First pick
Edworthy Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
59 ha11.8 km of path
2 h 35 minto walk all 11.8 km of path
1.5 km southfrom the centre
Bow River Pathway (South)
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Qyd · CC BY-SA 3.00.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Montgomery · parks, protected land & trails
11 km from Montgomery to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
Of the country within 10 km, 0.3% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Within 5 km are 2 beaches; Bowmont Beach is the nearest. The nearest national park is Banff National Park, 72 km away.
Protected land
0.3%
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
72 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
11 km
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Montgomery, set against 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
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 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
Beaches2Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Montgomery sits 6th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,378 to 4,540 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
Montgomery0.3%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Montgomery2
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Montgomery0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Montgomery is weakest for protected land nearby: 33 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beresford NB | 24% | 6.2% | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Sparwood BC | 23% | 3.4% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gaetz Brook NS | 15% | 4.2% | 55 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Queenswood - Chatelaine ON | 12% | 0% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola BC | 11% | 8.3% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Bells Corners West ON | 9% | 11% | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Bowen Island BC | 7.2% | 17% | 60 | 0 | 173 |
| 8 | Bellerive QC | 6% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Golden BC | 5.5% | 12% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Eastmount ON | 4.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Queensland AB | 4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Deer Ridge AB | 3.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Crossroads ON | 3.5% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Warner County No. 5 AB | 3.2% | 4.7% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Montague ON | 3% | 2.8% | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Geraldton ON | 2.8% | 2.2% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley BC | 2.8% | 3.6% | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | White City SK | 2.3% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | De Salaberry MB | 1.9% | 0.2% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | New Maryland NB | 1.7% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Oxford AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Highway Valley ON | 1.6% | 1.7% | 18 | 5 | 6 |
| 23 | Minnetonka MB | 1.6% | 1.7% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Roslyn MB | 1.6% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Spence MB | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Felker ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Centennial MB | 1.5% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Casselman ON | 1.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Parkridge SK | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Glenridding Heights AB | 1.1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | South Calgary AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Inglewood AB | 0.6% | 17% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Lorelei AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Vulcan County AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Montgomery AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Ormsby Place AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Anselme QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Howick ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | High Level AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Beacon Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Montgomery
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
6 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Montgomery
The biggest is Edworthy Park, 59 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 132 ha in all
Parks & gardens 132 ha
The bulk, 86%, is Edworthy Park and Dale Hodges Park.
Dale Hodges Park
Park or garden
55 ha12.7 km of path
2 h 50 minto walk all 12.7 km of path
1.6 km northfrom the centre
Sideshow BobBow River Pathway
Directionsto a point inside
West Campus Park
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
8.2 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Shouldice Park
Park or garden
8.9 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
0.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Bow River Pathway
Directionsto a point inside
John Hextall Park
Park or garden · 110 m outside town
1.0 ha0.3 km of path
1.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Montgomery Town Square
Park or garden
0.4 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Montgomery
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 Montgomery 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%)
Montgomery100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
Montgomery has 2 protected areas 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 Montgomery0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments or Indigenous nations hold all 2. The largest named one is Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, at 111 ha.
Griffith Woods ParkMunicipal park · 110 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
Inglewood Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 111 ha · 9.9 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, 72 km off
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
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
11 km north-west13 km²since 2008
National park
Banff National Park
72 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 11 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: 83 km in and around Montgomery
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
83 km
in and around the town (12.4 km²)
Woodland
5%
about 0.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MontgomeryTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths6.6
048 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MontgomeryTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland5%
0%50%100%
61% of Canadian towns are more wooded. It has more footpath per km² than 97% 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 Montgomery
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the neighbourhood. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Montgomery is best on foot in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Calgary (Airport), 12 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 |
Expect around 139 cm of snow over a winter. Rain and snow peak in June (113 mm) and ease in January (10 mm). July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -2 °C. The climate in Montgomery →
Beaches
Beaches near Montgomery: 2 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Bowmont Beach2.8 km from town
DirectionsBowmont Beach2.9 km from town
DirectionsNo open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
3 viewpoints near Montgomery
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are playgrounds: 86 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 10
Picnic Site 80.1 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 40.2 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 60.2 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 90.2 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 30.2 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 70.2 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 10.4 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 20.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 86
Jumpstart Playgroundin town
DirectionsMontgomery Community Centre Playgroundin town
DirectionsTerrace Road School Playgroundin town
DirectionsAlberta Children's Hospital Playground0.1 km from town
DirectionsMonkey Around0.4 km from town
DirectionsUniversity of Calgary Child Development Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsPatterson Heights Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 79 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 6
Karl Baker Off-Leash Park1.6 km from town
DirectionsVarsity Ravine1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 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 within reach of Montgomery
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Prince's Island ParkGarden or park · 5.5 km from town
DirectionsDevonian GardensGarden or park · 5.7 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 6.5 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 Montgomery
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
PattersonCoach HillUniversity HeightsVarsityWildwoodBownessMontgomery
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Patterson 1.6 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Coach Hill 1.8 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| University Heights 2.1 km | 0.6% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Varsity 2.1 km | 0.3% | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Wildwood 2.5 km | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bowness 2.8 km | 0.9% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Montgomery has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Montgomery
Are there protected areas near Montgomery?
Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km.
Where can you swim near Montgomery?
Bowmont Beach, 2.8 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
What is the nearest provincial park to Montgomery?
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, 11 km from the edge of town.
When should you visit Montgomery 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.
What is the largest protected area near Montgomery?
Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, a wildlife area of 111 ha.
What is the nearest national park to Montgomery?
Banff National Park is closest, at 72 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Montgomery
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).