First pick
Elsinore Chambery Park
Park or garden
9.6 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Elsinore
Directionsto a point inside
0.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Elsinore · parks, protected land & trails
Elsinore is 35 km from Elk Island National Park
The closest provincial park is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 9.1 km from the edge of town. Of the country within 10 km, 0.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Within 10 km is a single protected area.
Protected land
0.2%
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
35 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
9.1 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Elsinore 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
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 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
Among 40 towns its size, Elsinore is 5th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,698 to 5,895 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
Elsinore0.2%
Towns its size3.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Elsinore1
Towns its size6
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Elsinore0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Elsinore is weakest for protected land nearby: 35 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area B, Peace River BC | 18% | 17% | 71 | 0 | 655 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 15% | 14% | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Shediac NB | 14% | 0.9% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Dunrobin ON | 14% | 0.1% | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Osoyoos BC | 14% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Saint Marys NB | 13% | 15% | 44 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Mile 108 Recreational Ranch BC | 12% | 12% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Iris ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | New Edinburgh ON | 11% | 0.1% | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | East Ferris ON | 10% | 1.8% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Seguin ON | 10% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Orford QC | 9.3% | 39% | 44 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Verchères QC | 8.9% | 1.7% | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Sainte-Martine QC | 8.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Kirkendall North ON | 7.2% | 0% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek ON | 6.9% | 21% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Spallumcheen BC | 6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire QC | 5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Rosedale Village ON | 4.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Braeside AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Waterloo QC | 3.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Sherwood/McCarthy SK | 2.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | County Court ON | 2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Duncan BC | 1.9% | 0% | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Central Frederick ON | 1.7% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Forest Hill ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Buena Vista SK | 1.7% | 1.6% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | St. Matthews MB | 1.6% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Broadway-Assiniboine MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Minto MB | 1.4% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Confederation Park SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | University SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Parkview AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Heritage Park MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 35 | Westwood MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 36 | Elsinore AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Remington Park ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Casselman AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Sandstone Valley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Boyle Street AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Elsinore
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
6 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Elsinore
The biggest is Elsinore Chambery Park, 9.6 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 24 ha in all
Parks & gardens 22 haWoods 2.5 ha
Elsinore Chambery Park plus Baturyn Park account for 69% of the green.
Baturyn Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
7.2 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lago Lindo Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
3.8 ha0.4 km of path
1.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Canossa Treestand
Wood or forest · 200 m outside town
2.5 ha
1.6 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Harry Farmer Park
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
0.7 ha
1.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Carrol and Henry Paszek Park
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
0.4 ha
1.2 km south-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
In Elsinore, 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%)
Elsinore100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
A typical Canadian town reaches only 83%.
Protected areas
Elsinore has 1 protected area 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 Elsinore0%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold it.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 9.1 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 Elsinore
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
9.1 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
35 km east194 km²since 1913
Closer to home, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is 9.1 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
26 km of paths in and around Elsinore
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
26 km
in and around the town (12.2 km²)
Woodland
1.3%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ElsinoreTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ElsinoreTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.3%
0%50%100%
Paths are denser here than in 58% 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 mapped walking route near Elsinore
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the neighbourhood is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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
Get out in Elsinore in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (8.0 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 | 16.6 | 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 |
From -6 °C in January to 24 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (83 mm); February is driest (12 mm). The yearly snowfall is near 124 cm. The climate in Elsinore →
Things to do
Near Elsinore: 17 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.
The map shows 16 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 16
Castlewood Lake Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsRapperswill Playground1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 14 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Elsinore: William Hawrelak Park, 12 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 · 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 Elsinore
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Lago LindoBaturynKlarvattenCanossaLoreleiEaux ClairesElsinore
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsinore | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lago Lindo 1.2 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baturyn 1.2 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Klarvatten 1.4 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canossa 1.6 km | 0.9% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorelei 1.9 km | 0.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eaux Claires 2.1 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Elsinore’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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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 Elsinore
How much land around Elsinore is protected?
Protected areas cover 0.2% of the land within 10 km.
What is the largest protected area near Elsinore?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park: 2,055 ha, a provincial park.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Elsinore?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 9.1 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Elsinore?
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 Elsinore near a national park?
Elk Island National Park, 35 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Sources for this page on Elsinore
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).