First pick
Falconridge Off-Leash Area
Park or garden
4.9 ha0.3 km of path
0.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
0.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Falconridge · parks, protected land & trails
From Falconridge, Fish Creek Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (17 km)
The protected share within 10 km is 0.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Close by: one protected area. Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary (111 ha) is the biggest, 7.2 km from town.
Protected land
0.3%
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
86 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
17 km
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Against other towns
Falconridge beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km0.3%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Falconridge is 10th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (10,029 to 10,407 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
Falconridge0.3%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Falconridge1
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Falconridge0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Falconridge is weakest for protected land nearby: 29 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury QC | 21% | 24% | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Lac-des-Fées QC | 14% | 33% | 32 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Du Parc QC | 14% | 32% | 38 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Markham Village ON | 9.8% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | New Glasgow NS | 9.2% | 0.5% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Amherst NS | 8.7% | 0.2% | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Leeds and the Thousand Islands ON | 5.8% | 8.6% | 44 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Notre-Dame-de-Grâces QC | 5.8% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Professors Lake ON | 4.8% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Portland Estates NS | 4.5% | 0% | 19 | 4 | 18 |
| 11 | Quesnel BC | 4.3% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Coal Harbour BC | 3.9% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 76 |
| 13 | Mount Pleasant North ON | 3.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Mono ON | 3.7% | 6.4% | 56 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | East St. Paul MB | 3.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Greely ON | 2.7% | 0.7% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Rexdale-Kipling ON | 2.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Northwood Park ON | 2.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Centreville Chicopee ON | 2.5% | 5.1% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Masonville ON | 2% | 7.5% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Saint-Félicien QC | 1.6% | 0.5% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 22 | Hinton AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Caledonia-Fairbank ON | 0.9% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Citadel AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Beckwith ON | 0.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Glenbrook AB | 0.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Maple Leaf ON | 0.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | West Hillhurst AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Temiskaming Shores ON | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Runnymede-Bloor West Village ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 31 | Falconridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Monterey Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Pineridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Mitchell ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Wheatland County AB | 0.2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | City Centre ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | South Central ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Seaforth ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Palmerston ON | 0% | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Taber AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Falconridge
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Falconridge
Largest first: Falconridge Off-Leash Area leads with 4.9 ha. Numbers match the map.
Falshire Park
Park or garden
3.6 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Falconridge
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 Falconridge, 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%)
Falconridge100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
1 protected area lies within 10 km of Falconridge
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Falconridge0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold it.
Inglewood Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 111 ha · 7.2 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
The nearest big park: Banff National Park, 86 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
17 km south14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
86 km west6,641 km²since 1885
Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 17 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 35 km in and around Falconridge
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
35 km
in and around the town (11.2 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
FalconridgeTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.1
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
FalconridgeTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 73% 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 Falconridge
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the neighbourhood; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Falconridge in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Calgary (Airport), 5.2 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 | 14.6 | 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 |
Expect 113 mm in June, the wettest month, and 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 Falconridge →
Things to do
95 things to do outdoors near Falconridge
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (92).
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 92
Ted Harrison Inclusive Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 91 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway 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 Falconridge
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Olympic PlazaGarden or park · 8.9 km from town
DirectionsPrince's Island ParkGarden or park · 9.0 km from town
DirectionsDevonian GardensGarden or park · 9.7 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 Falconridge
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Coral SpringsCastleridgeTempleMartindaleTaradaleMonterey ParkFalconridge
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falconridge | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Coral Springs 0.9 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Castleridge 1.3 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Temple 1.7 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martindale 2.0 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taradale 2.2 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Monterey Park 2.3 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
No place nearby has double Falconridge’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
Questions about the outdoors in Falconridge
What is the nearest provincial park to Falconridge?
It is Fish Creek Provincial Park, 17 km away.
How much land around Falconridge is protected?
Yes: 0.3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to Falconridge?
It is Banff National Park, 86 km off.
Which is the biggest protected area near Falconridge?
Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, a wildlife area of 111 ha.
When should you visit Falconridge for the outdoors?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Sources for this page on Falconridge
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).