First pick
Mill Creek Ravine
Wood or forest · 210 m outside town
103 ha22.7 km of path
5 hto walk all 22.7 km of path
1.7 km northfrom the centre
PapaschaseStragglerNo Where Man+3 paths
Directionsto a point inside
0.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Bisset · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park is 30 km from Bisset
A provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park, lies 15 km away. 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. The protected share within 10 km is 0.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
0.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
30 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Bisset 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 km0.3%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
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Bisset sits 7th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,004 to 3,094 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
Bisset0.3%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Bisset2
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Bisset0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Bisset lags towns its size: 32 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cap-Pelé NB | 43% | 2.6% | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Cap-Saint-Ignace QC | 20% | 0.1% | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Elkford BC | 12% | 16% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part ON | 11% | 9.8% | 92 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Vanscoy No. 345 SK | 11% | 4.2% | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Leslie Park - Bruce Farm ON | 11% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Electoral Area D, Cariboo BC | 9.4% | 10% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Lac-des-Écorces QC | 8.8% | 4.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Riverside Park South - Revelstoke ON | 8.3% | 6.2% | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Greenbelt (east) ON | 7.4% | 45% | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Kirkendall South ON | 6.9% | 0.9% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Buchanan ON | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard QC | 4.9% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Bainbridge BC | 4% | 0% | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 15 | Athens ON | 3.9% | 2% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Grenville-sur-la-Rouge QC | 3.2% | 3.7% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Dewdney Place SK | 3.1% | 90% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Rosedale ON | 2.3% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Alpine ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot BC | 1.9% | 0% | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| 21 | Nutana Park SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Poplar Park ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 23 | Albany AB | 1.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | South Portage MB | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Crescentwood MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Princeton BC | 1.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 27 | Normandin QC | 1.1% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Hillcrest Management Area SK | 0.9% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Admaston/Bromley ON | 0.7% | 1% | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Lorne MB | 0.7% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Luxton MB | 0.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Tisdale SK | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Shippagan NB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Bisset AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Crawford Plains AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Kernohan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Laurier Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Saint-Gabriel QC | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 39 | Saint-Dominique QC | 0.1% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Glengarry AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Bisset
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
Walk in Bisset: 8 named parks and woods
Mill Creek Ravine is the largest, at 103 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
8 named parks and woods, 124 ha in all
Parks & gardens 21 haWoods 103 ha
Most of it sits in Mill Creek Ravine and Minchau Park: 88% together.
Minchau Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
6.8 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.4 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Silver Berry Park
Park or garden · 110 m outside town
4.8 ha0.9 km of path
15 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
0.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Laurel Park
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
4.6 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
0.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Weinlos Park
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
2.8 ha
1.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hawkins Park
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
0.4 ha
0.7 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
All of Bisset 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%)
Bisset100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Bisset
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Bisset0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
The 2 are all publicly owned. The largest named one is Sherwood Park Natural Area, at 69 ha.
Sherwood Park Natural AreaNature reserve · 69 ha · 7.3 km from the edge of town
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 9.1 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
Parks around Bisset
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
15 km west0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
30 km east194 km²since 1913
Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 15 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Bisset has 44 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
44 km
in and around the town (7.6 km²)
Woodland
4.8%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BissetTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths5.8
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BissetTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland4.8%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 62% of Canadian towns. For path density, it beats 95% 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 Bisset
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
Bisset is best on foot in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (15 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) | -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 |
Summer storms make July the wettest month, 83 mm; February sees 12 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -6 °C. Expect around 124 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Bisset →
Beaches
3 beaches within 5 km of Bisset, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
This 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 Bisset: 31 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (31).
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 31
Silver Berry Park Playground0.7 km from town
DirectionsKittlitz Park Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 29 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 Bisset
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 · 1.8 km from town
DirectionsWilliam Hawrelak ParkGarden or park · 12 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 Bisset
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Daly GroveWeinlosPollard MeadowsMinchauSilver BerryLaurelBisset
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisset | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Daly Grove 0.9 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Weinlos 1.0 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pollard Meadows 1.0 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Minchau 1.2 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Silver Berry 1.2 km | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Laurel 1.6 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Bisset holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Bisset
What is the nearest provincial park to Bisset?
It is Big Island Provincial Park, 15 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Bisset?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the largest protected area near Bisset?
Sherwood Park Natural Area: 69 ha, a nature reserve.
Is Bisset near a national park?
It is Elk Island National Park, 30 km off.
Is there protected land near Bisset?
Within 10 km, 0.3% of the land lies in protected areas.
Where can you swim near Bisset?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Sources
Sources for this page on Bisset
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).