First pick
River Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
24 ha5.9 km of path
1 h 20 minto walk all 5.9 km of path
1.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
2.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Windsor Park · parks, protected land & trails
Windsor Park is 6.3 km from Fish Creek Provincial Park
Swimmers have 5 beaches within 5 km, Trout Beach the nearest. For a national park, Banff National Park is 79 km away. The 10 km around town hold 3 protected areas.
Protected land
2.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
3
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
79 km
Banff National Park
Nearest provincial park
6.3 km
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Windsor Park, 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 km2.8%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 areas3Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches5Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Windsor Park has the 17th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,746 to 7,976 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
Windsor Park2.8%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Windsor Park3
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Windsor Park0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Windsor Park’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 15 of 39 top it. It trails them for public protected areas, where 21 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beacon Hill South - Cardinal Heights ON | 13% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Kenora, Unorganized ON | 12% | 12% | 98 | 5 | 38 |
| 3 | Baie-Saint-Paul QC | 11% | 0.1% | 18 | 11 | 8 |
| 4 | Dryden ON | 11% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Donnacona QC | 9.6% | 0.1% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Minden Hills ON | 8.1% | 5.9% | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Cypress County AB | 7.9% | 5.9% | 46 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Mountview ON | 7% | 0% | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | La Broquerie MB | 6.6% | 5.1% | 73 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Holdom BC | 4.9% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 48 |
| 11 | Coteau-du-Lac QC | 4.4% | 0.6% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Dufferin Hill ON | 4.4% | 1.6% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | La Perle AB | 4.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Bienville QC | 4.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Legacy AB | 3.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Lakeview SK | 2.8% | 0.1% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Windsor Park AB | 2.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Whitewater Region ON | 2.5% | 1.3% | 44 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | Woodbine-Lumsden ON | 2.5% | 5.1% | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 20 | Electoral Area A, Nanaimo BC | 2.4% | 3.8% | 39 | 2 | 7 |
| 21 | Valley Ridge AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Cornwall PE | 1.7% | 0% | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| 23 | Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley BC | 1.3% | 3.1% | 64 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Central St. Boniface MB | 1.3% | 2.9% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Labrador City NL | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | North Stormont ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Silver Heights MB | 1.2% | 0.3% | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 28 | Newell County AB | 0.9% | 1% | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 29 | Cardinal ON | 0.8% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Augusta ON | 0.8% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Chatsworth ON | 0.6% | 0.7% | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Killarney/Glengarry AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Bayham ON | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Callingwood South AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Lambton Baby Point ON | 0.3% | 7.1% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 36 | River East MB | 0.2% | 5.2% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Queen Mary Park AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Acton Vale QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 39 | Harvest Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sage Hill AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Windsor Park
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 Windsor Park: 11 named parks and woods
River Park is the largest, at 24 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
11 named parks and woods, 103 ha in all
Parks & gardens 103 ha
Most of it sits in River Park and Stanley Park: 46% together.
Britannia Slopes
Park or garden
20 ha6.8 km of path
1 h 30 minto walk all 6.8 km of path
1.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Elbow River Pathway
Directionsto a point inside
Stanley Park
Park or garden
23 ha5.3 km of path
1 h 10 minto walk all 5.3 km of path
1.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Elbow River Pathway
Directionsto a point inside
Sandy Beach
Park or garden
16 ha2 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Elbow River Pathway
Directionsto a point inside
Milton Williams Memorial Park
Park or garden
2.4 ha0.4 km of path
1.1 km southfrom the centre
Glenmore Trail Pathway
Directionsto a point inside
Holy Trinity Park
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
0.6 ha0.2 km of path
1.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
River ParkPark or garden · 24 ha · 5.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBritannia SlopesPark or garden · 20 ha · 6.8 km of path
DirectionsStanley ParkPark or garden · 23 ha · 5.3 km of path
DirectionsSandy BeachPark or garden · 16 ha · 2 km of path
DirectionsLower ReservoirPark or garden · 14 ha
DirectionsMilton Williams Memorial ParkPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsElboya ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsHoly Trinity ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsKlondike ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsEdison PlaygroundPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsKenosee 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
In Windsor Park, 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%)
Windsor Park100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high.
Protected areas
2.8% of the land around Windsor Park is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Windsor Park0%
Within 10 km2.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All 3 are public land. Fish Creek Provincial Park leads for size with 1,361 ha.
Inglewood Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 111 ha · 3.8 km from the edge of town
Fish Creek Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,361 ha · 6.3 km from the edge of town
Griffith Woods ParkMunicipal park · 110 ha · 6.7 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 79 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
6.3 km south14 km²since 1975
National park
Banff National Park
79 km north-west6,641 km²since 1885
Nearer still is Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park 6.3 km away.
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: 65 km in and around Windsor Park
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
65 km
in and around the town (15.2 km²)
Woodland
3.1%
about 0.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Windsor ParkTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths4.3
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Windsor ParkTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.1%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 86% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 69% 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
No mapped walking route near Windsor Park
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the neighbourhood, though paths on the ground may well exist.
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 Windsor Park: 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 |
Snowfall averages 139 cm a year. Daytime highs run from -2 °C in January up to 24 °C in July. June is the wettest month (113 mm) and January the driest (10 mm). The climate in Windsor Park →
Beaches
The beach near Windsor Park: Trout Beach, 3.8 km away
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Trout Beachrock · 3.8 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap shows 4 more, nameless. For 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
Near Windsor Park: 2 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.
Count 88 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 11
Meadowlark Picnic Site1.8 km from town
DirectionsBlue Jay Picnic Site1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 9 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 88
Elina Playground0.0 km from town
DirectionsCalgary Jewish Academy0.1 km from town
DirectionsManchester Playground0.2 km from town
DirectionsSingh Hari Park1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 84 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 4
Fairview Off-Leash Dog Park1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 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 Windsor Park: 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 · 2.7 km from town
DirectionsDevonian GardensGarden or park · 3.1 km from town
DirectionsOlympic PlazaGarden or park · 3.2 km from town
DirectionsPrince's Island ParkGarden or park · 4.1 km from town
DirectionsRotary ParkGarden or park · 4.4 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 Windsor Park
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
KingslandElbow ParkAltadoreLakeviewErltonFairviewWindsor Park
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
For protected land, no neighbour of Windsor Park doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Windsor Park
When is the best time for walking in Windsor Park?
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.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Windsor Park?
Fish Creek Provincial Park, 6.3 km from the edge of town.
What is the nearest beach to Windsor Park?
Trout Beach, 3.8 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
How far is Windsor Park from a national park?
Banff National Park is closest, at 79 km.
Is there protected land near Windsor Park?
Yes: 2.8% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Windsor Park?
It is Fish Creek Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 1,361 ha.
Sources
Where Windsor Park’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).