The nearest provincial park, Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, is 11 km from Kincora
Protected areas cover 0% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. 71 km separate the town from Banff National Park, its nearest national park.
Kincora 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Of 40 towns its size, none has less protected land around it than Kincora
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,167 to 7,411 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
For public protected areas, Kincora lags towns its size: 38 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Joseph-du-Lac QC | 20% | 1.1% | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Hope BC | 15% | 4.1% | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Trent Lakes ON | 14% | 12% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Vanier South ON | 12% | 1.1% | 39 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Peace River AB | 8.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Saint-Jude QC | 7.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Chandler QC | 5.8% | 0.4% | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Portage la Prairie MB | 4.7% | 7% | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Coronation Park SK | 4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Haysboro AB | 3.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Concord ON | 3.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Cathedral Village SK | 2.8% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Saint-Paul QC | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Athabasca County AB | 2.4% | 3.2% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Twin Lakes SK | 2.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Colborne ON | 2.2% | 0.3% | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Slave Lake AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Currie Barracks AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Brown's Corners ON | 1.8% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Whyte Ridge MB | 1.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Lymburn AB | 1.7% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | North River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Wainfleet ON | 1.4% | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | Bonnyville AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | King Edward MB | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Inglewood AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Merritt BC | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 28 | Chibougamau QC | 0.8% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 29 | Blairmore Suburban Centre SK | 0.8% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Erin Woods AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 31 | Ranchlands AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | La Sarre QC | 0.5% | 0.1% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Sage Creek MB | 0.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Brighton SK | 0.5% | 0.1% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Cavanagh AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Brentwood AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Val-des-Sources QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Niverville MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hamptons AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Kincora AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kincora on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The neighbourhood’s parks, woods, protected land and paths as mapped.
Every resident of Kincora 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.
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Within 10 km of Kincora, no land is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
The nearest provincial park is Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, 11 km away.
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.
The nearest big park: Banff National Park, 71 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.
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
Banff National Park
Nearer still is Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, a provincial park 11 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
70 km of paths in and around Kincora
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
93% of Canadian towns are more wooded. For path density, it beats 95% 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 mapped walking route near Kincora
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the neighbourhood. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Get out in Kincora in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Calgary (Airport), 10 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 |
About 139 cm of snow falls in a year. Expect 113 mm in June, the wettest month, and 10 mm in January. January brings highs of -2 °C, July highs of 24 °C. The climate in Kincora →
Near Kincora: 65 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 64 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 64
Plus 61 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Near Kincora: 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 Kincora
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincora | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherwood 1.2 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sage Hill 1.4 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evanston 1.8 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Hill 2.3 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hidden Valley 2.3 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamptons 2.4 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
No place nearby has double Kincora’s share of protected land.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Kincora
How far is Kincora from a national park?
It is Banff National Park, 71 km off.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Kincora?
It is Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, 11 km away.
When should you visit Kincora for the outdoors?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
The sources behind Kincora’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).