First pick
Edworthy Park
Park or garden · 60 m outside town
59 ha11.8 km of path
2 h 35 minto walk all 11.8 km of path
1.9 km northfrom the centre
Bow River Pathway (South)
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: CnekYT · CC BY-SA 4.00.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Westgate · parks, protected land & trails
11 km from Westgate to Fish Creek Provincial Park
0.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). A drive of 73 km reaches Banff National Park, the nearest national park. 9.8 km out lies the largest, Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, at 111 ha.
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
73 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
11 km
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Against other towns
Westgate 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Westgate is 10th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,091 to 3,189 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
Westgate0.3%
Towns its size4.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Westgate2
Towns its size5
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Westgate0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Westgate is weakest for protected land nearby: 29 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trois-Pistoles QC | 44% | 0.9% | 20 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Cap-Pelé NB | 43% | 2.6% | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Pincher Creek No. 9 AB | 32% | 30% | 74 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine BC | 21% | 17% | 36 | 0 | 84 |
| 5 | Welcome Beach BC | 15% | 8.8% | 37 | 0 | 60 |
| 6 | Percé QC | 15% | 2.2% | 39 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Queensway Terrace North ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | French River / Rivière des Français ON | 9.5% | 8.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré QC | 9.1% | 0.2% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Roblin MB | 8.8% | 0.5% | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-David-de-Falardeau QC | 8.6% | 3.7% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Chalk River ON | 8.2% | 1% | 29 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | Beaumont QC | 7.7% | 0.1% | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Kingsclear NB | 7.4% | 7.7% | 31 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | Greenbelt (east) ON | 7.4% | 45% | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Ainslie Wood East ON | 7.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Gilbert ON | 7.2% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Paspébiac QC | 6.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Electoral Area D, North Okanagan BC | 6.2% | 6.4% | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| 20 | Clear Hills AB | 5.4% | 5.4% | 31 | 0 | 115 |
| 21 | Clermont QC | 4.1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Blakeley ON | 4.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Garrison Woods AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Lakeshore ON | 1.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Minburn County No. 27 AB | 1.2% | 0.9% | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Thorhild County AB | 1.2% | 1.9% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Brooklands MB | 1.1% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Mont-Saint-Grégoire QC | 0.9% | 0.8% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Lower Mount Royal AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Ange-Gardien QC | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Westgate AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Brookside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Saint-Gabriel QC | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 34 | Enniskillen ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Valhalla MB | 0.2% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Bishop's Falls NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Saint-Liboire QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | La Loche SK | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Houston BC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 40 | Crystallina Nera West AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Westgate on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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 Westgate
Edworthy Park is the largest, at 59 ha; the rest follow by size, 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
Every resident of Westgate 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%)
Westgate100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Westgate
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Westgate0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments or Indigenous nations hold all 2. Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary leads for size with 111 ha.
Griffith Woods ParkMunicipal park · 110 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
Inglewood Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 111 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, 73 km off
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
73 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
A provincial park is closer: Fish Creek Provincial Park, 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
Westgate and its edge hold 36 km of footpath
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
36 km
in and around the town (8.8 km²)
Woodland
3.5%
about 0.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
WestgateTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths4.1
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WestgateTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.5%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 84% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 68% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Westgate
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the neighbourhood; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Westgate is best on foot in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Calgary (Airport), 14 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 |
About 139 cm of snow falls in a year. Precipitation runs from 10 mm in January to 113 mm in June. January brings highs of -2 °C, July highs of 24 °C. The climate in Westgate →
Things to do
Near Westgate: one viewpoint 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 (84).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 9
Picnic Site 11.2 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 21.3 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 31.3 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 71.3 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 41.3 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 61.4 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 91.4 km from town
DirectionsPicnic Site 81.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 84
Sirocco Playground (Slides)0.7 km from town
DirectionsSirocco Playground (Swings)0.7 km from town
DirectionsShaganppi Village Playground1.1 km from town
DirectionsPatterson Heights Playground1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 80 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 3
Plus 3 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.
Gardens to visit
5 gardens and historic parks to visit near Westgate
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 · 4.3 km from town
DirectionsBarb Scott ParkGarden or park · 4.8 km from town
DirectionsDevonian GardensGarden or park · 5.6 km from town
DirectionsPrince's Island ParkGarden or park · 5.8 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 6.5 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 Westgate
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
RosscarrockWildwoodGlenbrookStrathcona ParkSpruce CliffSignal HillWestgate
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westgate | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosscarrock 0.9 km | 0.6% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildwood 1.6 km | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenbrook 1.6 km | 0.7% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Strathcona Park 1.7 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Spruce Cliff 1.8 km | 0.6% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Signal Hill 1.9 km | 0.9% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Around Westgate, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Westgate
Is there a provincial park near Westgate?
It is Fish Creek Provincial Park, 11 km away.
When should you visit Westgate for the outdoors?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Westgate from a national park?
It is Banff National Park, 73 km off.
Which is the biggest protected area near Westgate?
Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary: 111 ha, a wildlife area.
How much land around Westgate is protected?
Within 10 km, 0.3% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
The sources behind Westgate’s outdoors figures
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).