First pick
West Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
5.7 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
0.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Tanya Dmitriev · CC BY-SA 3.04.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Millrise · parks, protected land & trails
8 beaches lie within 5 km of Millrise
A provincial park, Fish Creek Provincial Park, lies 0.5 km away. Biggest among them: Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area, 1,943 ha, 8.7 km off. 4.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
4.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
83 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
0.5 km
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Beaches
8
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Millrise against 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 km4.1%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 areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches8Beaches 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, Millrise ranks 15th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,613 to 6,891 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
Millrise4.1%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Millrise2
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Millrise0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Millrise beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 14 of 39 do better. It trails them for public protected areas, where 22 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Bay, Unorganized ON | 18% | 18% | 136 | 6 | 347 |
| 2 | Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen ON | 14% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Old Ottawa South ON | 12% | 5.4% | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlemagne QC | 11% | 1.4% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Harrietsfield NS | 11% | 19% | 33 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Beaverbrook ON | 7.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | The Estates of Rainbow Creek ON | 7.1% | 6.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Centre QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Douglas NB | 6.4% | 9.4% | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde QC | 6.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Southern Gulf Islands BC | 6.2% | 26% | 115 | 0 | 83 |
| 12 | Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel QC | 5.7% | 21% | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Barrington NS | 5.2% | 6.8% | 91 | 0 | 45 |
| 14 | Anniedale BC | 4.5% | 7.9% | 155 | 8 | 3 |
| 15 | Millrise AB | 4.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Canyon Meadows AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Willow Park AB | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Annapolis County, Subdivision A NS | 3.1% | 1.6% | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Hillsdale SK | 2.4% | 40% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Riverdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| 21 | Parkhill ON | 1.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Glenwood MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Old Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| 24 | Weston MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Industrial ON | 1.2% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| 26 | Spruce Cliff AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Griesbach AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Garden City MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Applewood Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Renfrew AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Brintnell AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Bridgeland/Riverside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Stephenville NL | 0.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 34 | Kiniski Gardens AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Tamarack AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Lucan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Bonnie Doon AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rhineland MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Klarvatten AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Millrise
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
3 named parks and woods to walk in near Millrise
The biggest is West Park, 5.7 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Central Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
0.9 ha0.3 km of path
0.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Dr. Leslie Allan Park
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
0.9 ha0.2 km of path
0.6 km north-eastfrom 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
In Millrise, 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%)
Millrise100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Millrise, 4.1% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Millrise0%
Within 10 km4.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one of the 2 is on public land. At 1,943 ha, Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area is the largest.
Fish Creek Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,361 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation AreaNature reserve · 1,943 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
83 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
0.5 km east14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
83 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 0.5 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: 53 km in and around Millrise
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
53 km
in and around the town (10.3 km²)
Woodland
4.6%
about 0.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MillriseTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths5.1
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MillriseTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland4.6%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 93% of Canadian towns have fewer. For woods, 62% 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
No named walking route passes Millrise on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the neighbourhood; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap 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
Walking season in Millrise: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Calgary (Airport), 23 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 |
The wettest month, June, brings 113 mm, against 10 mm in January. The warmest days come in July (24 °C highs), the coldest in January (-2 °C). Winter brings about 139 cm of snow. The climate in Millrise →
Beaches
The shore near Millrise
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Sikome Lake Westsand · 4.0 km from town
DirectionsSikome Lake Southsand · 4.1 km from town
DirectionsSikome Lake Northsand · 4.2 km from town
DirectionsSandy ones: 3. 5 more are mapped without a name. For 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
3 viewpoints near Millrise
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 89.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 5
Glennfield Day Use Area0.8 km from town
DirectionsBlackbird Group Use Site0.9 km from town
DirectionsAspen Group Use Site0.9 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Area1.1 km from town
DirectionsPICNIC21.4 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 89
Janet Johnstone Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsTree House Indoor Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsFun n' More1.3 km from town
DirectionsFish Creek Provincial Park1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 85 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Millrise: 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 · 14 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 14 km from town
DirectionsPrince's Island ParkGarden or park · 15 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 Millrise
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Fish Creek ParkShawnessyMidnaporeEvergreenSomersetCanyon MeadowsMillrise
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millrise | 4.1% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Fish Creek Park 0.5 km | 3.2% | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Shawnessy 1.5 km | 3.1% | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Midnapore 1.9 km | 3.3% | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Evergreen 2.0 km | 5.9% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Somerset 2.4 km | 4.6% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Canyon Meadows 2.7 km | 3.7% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Millrise is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Millrise
Which is the biggest protected area near Millrise?
It is Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area, a nature reserve covering 1,943 ha.
How far is Millrise from a national park?
The nearest is Banff National Park, 83 km away.
When should you visit Millrise for the outdoors?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is there a provincial park near Millrise?
The closest is Fish Creek Provincial Park, at 0.5 km.
Are there protected areas near Millrise?
Within 10 km, 4.1% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest beach to Millrise?
Sikome Lake West, 4.0 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Sources
Where Millrise’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).