First pick
Bridlewood Wetlands
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
9.5 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
2.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain5.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Evergreen · parks, protected land & trails
Evergreen borders Fish Creek Provincial Park
Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 5.9% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. The largest is Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area: 1,943 ha, 1.6 km from the edge of town. 4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land
5.9%
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
76 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Evergreen, 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 km5.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.5%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
Beaches4Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Evergreen has the 14th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (19,541 to 20,415 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
Evergreen5.9%
Towns its size4.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Evergreen3
Towns its size6
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Evergreen0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Evergreen’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 13 of 39 top it. On public protected areas it is behind: 26 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirkland QC | 41% | 0.2% | 50 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Overbrook ON | 14% | 1.1% | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Côte-Saint-Antoine QC | 11% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Vinegar Hill ON | 8.7% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Westmount QC | 8.5% | 0.3% | 23 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Lower Sackville NS | 8.5% | 14% | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Laflèche QC | 7.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | North End NS | 7% | 0% | 14 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Sacré-Coeur QC | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Longue-Pointe QC | 6.3% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Purpleville ON | 6.2% | 13% | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Louis-Riel QC | 6.1% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Kanata Lakes ON | 6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Evergreen AB | 5.9% | 1.5% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Windsor NS | 5.7% | 2.2% | 153 | 1 | 14 |
| 16 | Quispamsis NB | 5% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| 17 | Riverside South - Leitrim ON | 4.3% | 3.2% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Maple ON | 4.3% | 1.2% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Heart Lake South ON | 4.3% | 4.2% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Stittsville ON | 4.2% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Lorimier QC | 4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Cranston AB | 2.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Tuscany AB | 2.8% | 1.2% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Pelham ON | 2.7% | 2.5% | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | Mount Pleasant Village ON | 2.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Westmount ON | 2.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Père-Marquette QC | 2.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Mitchell MB | 2.3% | 0% | 65 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Rosedale-Moore Park ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 8 | 14 |
| 30 | Highland ON | 2.2% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Kemptville ON | 2.1% | 1.7% | 30 | 5 | 3 |
| 32 | Petawawa ON | 1.9% | 1.2% | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 33 | Henry Farm ON | 1.9% | 3.8% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Port Alberni BC | 1.8% | 2.8% | 11 | 31 | 4 |
| 35 | Yonge-Doris ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Fort York-Liberty Village ON | 1.7% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 37 | Loyalist ON | 1.2% | 2.2% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Stony Plain AB | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Niagara-on-the-Lake ON | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Evergreen
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 Evergreen: 3 named parks and woods
The biggest is Bridlewood Wetlands, 9.5 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
West Park
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
5.7 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Vermillion Hill Storm Pond Park
Park or garden
4.1 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
2.8 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
Nearly all of Evergreen is a short walk from 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 (96%)Further (3.8%)
Evergreen96%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%). Around 800 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Around Evergreen, protected areas make up 5.9%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Evergreen1.5%
Within 10 km5.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
None of the 3 is private. Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area covers 1,943 ha, the most of any named area.
Fish Creek Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,361 ha · reaches Evergreen
Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation AreaNature reserve · 1,943 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
Griffith Woods ParkMunicipal park · 110 ha · 9.6 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
76 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
At the edge14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
76 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Evergreen and its edge hold 110 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
110 km
in and around the town (50.2 km²)
Woodland
11%
about 5.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
EvergreenTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
EvergreenTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland11%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 58% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 54% 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 mapped walking route near Evergreen
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.
When to get out
Walking season in Evergreen: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Calgary (Airport) (24 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 |
Highs peak near 24 °C in July and fall to -2 °C in January. Most rain and snow falls in June, 113 mm; January sees 10 mm. Snow totals about 139 cm a year. The climate in Evergreen →
Beaches
4 beaches within 5 km of Evergreen, none named
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.
Things to do
Near Evergreen: 5 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.
The most common are playgrounds: 117 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 9
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 117
Picnic Grovein town
DirectionsFish Creek Provincial Park0.8 km from town
DirectionsWoodbine School Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsJanet Johnstone Playground1.3 km from town
DirectionsSt Jude Playground1.5 km from town
DirectionsFun n' More1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 111 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Evergreen: 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.
Devonian GardensGarden or park · 13 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 13 km from town
DirectionsPrince's Island ParkGarden 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 Evergreen
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
MillriseBridlewoodFish Creek ParkShawnessySomersetWoodbineEvergreen
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | 5.9% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Millrise 2.0 km | 4.1% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Bridlewood 2.1 km | 7.7% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fish Creek Park 2.2 km | 3.2% | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Shawnessy 2.6 km | 3.1% | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Somerset 2.9 km | 4.6% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Woodbine 2.9 km | 4.6% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Evergreen’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in Evergreen
Where can you swim near Evergreen?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
How much land around Evergreen is protected?
Yes: 5.9% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is Evergreen near a national park?
Banff National Park is closest, at 76 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Evergreen?
It is Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area, a nature reserve covering 1,943 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Evergreen?
Fish Creek Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
When is the best time for walking in Evergreen?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
The sources behind Evergreen’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).