First pick
Dunluce Park
Park or garden
8.9 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Dunluce
Directionsto a point inside
1.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Dunluce · parks, protected land & trails
Dunluce is 37 km from Elk Island National Park
The closest provincial park is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 7.2 km from the edge of town. Close by: one protected area. The protected share within 10 km is 1.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
1.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
37 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
7.2 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
Dunluce 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. 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 km1.3%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 areas1Areas 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
Dunluce sits 16th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,976 to 6,172 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
Dunluce1.3%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Dunluce1
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Dunluce0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Dunluce is weakest for public protected areas: 26 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crowsnest Pass AB | 25% | 20% | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Cumberland County, Subdivision C NS | 20% | 8% | 133 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts QC | 15% | 0.2% | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Civic Hospital ON | 11% | 0% | 34 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park ON | 7.1% | 20% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Central Business Dis ON | 6.9% | 11% | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Cumberland ON | 6.7% | 2.9% | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Rolston ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Tay Valley ON | 5.8% | 3.9% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | McMasterville QC | 5.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Creston BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Electoral Area A, Cariboo BC | 5.4% | 6% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Port Mann BC | 5.1% | 4.4% | 108 | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | Lawfield ON | 4.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Crown Point West ON | 4.1% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Southwood AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Homeside ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Rosemount ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Sioux Lookout ON | 1.7% | 4.5% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Haultain SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Richmond West MB | 1.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Pleasant Hill SK | 1.6% | 6.9% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Richelieu QC | 1.4% | 4.8% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Worthington MB | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Dunluce AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Saint-Henri QC | 0.5% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Inkster Gardens MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Saint-Césaire QC | 0.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Capitol Hill AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Saint-Pie QC | 0.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Stettler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Castleridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Forest Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | MacEwan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Vegreville AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | South Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Melfort SK | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Amqui QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Alberta Avenue AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Homesteader AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Dunluce
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 named parks and woods to walk in near Dunluce
Dunluce Park is the largest, at 8.9 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 38 ha in all
Parks & gardens 32 haWoods 5.7 ha
The bulk, 40%, is Dunluce Park and Herb Link Park.
Orval Allen Park
Park or garden
5.9 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
0.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Oxford Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
5.4 ha0.4 km of path
1.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Royal Canadian Air Force Park
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
4.3 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Dunluce Treestand
Wood or forest
5.7 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Dunluce
Directionsto a point inside
Peggy Holmes Park
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
1.3 ha0.4 km of path
1.2 km south-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
Every resident of Dunluce 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%)
Dunluce100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
A typical Canadian town reaches only 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 1.3% of the land near Dunluce
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Dunluce0%
Within 10 km1.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It belongs to a government.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 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
Parks around Dunluce
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
7.2 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
37 km east194 km²since 1913
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 7.2 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Dunluce and its edge hold 58 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
58 km
in and around the town (11.6 km²)
Woodland
1.4%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
DunluceTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths5
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
DunluceTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.4%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 92% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 79% 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
No named walking route passes Dunluce 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 walking route is mapped within 2 km of the neighbourhood. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
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 Dunluce in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (6.1 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 is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -6 °C. The wettest month is the warmest, July (83 mm); February has 12 mm. The climate in Dunluce →
Things to do
Outdoors around Dunluce: 29 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 29 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 29
Castlewood Lake Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsCumberland Park0.7 km from town
DirectionsRapperswill Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsCarlslie1.1 km from town
DirectionsHudson Childrens Playground1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 24 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Dunluce: William Hawrelak Park, 9.6 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 · 9.6 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 Dunluce
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
RapperswillCanossaOxfordCaernarvonBaturynAlbanyDunluce
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunluce | 1.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rapperswill 1.0 km | 1.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Canossa 1.3 km | 0.9% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxford 1.4 km | 1.7% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caernarvon 1.5 km | 1.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Baturyn 1.6 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Albany 1.8 km | 1.6% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Dunluce’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Dunluce
When should you visit Dunluce for the outdoors?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the largest protected area near Dunluce?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park of 2,055 ha.
What is the nearest national park to Dunluce?
It is Elk Island National Park, 37 km off.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Dunluce?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 7.2 km away.
Is there protected land near Dunluce?
Yes: 1.3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Where Dunluce’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).