First pick
Callingwood Park
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
35 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
1.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
3.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Aldergrove · parks, protected land & trails
Within 44 km of Aldergrove: Elk Island National Park
Big Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 7.3 km. Of the country within 10 km, 3.7% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Count 8 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land
3.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
8
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
44 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
7.3 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Aldergrove compares with 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km3.7%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Aldergrove has the 17th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,218 to 5,405 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
Aldergrove3.7%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Aldergrove3
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Aldergrove0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Aldergrove does best for protected land nearby: 16 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue QC | 43% | 33% | 45 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Inverness County, Subdivision A NS | 29% | 40% | 156 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay BC | 25% | 28% | 28 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Oliver BC | 19% | 0.8% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Lake Echo NS | 16% | 33% | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Upper Tantallon NS | 13% | 19% | 157 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Billings Bridge - Heron Park ON | 11% | 2.4% | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Saint-Denis-de-Brompton QC | 9.4% | 1.6% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Electoral Area L, Cariboo BC | 9.1% | 9.1% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Central Frontenac ON | 8.2% | 8.2% | 39 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | The Ravines of Rainbow Creek ON | 6.9% | 8.2% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Gourley ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Uplands SK | 5.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Trumpeter Area AB | 5.4% | 1.6% | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay BC | 4.5% | 7.4% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Woodlands AB | 3.9% | 9.6% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Aldergrove AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Saint-Boniface QC | 3.1% | 0% | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| 19 | West Meadowlark Park AB | 2.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Southdale ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Waverley Heights MB | 1.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Normand Park MB | 1.5% | 3.1% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | South West Industrial SK | 1.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Mount Royal SK | 1.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Windsor QC | 1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Headingley MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 27 | Westdale MB | 1% | 1% | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| 28 | St. Boniface Industrial Park MB | 0.6% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Deer Lake NL | 0.4% | 3.8% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | Norwood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Ogilvie Ridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Belmont AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Kirkness AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover QC | 0.1% | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Edmonton Energy And Technology Park AB | 0.1% | 0.8% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Chisasibi QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Carstairs AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Westlock AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Belvedere AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Aldergrove
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
5 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Aldergrove
Largest first: Callingwood Park leads with 35 ha. Numbers match the map.
5 named parks and woods, 53 ha in all
Parks & gardens 53 ha
Between them, Callingwood Park and Belmead Park cover 78%.
Belmead Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
6.4 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Aldergrove Park
Park or garden
5.9 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Aldergrove
Directionsto a point inside
Primrose Park
Park or garden
4.1 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
Centralin the middle of Aldergrove
Directionsto a point inside
Parkwest Field
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
1.8 ha0.1 km of path
0.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
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
All of Aldergrove is within a short walk of 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Aldergrove100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
3.7% of the land around Aldergrove 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 Aldergrove0%
Within 10 km3.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 3 of the 8; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park leads for size with 2,055 ha. Another 5 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Big Island Provincial ParkProvincial park · 79 ha · 7.3 km from the edge of town
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 7.5 km from the edge of town
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 8.2 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 parks within reach of Aldergrove
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
Big Island Provincial Park
7.3 km south0.8 km²since 2023
Provincial park
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
7.5 km north21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
44 km east194 km²since 1913
Nearer still is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park 7.3 km away. Within 10 km are 2 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
Aldergrove has 40 km of footpaths in and around it
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
40 km
in and around the town (11.9 km²)
Woodland
3.8%
about 0.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
AldergroveTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.4
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AldergroveTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.8%
0%50%100%
66% of Canadian towns are more wooded. Paths are denser here than in 76% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Aldergrove
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the neighbourhood. Trails may exist without being mapped 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
Aldergrove is best on foot in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 9.9 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 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 1 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 20 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 44 | 70 | 83 | 61 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 12 |
Summer brings the most rain: 83 mm in July; February gets 12 mm. January brings highs of -6 °C, July highs of 24 °C. About 124 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Aldergrove →
Things to do
Outdoors around Aldergrove: 41 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 40 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Park1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 40
Caribbean Cove0.4 km from town
DirectionsCallingwood Spray Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsLa Perle Park Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 37 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens within reach of Aldergrove
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
William Hawrelak ParkGarden or park · 5.4 km from town
DirectionsUniversity of Alberta Botanic GardenGarden or park · 13 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 Aldergrove
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
BelmeadThorncliffLa PerleLymburnWest Meadowlark ParkGlastonburyAldergrove
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldergrove | 3.7% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Belmead 0.7 km | 3.7% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Thorncliff 1.3 km | 1.6% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| La Perle 1.6 km | 4.4% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Lymburn 1.6 km | 1.7% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| West Meadowlark Park 2.0 km | 2.5% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Glastonbury 2.1 km | 4.2% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Around Aldergrove, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
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.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- 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. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Aldergrove
Which is the biggest protected area near Aldergrove?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 2,055 ha.
Are there protected areas near Aldergrove?
Within 10 km, 3.7% of the land lies in protected areas.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Aldergrove?
Big Island Provincial Park, 7.3 km away.
What is the nearest national park to Aldergrove?
Elk Island National Park, 44 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Aldergrove?
May, August and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
Where Aldergrove’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).