First pick
Kingsland Dry Pond
Park or garden
5.8 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
0.8 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
3.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Fairview · parks, protected land & trails
Fairview is 4.8 km from Fish Creek Provincial Park
7 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. Banff National Park is the closest national park, 81 km from town. Within 10 km of the town, 3.7% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.
Protected land
3.7%
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
81 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
4.8 km
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Beaches
7
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Fairview 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km3.7%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 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
Beaches7Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Fairview has the 13th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,823 to 3,987 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
Fairview3.7%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Fairview3
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Fairview0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Fairview does best for protected land nearby: 11 of the other 39 have more. On public protected areas it is behind: 21 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area F, East Kootenay BC | 30% | 23% | 41 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | L'Islet QC | 30% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay BC | 11% | 4.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Trend-Arlington ON | 10% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Lamont County AB | 9.6% | 2.2% | 51 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Cap-Santé QC | 8.3% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Colchester County, Subdivision A NS | 7.5% | 14% | 51 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Ainslie Wood West ON | 7.5% | 15% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson QC | 5.9% | 0.1% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Saint-André-Avellin QC | 5.1% | 1.2% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Stinson ON | 4.9% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Normanview Residents Group SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Fairview AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Belmead AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | New Richmond QC | 3.4% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard QC | 3% | 0.2% | 20 | 4 | 9 |
| 17 | Lisgar ON | 2.8% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Auditorium ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Grand River North ON | 1.8% | 3.6% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Stoney Creek ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | Norwood East MB | 1.5% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Keswick AB | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | City Park SK | 1.3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Bridgeport East ON | 1.2% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Forty Mile County No. 8 AB | 1.1% | 1.6% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Livingston AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Rosscarrock AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Mission Gardens MB | 0.5% | 2.3% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Leila-McPhillips Triangle MB | 0.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Leila North MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Templeton-Sinclair MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Pasadena NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Fraser AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Maple AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Watford ON | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Cardston AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Danville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Pincher Creek AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Fort Macleod AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Belle Rive AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Fairview
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
3 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Fairview
Largest first: Kingsland Dry Pond leads with 5.8 ha. Numbers match the map.
Milton Williams Memorial Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
2.4 ha0.4 km of path
1.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Glenmore Trail Pathway
Directionsto a point inside
Fairview Off-Leash Dog Park
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Fairview
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
In Fairview, 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%)
Fairview100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 3.7% of the land near Fairview
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Fairview0%
Within 10 km3.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All 3 are public land. The largest named one is Fish Creek Provincial Park, at 1,361 ha.
Inglewood Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 111 ha · 3.6 km from the edge of town
Fish Creek Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,361 ha · 4.8 km from the edge of town
Griffith Woods ParkMunicipal park · 110 ha · 8.7 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
Banff National Park is 81 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
Fish Creek Provincial Park
4.8 km south-west14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
81 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 4.8 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Fairview and its edge hold 43 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
43 km
in and around the town (11.5 km²)
Woodland
0.2%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
FairviewTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.7
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
FairviewTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.2%
0%50%100%
Paths are denser here than in 81% of Canadian towns. For woods, 91% of Canadian towns have more.
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 Fairview
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
The best months for walking in Fairview: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Calgary (Airport), 16 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 |
Snowfall averages 139 cm a year. January is the driest month at 10 mm; June the wettest at 113 mm. Daytime highs run from -2 °C in January up to 24 °C in July. The climate in Fairview →
Beaches
7 unnamed beaches near Fairview
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
Outdoors around Fairview: 70 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 62 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 2
Plus 2 nature reserves without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 62
Singh Hari Park0.4 km from town
DirectionsManchester Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsAccessible Playground1.3 km from town
DirectionsCalgary Jewish Academy1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 58 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Fairview Off-Leash Dog Parkin town
DirectionsHAY-002-Haysboro & Southwood Dog Park1.6 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
3 gardens and historic parks to visit near Fairview
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 · 5.7 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 5.7 km from town
DirectionsPrince's Island ParkGarden or park · 6.7 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 Fairview
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
AcadiaKingslandHaysboroWillow ParkWindsor ParkRiverbendFairview
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 3.7% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Acadia 1.0 km | 3.8% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Kingsland 1.2 km | 3.7% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Haysboro 1.8 km | 3.9% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Willow Park 2.5 km | 3.4% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Windsor Park 2.7 km | 2.8% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Riverbend 3.3 km | 3.1% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Fairview has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Fairview
How far is the nearest provincial park from Fairview?
Fish Creek Provincial Park, 4.8 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Fairview?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Which is the biggest protected area near Fairview?
Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park of 1,361 ha.
Is Fairview near a national park?
Banff National Park, 81 km from the edge of town.
Is there a beach near Fairview?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
Are there protected areas near Fairview?
Within 10 km, 3.7% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
Where Fairview’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.
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).