First pick
Ernest Manning Athletic Park
Park or garden
3.4 ha
1.4 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
0.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Springbank Hill · parks, protected land & trails
Springbank Hill is 9.8 km from Fish Creek Provincial Park
Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Banff National Park, at 69 km. One unnamed beach is mapped 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
69 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
9.8 km
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Springbank Hill 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. 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 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
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
Among 40 towns its size, Springbank Hill is 6th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (9,755 to 10,073 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
Springbank Hill0.3%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Springbank Hill2
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Springbank Hill0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Springbank Hill trails its peers is protected land nearby; 32 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley BC | 22% | 12% | 74 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Shawnigan BC | 22% | 6.4% | 66 | 4 | 8 |
| 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 | Amherst NS | 8.7% | 0.2% | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | South Cambie BC | 8.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 49 |
| 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 | Acadia AB | 3.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Mono ON | 3.7% | 6.4% | 56 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | Van Kirk ON | 3.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Guildwood ON | 2.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Rosenberg ON | 2.2% | 9.1% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Laurentian Hills ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier QC | 1.4% | 0.1% | 27 | 0 | 16 |
| 21 | Wiarton ON | 1.4% | 2.4% | 64 | 3 | 55 |
| 22 | Ladysmith BC | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Vincent ON | 1.3% | 3.1% | 14 | 4 | 7 |
| 24 | Lac-Saint-Charles QC | 1% | 1.6% | 21 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Caledonia-Fairbank ON | 0.9% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Beckwith ON | 0.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Willowgrove SK | 0.8% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Roberval QC | 0.6% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 29 | Thamesford ON | 0.5% | 0.4% | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Malahide ON | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 31 | Stanley MB | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Maple Leaf ON | 0.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Penbrooke Meadows AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Pineridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Springbank Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | River Valley Oleskiw AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 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
The green map of Springbank Hill
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Springbank Hill
The biggest is Ernest Manning Athletic Park, 3.4 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
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 Springbank Hill, 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%)
Springbank Hill100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Springbank Hill
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Springbank Hill0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All 2 are public land. Biggest of the named areas: Fish Creek Provincial Park, 1,361 ha.
Griffith Woods ParkMunicipal park · 110 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
Fish Creek Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,361 ha · 9.8 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
Banff National Park is 69 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
9.8 km south-east14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
69 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 9.8 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Springbank Hill has 77 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
77 km
in and around the town (20.7 km²)
Woodland
1.6%
about 0.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Springbank HillTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.7
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Springbank HillTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.6%
0%50%100%
For woods, 77% of Canadian towns have more. Few places match it for paths: more than 80% 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.
Walking routes
No mapped walking route near Springbank Hill
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.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Springbank Hill: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Calgary (Airport) (17 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 |
January is the driest month at 10 mm; June the wettest at 113 mm. In July the typical high is 24 °C; in January, -2 °C. A typical year sees 139 cm of snow. The climate in Springbank Hill →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Springbank Hill
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
A viewpoint near Springbank Hill
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 80.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Griffith Woods0.9 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 80
Aspen Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsSirocco Playground (Swings)1.3 km from town
DirectionsSirocco Playground (Slides)1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 77 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Springbank Hill: 4 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.
Griffith Woods ParkGarden or park · 0.8 km from town
DirectionsDevonian GardensGarden or park · 8.1 km from town
DirectionsPrince's Island ParkGarden or park · 8.3 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 9.0 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 Springbank Hill
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Discovery RidgeSignal HillAspen WoodsStrathcona ParkGlenbrookGlamorganSpringbank Hill
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springbank Hill | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Discovery Ridge 1.7 km | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Signal Hill 1.9 km | 0.9% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aspen Woods 2.3 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Strathcona Park 2.9 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenbrook 3.1 km | 0.7% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Glamorgan 3.3 km | 1.5% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Glamorgan has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- 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.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Springbank Hill
Is Springbank Hill near a national park?
The nearest is Banff National Park, 69 km away.
Which is the biggest protected area near Springbank Hill?
It is Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 1,361 ha.
What is the nearest beach to Springbank Hill?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Is there protected land near Springbank Hill?
Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest provincial park to Springbank Hill?
The closest is Fish Creek Provincial Park, at 9.8 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Springbank Hill?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Sources for this page on Springbank Hill
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).