First pick
Elliston Park
Park or garden
46 ha7.7 km of path
1 h 45 minto walk all 7.7 km of path
1.2 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
0.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Penbrooke Meadows · parks, protected land & trails
Fish Creek Provincial Park is 11 km from Penbrooke Meadows
Of the country within 10 km, 0.3% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Biggest among them: Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 111 ha, 2.8 km off. A drive of 87 km reaches Banff National Park, the nearest national park.
Protected land
0.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
87 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
11 km
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Penbrooke Meadows 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. 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 areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Penbrooke Meadows is 10th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (9,849 to 10,150 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
Penbrooke Meadows0.3%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Penbrooke Meadows1
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Penbrooke Meadows0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Penbrooke Meadows trails its peers is protected land nearby; 29 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawnigan BC | 22% | 6.4% | 66 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury QC | 21% | 24% | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Kitimat BC | 20% | 6.6% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Shediac NB | 18% | 5.4% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Hatchet Lake NS | 14% | 36% | 53 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Lac-des-Fées QC | 14% | 33% | 32 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Amherst NS | 8.7% | 0.2% | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | M-Section (bramalea) ON | 5.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Argyle North SK | 4.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Elizabethtown-Kitley ON | 4.2% | 1.7% | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | The Valleys of Thornhill ON | 3.8% | 12% | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Mount Pleasant North ON | 3.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Acadia AB | 3.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Mono ON | 3.7% | 6.4% | 56 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Van Kirk ON | 3.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Laurentian Hills ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Saint-Félicien QC | 1.6% | 0.5% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Blind Bay BC | 1.6% | 1.5% | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills ON | 1.5% | 3.9% | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Ladysmith BC | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Vincent ON | 1.3% | 3.1% | 14 | 4 | 7 |
| 22 | Lac-Saint-Charles QC | 1% | 1.6% | 21 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Hinton AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Caledonia-Fairbank ON | 0.9% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Beckwith ON | 0.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Malahide ON | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Stanley MB | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Maple Leaf ON | 0.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Temiskaming Shores ON | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Runnymede-Bloor West Village ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 31 | Penbrooke Meadows AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Pineridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Springbank Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | River Valley Oleskiw AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Mitchell ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Wheatland County AB | 0.2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Devonshire ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Bridgewater NS | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Mineola ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 40 | Palmerston ON | 0% | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Penbrooke Meadows
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
4 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Penbrooke Meadows
Elliston Park is the largest, at 46 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
4 named parks and woods, 56 ha in all
Parks & gardens 56 ha
Most of it sits in Elliston Park and Applewood Recreation Park: 93% together.
Applewood Recreation Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
6.0 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.4 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Penbrook Park
Park or garden
2.5 ha
Centralin the middle of Penbrooke Meadows
Directionsto a point inside
Abbercove Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
1.3 ha
1.3 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 Penbrooke Meadows, 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%)
Penbrooke Meadows100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Penbrooke Meadows has 1 protected area 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 Penbrooke Meadows0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
The area is public.
Inglewood Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 111 ha · 2.8 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
87 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
11 km south-west14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
87 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
A provincial park is closer: Fish Creek Provincial Park, 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
Penbrooke Meadows and its edge hold 30 km of footpath
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
30 km
in and around the town (12.2 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
Penbrooke MeadowsTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.5
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Penbrooke MeadowsTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
Paths are denser here than in 63% 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 Penbrooke Meadows
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the neighbourhood. Trails may exist without being mapped 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 Penbrooke Meadows: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Calgary (Airport) (9.5 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 |
Snow totals about 139 cm a year. Highs peak near 24 °C in July and fall to -2 °C in January. Most rain and snow falls in June, 113 mm; January sees 10 mm. The climate in Penbrooke Meadows →
Things to do
Near Penbrooke Meadows: 88 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.
There are 84 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 84
Pineridge Playground1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 83 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Marlborough off-leash area 11.6 km from town
DirectionsPineridge Burm off-leash (unfenced)1.7 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Penbrooke Meadows: 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.
Olympic PlazaGarden or park · 7.0 km from town
DirectionsDevonian GardensGarden or park · 7.9 km from town
DirectionsPrince's Island ParkGarden or park · 7.9 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 Penbrooke Meadows
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Applewood ParkForest HeightsMarlborough ParkForest LawnAbbeydaleMarlboroughPenbrooke Meadows
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penbrooke Meadows | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Applewood Park 1.2 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forest Heights 1.7 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marlborough Park 2.0 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forest Lawn 2.0 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Abbeydale 2.1 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlborough 2.5 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Penbrooke Meadows’ protected 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Penbrooke Meadows
What is the nearest national park to Penbrooke Meadows?
Banff National Park, 87 km from the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Penbrooke Meadows?
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 Penbrooke Meadows?
Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, a wildlife area of 111 ha.
How much land around Penbrooke Meadows is protected?
Yes: 0.3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Penbrooke Meadows?
Fish Creek Provincial Park, 11 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Penbrooke Meadows
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).