Ridge comes 12th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,372 to 4,537 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, Deer Ridge’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 11 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beresford NB | 24% | 6.2% | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Sparwood BC | 23% | 3.4% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gaetz Brook NS | 15% | 4.2% | 55 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Queenswood - Chatelaine ON | 12% | 0% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Bells Corners West ON | 9% | 11% | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Bowen Island BC | 7.2% | 17% | 60 | 0 | 173 |
| 7 | Bellerive QC | 6% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Golden BC | 5.5% | 12% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Highlands East ON | 5.2% | 2.1% | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Eastmount ON | 4.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Queensland AB | 4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Deer Ridge AB | 3.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Crossroads ON | 3.5% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Warner County No. 5 AB | 3.2% | 4.7% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Montague ON | 3% | 2.8% | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Geraldton ON | 2.8% | 2.2% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley BC | 2.8% | 3.6% | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | White City SK | 2.3% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | De Salaberry MB | 1.9% | 0.2% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | New Maryland NB | 1.7% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Oxford AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Highway Valley ON | 1.6% | 1.7% | 18 | 5 | 6 |
| 23 | Minnetonka MB | 1.6% | 1.7% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Roslyn MB | 1.6% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Spence MB | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Felker ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Centennial MB | 1.5% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Casselman ON | 1.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Parkridge SK | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Glenridding Heights AB | 1.1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | South Calgary AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Inglewood AB | 0.6% | 17% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Lorelei AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Vulcan County AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Montgomery AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Ormsby Place AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Anselme QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Howick ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | High Level AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Beacon Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Deer Ridge on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The neighbourhood’s parks, woods, protected land and paths as mapped.
Every resident of Deer Ridge 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.
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Around Deer Ridge, 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.
Each of the 2 is held by a public body. Fish Creek Provincial Park is the biggest, 1,361 ha.
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.
87 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
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Deer Ridge and its edge hold 29 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
It has more footpath per km² than 70% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 66% 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.
No named walking route passes Deer Ridge 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.
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.
Walking season in Deer Ridge: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Calgary (Airport), 22 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 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -2 °C. Most rain and snow falls in June, 113 mm; January sees 10 mm. Expect around 139 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Deer Ridge →
10 beaches within 5 km of Deer Ridge
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
3 are mapped as sand. The map adds 7 unnamed stretches of beach. 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.
Deer Ridge 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.
Count 53 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 53
Plus 52 playgrounds 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 Deer Ridge: 2 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 Deer Ridge
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Ridge | 3.7% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Deer Run 0.8 km | 3.4% | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Parkland 1.1 km | 3.4% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Queensland 1.6 km | 4% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| McKenzie Lake 2.4 km | 3.3% | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Douglasdale/Glen 2.6 km | 2.2% | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Lake Bonavista 3.0 km | 3.5% | 2 | 0 | 12 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Deer Ridge’s protected share.
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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Deer Ridge
How much land around Deer Ridge is protected?
Yes: 3.7% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a provincial park near Deer Ridge?
Fish Creek Provincial Park, which reaches the edge of town.
Is there a beach near Deer Ridge?
Try Sikome Lake North, 2.5 km from town, first of several.
When is the best time for walking in Deer Ridge?
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.
What is the largest protected area near Deer Ridge?
Fish Creek Provincial Park: 1,361 ha, a provincial park.
How far is Deer Ridge from a national park?
Banff National Park is closest, at 87 km.
The sources behind Deer Ridge’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).