First pick
New Brighton Athletic Park
Park or garden
15 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
1.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
2.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in New Brighton · parks, protected land & trails
Beaches near New Brighton: 11 within 5 km
2.1 km from town is Fish Creek Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Banff National Park, at 91 km. 2 protected areas lie within 10 km.
Protected land
2.9%
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
91 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
2.1 km
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Beaches
11
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How New Brighton 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 km2.9%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
Beaches11Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
New Brighton comes 18th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (12,799 to 13,293 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
New Brighton2.9%
Towns its size2.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
New Brighton2
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
New Brighton0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, New Brighton lags towns its size: 24 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westboro ON | 13% | 5.5% | 32 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Centre-Ville QC | 11% | 22% | 40 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | North Saanich BC | 9.2% | 5.1% | 37 | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Quantztown ON | 8.5% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Windsor Park NS | 7.6% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Saint-Jean-Vianney QC | 6.9% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Bonnyville No. 87 AB | 5.5% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Prince Rupert BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Deerfield ON | 5.2% | 6.3% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Madoc ON | 5.1% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Springdale ON | 4.9% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Aloha Estates BC | 4.3% | 2% | 111 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Carrville Corners ON | 4.1% | 0.5% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Peel Village ON | 3.8% | 0.9% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Thornhill Woods ON | 3.5% | 2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | New Springbrook ON | 3.1% | 2.4% | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Lakeview AB | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | New Brighton AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 19 | Stratford PE | 2.7% | 0.9% | 19 | 12 | 13 |
| 20 | Albert Park SK | 2.7% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Yonge-St.Clair ON | 2.5% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Ayr ON | 2.4% | 1.8% | 36 | 8 | 4 |
| 23 | Yonge-Bay Corridor ON | 2.2% | 0% | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 24 | Erin ON | 2.1% | 0.2% | 48 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | Palmerston-Little Italy ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 26 | Rawdon QC | 1.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Forest ON | 1.7% | 6.7% | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 28 | Corso Italia-Davenport ON | 1.4% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 29 | Brighton ON | 1.3% | 4.2% | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Kincardine ON | 1% | 0.9% | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 31 | Signal Hill AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Dakota Crossing MB | 0.8% | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Lloydminster (Part) SK | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Centre-Nord (Montréal-Nord) QC | 0.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Rutherford AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Sainte-Julienne QC | 0.2% | 1.7% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Huntington Hills AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Downtown AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Thompson MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Redstone AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around New Brighton
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
2 named parks and woods to walk in near New Brighton
New Brighton Athletic Park is the largest, at 15 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Promenade Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
0.5 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
All of New Brighton is within a short walk of 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%)
New Brighton100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high.
Protected areas
2.9% of the country within 10 km of New Brighton is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside New Brighton0%
Within 10 km2.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All 2 are public land. The largest named one is Fish Creek Provincial Park, at 1,361 ha.
Fish Creek Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,361 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Inglewood Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 111 ha · 9.8 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 91 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
2.1 km west14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
91 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 2.1 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
New Brighton has 49 km of footpaths in and around it
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
49 km
in and around the town (12.6 km²)
Woodland
0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
New BrightonTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.9
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
New BrightonTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.1%
0%50%100%
Paths are denser here than in 83% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 92% 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 New Brighton
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the neighbourhood is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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 New Brighton: 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 |
Highs peak near 24 °C in July and fall to -2 °C in January. June is the wettest month (113 mm) and January the driest (10 mm). Snow totals about 139 cm a year. The climate in New Brighton →
Beaches
Beaches near New Brighton
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Sikome Lake Northsand · 4.5 km from town
DirectionsSikome Lake Westsand · 4.7 km from town
DirectionsSikome Lake Southsand · 4.7 km from town
DirectionsSandy ones: 3. Add 8 unnamed beaches to the count. This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
New Brighton has 2 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 72 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Plus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 72
Trike Town0.3 km from town
DirectionsPromenade Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsPirate Ship Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsCastle Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsInukshuk Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsElgin Park1.1 km from town
DirectionsButterfly Playground1.1 km from town
DirectionsElgin Hill Playground1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 64 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Auburn Bay Dog Park1.3 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near New Brighton: Olympic Plaza, 14 km away
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 · 14 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 New Brighton
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
McKenzie TowneCopperfieldMcKenzie LakeAuburn BayMahoganyDeer RunNew Brighton
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brighton | 2.9% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| McKenzie Towne 1.2 km | 3% | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Copperfield 1.2 km | 2.5% | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| McKenzie Lake 2.6 km | 3.3% | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Auburn Bay 3.3 km | 2.9% | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Mahogany 3.4 km | 1.4% | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Deer Run 4.3 km | 3.4% | 2 | 0 | 15 |
New Brighton holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in New Brighton
What is the largest protected area near New Brighton?
Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park of 1,361 ha.
When should you visit New Brighton 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 New Brighton?
Fish Creek Provincial Park, 2.1 km away.
What is the nearest national park to New Brighton?
Banff National Park, 91 km from the edge of town.
Is there protected land near New Brighton?
Within 10 km, 2.9% of the land lies in protected areas.
Where can you swim near New Brighton?
Try Sikome Lake North, 4.5 km from town, first of several.
Sources
Where New Brighton’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).