First pick
Grand Trunk Park
Park or garden
29 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: KMW2700 from Edmonton, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.01.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Calder · parks, protected land & trails
Calder is 37 km from Elk Island National Park
For a provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park lies 7.3 km off. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the NAIT Pwedway System. The 10 km around town hold one protected area.
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
7.3 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Calder 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
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 routes1Named 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
Calder has the 17th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,155 to 4,285 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
Calder1.4%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Calder1
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Calder1
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Calder lags towns its size: 30 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Pocatière QC | 35% | 0.2% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Anderson Walk BC | 23% | 8.2% | 180 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay BC | 22% | 2.9% | 13 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Electoral Area E, Cariboo BC | 16% | 17% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Victoria County, Subdivision B NS | 12% | 17% | 244 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Westphal NS | 12% | 0.5% | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Red Lake ON | 10% | 1.1% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Carleton-sur-Mer QC | 10% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place ON | 9.5% | 23% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Spring Valley ON | 6.4% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Balfour ON | 5.7% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Electoral Area B, Cariboo BC | 5.4% | 4.8% | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Port Hardy BC | 4.1% | 2.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Simonds NB | 3.9% | 12% | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast BC | 3.4% | 5.1% | 34 | 0 | 48 |
| 16 | Downtown SK | 3.2% | 39% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Stellarton NS | 3.1% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ormstown QC | 2.9% | 1.6% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Templemead ON | 2.3% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | West River PE | 2.2% | 2.9% | 18 | 8 | 15 |
| 21 | Vermilion AB | 1.5% | 9.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Lantzville BC | 1.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | St. George MB | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Calder AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix QC | 1% | 1% | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 26 | Fraipont MB | 0.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Banff Trail AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Discovery Ridge AB | 0.5% | 32% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Wildwood AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Patterson AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Callaghan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Jackson Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | East Angus QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Crabtree QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Ambroise QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Napierville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Claresholm AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Killarney AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Mayliewan AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ozerna AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Calder 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
Walk in Calder: 10 named parks and woods
Largest first: Grand Trunk Park leads with 29 ha. Numbers match the map.
10 named parks and woods, 68 ha in all
Parks & gardens 68 ha
Grand Trunk Park and Rosslyn Park together hold 60% of it.
Rosslyn Park
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
11 ha
1.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Keyano Park
Park or garden
3.5 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Calder
Directionsto a point inside
Kensington Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
4.2 ha
1.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Calder Memorial Park
Park or garden
1.5 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Calder
Directionsto a point inside
Miwasin Park
Park or garden
0.4 ha0.2 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Grand Trunk ParkPark or garden · 29 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsRosslyn ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · just outside town
DirectionsLauderdale Dog ParkPark or garden · 9.1 ha
DirectionsAthlone ParkPark or garden · 7.6 ha
DirectionsKeyano ParkPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsKensington ParkPark or garden · 4.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsCalder Memorial ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsMiwasin ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsChalmers ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsTouchdown ParkPark or garden · 0.5 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
Every resident of Calder 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%)
Calder100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Around Calder, protected areas make up 1.4%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Calder0%
Within 10 km1.4%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It is public land.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 7.3 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 Calder
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
7.3 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 7.3 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
11 km of paths in and around Calder
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
11 km
in and around the town (9.8 km²)
Woodland
0.3%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CalderTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CalderTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.3%
0%50%100%
For path density, 56% of Canadian towns do better. It is less wooded than 89% 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
Calder has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Other waymarked
NAIT Pwedway System0.4 km
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 Calder: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 2.0 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 |
About 124 cm of snow falls in a year. January brings highs of -6 °C, July highs of 24 °C. Summer brings the most rain: 83 mm in July; February gets 12 mm. The climate in Calder →
Things to do
Calder has a viewpoint within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 48 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 48
Carlslie1.4 km from town
DirectionsHudson Childrens Playground2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 46 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Lauderdale Dog Park0.2 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Calder: 2 gardens and parks 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 · 6.1 km from town
DirectionsMill Woods Sports ParkGarden 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 Calder
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
KensingtonCarlisleSherbrookeAthloneLauderdaleWellingtonCalder
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calder | 1.4% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kensington 0.7 km | 1.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlisle 1.6 km | 1.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherbrooke 1.6 km | 1.5% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Athlone 1.7 km | 2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lauderdale 1.7 km | 0.3% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wellington 2.0 km | 2.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
No place nearby has double Calder’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Calder
Is there a provincial park near Calder?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 7.3 km away.
What is the largest protected area near Calder?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park: 2,055 ha, a provincial park.
Are there hiking trails near Calder?
Try the NAIT Pwedway System.
How much land around Calder is protected?
Within 10 km, 1.4% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest national park to Calder?
Elk Island National Park, 37 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Calder?
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.
Sources
Sources for this page on Calder
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).