First pick
McLeod Park
Park or garden
15 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Casselman
Directionsto a point inside
0.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Casselman · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park lies 30 km beyond Casselman’s edge
A provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, lies 14 km away. CPCAD lists 2 protected areas within 10 km. 0.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
30 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
14 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
Casselman against 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 km0.1%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 areas0Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Casselman is 3rd from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,698 to 5,895 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
Casselman0.1%
Towns its size3.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Casselman0
Towns its size6
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Casselman0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Casselman lags towns its size: 37 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area B, Peace River BC | 18% | 17% | 71 | 0 | 655 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 15% | 14% | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Shediac NB | 14% | 0.9% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Dunrobin ON | 14% | 0.1% | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Osoyoos BC | 14% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Saint Marys NB | 13% | 15% | 44 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Mile 108 Recreational Ranch BC | 12% | 12% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Iris ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | New Edinburgh ON | 11% | 0.1% | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | East Ferris ON | 10% | 1.8% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Seguin ON | 10% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Orford QC | 9.3% | 39% | 44 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Verchères QC | 8.9% | 1.7% | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Sainte-Martine QC | 8.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Kirkendall North ON | 7.2% | 0% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek ON | 6.9% | 21% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Spallumcheen BC | 6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire QC | 5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Rosedale Village ON | 4.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Braeside AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Waterloo QC | 3.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Sherwood/McCarthy SK | 2.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | County Court ON | 2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Duncan BC | 1.9% | 0% | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Central Frederick ON | 1.7% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Forest Hill ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Buena Vista SK | 1.7% | 1.6% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | St. Matthews MB | 1.6% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Broadway-Assiniboine MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Minto MB | 1.4% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Confederation Park SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | University SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Parkview AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Heritage Park MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 35 | Westwood MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 36 | Elsinore AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Remington Park ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Casselman AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Sandstone Valley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Boyle Street AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Casselman
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 Casselman: 6 named parks and woods
The biggest is McLeod Park, 15 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 37 ha in all
Parks & gardens 37 ha
Most of it sits in McLeod Park and Londonderry Athletic Grounds: 73% together.
Londonderry Athletic Grounds
Park or garden
12 ha0.2 km of path
1.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
York Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
3.0 ha0.3 km of path
1.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Henri Legay Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
1.3 ha0.2 km of path
1.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
David Ure Park
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
1.0 ha
0.9 km southfrom 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 Casselman 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%)
Casselman100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Casselman
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Casselman0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one is privately held, and none is named: private land isn’t a place to visit.
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 Casselman
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
14 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
30 km east194 km²since 1913
Nearer still is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park 14 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
Paths to walk: 37 km in and around Casselman
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
37 km
in and around the town (10.4 km²)
Woodland
0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CasselmanTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.6
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CasselmanTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.1%
0%50%100%
For woods, 92% of Canadian towns have more. Few places match it for paths: more than 79% of Canadian towns have fewer.
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 Casselman
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the neighbourhood; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
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 Casselman: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (7.7 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 | 16.6 | 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 around 124 cm of snow over a winter. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (83 mm); February is driest (12 mm). July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -6 °C. The climate in Casselman →
Things to do
35 things to do outdoors near Casselman
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
35 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 35
splash pad0.4 km from town
DirectionsBrintnell Playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsTreehouse Indoor Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsG. Edmund Kelly Spray Park1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 31 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
William Hawrelak Park, 11 km from Casselman, 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 · 11 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 Casselman
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Hollick-KenyonYorkMatt BerryMillerBrintnellClareview Town CentreCasselman
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casselman | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollick-Kenyon 1.1 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| York 1.1 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Berry 1.1 km | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miller 1.2 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brintnell 1.5 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clareview Town Centre 1.8 km | 0.2% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Casselman has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- 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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Casselman
Is there protected land near Casselman?
Yes: 0.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is Casselman from a national park?
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 30 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Casselman?
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.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Casselman?
The closest is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, at 14 km.
Sources
Where Casselman’s outdoors figures come from
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).