First pick
Prince's Island Park
Park or garden
16 ha3.8 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.8 km of path
0.7 km eastfrom the centre
Prince's Island Bridge
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · CC00.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Sunnyside · parks, protected land & trails
Fish Creek Provincial Park is 13 km from Sunnyside
The Calgary Plus 15 is the one mapped walking route close by. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. For a swim, Trout Beach is the beach within 5 km.
Protected land
0.4%
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
How Sunnyside compares with 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km0.4%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
Sunnyside has the 11th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,935 to 3,021 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
Sunnyside0.4%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Sunnyside2
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Sunnyside1
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Sunnyside lags towns its size: 29 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocagne NB | 39% | 4.3% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Electoral Area C, Strathcona BC | 12% | 8.1% | 61 | 0 | 170 |
| 3 | Wawa ON | 11% | 5.1% | 4 | 1 | 38 |
| 4 | Saint-Marc-des-Carrières QC | 10% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | McDougall ON | 10% | 4.1% | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Lac-des-Écorces QC | 8.8% | 4.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu QC | 8.6% | 0.1% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Gilkson ON | 7.1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Carpenter ON | 7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Dégelis QC | 6.5% | 5.4% | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Buchanan ON | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard QC | 4.9% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Bainbridge BC | 4% | 0% | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 14 | North Shore PE | 3.6% | 7.3% | 19 | 11 | 18 |
| 15 | Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil QC | 3.6% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Dewdney Place SK | 3.1% | 90% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Huntingdon QC | 3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Granville AB | 2.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 AB | 2.4% | 2.2% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sainte-Marie-Madeleine QC | 2% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Holliston SK | 1.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Albany AB | 1.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Trillium ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley QC | 1.3% | 0.7% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 25 | East Garafraxa ON | 1.1% | 0.6% | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Varsity View MB | 1.1% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 27 | Hillcrest Management Area SK | 0.9% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Wallace-Woodworth MB | 0.8% | 0.1% | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Saint-Bruno QC | 0.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Sunnyside AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Stanstead QC | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Kernohan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Lauderdale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Skyrattler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Markstay-Warren ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Allendale AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Avonmore AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Division No. 1, Subdivision E NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 39 | Scott QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Lago Lindo AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Sunnyside
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
11 named parks and woods to walk in near Sunnyside
The biggest is Prince's Island Park, 16 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
11 named parks and woods, 48 ha in all
Parks & gardens 48 ha
53% of the area is in just two places: Prince's Island Park and Riley Park.
Riley Park
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
9.4 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
0.9 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
West Eau Claire Park
Park or garden
6.8 ha3.2 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
0.6 km southfrom the centre
Bow River Pathway (South)
Directionsto a point inside
Rotary Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
5.2 ha1.3 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.2 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Crescent Heights Park
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
5.2 ha0.2 km of path
0.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sien Lok Park;善樂公園
Park or garden
1.3 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Senator Patrick Burns Rock Gardens
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
1.4 ha0.5 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Eau Claire Plaza
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
1.0 ha0.2 km of path
0.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
Prince's Island ParkPark or garden · 16 ha · 3.8 km of path
DirectionsRiley ParkPark or garden · 9.4 ha · 2.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWest Eau Claire ParkPark or garden · 6.8 ha · 3.2 km of path
DirectionsRotary ParkPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 1.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCrescent Heights ParkPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSien Lok Park;善樂公園Park or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsSenator Patrick Burns Rock GardensPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsEau Claire PlazaPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsField of CrossesPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionscontainR ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsHarmony ParkPark or garden · 0.5 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
All of Sunnyside is within a short walk of 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%)
Sunnyside100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside0%
Within 10 km0.4%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one of the 2 is on public land. Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary covers 111 ha, the most of any named area.
Inglewood Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 111 ha · 3.9 km from the edge of town
Griffith Woods ParkMunicipal park · 110 ha · 8.8 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
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
Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 13 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 62 km in and around Sunnyside
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
62 km
in and around the town (8.8 km²)
Woodland
0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
SunnysideTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths7.1
04.59 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SunnysideTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.1%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 92% of Canadian towns. Paths are denser here than in 98% 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
Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Calgary (Airport) (8.5 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 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -2 °C. Most rain and snow falls in June, 113 mm; January sees 10 mm. Expect around 139 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Sunnyside →
Beaches
Trout Beach, 1.3 km away, is the beach near Sunnyside
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Trout Beachrock · 1.3 km from town
DirectionsFor water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
7 viewpoints near Sunnyside
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 73 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 7
Plus 7 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 73
New Edinborough Park0.0 km from town
DirectionsCrescent Heights Park Playground0.3 km from town
DirectionsSpray Park0.3 km from town
DirectionsFlyover Park1.0 km from town
DirectionsBlue Planet Child Care Outdoor Playground1.3 km from town
DirectionsBridgeland Community Centre Playground1.5 km from town
DirectionsSaint Patrick's Playground1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 66 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 8
St. Joseph Dog Park1.0 km from town
DirectionsBLVD Bark1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 6 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 4
Plus 4 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Sunnyside: 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.
Prince's Island ParkGarden or park · 0.2 km from town
DirectionsRotary ParkGarden or park · 0.3 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 0.8 km from town
DirectionsDevonian GardensGarden or park · 0.9 km from town
DirectionsBarb Scott ParkGarden or park · 1.0 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 Sunnyside
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
RosedaleEau ClaireDowntown Commercial CoreDowntown West EndHillhurstCrescent HeightsSunnyside
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside | 0.4% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rosedale 0.6 km | 0.3% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Eau Claire 0.7 km | 0.4% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Downtown Commercial Core 0.9 km | 0.4% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Downtown West End 1.2 km | 0.5% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hillhurst 1.3 km | 0.6% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Crescent Heights 1.4 km | 0.3% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Sunnyside’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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.
- 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. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Sunnyside
Is there a provincial park near Sunnyside?
Fish Creek Provincial Park, 13 km away.
Where can you walk near Sunnyside?
The Calgary Plus 15, mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Sunnyside?
Trout Beach, 1.3 km from town; it is the one beach mapped within 5 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Sunnyside?
It is Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, a wildlife area covering 111 ha.
Are there protected areas near Sunnyside?
Within 10 km, 0.4% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is Sunnyside near a national park?
Banff National Park, 78 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Sunnyside?
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.
Sources
Where Sunnyside’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).