First pick
Caernarvon Park
Park or garden
7.7 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Caernarvon
Directionsto a point inside
1.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Caernarvon · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park is 37 km from Caernarvon
For a provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park lies 7.1 km off. One protected area lies within 10 km. Within 10 km of the town, 1.4% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.
Protected land
1.4%
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
37 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
7.1 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
Each figure for Caernarvon, 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 km1.4%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
Caernarvon sits 16th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,862 to 6,092 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
Caernarvon1.4%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Caernarvon1
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Caernarvon0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Caernarvon trails its peers is public protected areas; 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crowsnest Pass AB | 25% | 20% | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Cumberland County, Subdivision C NS | 20% | 8% | 133 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Mile 108 Recreational Ranch BC | 12% | 12% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Civic Hospital ON | 11% | 0% | 34 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Lowertown West ON | 10% | 1.5% | 36 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Sainte-Martine QC | 8.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kirkendall North ON | 7.2% | 0% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park ON | 7.1% | 20% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Creston BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Cochrane ON | 5.3% | 0.6% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Port Mann BC | 5.1% | 4.4% | 108 | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | Lawfield ON | 4.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Southwood AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Stettler County No. 6 AB | 3.9% | 3.3% | 96 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Cedarbrae AB | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Homeside ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Underwood ON | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Country Hills West ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | River Bend ON | 1.8% | 13% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Central Frederick ON | 1.7% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Nutana Urban Centre SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Pleasant Hill SK | 1.6% | 6.9% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Broadway-Assiniboine MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Richelieu QC | 1.4% | 4.8% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Caernarvon AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Val-David QC | 1.3% | 8.3% | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Dunluce AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brokenhead MB | 1.2% | 2% | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | University SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Saint-Henri QC | 0.5% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Saint-Pie QC | 0.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Stettler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Mayland Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Lac-Mégantic QC | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Melfort SK | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Ellerslie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Amqui QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Redcliff AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Boyle Street AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Homesteader AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Caernarvon
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
Walk in Caernarvon: 7 named parks and woods
Largest first: Caernarvon Park leads with 7.7 ha. Numbers match the map.
7 named parks and woods, 42 ha in all
Parks & gardens 36 haWoods 5.7 ha
No one place dominates; the largest has 18%.
Carlisle Park
Park or garden
7.4 ha0.3 km of path
0.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Orval Allen Park
Park or garden
5.9 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Cumberland Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
5.6 ha0.5 km of path
1.1 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Oxford Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
5.4 ha0.4 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Royal Canadian Air Force Park
Park or garden · 200 m outside town
4.3 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Dunluce Treestand
Wood or forest · 250 m outside town
5.7 ha0.2 km of path
1.1 km northfrom 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
In Caernarvon, 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%)
Caernarvon100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Caernarvon, 1.4% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Caernarvon0%
Within 10 km1.4%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It is publicly owned.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 7.1 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
Big parks near Caernarvon
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
7.1 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
37 km east194 km²since 1913
A provincial park is closer: Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, at 7.1 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
46 km of paths in and around Caernarvon
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
46 km
in and around the town (9.9 km²)
Woodland
1.1%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CaernarvonTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths4.7
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CaernarvonTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.1%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 89% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 80% 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 Caernarvon
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the neighbourhood. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
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 Caernarvon: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (4.6 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 |
July is warm and wet, 83 mm; the driest month, February, has 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 Caernarvon →
Things to do
Outdoors around Caernarvon: 46 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 most common are playgrounds: 46 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 46
Cumberland Park0.2 km from town
DirectionsCarlslie0.3 km from town
DirectionsHudson Childrens Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsCastlewood Lake Playground1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 42 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
William Hawrelak Park, 8.6 km from Caernarvon, is the garden 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 · 8.6 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 Caernarvon
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CarlisleDunluceOxfordCumberlandGriesbachHudsonCaernarvon
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
For protected land, no neighbour of Caernarvon doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
- 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. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Caernarvon
What is the best season to get outdoors in Caernarvon?
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 Caernarvon near a national park?
Elk Island National Park is closest, at 37 km.
What is the largest protected area near Caernarvon?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park of 2,055 ha.
What is the nearest provincial park to Caernarvon?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 7.1 km from the edge of town.
Are there protected areas near Caernarvon?
Yes: 1.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
The sources behind Caernarvon’s 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).