First pick
Beaumaris Park
Park or garden
6.4 ha2.3 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Beaumaris
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Vanstrat · CC BY-SA 4.00.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Beaumaris · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park lies 35 km beyond Beaumaris’ edge
The closest provincial park is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 8.7 km from the edge of town. The 10 km around town hold one protected area. Protected areas cover 0.5% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land
0.5%
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
8.7 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
Beaumaris 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. 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 km0.5%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Beaumaris is 14th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,065 to 4,187 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
Beaumaris0.5%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Beaumaris1
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Beaumaris0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Beaumaris is weakest for public protected areas: 29 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mistissini QC | 26% | 1.4% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges QC | 12% | 0% | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen BC | 12% | 12% | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Fort Nelson BC | 11% | 9.8% | 36 | 0 | 330 |
| 5 | Carleton-sur-Mer QC | 10% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place ON | 9.5% | 23% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Spring Valley ON | 6.4% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 6.3% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Balfour ON | 5.7% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Electoral Area B, Cariboo BC | 5.4% | 4.8% | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lake of Bays ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine BC | 4.8% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Inch Park ON | 4.8% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | North Norfolk MB | 4.5% | 0.5% | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Barry's Bay ON | 3.9% | 1.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Pioneer Tower West ON | 2.3% | 3.9% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | West River PE | 2.2% | 2.9% | 18 | 8 | 15 |
| 18 | Haut-Madawaska NB | 2.2% | 7.7% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs QC | 2% | 2.9% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Elbow Park AB | 2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Kirkfield MB | 1% | 0.3% | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 22 | Northern Lights County AB | 0.9% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 67 |
| 23 | Island Lakes MB | 0.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Banff Trail AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Sunalta AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Wildwood AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Beaumaris AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Patterson AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Tuxedo Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Callaghan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Leger AB | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Malmo Plains AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Meyokumin AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Matt Berry AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Lac-Etchemin QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 36 | Napierville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Crossfield AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Balwin AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Forest Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Killarney AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Beaumaris 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
5 named parks and woods to walk in near Beaumaris
Beaumaris Park is the largest, at 6.4 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
5 named parks and woods, 28 ha in all
Parks & gardens 28 ha
Dunluce Park plus Eaux Claires Park account for 57% of the green.
Dunluce Park
Park or garden · 230 m outside town
9.0 ha0.4 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Eaux Claires Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
7.2 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Royal Canadian Air Force Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
4.3 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
0.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Peggy Holmes Park
Park or garden
1.3 ha0.4 km of path
0.6 km 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
Every resident of Beaumaris lives 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Beaumaris100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
1 protected area lies within 10 km of Beaumaris
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Beaumaris0%
Within 10 km0.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It is public land.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 8.7 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 Beaumaris
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
8.7 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
35 km east194 km²since 1913
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 8.7 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Beaumaris and its edge hold 49 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
49 km
in and around the town (9.7 km²)
Woodland
0.7%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BeaumarisTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths5.1
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BeaumarisTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.7%
0%50%100%
Woods cover less of it than in 84% of Canadian towns. For path density, it beats 92% 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 Beaumaris
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 Beaumaris: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 5.3 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 | 16.6 | 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 |
The warmest month, July, is also the wettest (83 mm), while February is driest at 12 mm. In July the typical high is 24 °C; in January, -6 °C. A typical year sees 124 cm of snow. The climate in Beaumaris →
Things to do
42 things to do outdoors near Beaumaris
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (42).
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 42
Carlslie1.1 km from town
DirectionsCastlewood Lake Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsCumberland Park1.9 km from town
DirectionsRapperswill Playground1.9 km from town
DirectionsG. Edmund Kelly Spray Park1.9 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
The garden near Beaumaris: William Hawrelak Park, 9.7 km off
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 Beaumaris
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
GriesbachLoreleiEaux ClairesBaturynDunluceCaernarvonBeaumaris
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Griesbach 0.7 km | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorelei 0.8 km | 0.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eaux Claires 1.2 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baturyn 1.6 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunluce 1.8 km | 1.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caernarvon 1.8 km | 1.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, Dunluce and Caernarvon have twice as much or more.
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.
- 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. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Beaumaris
What is the best season to get outdoors in Beaumaris?
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.
Is there a provincial park near Beaumaris?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 8.7 km away.
Is there protected land near Beaumaris?
Within 10 km, 0.5% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the largest protected area near Beaumaris?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 2,055 ha.
Is Beaumaris near a national park?
It is Elk Island National Park, 35 km off.
Sources
The sources behind Beaumaris’ 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.
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).