First pick
Tom Campbell's Hill
Park or garden
22 ha4.9 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 4.9 km of path
1.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Benlarhome · CC BY-SA 4.00.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Renfrew · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park, Fish Creek Provincial Park, is 12 km from Renfrew
OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Calgary Plus 15. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.3% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Close by: one protected area.
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
80 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
12 km
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Renfrew, 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
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 routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Renfrew sits 6th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,551 to 6,819 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
Renfrew0.3%
Towns its size3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Renfrew1
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Renfrew1
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Renfrew lags towns its size: 33 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pictou County, Subdivision A NS | 13% | 1.7% | 58 | 3 | 29 |
| 2 | Old Ottawa South ON | 12% | 5.4% | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Charlemagne QC | 11% | 1.4% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Harrietsfield NS | 11% | 19% | 33 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing ON | 8.1% | 23% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Beaverbrook ON | 7.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sackville NB | 6.5% | 0.1% | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Centre QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde QC | 6.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Southern Gulf Islands BC | 6.2% | 26% | 115 | 0 | 83 |
| 11 | Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel QC | 5.7% | 21% | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Barrington NS | 5.2% | 6.8% | 91 | 0 | 45 |
| 13 | Humboldt SK | 4.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Barnstown ON | 4.9% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Anniedale BC | 4.5% | 7.9% | 155 | 8 | 3 |
| 16 | Stipeley ON | 4.3% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Millrise AB | 4.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Canyon Meadows AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | Westview Village AB | 3.4% | 0% | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Annapolis County, Subdivision A NS | 3.1% | 1.6% | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Whitmore Park SK | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Hillsdale SK | 2.4% | 40% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Riverdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | Massey Place SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Corman ON | 1.3% | 0.2% | 17 | 4 | 8 |
| 26 | Glenwood MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Old Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| 28 | Weston MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Industrial ON | 1.2% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| 30 | Elmhurst MB | 0.9% | 1.8% | 19 | 1 | 38 |
| 31 | Spruce Cliff AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Griesbach AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Garden City MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Abbeydale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Renfrew AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Brintnell AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 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
Renfrew on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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 named parks and woods to walk in near Renfrew
Tom Campbell's Hill is the largest, at 22 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 35 ha in all
Parks & gardens 35 ha
Most of it sits in Tom Campbell's Hill and Renfrew Off-Leash Dog Park: 86% together.
Renfrew Off-Leash Dog Park
Park or garden
7.4 ha1.7 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
1.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Nose Creek Pathway
Directionsto a point inside
Munro Park
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
3.0 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.9 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ukrainian Pioneers Park
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Renfrew
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 Renfrew 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%)
Renfrew100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
Renfrew 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 Renfrew0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It belongs to a government.
Inglewood Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 111 ha · 1.8 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
The nearest big park: Banff National Park, 80 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
12 km south14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
80 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
Nearer still is Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park 12 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Renfrew has 76 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
76 km
in and around the town (13.1 km²)
Woodland
0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
RenfrewTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths5.8
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
RenfrewTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.1%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 95% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 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
Renfrew has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Calgary Plus 1510.5 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Renfrew in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Calgary (Airport), 6.7 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 113 mm in June, the wettest month, and 10 mm in January. Summer highs reach 24 °C in July; in January they stay near -2 °C. Some 139 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Renfrew →
Beaches
Trout Beach, 1.0 km away, is the beach near Renfrew
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Trout Beachrock · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsCanada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
8 viewpoints near Renfrew
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: 72 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 8
Tom Campbell's Hill0.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Mayland Heights Mini Forest1.1 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 72
Spray Park0.4 km from town
DirectionsBridgeland Community Centre Playground0.7 km from town
DirectionsFlyover Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsPanda Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsBugtopia0.8 km from town
DirectionsCrescent Heights Park Playground0.9 km from town
DirectionsSaint Patrick's Playground0.9 km from town
DirectionsNew Edinborough Park1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 64 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 5
St. Joseph Dog Park1.3 km from town
DirectionsBLVD Bark1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 5
Plus 5 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
5 gardens and historic parks to visit near Renfrew
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Rotary ParkGarden or park · 0.5 km from town
DirectionsPrince's Island ParkGarden or park · 1.2 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 1.3 km from town
DirectionsDevonian GardensGarden or park · 1.7 km from town
DirectionsBarb Scott ParkGarden or park · 2.7 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 Renfrew
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Crescent HeightsBridgeland/RiversideWinston Heights/MountviewTuxedo ParkDowntown East VillageEau ClaireRenfrew
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew | 0.3% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crescent Heights 1.0 km | 0.3% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bridgeland/Riverside 1.1 km | 0.3% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Winston Heights/Mountview 1.5 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tuxedo Park 1.7 km | 0.3% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Downtown East Village 1.9 km | 0.3% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Eau Claire 2.1 km | 0.4% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
No place nearby has double Renfrew’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
Questions about the outdoors in Renfrew
What is the largest protected area near Renfrew?
Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary: 111 ha, a wildlife area.
Is Renfrew near a national park?
Banff National Park is closest, at 80 km.
Are there protected areas near Renfrew?
Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest beach to Renfrew?
Trout Beach, 1.0 km from town; it is the one beach mapped within 5 km.
Where can you walk near Renfrew?
The Calgary Plus 15, mapped within 2 km.
Is there a provincial park near Renfrew?
Fish Creek Provincial Park, 12 km from the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Renfrew?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Sources for this page on Renfrew
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).