First pick
Lions West Valley Park
Park or garden
46 ha2.3 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.3 km of path
1.5 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.53.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Drayton Valley · parks, protected land & trails
Eagle Point Provincial Park begins where Drayton Valley ends
National parks are all over 100 km off. 3.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 5 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land
3.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
5
within 10 km, 5 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Eagle Point Provincial Park
Against other towns
Drayton Valley 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km3.3%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 areas5Areas 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
Drayton Valley comes 12th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,920 to 8,168 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
Drayton Valley3.3%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Drayton Valley5
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Drayton Valley0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Drayton Valley beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 11 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est NB | 27% | 2% | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Morgan Creek BC | 17% | 1% | 157 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Elmvale - Canterbury ON | 14% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Shaughnessy BC | 13% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 55 |
| 5 | Clare NS | 11% | 5.8% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Lincoln NB | 6.8% | 3.8% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Kirkland Lake ON | 5% | 9.5% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Holdom BC | 4.9% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 48 |
| 9 | Woodbine AB | 4.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Al Ritchie SK | 4.4% | 39% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Haliburton Village ON | 4.1% | 2.6% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Drayton Valley AB | 3.3% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Legacy AB | 3.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Rocky Mountain House AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Broadview BC | 2.6% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 16 | Woodbine-Lumsden ON | 2.5% | 5.1% | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 17 | Langstaff ON | 2.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Cornwall PE | 1.7% | 0% | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| 19 | Jackson ON | 1.6% | 3.2% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Talbot ON | 1.6% | 4.3% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | South Pointe MB | 1.6% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Scenic Acres AB | 1.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Wolseley MB | 1.5% | 0% | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Labrador City NL | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | North Stormont ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Cardinal ON | 0.8% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Otonabee-South Monaghan ON | 0.7% | 0.7% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Lawson Heights SK | 0.7% | 8.1% | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Silverwood Heights SK | 0.6% | 1.6% | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Killarney/Glengarry AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Bayham ON | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Allard AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambton Baby Point ON | 0.3% | 7.1% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 34 | Charlesworth AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Queen Mary Park AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Acton Vale QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 37 | Taber AB | 0% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvest Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Sage Hill AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ottewell AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Drayton Valley
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
15 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Drayton Valley
Lions West Valley Park is the largest, at 46 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
15 named parks and woods, 77 ha in all
Parks & gardens 77 ha
Lions West Valley Park and Ivan To Park together hold 67% of it.
Ivan To Park
Park or garden
5.8 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Discovery Park
Park or garden
5.2 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Drayton Valley
Directionsto a point inside
Northview Pond
Park or garden
4.0 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Peace Park
Park or garden
3.2 ha0.5 km of path
1.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Aspenview Park
Park or garden
2.5 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Rotary Park
Park or garden
3.1 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Drayton Valley
Directionsto a point inside
All 15 named parks and green spaces
Lions West Valley ParkPark or garden · 46 ha · 2.3 km of path
DirectionsIvan To ParkPark or garden · 5.8 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsDiscovery ParkPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsNorthview PondPark or garden · 4.0 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsPeace ParkPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsAspenview ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsRotary ParkPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsMackenzie ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha
DirectionsPark PlacePark or garden · 1.3 ha
DirectionsSekura ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsARC Dog ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsWatino ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsLittle Lions ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsSunrise ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsDowntown ParkPark or garden · 0.4 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
7 in 10 people in Drayton Valley 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.
Within 400 m (72%)Further (28%)
Drayton Valley72%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 2,200 residents live further than 400 m from one. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected areas
3.3% of the country within 10 km of Drayton Valley 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 Drayton Valley0%
Within 10 km3.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
None of the 5 is private. Eagle Point Provincial Park covers 1,956 ha, the most of any named area.
Eagle Point Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,956 ha · reaches Drayton Valley
Rocky Rapids Natural AreaNature reserve · 64 ha · 0.8 km from the edge of town
Easyford Natural AreaNature reserve · 113 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
Easyford Creek Natural AreaNature reserve · 113 ha · 5.5 km from the edge of town
Round Valley Natural AreaNature reserve · 128 ha · 9.9 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
From the edge of Drayton Valley, Eagle Point Provincial Park begins
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
Eagle Point Provincial Park
At the edge · north-east20 km²since 2007
For a national park, people in Drayton Valley travel more than 100 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
39 km of paths in and around Drayton Valley
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
39 km
in and around the town (59.7 km²)
Woodland
16%
about 9.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Drayton ValleyTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.6
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Drayton ValleyTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland16%
0%50%100%
For path density, 63% of Canadian towns do better. More of it is wooded than in 62% 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 Drayton Valley
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 walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Drayton Valley: May and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Breton, 33 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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 1 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 20 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 60 | 86 | 102 | 69 | 42 | 22 | 23 | 13 |
A typical year sees 166 cm of snow. Summer brings the most rain: 102 mm in July; December gets 13 mm. In July the typical high is 23 °C; in January, -4 °C. The climate in Drayton Valley →
Things to do
Near Drayton Valley: 18 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.
Playgrounds lead the count with 13.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Rocky Rapids Natural Area1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 13
Plus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
ARC Dog Parkin town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Drayton Valley
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Drayton Valley has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 2–74 km out.
Brazeau CountyWabamun 133AParkland CountyStony PlainLac Ste. Anne CountyDrayton Valley
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drayton Valley | 3.3% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazeau County 2.0 km | 1% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| Wabamun 133A 49 km | 0.9% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Parkland County 68 km | 1.6% | 69 | 15 | 5 |
| Stony Plain 73 km | 0.7% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Lac Ste. Anne County 74 km | 0.5% | 33 | 0 | 2 |
For walking routes, Parkland County leads the area with 15. Drayton Valley is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
Questions about the outdoors in Drayton Valley
What is the nearest provincial park to Drayton Valley?
Eagle Point Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
Are there protected areas near Drayton Valley?
Protected areas cover 3.3% of the land within 10 km.
When is the best time for walking in Drayton Valley?
May and 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 Drayton Valley from a national park?
None within 100 km of Drayton Valley.
Which is the biggest protected area near Drayton Valley?
It is Eagle Point Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 1,956 ha.
Sources
The sources behind Drayton Valley’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.
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).