First pick
Prince's Island Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
16 ha3.8 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.8 km of path
1.2 km south-eastfrom the centre
Prince's Island Bridge
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: DXR · CC BY-SA 4.00.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Rosedale · parks, protected land & trails
Fish Creek Provincial Park is 13 km from Rosedale
OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Calgary Plus 15. Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. For a swim, Trout Beach is the beach within 5 km.
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
78 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
13 km
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Rosedale 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
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 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
Rosedale sits 12th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,500 to 2,587 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
Rosedale0.3%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Rosedale2
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Rosedale1
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Rosedale trails its peers is protected land nearby; 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Castlemore Estates ON | 7.8% | 6.5% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Rosedale
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
6 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Rosedale
Prince's Island Park is the largest, at 16 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 33 ha in all
Parks & gardens 33 ha
Two places, Prince's Island Park and Riley Park, make up 78% of the total.
Riley Park
Park or garden
9.4 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
0.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Crescent Heights Park
Park or garden
5.2 ha0.2 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Senator Patrick Burns Rock Gardens
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Rosedale
Directionsto a point inside
containR Park
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
0.4 ha0.2 km of path
0.8 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
St. Joseph Dog Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
0.2 ha
1.0 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
Every resident of Rosedale 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%)
Rosedale100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Rosedale
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Rosedale0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Each of the 2 is held by a public body. At 111 ha, Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary is the largest.
Inglewood Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 111 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
Griffith Woods ParkMunicipal park · 110 ha · 9.1 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
78 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
13 km south14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
78 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
Nearer still is Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park 13 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
Rosedale has 47 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
47 km
in and around the town (7.9 km²)
Woodland
under 0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
RosedaleTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths6
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
RosedaleTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodlandunder 0.1%
0%50%100%
Woods cover less of it than in 96% of Canadian towns. For path density, it beats 96% 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
Rosedale 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
Walking season in Rosedale: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Calgary (Airport) (8.1 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 |
Highs peak near 24 °C in July and fall to -2 °C in January. The wettest month, June, brings 113 mm, against 10 mm in January. Snow totals about 139 cm a year. The climate in Rosedale →
Beaches
Trout Beach, 2.3 km away, is the beach near Rosedale
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Trout Beachrock · 2.3 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
Near Rosedale: 7 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (58).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 7
Plus 7 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 58
New Edinborough Parkin town
DirectionsCrescent Heights Park Playground0.0 km from town
DirectionsSpray Park0.8 km from town
DirectionsFlyover Park1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 54 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 6
St. Joseph Dog Park0.4 km from town
DirectionsQueen's Park Village Off-Leash Area1.7 km from town
DirectionsCambrian Heights Off-Leash Area 31.7 km from town
DirectionsCambrian Heights Off-Leash Area 21.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 3
Plus 3 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 Rosedale
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 · 0.6 km from town
DirectionsRotary ParkGarden or park · 0.8 km from town
DirectionsDevonian GardensGarden or park · 1.4 km from town
DirectionsBarb Scott ParkGarden or park · 1.7 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 1.8 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 Rosedale
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
SunnysideHillhurstEau ClaireDowntown Commercial CoreCrescent HeightsCapitol HillRosedale
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | 0.3% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sunnyside 0.6 km | 0.4% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hillhurst 1.3 km | 0.6% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Eau Claire 1.3 km | 0.4% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Downtown Commercial Core 1.5 km | 0.4% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Crescent Heights 1.6 km | 0.3% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Capitol Hill 1.7 km | 0.4% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Rosedale is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Rosedale
How far is Rosedale from a national park?
It is Banff National Park, 78 km off.
Are there protected areas near Rosedale?
Yes: 0.3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Are there hiking trails near Rosedale?
The Calgary Plus 15, mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Rosedale?
Trout Beach, 2.3 km from town; it is the one beach mapped within 5 km.
What is the largest protected area near Rosedale?
Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary: 111 ha, a wildlife area.
When should you visit Rosedale 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.
Is there a provincial park near Rosedale?
It is Fish Creek Provincial Park, 13 km away.
Sources
Where Rosedale’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).