First pick
Belmead Park
Park or garden
6.4 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
Centralin the middle of Belmead
Directionsto a point inside
3.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Belmead · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park lies 44 km beyond Belmead’s edge
The nearest provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, is 7.4 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 3.7% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Within 10 km are 8 protected areas.
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
7.4 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Belmead 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
Belmead has the 11th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,903 to 4,048 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
Belmead3.7%
Towns its size1.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Belmead3
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Belmead0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Belmead does best for protected land nearby: 8 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay BC | 11% | 4.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Lamont County AB | 9.6% | 2.2% | 51 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Okanagan Falls BC | 9.1% | 18% | 34 | 0 | 30 |
| 4 | Ainslie Wood West ON | 7.5% | 15% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Oakes ON | 7.4% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | East Lawrencetown NS | 5.9% | 2.4% | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Alexander MB | 4.9% | 1.3% | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Stinson ON | 4.9% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Normanview Residents Group SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Fairview AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Belmead AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | New Richmond QC | 3.4% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard QC | 3% | 0.2% | 20 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré QC | 3% | 0.2% | 14 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | Callander ON | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Lisgar ON | 2.8% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Auditorium ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Keswick AB | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kentley ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| 20 | Bridgeport East ON | 1.2% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Forty Mile County No. 8 AB | 1.1% | 1.6% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Haddow AB | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Smoky Lake County AB | 0.7% | 0.5% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Livingston AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | University Heights AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Mission Gardens MB | 0.5% | 2.3% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Leila North MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Templeton-Sinclair MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Pasadena NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Fraser AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Maple AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Saint-Prosper QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Watford ON | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Danville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Morris-Turnberry ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Swan River MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Fort Macleod AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Belle Rive AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Parkdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | York AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Belmead on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
10 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Belmead
Belmead Park is the largest, at 6.4 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
10 named parks and woods, 46 ha in all
Parks & gardens 46 ha
It is shared out: the largest place is only 14% of the whole.
La Perle Park
Park or garden · 110 m outside town
6.6 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
0.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Summerlea Park
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
5.9 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Terra Losa Park
Park or garden
4.3 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 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 Belmead
Directionsto a point inside
Primrose Park
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
4.1 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Kingfisher Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
5.5 ha
0.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Frank and Etta Wilde Park
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
3.8 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Belmead ParkPark or garden · 6.4 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsLa Perle ParkPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSummerlea ParkPark or garden · 5.9 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsTerra Losa ParkPark or garden · 4.3 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsAldergrove ParkPark or garden · 5.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsPrimrose ParkPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsKingfisher ParkPark or garden · 5.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsFrank and Etta Wilde ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParkwest FieldPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParkwest Toboggan Bowl ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsSource: 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 Belmead, 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%)
Belmead100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
Around Belmead, protected areas make up 3.7%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Belmead0%
Within 10 km3.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
3 of the 8 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. 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.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 7.4 km from the edge of town
Big Island Provincial ParkProvincial park · 79 ha · 8.3 km from the edge of town
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 9.0 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 Belmead
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
7.4 km north21 km²since 2005
Provincial park
Big Island Provincial Park
8.3 km south0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
44 km east194 km²since 1913
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 7.4 km. 2 provincial parks lie within 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
Belmead and its edge hold 26 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
26 km
in and around the town (8.4 km²)
Woodland
1.8%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BelmeadTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.1
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BelmeadTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.8%
0%50%100%
Paths are denser here than in 72% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 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
No named walking route passes Belmead 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.
Nothing near the neighbourhood is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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
Belmead is best on foot in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 9.4 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 |
Snow totals about 124 cm a year. July is warm and wet, 83 mm; the driest month, February, has 12 mm. Highs peak near 24 °C in July and fall to -6 °C in January. The climate in Belmead →
Things to do
Outdoors around Belmead: 23 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 23 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 23
Caribbean Cove0.4 km from town
DirectionsLa Perle Park Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsCallingwood Spray Park1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 20 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens and historic parks to visit near Belmead
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 · 15 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 Belmead
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
AldergroveLa PerleThorncliffWest Meadowlark ParkLymburnElmwoodBelmead
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmead | 3.7% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Aldergrove 0.7 km | 3.7% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| La Perle 0.9 km | 4.4% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Thorncliff 1.5 km | 1.6% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| West Meadowlark Park 1.8 km | 2.5% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Lymburn 2.3 km | 1.7% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Elmwood 2.6 km | 0.8% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Belmead has. For walking routes, Elmwood leads the area with 2.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in Belmead
How far is Belmead from a national park?
Elk Island National Park, 44 km from the edge of town.
How much land around Belmead is protected?
Yes: 3.7% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Belmead?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park of 2,055 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Belmead?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 7.4 km away.
When should you visit Belmead for the outdoors?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Sources for this page on Belmead
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).