First pick
Copperwood Forest
Wood or forest
773 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
2.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Copperwood TrailCopperwood TrialsCopperwood Trails
Directionsto a point inside
1.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Edgemont · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park is 46 km from Edgemont
Big Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 2.2 km. The Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw is the one mapped walking route close by. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land
1.4%
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
46 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
2.2 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Edgemont compares with 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km1.4%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Edgemont is 13th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,974 to 5,138 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
Edgemont1.4%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Edgemont3
Towns its size9
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Edgemont1
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Edgemont is weakest for public protected areas: 22 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Donat QC | 41% | 6.7% | 21 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Electoral Area F, Cariboo BC | 29% | 27% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Electoral Area D, Peace River BC | 19% | 18% | 56 | 3 | 123 |
| 4 | Inverness NS | 13% | 5.1% | 141 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Northern Bruce Peninsula ON | 11% | 30% | 97 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Starlight Village NB | 9.2% | 3.1% | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Montréal-Est QC | 7.7% | 0.4% | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Lemoyne QC | 7.6% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Cobble Hill BC | 6.6% | 4.5% | 51 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Electoral Area C, North Okanagan BC | 6.1% | 19% | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Webber Greens AB | 6.1% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Nipawin SK | 4.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Palliser AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Annapolis County, Subdivision B NS | 3.9% | 0.9% | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Tyendinaga ON | 3% | 2.8% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Huntington ON | 2.9% | 0% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Idlewood ON | 2.8% | 12% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Gibsons BC | 2.7% | 4.8% | 43 | 0 | 57 |
| 19 | Cumberland BC | 2.6% | 8.1% | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Morin-Heights QC | 2.2% | 0.9% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Hearst ON | 2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Big Lakes County AB | 1.8% | 1.9% | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | Meinzinger Park-Lakeside ON | 1.7% | 4.4% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bridgwater Forest MB | 1.7% | 4.1% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | River-Osborne MB | 1.5% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Central Business District SK | 1.5% | 5.4% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Lord Roberts MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Edgemont AB | 1.4% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Kneehill County AB | 1.3% | 1.1% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Westmount ON | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Robertson MB | 0.7% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | North Park SK | 0.7% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Sussex NB | 0.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Kildonan Drive MB | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Twin Brooks AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Saint-Germain-de-Grantham QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Queen Alexandra AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Carbonear NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 39 | Altona MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Capilano AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Edgemont
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Edgemont
The biggest is Copperwood Forest, 773 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on 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
About 4 in 10 of Edgemont’s residents are a short walk from 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 (38%)Further (62%)
Edgemont38%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 3,100 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
1.4% of the land around Edgemont is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Edgemont0%
Within 10 km1.4%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
3 of the 12 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. The largest named one is Big Island Provincial Park, at 79 ha. Another 9 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Big Island Provincial ParkProvincial park · 79 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
Clifford E. Lee Natural AreaNature reserve · 11 ha · 7.5 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 Edgemont
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
2.2 km south-east0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
46 km east194 km²since 1913
Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 2.2 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 55 km in and around Edgemont
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
55 km
in and around the town (17.6 km²)
Woodland
22%
about 3.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
EdgemontTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.1
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
EdgemontTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland22%
0%50%100%
Paths are denser here than in 73% of Canadian towns. It is more wooded than 69% 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
1 walking route near Edgemont
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
The best months for walking in Edgemont: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (15 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 |
January brings highs of -6 °C, July highs of 24 °C. The warmest month, July, is also the wettest (83 mm), while February is driest at 12 mm. About 124 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Edgemont →
Things to do
Near Edgemont: 20 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.
There are 19 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 19
Bessie Nichols Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsSister Anna Brockman Playground0.8 km from town
Directionssplash pad0.9 km from town
DirectionsDoug Kelly Playground1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 15 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Edgemont: William Hawrelak Park, 8.9 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 · 8.9 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 Edgemont
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
The HamptonsJamieson PlaceCameron HeightsGranvilleOrmsby PlaceGlastonburyEdgemont
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemont | 1.4% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| The Hamptons 1.4 km | 1.2% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamieson Place 2.5 km | 0.8% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Heights 3.1 km | 0.9% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Granville 3.4 km | 2.5% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ormsby Place 3.6 km | 0.3% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Glastonbury 3.8 km | 4.2% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Glastonbury has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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. 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 Edgemont
Which is the biggest protected area near Edgemont?
It is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 79 ha.
How much land around Edgemont is protected?
Within 10 km, 1.4% of the land lies in protected areas.
How far is Edgemont from a national park?
Elk Island National Park, 46 km from the edge of town.
What walking routes are near Edgemont?
Try the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw.
Is there a provincial park near Edgemont?
Big Island Provincial Park, 2.2 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Edgemont?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
The sources behind Edgemont’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).