First pick
Cy Becker Park
Park or garden
4.7 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Cy Becker
Directionsto a point inside
0.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Cy Becker · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 29 km from Cy Becker: Elk Island National Park
For a provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park lies 15 km off. The 10 km around town hold 2 protected areas. Protected areas cover 0.2% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land
0.2%
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
29 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
Cy Becker beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km0.2%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, Cy Becker is 10th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,643 to 2,722 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
Cy Becker0.2%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Cy Becker0
Towns its size2
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Cy Becker0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Cy Becker lags towns its size: 29 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Ronge SK | 49% | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Bouctouche NB | 27% | 1.6% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay BC | 26% | 38% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Musquodoboit Harbour NS | 16% | 28% | 50 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Meadow Lake No. 588 SK | 13% | 15% | 25 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Tumbler Ridge BC | 12% | 5.1% | 5 | 0 | 51 |
| 7 | Eastman QC | 11% | 7.4% | 49 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Swan Valley West MB | 11% | 1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast BC | 10% | 15% | 73 | 0 | 231 |
| 10 | Saint George NB | 7.2% | 14% | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Russell MB | 4.9% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | East River, Part 1 PE | 4.3% | 9.1% | 38 | 14 | 20 |
| 13 | Bonaventure QC | 3.7% | 1.5% | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Emerson-Franklin MB | 3.7% | 0.1% | 123 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton QC | 2.8% | 5.3% | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Trinity ON | 2.6% | 2.8% | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | La Présentation QC | 1.7% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Adelaide/Churchill SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Eastdale ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | Westmeria ON | 1.6% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | Meadowlark Park AB | 1.6% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Westview SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | North Point Douglas MB | 1.2% | 0% | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Grand Manan NB | 0.8% | 6.1% | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 25 | Hanna AB | 0.8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Waterville QC | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Saint-Alexandre QC | 0.6% | 0.6% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Grey MB | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Sundre AB | 0.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Macamic QC | 0.3% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Cy Becker AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Lee Ridge AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Spaniard's Bay NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 34 | Saint-Bernard QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Martin QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Delton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Gold Bar AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Highlands AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Cy Becker
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Cy Becker
Largest first: Cy Becker Park leads with 4.7 ha. Numbers match the map.
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 Cy Becker, 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%)
Cy Becker100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
A typical Canadian town reaches only 83%.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Cy Becker
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Cy Becker0%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All of them are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups, so they are counted here but not named.
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 Cy Becker
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
15 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
29 km east194 km²since 1913
Closer to home, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is 15 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
Cy Becker and its edge hold 16 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
16 km
in and around the town (10 km²)
Woodland
1.1%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Cy BeckerTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.6
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Cy BeckerTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.1%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 50% of Canadian towns. 81% of Canadian towns are more wooded.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
No mapped walking route near Cy Becker
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the neighbourhood; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
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 Cy Becker in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 10 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 | 16.6 | 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 |
Snow totals about 124 cm a year. Highs peak near 24 °C in July and fall to -6 °C in January. Expect 83 mm in July, warm and wet, and 12 mm in February. The climate in Cy Becker →
Things to do
Near Cy Becker: 9 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (9).
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 9
Brintnell Playground0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Cy Becker: William Hawrelak Park, 14 km off
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 · 14 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 Cy Becker
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
BrintnellHollick-KenyonMcConachieEdmonton Energy And Technology ParkMatt BerryMillerCy Becker
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Becker | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brintnell 1.4 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollick-Kenyon 1.7 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| McConachie 1.7 km | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Edmonton Energy And Technology Park 2.1 km | 0.1% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Matt Berry 2.3 km | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miller 2.5 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
For walking routes, Edmonton Energy And Technology Park leads the area with 2. None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Cy Becker.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Cy Becker
How far is the nearest provincial park from Cy Becker?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 15 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Cy Becker?
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 Cy Becker near a national park?
It is Elk Island National Park, 29 km off.
Are there protected areas near Cy Becker?
Yes: 0.2% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Sources for this page on Cy Becker
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).