First pick
Heritage Valley District Park
Park or garden
24 ha3 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
1.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Cherry2207 · CC BY 4.00.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Chappelle · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park is 39 km from Chappelle
For a provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park lies 3.4 km off. One named trail is close: the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.
Protected land
0.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
12
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
39 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
3.4 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Chappelle, 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km0.8%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 areas3Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Chappelle has the 8th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (14,576 to 15,050 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
Chappelle0.8%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Chappelle3
Towns its size6
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Chappelle1
Towns its size1
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Chappelle trails its peers is protected land nearby; 32 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravenhurst ON | 18% | 24% | 27 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Rivière-Gatineau QC | 13% | 0% | 38 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Mont-Laurier QC | 9.7% | 4.6% | 29 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Vieux-Montréal QC | 8% | 0% | 28 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Dupéré QC | 7.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Middle Sackville NS | 6.4% | 6.5% | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Vieux-Bourg QC | 6.1% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis QC | 6.1% | 0.1% | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Bécancour QC | 6% | 1.1% | 42 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Peace Village ON | 5.7% | 0.6% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Powell River BC | 5.5% | 0.1% | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | Vales of Castlemore ON | 5.2% | 21% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Guildford BC | 4.5% | 4% | 125 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Buttonville ON | 3.2% | 0% | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Royal Orchard ON | 3% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Long Sault ON | 2.6% | 2.5% | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Orsainville QC | 2.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Taylor-Massey ON | 2.3% | 13% | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 19 | Doon South ON | 2.3% | 16% | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Springbrook ON | 2.2% | 15% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Hyde Park ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | South London ON | 2% | 1.2% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | North Battleford SK | 1.9% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Lawrence Park South ON | 1.7% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Lawrence Park North ON | 1.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Des Châtels QC | 1.3% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Pont-Viau QC | 1.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Roncesvalles ON | 1.3% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 29 | Lakewood SK | 1.3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Ingersoll ON | 1.1% | 0% | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Briar Hill-Belgravia ON | 1% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Windermere AB | 1% | 2.3% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Chappelle AB | 0.8% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Carleton Place ON | 0.6% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Rockwood ON | 0.5% | 0.4% | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 36 | Lacombe AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Truro NS | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Mountain View County AB | 0.1% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Cooksville NHD (West) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Portage la Prairie MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Chappelle
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 Chappelle: 8 named parks and woods
Heritage Valley District Park is the largest, at 24 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
8 named parks and woods, 75 ha in all
Parks & gardens 45 haWoods 30 ha
The bulk, 72%, is Whitemud Creek Ravine and Heritage Valley District Park.
Whitemud Creek Ravine
Wood or forest
30 ha0.3 km of path
2.3 km northfrom the centre
Mactaggart Sanctuary South Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Allard Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
7.2 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
2.6 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ridgecrest Park
Park or garden
4.8 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.4 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Creekwood Park
Park or garden
4.7 ha0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Chappelle
Directionsto a point inside
Chappelle Park
Park or garden
2.7 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Chappelle
Directionsto a point inside
Off Leash Dog Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
0.9 ha0.4 km of path
1.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jagare Ridge Childrens Play Park
Park or garden
0.6 ha0.4 km of path
1.7 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 Chappelle, nearly every home is close to 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 (98%)Further (2.3%)
Chappelle98%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
A typical Canadian town reaches only 83%. Around 300 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Chappelle has 12 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 Chappelle0%
Within 10 km0.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 3 of the 12. The others are private conservation land. Big Island Provincial Park is the biggest, 79 ha. 9 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Big Island Provincial ParkProvincial park · 79 ha · 3.4 km from the edge of town
Clifford E. Lee Natural AreaNature reserve · 11 ha · 7.2 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
The parks within reach of Chappelle
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
3.4 km north-west0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
39 km east194 km²since 1913
Nearer still is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park 3.4 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
Chappelle and its edge hold 118 km of footpath
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
118 km
in and around the town (115.2 km²)
Woodland
6.2%
about 7.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ChappelleTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ChappelleTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland6.2%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 57% of Canadian towns. 58% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
1 walking route near Chappelle
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
Get out in Chappelle in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (Airport) (9.0 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) | -7 | -4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 22 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 75 | 87 | 53 | 35 | 22 | 20 | 15 |
Summer brings the most rain: 87 mm in July; February gets 12 mm. January brings highs of -7 °C, July highs of 23 °C. About 127 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Chappelle →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Chappelle
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Chappelle: 36 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 34 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 34
Creekwood Childrens Playgroundin town
DirectionsAlexander Rutherford Park Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsNeufeld Landing Park1.0 km from town
DirectionsRavines Playground1.3 km from town
DirectionsSpider Park1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 29 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Devon Off-Leash Dog Park1.7 km from town
DirectionsCampsites 1
Devon Lions Park Campground1.1 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
William Hawrelak Park, 11 km from Chappelle, 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 Chappelle
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
PaisleyAllardGlenridding HeightsCallaghanRutherfordAmblesideChappelle
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chappelle | 0.8% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Paisley 2.0 km | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Allard 2.5 km | 0.4% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenridding Heights 2.8 km | 1.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Callaghan 3.1 km | 0.3% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rutherford 3.4 km | 0.3% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ambleside 3.9 km | 1% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Chappelle’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
Questions about the outdoors in Chappelle
When is the best time for walking in Chappelle?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the nearest national park to Chappelle?
Elk Island National Park is closest, at 39 km.
How much land around Chappelle is protected?
Yes: 0.8% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Chappelle?
Big Island Provincial Park, 3.4 km from the edge of town.
Where can you walk near Chappelle?
The Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw, mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Chappelle?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
What is the largest protected area near Chappelle?
Big Island Provincial Park: 79 ha, a provincial park.
Sources
The sources behind Chappelle’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).