First pick
Mount Pleasant Park
Park or garden
7.4 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
0.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
0.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Allendale · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 35 km from Allendale: Elk Island National Park
Big Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 10 km. 0.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Accidental Beach is the one beach within 5 km.
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
35 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
10 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Allendale 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km0.1%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 areas1Areas 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
Allendale has the 7th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,906 to 2,994 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
Allendale0.1%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Allendale1
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Allendale0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Allendale lags towns its size: 33 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocagne NB | 39% | 4.3% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Algonquin Highlands ON | 18% | 16% | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Electoral Area C, Strathcona BC | 12% | 8.1% | 61 | 0 | 170 |
| 4 | Wawa ON | 11% | 5.1% | 4 | 1 | 38 |
| 5 | Saint-Marc-des-Carrières QC | 10% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu QC | 8.6% | 0.1% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Gilkson ON | 7.1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Carpenter ON | 7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dégelis QC | 6.5% | 5.4% | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Suder Greens AB | 5.9% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Moosomin SK | 4.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Butler ON | 3.7% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | North Shore PE | 3.6% | 7.3% | 19 | 11 | 18 |
| 14 | Saint-Basile QC | 3.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Granville AB | 2.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 AB | 2.4% | 2.2% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Sainte-Marie-Madeleine QC | 2% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Holliston SK | 1.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Norwood West MB | 1.5% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Trillium ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | Mayfair SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley QC | 1.3% | 0.7% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | East Garafraxa ON | 1.1% | 0.6% | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Varsity View MB | 1.1% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 25 | Wallace-Woodworth MB | 0.8% | 0.1% | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Black Diamond AB | 0.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Saint-Bruno QC | 0.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Sunnyside AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Stanstead QC | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Lauderdale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Skyrattler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon QC | 0.2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 33 | Markstay-Warren ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Allendale AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Avonmore AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Division No. 1, Subdivision E NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 37 | Scott QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Fairview AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Carrington AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Lago Lindo AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Allendale on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
7 named parks and woods to walk in near Allendale
The biggest is Mount Pleasant Park, 7.4 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 15 ha in all
Parks & gardens 15 ha
Add Mount Pleasant Park to Ellingson Park and you have 70% of it.
Ellingson Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
2.8 ha0.1 km of path
0.7 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Angus Murray Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
1.8 ha0.4 km of path
0.8 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Allendale Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Allendale
Directionsto a point inside
Pleasantview Dog Park
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
0.7 ha
Centralin the middle of Allendale
Directionsto a point inside
Queen Alexandra Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
0.4 ha
0.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Violet Archer Park
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
0.3 ha
0.7 km north-westfrom 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 Allendale 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%)
Allendale100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high.
Protected areas
1 protected area lies within 10 km of Allendale
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Allendale0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
The area is public.
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 5.4 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 Allendale
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
10 km south-west0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
35 km east194 km²since 1913
A provincial park is closer: Big Island Provincial Park, at 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Allendale has 19 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
19 km
in and around the town (9.2 km²)
Woodland
under 0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
AllendaleTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
AllendaleTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodlandunder 0.1%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 56% of Canadian towns have fewer. It is less wooded than 94% 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 Allendale
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 neighbourhood; 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
The best months for walking in Allendale: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 7.6 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 |
In July the typical high is 24 °C; in January, -6 °C. July is warm and wet, 83 mm; the driest month, February, has 12 mm. A typical year sees 124 cm of snow. The climate in Allendale →
Beaches
Accidental Beach, 3.7 km away, is the beach near Allendale
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Accidental Beach3.7 km from town
DirectionsThis page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Allendale: 2 viewpoints 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 47.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 47
McKernan Playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsHazeldean Spray Park0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 45 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 4
Pleasantview Dog Park0.2 km from town
DirectionsSouth Bark1.0 km from town
DirectionsBelgravia Dog Park1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Allendale: 3 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.
William Hawrelak ParkGarden or park · 3.4 km from town
DirectionsChinese Garden PagodaGarden or park · 3.8 km from town
DirectionsMill Woods Sports ParkGarden or park · 6.0 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 Allendale
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
PleasantviewQueen AlexandraMcKernanMalmo PlainsBelgraviaEmpire ParkAllendale
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allendale | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pleasantview 1.2 km | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Queen Alexandra 1.3 km | 0.1% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| McKernan 1.3 km | 0.1% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Malmo Plains 1.8 km | 0.3% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Belgravia 2.0 km | 0.2% | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Empire Park 2.0 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Allendale has. More routes are mapped around Belgravia (3).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Allendale
Is there protected land near Allendale?
Yes: 0.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to Allendale?
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 35 km away.
Is there a beach near Allendale?
Try Accidental Beach, 3.7 km from town.
Is there a provincial park near Allendale?
The closest is Big Island Provincial Park, at 10 km.
When is the best time for walking in Allendale?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the largest protected area near Allendale?
It is Larch Sanctuary, a nature reserve covering 24 ha.
Sources
Sources for this page on Allendale
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).