First pick
Edworthy Park
Park or garden
59 ha11.8 km of path
2 h 35 minto walk all 11.8 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Bow River Pathway (South)
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Michael from Calgary, AB, Canada · CC BY 2.00.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Patterson · parks, protected land & trails
9.9 km from Patterson to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
0.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Within 5 km are 2 beaches; Bowmont Beach is the nearest. The nearest national park is Banff National Park, 70 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
70 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
9.9 km
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Patterson 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. 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
Patterson has the 10th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,103 to 4,237 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
Patterson0.3%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Patterson2
Towns its size5
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Patterson0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Patterson lags towns its size: 30 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Pocatière QC | 35% | 0.2% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Anderson Walk BC | 23% | 8.2% | 180 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay BC | 22% | 2.9% | 13 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen BC | 12% | 12% | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Westphal NS | 12% | 0.5% | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Fort Nelson BC | 11% | 9.8% | 36 | 0 | 330 |
| 7 | Carleton-sur-Mer QC | 10% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place ON | 9.5% | 23% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Spring Valley ON | 6.4% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 6.3% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Balfour ON | 5.7% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Electoral Area B, Cariboo BC | 5.4% | 4.8% | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Lake of Bays ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine BC | 4.8% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Port Hardy BC | 4.1% | 2.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Barry's Bay ON | 3.9% | 1.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Templemead ON | 2.3% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Pioneer Tower West ON | 2.3% | 3.9% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | West River PE | 2.2% | 2.9% | 18 | 8 | 15 |
| 20 | Elbow Park AB | 2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Vermilion AB | 1.5% | 9.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Calder AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix QC | 1% | 1% | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 24 | Northern Lights County AB | 0.9% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 67 |
| 25 | Fraipont MB | 0.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Island Lakes MB | 0.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Banff Trail AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Sunalta AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Wildwood AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Beaumaris AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Patterson AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Callaghan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Jackson Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Leger AB | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Malmo Plains AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Crabtree QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Napierville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Forest Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Killarney AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Ozerna AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Patterson
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 Patterson
Largest first: Edworthy Park leads with 59 ha. Numbers match the map.
Paskapoo Slopes
Wood or forest
86 ha15.5 km of path
3 h 25 minto walk all 15.5 km of path
2.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Ridge RunLemon OrchardBeaver Fever+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
James H. Gray Park
Park or garden
0.3 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Patterson
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 Patterson 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%)
Patterson100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Patterson
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Patterson0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All 2 are public land. Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park leads for size with 1,337 ha.
Griffith Woods ParkMunicipal park · 110 ha · 5.1 km from the edge of town
Glenbow Ranch Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,337 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, 70 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
9.9 km north-west13 km²since 2008
National park
Banff National Park
70 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
A provincial park is closer: Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, at 9.9 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: 80 km in and around Patterson
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
80 km
in and around the town (12.8 km²)
Woodland
11%
about 1.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PattersonTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths6.3
048 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PattersonTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland11%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 97% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 55% 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 Patterson
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.
When to get out
Patterson is best on foot in May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Calgary (Airport) (13 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 |
Daytime highs run from -2 °C in January up to 24 °C in July. Rain and snow peak in June (113 mm) and ease in January (10 mm). Snowfall averages 139 cm a year. The climate in Patterson →
Beaches
Beaches near Patterson: 2 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Bowmont Beach2.6 km from town
DirectionsBowmont Beach2.7 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
Patterson has 5 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.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 104 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Plus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 9
Picnic Site 20.5 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 10.6 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 70.7 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 90.7 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 30.7 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 80.8 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 60.8 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 40.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 104
Patterson Heights Playgroundin town
DirectionsMontgomery Community Centre Playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsJumpstart Playground0.9 km from town
DirectionsTerrace Road School Playground1.3 km from town
DirectionsAlberta Children's Hospital Playground1.7 km from town
DirectionsAspen Playground1.8 km from town
DirectionsUniversity of Calgary Child Development Playground2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 97 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 3
Plus 3 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
Near Patterson: 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 · 6.5 km from town
DirectionsPrince's Island ParkGarden or park · 6.5 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 7.4 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 Patterson
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Coach HillStrathcona ParkMontgomeryWildwoodWestgateWest SpringsPatterson
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Coach Hill 0.7 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Strathcona Park 1.4 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Montgomery 1.6 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wildwood 1.9 km | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Westgate 2.0 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| West Springs 2.2 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Patterson doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Patterson
What is the largest protected area near Patterson?
It is Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 1,337 ha.
What is the nearest national park to Patterson?
It is Banff National Park, 70 km off.
What is the nearest beach to Patterson?
The nearest is Bowmont Beach, 2.6 km from town.
Are there protected areas near Patterson?
Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km.
Is there a provincial park near Patterson?
It is Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, 9.9 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Patterson?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
The sources behind Patterson’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).