First pick
Heritage Valley District Park
Park or garden
24 ha3 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
1.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Kiyoteru Awaji · CC BY-SA 4.00.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Allard · parks, protected land & trails
Within 39 km of Allard: Elk Island National Park
Big Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 7.5 km. 0.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.
Protected land
0.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
3
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
39 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
7.5 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Allard 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km0.4%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 areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Allard has the 8th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (8,009 to 8,283 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
Allard0.4%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Allard2
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Allard0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Allard trails its peers is protected land nearby; 31 of 39 have more.
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 | Argyle NS | 21% | 22% | 136 | 0 | 22 |
| 3 | Morgan Creek BC | 17% | 1% | 157 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Elmvale - Canterbury ON | 14% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Shaughnessy BC | 13% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 55 |
| 6 | Clare NS | 11% | 5.8% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Rigaud QC | 7.1% | 1.5% | 44 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Lincoln NB | 6.8% | 3.8% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Secord AB | 6.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Kirkland Lake ON | 5% | 9.5% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | G-Section (bramalea) ON | 5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Woodbine AB | 4.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Al Ritchie SK | 4.4% | 39% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Haliburton Village ON | 4.1% | 2.6% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Drayton Valley AB | 3.3% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Walden AB | 3.2% | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 | Rocky Mountain House AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Langstaff ON | 2.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | Alnwick/Haldimand ON | 1.1% | 2.9% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | South Terwillegar AB | 0.8% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Otonabee-South Monaghan ON | 0.7% | 0.7% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Lawson Heights SK | 0.7% | 8.1% | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | St. Norbert MB | 0.6% | 1.6% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Silverwood Heights SK | 0.6% | 1.6% | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Vermilion River County AB | 0.5% | 0.3% | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | Southdale MB | 0.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Plattsville ON | 0.4% | 0.1% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Allard AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | St. Marys ON | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Charlesworth AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Strathcona AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Happy Valley-Goose Bay NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 38 | Taber AB | 0% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Ponoka AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ottewell AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Allard
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; 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
2 named parks and woods to walk in near Allard
Largest first: Heritage Valley District Park leads with 24 ha. Numbers match the map.
Allard Park
Park or garden
7.3 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
Centralin the middle of Allard
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
In Allard, a park is close to every home
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%)
Allard100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
3 protected areas lie within 10 km of Allard
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Allard0%
Within 10 km0.4%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 2 of the 3, and private owners the rest. At 79 ha, Big Island Provincial Park is the largest. The figures include one private conservation area, left unnamed.
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 4.1 km from the edge of town
Big Island Provincial ParkProvincial park · 79 ha · 7.5 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
Big parks near Allard
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
7.5 km north-west0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
39 km east194 km²since 1913
A provincial park is closer: Big Island Provincial Park, at 7.5 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Allard has 38 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
38 km
in and around the town (10.3 km²)
Woodland
2.1%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
AllardTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.7
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AllardTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland2.1%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 81% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 74% 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 named walking route passes Allard 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.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the neighbourhood; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
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 Allard: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (Airport) (9.4 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little 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) | -7 | -4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 22 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 75 | 87 | 53 | 35 | 22 | 20 | 15 |
Some 127 cm of snow falls each winter. Summer brings the most rain: 87 mm in July; February gets 12 mm. Summer highs reach 23 °C in July; in January they stay near -7 °C. The climate in Allard →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Allard
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Allard: 14 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (14).
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 14
Neufeld Landing Park0.9 km from town
DirectionsAlexander Rutherford Park Playground1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Allard: 2 gardens and parks to visit
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Mill Woods Sports ParkGarden or park · 7.6 km from town
DirectionsWilliam Hawrelak ParkGarden 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 Allard
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CallaghanRutherfordPaisleyChappelleCavanaghMacEwanAllard
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
No neighbouring place reaches twice Allard’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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. 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.
- 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. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Allard
What is the best season to get outdoors in Allard?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Allard?
It is Big Island Provincial Park, 7.5 km away.
Is there protected land near Allard?
Yes: 0.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest beach to Allard?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
What is the largest protected area near Allard?
It is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 79 ha.
What is the nearest national park to Allard?
It is Elk Island National Park, 39 km off.
Sources
Where Allard’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).