First pick
Pollard Meadows Park
Park or garden
9.0 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Daly Grove
Directionsto a point inside
0.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Daly Grove · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 30 km from Daly Grove: Elk Island National Park
For a provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park lies 15 km off. Within 5 km lie 3 beaches, unnamed on the map. Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land
0.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
30 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Daly Grove 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km0.3%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 routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Daly Grove is 12th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,427 to 3,550 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
Daly Grove0.3%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Daly Grove2
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Daly Grove0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Daly Grove is weakest for protected land nearby: 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington NB | 32% | 2.4% | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Shuniah ON | 19% | 1.4% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Saint-Pascal QC | 17% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Meaghers Grant NS | 15% | 32% | 103 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | Lawrencetown NS | 8.5% | 11% | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Bridgeview BC | 8.3% | 1.1% | 116 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Thurso QC | 8% | 14% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mackenzie BC | 7.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Malartic QC | 6.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 6.2% | 7.6% | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Edwards - Carlsbad Springs ON | 5.6% | 5.6% | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Port Hawkesbury NS | 5.1% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Thomas QC | 5.1% | 0.5% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Bifrost-Riverton MB | 5% | 0.7% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola BC | 3.8% | 4.8% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hampton Heights ON | 3.7% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Horton ON | 2.1% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Buckland No. 491 SK | 2% | 2.2% | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Glenview West ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | West Jasper Place AB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Brevoort Park SK | 1.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Fairfield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby QC | 1.2% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Buchanan MB | 1.2% | 0.1% | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| 25 | Niakwa Place MB | 0.8% | 4.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Richmond County, Subdivision C NS | 0.6% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| 27 | Lynnwood AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Downtown East Village AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Daly Grove AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Ramsay Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Sakaw AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Saint-Côme--Linière QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Richfield AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Saint-Isidore QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Gilles QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Morris MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Carman MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Three Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Delwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Virginia Park AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Daly Grove
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
7 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Daly Grove
Largest first: Pollard Meadows Park leads with 9.0 ha. Numbers match the map.
7 named parks and woods, 22 ha in all
Parks & gardens 22 ha
Add Pollard Meadows Park to Laurel Park and you have 64% of it.
Laurel Park
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
5.3 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Crawford Plains Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
2.7 ha
0.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Star Blanket Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
1.6 ha
1.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Muchias Park
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
0.4 ha
0.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hawkins Park
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
0.4 ha
1.2 km north-westfrom 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
Every resident of Daly Grove 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%)
Daly Grove100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Daly Grove
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Daly Grove0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments or Indigenous nations hold all 2. The largest named one is Sherwood Park Natural Area, at 69 ha.
Sherwood Park Natural AreaNature reserve · 69 ha · 7.4 km from the edge of town
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 9.0 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 Daly Grove
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
15 km west0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
30 km east194 km²since 1913
Closer to home, Big Island 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
Daly Grove and its edge hold 28 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
28 km
in and around the town (8.1 km²)
Woodland
0.4%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Daly GroveTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.5
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Daly GroveTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.4%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 78% of Canadian towns have fewer. For woods, 88% of Canadian towns have more.
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 named walking route passes Daly Grove on the map
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 walking or hiking route is mapped near the neighbourhood; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Daly Grove is best on foot in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (16 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) | -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 |
July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (83 mm); February is driest (12 mm). Daytime highs run from -6 °C in January up to 24 °C in July. Snowfall averages 124 cm a year. The climate in Daly Grove →
Beaches
3 unnamed beaches near Daly Grove
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
27 things to do outdoors near Daly Grove
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 27.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 27
Silver Berry Park Playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsKittlitz Park Playground1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 25 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens and historic parks to visit near Daly Grove
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Mill Woods Sports ParkGarden or park · 1.8 km from town
DirectionsWilliam Hawrelak ParkGarden or park · 12 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 Daly Grove
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Pollard MeadowsCrawford PlainsBissetLaurelWeinlosMeyokuminDaly Grove
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daly Grove | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pollard Meadows 0.8 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Crawford Plains 0.9 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bisset 0.9 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Laurel 1.0 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Weinlos 1.6 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Meyokumin 1.7 km | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Daly Grove has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Daly Grove
What is the nearest beach to Daly Grove?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
How much land around Daly Grove is protected?
Yes: 0.3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is Daly Grove from a national park?
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 30 km away.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Daly Grove?
Sherwood Park Natural Area, a nature reserve of 69 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Daly Grove?
The closest is Big Island Provincial Park, at 15 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Daly Grove?
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
Where Daly Grove’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).