First pick
Lions Park
Park or garden
1.0 ha
Centralin the middle of Crowsnest Pass
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Joseph Fred Spalding · Public domain25%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Crowsnest Pass · parks, protected land & trails
Crowsnest Pass is on the GDT ewc
The protected share within 10 km is 25%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. 41 km separate the town from Waterton Lakes National Park, its nearest national park. 20% of the town lies within a protected area.
Protected land
25%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
21
within 10 km, 6 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
41 km
Waterton Lakes National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Castle Wildland Provincial Park
Walking routes
6
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Crowsnest Pass stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
On a national routeThe GDT ewc passes within 2 kmProtected land all round25% of the land within 10 km, more than 97% of Canadian townsProtected land in town20% of Crowsnest Pass itself lies in protected areasWalking routes6 named routes within 2 km
Above all, Crowsnest Pass offers the GDT ewc, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Crowsnest Pass 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km25%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town20%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas6Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes6Named 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
No town of the 40 its size has more protected land around it than Crowsnest Pass
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,916 to 6,115 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
Crowsnest Pass25%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Crowsnest Pass6
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Crowsnest Pass6
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
None of the other 39 towns its size has more protected land nearby than Crowsnest Pass.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crowsnest Pass AB | 25% | 20% | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Cumberland County, Subdivision C NS | 20% | 8% | 133 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts QC | 15% | 0.2% | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Civic Hospital ON | 11% | 0% | 34 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Lowertown West ON | 10% | 1.5% | 36 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park ON | 7.1% | 20% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | McMasterville QC | 5.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Creston BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cochrane ON | 5.3% | 0.6% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Port Mann BC | 5.1% | 4.4% | 108 | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | Lawfield ON | 4.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Southwood AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Stettler County No. 6 AB | 3.9% | 3.3% | 96 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Cedarbrae AB | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Homeside ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Underwood ON | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Country Hills West ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | River Bend ON | 1.8% | 13% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Nutana Urban Centre SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Richmond West MB | 1.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Pleasant Hill SK | 1.6% | 6.9% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Richelieu QC | 1.4% | 4.8% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Caernarvon AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Val-David QC | 1.3% | 8.3% | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 | Worthington MB | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Dunluce AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Brokenhead MB | 1.2% | 2% | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Saint-Henri QC | 0.5% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Inkster Gardens MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Saint-Pie QC | 0.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Stettler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Mayland Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | MacEwan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Lac-Mégantic QC | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Melfort SK | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Ellerslie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Amqui QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Redcliff AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Alberta Avenue AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Homesteader AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The map
Crowsnest Pass on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
A named park or wood to walk in near Crowsnest Pass
The biggest is Lions Park, 1.0 ha. Biggest first, 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
A park is within a short walk for 2 in 10 in Crowsnest Pass
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 (19%)Further (81%)
Crowsnest Pass19%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
A median Canadian town manages 83%. For about 4,900 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
25% of the land around Crowsnest Pass 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 Crowsnest Pass20%
Within 10 km25%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 6 of the 21; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Castle Wildland Provincial Park covers 79,796 ha, the most of any named area. The figures include 15 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Castle Wildland Provincial ParkProvincial park · 79,796 ha · reaches Crowsnest Pass
Castle Provincial ParkProvincial park · 25,540 ha · reaches Crowsnest Pass
High Rock Wildland Provincial ParkProvincial park · 8,011 ha · reaches Crowsnest Pass
Livingstone Range Wildland Provincial ParkProvincial park · 4,505 ha · reaches Crowsnest Pass
Chinook Provincial Park (Expansion)Provincial park · 265 ha · reaches Crowsnest Pass
Crowsnest ParkProvincial park · 46 ha · 1.2 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
The nearest big park: Waterton Lakes National Park, 41 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
Castle Wildland Provincial Park
At the edge798 km²since 2017
Provincial park
Castle Provincial Park
At the edge255 km²since 2017
Provincial park
High Rock Wildland Provincial Park
At the edge80 km²
Provincial park
Livingstone Range Wildland Provincial Park
At the edge45 km²
Provincial park
Chinook Provincial Park (Expansion)
At the edge2.6 km²
Provincial park
Crowsnest Park
1.2 km west0.5 km²since 1960
Within 10 km are 6 provincial parks.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
387 km of paths in and around Crowsnest Pass
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
387 km
in and around the town (485.3 km²)
Woodland
68%
about 330.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Crowsnest PassTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.8
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Crowsnest PassTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland68%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 61% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 91% 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
Where to walk from Crowsnest Pass
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
NationalOther waymarked
GDT ess49.6 km
GDT ewc21.3 km
GDT ewg13.8 km
GDT esw8.0 km
North York Creek Plane Crash Trail15.0 km
Miner's Path0.5 km
Of the GDT ewc’s 21 km, 19.7 km passes close to town. At 15.0 km, the North York Creek Plane Crash Trail is the longest local route.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Crowsnest Pass in July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Pincher Creek, 34 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) | 8.6 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 14 | 22 | 30 | 43 | 72 | 116 | 50 | 47 | 65 | 37 | 25 | 28 |
For dry weather, January is best (14 mm); June gets 116 mm. December brings highs of -1 °C, August highs of 24 °C. About 280 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Crowsnest Pass →
Things to do
Near Crowsnest Pass: 13 viewpoints, 7 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
13Viewpoints37Hills and peaks7Waterfalls3Nature reserves5Picnic sites8Playgrounds3Campsites5Slipways
Top of the list: hills and peaks, 37 of them. Highest of the named peaks: Mount Ptolemy, 2,815 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 13
Coleman Viewpointin town
DirectionsFrank Slide Viewpointin town
DirectionsPaddle craft takeoutin town
DirectionsPiitaistakis Eagle Watch Sitein town
DirectionsPlane Crash Sitein town
DirectionsContinental Divide viewpoint0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 37
Andy Good Peak2,621 m · in town
DirectionsBald Hill1,442 m · in town
DirectionsBluff Mountain2,145 m · in town
DirectionsChinook Peak2,591 m · in town
DirectionsChinook Peak North2,336 m · in town
DirectionsFire Lookout2,010 m · in town
DirectionsGargantua Peak2,520 m · in town
DirectionsHearts Peak2,027 m · in town
DirectionsPlus 29 hills and peaks more.
Waterfalls 7
Alison Creek Fallsin town
DirectionsCrowsnest Cave Waterfallin town
DirectionsStar Creek Waterfallsin town
DirectionsPlus 4 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 3
Allison/Chinook Public Land Use Zonein town
DirectionsBeaver damin town
DirectionsChinook Provincial Recreation Areain town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 8
Plus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Adanac Adventuresin town
DirectionsCrowsnest Pass Campgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 5
Landing for paddle craftin town
DirectionsPower boat launchin town
DirectionsPlus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Crowsnest Pass
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer places have figures: these lie 31–46 km from Crowsnest Pass.
Pincher Creek No. 9SparwoodElectoral Area A, East KootenayPincher CreekFernieCrowsnest Pass
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowsnest Pass | 25% | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| Pincher Creek No. 9 31 km | 32% | 74 | 11 | 43 |
| Sparwood 34 km | 23% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Electoral Area A, East Kootenay 38 km | 33% | 35 | 11 | 15 |
| Pincher Creek 39 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernie 46 km | 31% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Crowsnest Pass’ protected share. More routes are mapped around Pincher Creek No. 9 (11).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Crowsnest Pass
How far is Crowsnest Pass from a national park?
It is Waterton Lakes National Park, 41 km off.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Crowsnest Pass?
Castle Wildland Provincial Park, a provincial park of 79,796 ha.
When should you visit Crowsnest Pass for the outdoors?
July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Crowsnest Pass?
Castle Wildland Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
Are there hiking trails near Crowsnest Pass?
The GDT ewc, GDT esw and GDT ewg, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Is there protected land near Crowsnest Pass?
Protected areas cover 25% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
Where Crowsnest Pass’ 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).