First pick
Terwillegar Park
Park or garden
224 ha35.7 km of path
7 h 55 minto walk all 35.7 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the centre
Go TrailSecret TrailJustice Training Loop+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
0.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Cameron Heights · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 43 km from Cameron Heights: Elk Island National Park
2.3 km from town is Big Island Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. For walks, the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw runs within 2 km. Of the country within 10 km, 0.9% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
0.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
6
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
43 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
2.3 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Cameron Heights, 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km0.9%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 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
Among 40 towns its size, Cameron Heights is 16th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,657 to 3,767 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
Cameron Heights0.9%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Cameron Heights2
Towns its size5
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Cameron Heights1
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Cameron Heights lags towns its size: 25 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baie-D'Urfé QC | 49% | 0.1% | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 33% | 25% | 26 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | Alnwick NB | 32% | 7.8% | 62 | 0 | 53 |
| 4 | Blind River ON | 21% | 41% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Saint-Sulpice QC | 12% | 5.8% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Golf Course ON | 7.3% | 3% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Saint-Tite QC | 5.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Central ON | 5.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George BC | 4.3% | 8.5% | 11 | 0 | 45 |
| 10 | Cowichan Bay BC | 4.2% | 5.7% | 64 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Westville NS | 4.1% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Industrial Sector A and Keith ON | 3.5% | 0.9% | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Piedmont QC | 3.1% | 15% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Lake Cowichan BC | 2.8% | 3.3% | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Parkview West ON | 2.1% | 2.7% | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | North Glenora AB | 1.9% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Killarney MB | 1.8% | 2.3% | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Powassan ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Electoral Area C, Nanaimo BC | 1.5% | 1.1% | 60 | 6 | 47 |
| 20 | Kensington AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Studholm NB | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Deer Lodge MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Fifty Point ON | 1.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Alpine Place MB | 0.9% | 2.3% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Cameron Heights AB | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Inkster-Faraday MB | 0.8% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ascot Corner QC | 0.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | North Inkster Industrial MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Flagstaff County AB | 0.4% | 0.3% | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Victoria West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Eau Claire AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | West Kildonan Industrial MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Greenfield AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Magrath Heights AB | 0.3% | 13% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Cartier MB | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Dixie ON | 0.2% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 37 | Pleasantview AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Sainte-Claire QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Michel QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Country Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Cameron Heights
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
4 named parks and woods to walk in near Cameron Heights
Largest first: Terwillegar Park leads with 224 ha. Numbers match the map.
4 named parks and woods, 242 ha in all
Parks & gardens 242 ha
Add Terwillegar Park to Wedgewood Heights and you have 95% of it.
Wedgewood Heights
Park or garden
6.6 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
1.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Cameron Heights Park
Park or garden
6.1 ha0.2 km of path
0.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Henderson Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
4.8 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
2.0 km eastfrom 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
A park is within a short walk for 4 in 10 in Cameron Heights
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 (39%)Further (61%)
Cameron Heights39%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 2,200 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
Cameron Heights has 6 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Cameron Heights0%
Within 10 km0.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
2 of the 6 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Biggest of the named areas: Big Island Provincial Park, 79 ha. 4 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Big Island Provincial ParkProvincial park · 79 ha · 2.3 km from the edge of town
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 3.7 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
Parks around Cameron Heights
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
2.3 km south0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
43 km east194 km²since 1913
Nearer still is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park 2.3 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Cameron Heights has 96 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
96 km
in and around the town (17.4 km²)
Woodland
20%
about 3.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Cameron HeightsTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths5.5
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Cameron HeightsTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland20%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 68% of Canadian towns. It has more footpath per km² than 94% 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
One mapped route to walk from Cameron Heights
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Regional
Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw83.8 km
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 Cameron Heights: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 13 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 |
Expect 83 mm in July, warm and wet, and 12 mm in February. Summer highs reach 24 °C in July; in January they stay near -6 °C. Some 124 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Cameron Heights →
Things to do
Near Cameron Heights: 2 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 28 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Park1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 28
Bessie Nichols Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsDoug Kelly Playground2.0 km from town
DirectionsSister Anna Brockman Playground2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 25 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Terwillegar Off-Leash Dog Park0.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens within reach of Cameron Heights
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 · 7.1 km from town
DirectionsUniversity of Alberta Botanic GardenGarden or park · 10 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 Cameron Heights
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Rhatigan RidgeHaddowJamieson PlaceRiver Valley OleskiwEdgemontOrmsby PlaceCameron Heights
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Heights | 0.9% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Rhatigan Ridge 2.2 km | 0.5% | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Haddow 2.5 km | 0.9% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamieson Place 2.5 km | 0.8% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| River Valley Oleskiw 2.9 km | 0.3% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Edgemont 3.1 km | 1.4% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Ormsby Place 3.3 km | 0.3% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Cameron Heights has. For walking routes, River Valley Oleskiw leads the area with 3.
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 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- 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.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
Questions about the outdoors in Cameron Heights
Is Cameron Heights near a national park?
Elk Island National Park is closest, at 43 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Cameron Heights?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Which is the biggest protected area near Cameron Heights?
It is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 79 ha.
Is there protected land near Cameron Heights?
Protected areas cover 0.9% of the land within 10 km.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Cameron Heights?
Big Island Provincial Park, 2.3 km from the edge of town.
What walking routes are near Cameron Heights?
OpenStreetMap maps the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw close by.
Sources
The sources behind Cameron Heights’ 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).