Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park begins where Clear Hills ends
115 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. The protected share within 10 km is 5.4%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Where Clear Hills stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Above all, Clear Hills offers a provincial park at its edge, with its beaches close behind.
Clear Hills against 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Among 40 towns its size, Clear Hills ranks 14th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,062 to 3,160 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Clear Hills beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 13 of 39 do better.
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 | Cap-Saint-Ignace QC | 20% | 0.1% | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Welcome Beach BC | 15% | 8.8% | 37 | 0 | 60 |
| 5 | Percé QC | 15% | 2.2% | 39 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Queensway Terrace North ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part ON | 11% | 9.8% | 92 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Saint-David-de-Falardeau QC | 8.6% | 3.7% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Chalk River ON | 8.2% | 1% | 29 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Kingsclear NB | 7.4% | 7.7% | 31 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Greenbelt (east) ON | 7.4% | 45% | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Ainslie Wood East ON | 7.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Paspébiac QC | 6.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Clear Hills AB | 5.4% | 5.4% | 31 | 0 | 115 |
| 15 | Clermont QC | 4.1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Blakeley ON | 4.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Athens ON | 3.9% | 2% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Rosedale ON | 2.3% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot BC | 1.9% | 0% | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| 20 | Garrison Woods AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Lakeshore ON | 1.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Minburn County No. 27 AB | 1.2% | 0.9% | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Thorhild County AB | 1.2% | 1.9% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Normandin QC | 1.1% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Brooklands MB | 1.1% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Mont-Saint-Grégoire QC | 0.9% | 0.8% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Admaston/Bromley ON | 0.7% | 1% | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Lower Mount Royal AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Shippagan NB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 30 | Ange-Gardien QC | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Westgate AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Crawford Plains AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Saint-Gabriel QC | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 34 | Valhalla MB | 0.2% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Dominique QC | 0.1% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Saint-Liboire QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | La Loche SK | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Houston BC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 39 | Crystallina Nera West AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Glengarry AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clear Hills on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths as mapped.
Few people in Clear Hills live 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.
That leaves about 3,100 people more than a short walk away. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas cover 5.4% of the land near Clear Hills
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
9 of the 31 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park is the biggest, 80,284 ha. 22 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
2 areas recorded only by their type (provincial layers such as wildlife habitat areas) are counted, not listed.
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.
Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park starts at the edge of Clear Hills
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.
Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park
Dunvegan West Wildland Provincial Park
Peace River Corridor Park
Milligan Hills Park
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Clear Hills has its province’s. There are 4 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
4 km of paths in and around Clear Hills
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 · km per km²
It has fewer paths per km² than 100% 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.
No mapped walking route near Clear Hills
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the town; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Walking season in Clear Hills: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Peace River, 84 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) | 7.5 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 6.9 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -6 | -1 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 8 | -3 | -8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 23 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 68 | 62 | 43 | 40 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
January brings highs of -10 °C, July highs of 23 °C. The wettest month, June, brings 68 mm, against 13 mm in February. The climate in Clear Hills →
115 beaches within 5 km of Clear Hills, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
29 things to do outdoors near Clear Hills
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
9 hills and peaks top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 9
Plus 7 hills and peaks more.
Nature reserves 6
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds 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.
Next to Clear Hills
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Clear Hills with figures are 36–75 km away.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Hills | 5.4% | 31 | 0 | 115 |
| Fairview 36 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fairview No. 136 37 km | 7.2% | 34 | 0 | 4 |
| Saddle Hills County 57 km | 2.8% | 36 | 0 | 33 |
| Birch Hills County 72 km | 4.8% | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| Grimshaw 75 km | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Clear Hills’ protected share.
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. 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.
- 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.
- 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 Clear Hills
Which is the biggest protected area near Clear Hills?
Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park: 80,284 ha, a provincial park.
How far is Clear Hills from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Clear Hills.
When is the best time for walking in Clear Hills?
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.
What is the nearest provincial park to Clear Hills?
Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park, which reaches the edge of town.
Where can you swim near Clear Hills?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
How much land around Clear Hills is protected?
Protected areas cover 5.4% of the land within 10 km.
Sources for this page on Clear Hills
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).