Photo: Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0Rosscarrock is 11 km from Fish Creek Provincial Park
For a national park, Banff National Park is 74 km away. The protected share within 10 km is 0.6%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. 8.2 km out lies the largest, Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, at 111 ha.
Rosscarrock against 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Rosscarrock has the 9th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,787 to 3,930 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Where Rosscarrock trails its peers is protected land nearby; 30 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area F, East Kootenay BC | 30% | 23% | 41 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | L'Islet QC | 30% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Georgian Bay ON | 13% | 19% | 52 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay BC | 11% | 4.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Salisbury NB | 11% | 12% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Trend-Arlington ON | 10% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Lamont County AB | 9.6% | 2.2% | 51 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Saint-Maurice QC | 9.2% | 0.5% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cap-Santé QC | 8.3% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Colchester County, Subdivision A NS | 7.5% | 14% | 51 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Ainslie Wood West ON | 7.5% | 15% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson QC | 5.9% | 0.1% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Saint-André-Avellin QC | 5.1% | 1.2% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Normanview Residents Group SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Fairview AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | East Hawkesbury ON | 3.3% | 6.2% | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Maniwaki QC | 3.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George BC | 3.1% | 3.3% | 15 | 1 | 32 |
| 19 | Eleanor ON | 3.1% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Mulmur ON | 2.1% | 2.9% | 25 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Auditorium ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Grand River North ON | 1.8% | 3.6% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Guernsey ON | 1.6% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | Stoney Creek ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 8 |
| 25 | Norwood East MB | 1.5% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | City Park SK | 1.3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Bridgeport East ON | 1.2% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Forty Mile County No. 8 AB | 1.1% | 1.6% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Corkery ON | 0.9% | 2.3% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Jamieson Place AB | 0.8% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Livingston AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Rosscarrock AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Leila-McPhillips Triangle MB | 0.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Meadows MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Pasadena NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Penhold AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Clareview Town Centre AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Maple AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Cardston AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Pincher Creek AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rosscarrock on the map: green space, protected land and paths
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood.
Every resident of Rosscarrock 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.
Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high.
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Rosscarrock
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
All 2 are public land. Biggest of the named areas: Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 111 ha.
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.
Banff National Park is 74 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.
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Banff National Park
Nearer still is Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park 11 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Rosscarrock has 32 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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
It is less wooded than 64% of Canadian towns. Few places match it for paths: more than 77% of Canadian towns have fewer.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
No named walking route passes Rosscarrock on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the neighbourhood; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
The best months for walking in Rosscarrock: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Calgary (Airport), 13 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 |
Snowfall averages 139 cm a year. June is the wettest month (113 mm) and January the driest (10 mm). Daytime highs run from -2 °C in January up to 24 °C in July. The climate in Rosscarrock →
Rosscarrock has a viewpoint within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 93.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 9
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 93
Plus 90 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 7
Plus 6 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
5 gardens and historic parks to visit near Rosscarrock
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Sources: 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 to Rosscarrock
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosscarrock | 0.6% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Westgate 0.9 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Spruce Cliff 1.1 km | 0.6% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Killarney/Glengarry 1.4 km | 0.6% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildwood 1.5 km | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenbrook 1.5 km | 0.7% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Signal Hill 2.3 km | 0.9% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Rosscarrock’s.
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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
- 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 Rosscarrock
When is the best time for walking in Rosscarrock?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Rosscarrock?
The closest is Fish Creek Provincial Park, at 11 km.
How much land around Rosscarrock is protected?
Yes: 0.6% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Rosscarrock?
It is Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, a wildlife area covering 111 ha.
Is Rosscarrock near a national park?
The nearest is Banff National Park, 74 km away.
Sources for this page on Rosscarrock
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).