First pick
Pumphouse Park
Park or garden
4.1 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
0.9 km north-westfrom the centre
Bow River Pathway (South)
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.50.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Sunalta · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park, Fish Creek Provincial Park, is 11 km from Sunalta
The Calgary Plus 15 is the one mapped walking route close by. One beach is mapped within 5 km: Trout Beach. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.6% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land
0.6%
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
77 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
11 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 Sunalta, 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km0.6%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
Among 40 towns its size, Sunalta is 14th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,089 to 4,210 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
Sunalta0.6%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Sunalta2
Towns its size5
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Sunalta1
Towns its size1
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Sunalta’s strong point is walking routes, where 8 of 39 top it. It trails them for protected land nearby, where 24 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Pocatière QC | 35% | 0.2% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Anderson Walk BC | 23% | 8.2% | 180 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay BC | 22% | 2.9% | 13 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen BC | 12% | 12% | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Westphal NS | 12% | 0.5% | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Fort Nelson BC | 11% | 9.8% | 36 | 0 | 330 |
| 7 | Carleton-sur-Mer QC | 10% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place ON | 9.5% | 23% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Spring Valley ON | 6.4% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 6.3% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Balfour ON | 5.7% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Electoral Area B, Cariboo BC | 5.4% | 4.8% | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Lake of Bays ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine BC | 4.8% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Port Hardy BC | 4.1% | 2.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Barry's Bay ON | 3.9% | 1.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Templemead ON | 2.3% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Pioneer Tower West ON | 2.3% | 3.9% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | West River PE | 2.2% | 2.9% | 18 | 8 | 15 |
| 20 | Haut-Madawaska NB | 2.2% | 7.7% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | Elbow Park AB | 2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Vermilion AB | 1.5% | 9.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Kirkfield MB | 1% | 0.3% | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 24 | Northern Lights County AB | 0.9% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 67 |
| 25 | Island Lakes MB | 0.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Banff Trail AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Sunalta AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Wildwood AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Beaumaris AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Patterson AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Callaghan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Jackson Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Leger AB | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Malmo Plains AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Matt Berry AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Lac-Etchemin QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 37 | Napierville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Balwin AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Forest Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Killarney AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Sunalta
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
Walk in Sunalta: 12 named parks and woods
Pumphouse Park is the largest, at 4.1 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
12 named parks and woods, 15 ha in all
Parks & gardens 15 ha
Pumphouse Park plus Cowboys Park account for 47% of the green.
Cowboys Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
3.0 ha1.3 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Royal Sunalta Park
Park or garden
2.8 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Sunalta
Directionsto a point inside
Buckmaster Park
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
1.0 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
0.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Nat Christie Park
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.3 km of path
1.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Bow River Pathway (South)
Directionsto a point inside
Westmount Playground
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
0.9 ha0.3 km of path
1.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Paul (Smokey) Wilkinson Park
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
0.5 ha0.2 km of path
1.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Thomson Family Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
0.6 ha0.2 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 12 named parks and green spaces
Pumphouse ParkPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsCowboys ParkPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 1.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRoyal Sunalta ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsBuckmaster ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsNat Christie ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsWestmount PlaygroundPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPaul (Smokey) Wilkinson ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsThomson Family ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSunalta ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsNimmons ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsConnaught ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBroadview Road & 16th Street ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSource: 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 Sunalta 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%)
Sunalta100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
A typical Canadian town reaches only 83%.
Protected areas
Sunalta has 2 protected areas 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 Sunalta0%
Within 10 km0.6%
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 · 5.7 km from the edge of town
Griffith Woods ParkMunicipal park · 110 ha · 6.4 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, 77 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
11 km south14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
77 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer 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
Sunalta has 37 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
37 km
in and around the town (9.5 km²)
Woodland
1.3%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
SunaltaTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.9
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SunaltaTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.3%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 82% of Canadian towns. 79% of Canadian towns are more wooded.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
1 walking route near Sunalta
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 Sunalta in May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Calgary (Airport) (11 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. For dry weather, January is best (10 mm); June gets 113 mm. Highs peak near 24 °C in July and fall to -2 °C in January. The climate in Sunalta →
Beaches
For a swim near Sunalta: Trout Beach, 3.5 km off
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Trout Beachrock · 3.5 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 Sunalta: 4 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.
The most common are playgrounds: 76 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 76
Shaganppi Village Playground1.6 km from town
DirectionsNew Edinborough Park1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 74 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 10
Knobhill Off-Leash Park0.6 km from town
DirectionsKillarney Off Leash Dog Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsKarl Baker Off-Leash Park1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 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
Near Sunalta: 5 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.
Barb Scott ParkGarden or park · 0.8 km from town
DirectionsDevonian GardensGarden or park · 1.6 km from town
DirectionsPrince's Island ParkGarden or park · 1.9 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 2.5 km from town
DirectionsRotary ParkGarden or park · 2.6 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 Sunalta
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
BankviewLower Mount RoyalSouth CalgaryDowntown West EndUpper Mount RoyalRichmondSunalta
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunalta | 0.6% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bankview 0.8 km | 0.6% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lower Mount Royal 1.2 km | 0.6% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| South Calgary 1.3 km | 0.8% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Downtown West End 1.4 km | 0.5% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Upper Mount Royal 1.5 km | 0.8% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Richmond 1.5 km | 0.7% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Sunalta’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Sunalta
Is there a provincial park near Sunalta?
Fish Creek Provincial Park, 11 km from the edge of town.
When should you visit Sunalta for the outdoors?
May and July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is there a beach near Sunalta?
Trout Beach, 3.5 km from town; it is the one beach mapped within 5 km.
Where can you walk near Sunalta?
OpenStreetMap maps the Calgary Plus 15 close by.
Is there protected land near Sunalta?
Protected areas cover 0.6% of the land within 10 km.
How far is Sunalta from a national park?
Banff National Park is closest, at 77 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Sunalta?
Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary: 111 ha, a wildlife area.
Sources
Where Sunalta’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).