First pick
Rudy Swanson Recreation Park
Park or garden
36 ha2.9 km of path
40 minto walk all 2.9 km of path
Centralin the middle of Camrose
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain0.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Camrose · parks, protected land & trails
Camrose is 51 km from Elk Island National Park
CPCAD lists 11 protected areas within 10 km. For a provincial park, Miquelon Lake Provincial Park lies 19 km off. The protected share within 10 km is 0.9%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
0.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
11
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
51 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
19 km
Miquelon Lake Provincial Park
Against other towns
Camrose 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km0.9%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 areas0Areas 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, Camrose is 7th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (20,240 to 21,386 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
Camrose0.9%
Towns its size3.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Camrose0
Towns its size6
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Camrose0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Camrose trails its peers is public protected areas; 39 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivière-du-Loup QC | 36% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Pitt Meadows BC | 28% | 18% | 127 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Dorval QC | 20% | 0.2% | 38 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Dunbar-Southlands BC | 17% | 0.9% | 12 | 1 | 62 |
| 5 | Woodlawn NS | 15% | 3.3% | 27 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Upper Lachine QC | 12% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Côte-Saint-Antoine QC | 11% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Wismer Commons ON | 11% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Westmount QC | 8.5% | 0.3% | 23 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Édouard-Montpetit QC | 8.3% | 0.7% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Baie-Comeau QC | 7.4% | 0.4% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Corner Brook NL | 6.3% | 3.8% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Sacré-Coeur QC | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Longue-Pointe QC | 6.3% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Windsor NS | 5.7% | 2.2% | 153 | 1 | 14 |
| 16 | Maisonneuve QC | 5.2% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Quispamsis NB | 5% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| 18 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures QC | 5% | 0.5% | 37 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Bridgenorth ON | 4.7% | 0.3% | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | West Rouge ON | 3.4% | 2.2% | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| 21 | Black Creek ON | 2.7% | 1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Thorncliffe Park ON | 2.5% | 16% | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Rosedale-Moore Park ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 8 | 14 |
| 24 | Gabriel-Sagard QC | 2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Chameran/Montpellier QC | 1.9% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Thornlea ON | 1.9% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Fenside-Parkwoods ON | 1.9% | 5.5% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Yonge-Doris ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Huron Heights ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | White Oaks ON | 1.4% | 0.1% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Salmon Arm BC | 1.3% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Oakwood Village ON | 1.3% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Centre (Montréal-Nord) QC | 1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Camrose AB | 0.9% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Oakdale-Beverley Heights ON | 0.9% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Sturgeon County AB | 0.8% | 0.7% | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| 37 | Lloydminster (Part) AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | East Windsor ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Forest Glade ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Roseland ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Camrose
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; 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
Walk in Camrose: 19 named parks and woods
The biggest is Rudy Swanson Recreation Park, 36 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
19 named parks and woods, 83 ha in all
Parks & gardens 83 ha
55% of the area is in just two places: Rudy Swanson Recreation Park and Duggan Park.
Jubilee Park
Park or garden
9.4 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Cascades Park
Park or garden
4.2 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.9 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Rotary Park
Park or garden
2.6 ha0.4 km of path
1.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 19 named parks and green spaces
Rudy Swanson Recreation ParkPark or garden · 36 ha · 2.9 km of path
DirectionsJubilee ParkPark or garden · 9.4 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsDuggan ParkPark or garden · 10 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsCascades ParkPark or garden · 4.2 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsCentury Meadows ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha
DirectionsKensignton ParkPark or garden · 3.7 ha
DirectionsRotary ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsVictoria ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha
DirectionsElizabeth Heights ParkPark or garden · 2.4 ha
DirectionsDog Off-Leash ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha
DirectionsCastle ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsCreekview ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsWest ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha
DirectionsMount Pleasant ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsStelco ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsVillage Estates ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsEdgewood ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsShuman ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsSparling ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha
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
About 7 in 10 of Camrose’s residents are a short walk from 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 (70%)Further (30%)
Camrose70%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. Around 6,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
11 protected areas lie within 10 km of Camrose
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Camrose0%
Within 10 km0.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All of them are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups, so they are counted here but not named.
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
Parks around Camrose
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
Miquelon Lake Provincial Park
19 km north13 km²since 1958
National park
Elk Island National Park
51 km north194 km²since 1913
Miquelon Lake Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 19 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
64 km of paths in and around Camrose
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
64 km
in and around the town (79.4 km²)
Woodland
0.1%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CamroseTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.8
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CamroseTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.1%
0%50%100%
60% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². 92% 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
No named walking route passes Camrose on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
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 Camrose: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Camrose, 4.7 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) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 19 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 40 | 72 | 73 | 44 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 10 |
Daytime highs run from -6 °C in January up to 23 °C in July. The warmest month, July, is also the wettest (73 mm), while February is driest at 9 mm. The climate in Camrose →
Things to do
Near Camrose: 23 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 21 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 21
Duggan Mall Tot Lot Playgroundin town
DirectionsElliott Drive Parkin town
DirectionsLions Creative Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 18 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Camrose
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 12–44 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Camrose.
Camrose CountyBeaver CountyWetaskiwinTofieldMilletCamrose
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camrose | 0.9% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Camrose County 12 km | 1.4% | 148 | 0 | 3 |
| Beaver County 34 km | 6.8% | 143 | 2 | 0 |
| Wetaskiwin 36 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tofield 42 km | 18% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Millet 44 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
For walking routes, Beaver County leads the area with 2. For protected land, Beaver County and Tofield have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Camrose
How far is Camrose from a national park?
It is Elk Island National Park, 51 km off.
When is the best time for walking in Camrose?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How much land around Camrose is protected?
Protected areas cover 0.9% of the land within 10 km.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Camrose?
It is Miquelon Lake Provincial Park, 19 km away.
Sources
Where Camrose’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.
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).