First pick
Edmonton Soccer Centre East Overlanders Park
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
13 ha0.3 km of path
1.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
–Not graded
Outdoors in Beacon Heights · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park is 29 km from Beacon Heights
Within 10 km of the town, 0% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. The nearest provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, is 15 km away. OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
29 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Beacon Heights, set against 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 km0%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 areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named 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
Beacon Heights has the least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,309 to 4,469 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
Beacon Heights0%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Beacon Heights0
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Beacon Heights1
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Beacon Heights is weakest for public protected areas: 36 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area E, Central Kootenay BC | 26% | 31% | 24 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Beresford NB | 24% | 6.2% | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Oka QC | 20% | 26% | 53 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Beaupré QC | 16% | 1.2% | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Bancroft ON | 9.5% | 2.3% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Bells Corners West ON | 9% | 11% | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Deep River ON | 8.1% | 1% | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Bellerive QC | 6% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Golden BC | 5.5% | 12% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Highlands East ON | 5.2% | 2.1% | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Bruleville ON | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Queensland AB | 4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Deer Ridge AB | 3.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Montague ON | 3% | 2.8% | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Geraldton ON | 2.8% | 2.2% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Bartonville ON | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | White City SK | 2.3% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | De Salaberry MB | 1.9% | 0.2% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | New Maryland NB | 1.7% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Oxford AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Highway Valley ON | 1.6% | 1.7% | 18 | 5 | 6 |
| 22 | Central Park MB | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Minnetonka MB | 1.6% | 1.7% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Roslyn MB | 1.6% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Spence MB | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Eganville ON | 1.5% | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Rossland BC | 1.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Glenridding Heights AB | 1.1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | South Calgary AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Inglewood AB | 0.6% | 17% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Lorelei AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Vulcan County AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Montgomery AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Ormsby Place AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Patricia Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Pollard Meadows AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Winston Heights/Mountview AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Prescott ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | High Level AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Beacon Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Beacon Heights
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
7 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Beacon Heights
Edmonton Soccer Centre East Overlanders Park is the largest, at 13 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 32 ha in all
Parks & gardens 32 ha
Edmonton Soccer Centre East Overlanders Park and Abbottsfield Park together hold 63% of it.
Abbottsfield Park
Park or garden
6.8 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Homesteader Park
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
3.7 ha0.4 km of path
1.5 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Gaby Haas Park
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
4.2 ha
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
John J. Olinyk Park In Beverly Heights
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
1.7 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
0.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Beacon Heights Park
Park or garden
0.3 ha
Centralin the middle of Beacon Heights
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 Beacon Heights, 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%)
Beacon Heights100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Beacon Heights, no land is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
For protected land, people look to Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 15 km off.
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 Beacon Heights
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
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
15 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
29 km east194 km²since 1913
Closer to home, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is 15 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Beacon Heights and its edge hold 24 km of footpath
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
24 km
in and around the town (10.8 km²)
Woodland
3%
about 0.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Beacon HeightsTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Beacon HeightsTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland3%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 59% of Canadian towns. For woods, 70% of Canadian towns have more.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
1 walking route near Beacon Heights
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Regional
Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw83.8 km
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 Beacon Heights in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 7.5 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 |
January brings highs of -6 °C, July highs of 24 °C. Rain peaks with the heat: 83 mm in July, against 12 mm in February. About 124 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Beacon Heights →
Beaches
The beach near Beacon Heights: Accidental Beach, 4.9 km away
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Accidental Beach4.9 km from town
DirectionsWhether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Beacon Heights has 2 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 45 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Site 31.6 km from town
DirectionsSite 41.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 45
Amazone Playzone0.3 km from town
DirectionsCapilano Playground1.6 km from town
DirectionsTreehouse Indoor Playground1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 42 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Boat launch0.9 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Beacon Heights: William Hawrelak Park, 9.7 km away
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 · 9.7 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 Beacon Heights
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Beverly HeightsNewtonRundle HeightsOverlandersHomesteaderHighlandsBeacon Heights
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Heights | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Beverly Heights 0.6 km | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Newton 1.0 km | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rundle Heights 1.4 km | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Overlanders 1.6 km | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Homesteader 2.0 km | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Highlands 2.0 km | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Beacon Heights’ protected share.
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. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Beacon Heights
Is Beacon Heights near a national park?
Elk Island National Park is closest, at 29 km.
When should you visit Beacon Heights for the outdoors?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Where can you walk near Beacon Heights?
The Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw, mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Beacon Heights?
The nearest is Accidental Beach, 4.9 km from town.
What is the nearest provincial park to Beacon Heights?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 15 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Sources for this page on Beacon Heights
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).