First pick
Fonda Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
5.4 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.4 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.50.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Forest Lawn · parks, protected land & trails
Forest Lawn is 10 km from Fish Creek Provincial Park
Within 10 km of the town, 0.3% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Close by: one protected area. Trout Beach is the one beach within 5 km.
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
10 km
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Forest Lawn 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 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
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Forest Lawn is 8th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,357 to 7,681 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
Forest Lawn0.3%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Forest Lawn1
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Forest Lawn0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Forest Lawn is weakest for protected land nearby: 30 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digby NS | 27% | 33% | 43 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Saint-Joseph-du-Lac QC | 20% | 1.1% | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Blackburn Hamlet ON | 15% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Trent Lakes ON | 14% | 12% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Hampstead QC | 12% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Lochdale BC | 7.2% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 71 |
| 7 | Parry Sound ON | 7.1% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Saint-Jude QC | 7.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Louiseville QC | 6.9% | 0.9% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Colborne ON | 6.1% | 5.7% | 31 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | N-Section (bramalea) ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Teston ON | 5.1% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Portage la Prairie MB | 4.7% | 7% | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Landsdale ON | 4.7% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Gibson ON | 4.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Saint-Calixte QC | 3.6% | 0.4% | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Campbellton NB | 3.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Westlock County AB | 2.6% | 3.4% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Blake-Jones ON | 2.3% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 20 | University ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 9 | 20 |
| 21 | Altadore AB | 2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Stoneybrook ON | 1.8% | 21% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Eastview SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Bonnyville AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Kentville NS | 1.1% | 17% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Fruitland ON | 0.9% | 4.9% | 25 | 5 | 9 |
| 27 | Betsworth MB | 0.8% | 1.5% | 12 | 1 | 37 |
| 28 | Blairmore Suburban Centre SK | 0.8% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ranchlands AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Sage Creek MB | 0.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Chesley ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Fort Frances ON | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Forest Lawn AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Ermineskin AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Fairview ON | 0.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Port Credit ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 37 | Brentwood AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Clarenville NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Saint-Félix-de-Valois QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Forest Lawn
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 Forest Lawn
Fonda Park is the largest, at 5.4 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Southview Park
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
4.7 ha
1.1 km south-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
Every resident of Forest Lawn 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.
Within 400 m (100%)Further (0%)
Forest Lawn100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high.
Protected areas
Forest Lawn has 1 protected area within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Forest Lawn0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
A government owns it.
Inglewood Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 111 ha · 1.1 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 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
10 km south14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
86 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
Closer to home, Fish Creek Provincial Park is 10 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
Paths to walk: 27 km in and around Forest Lawn
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
27 km
in and around the town (11.7 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
Forest LawnTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.3
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Forest LawnTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
Paths are denser here than in 61% 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 Forest Lawn
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the neighbourhood. Trails may exist without being mapped 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 Forest Lawn: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Calgary (Airport) (9.7 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 |
Winter brings about 139 cm of snow. June is the wettest month (113 mm) and January the driest (10 mm). The warmest days come in July (24 °C highs), the coldest in January (-2 °C). The climate in Forest Lawn →
Beaches
Trout Beach, 4.4 km away, is the beach near Forest Lawn
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Trout Beachrock · 4.4 km from town
DirectionsFor water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Forest Lawn has a viewpoint within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 91 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and Nature Centre1.9 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 91
Plus 91 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Forest Lawn: 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.
Olympic PlazaGarden or park · 5.4 km from town
DirectionsDevonian GardensGarden or park · 6.3 km from town
DirectionsPrince's Island ParkGarden or park · 6.3 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 Forest Lawn
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Albert Park/Radisson HeightsDoverForest HeightsErin WoodsPenbrooke MeadowsMarlboroughForest Lawn
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Lawn | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Albert Park/Radisson Heights 1.3 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dover 1.4 km | 1% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Forest Heights 1.6 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Erin Woods 2.0 km | 0.6% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Penbrooke Meadows 2.0 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlborough 2.8 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Around Dover the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Forest Lawn
When should you visit Forest Lawn for the outdoors?
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.
Is there a provincial park near Forest Lawn?
Fish Creek Provincial Park, 10 km away.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Forest Lawn?
It is Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, a wildlife area covering 111 ha.
Is Forest Lawn near a national park?
Banff National Park, 86 km from the edge of town.
Is there protected land near Forest Lawn?
Within 10 km, 0.3% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest beach to Forest Lawn?
Trout Beach, 4.4 km from town; it is the one beach mapped within 5 km.
Sources
The sources behind Forest Lawn’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).