First pick
Griesbach Central Park
Park or garden
8.9 ha2 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Griesbach
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Tracklan2 · CC00.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Griesbach · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 35 km from Griesbach: Elk Island National Park
For a provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park lies 8.8 km off. The 10 km around town hold one protected area. The protected share within 10 km is 0.5%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
0.5%
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
8.8 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
Griesbach 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 km0.5%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
Griesbach sits 6th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,517 to 6,762 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
Griesbach0.5%
Towns its size3.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Griesbach1
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Griesbach0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Griesbach trails its peers is protected land nearby; 33 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beresford NB | 26% | 19% | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Pictou County, Subdivision A NS | 13% | 1.7% | 58 | 3 | 29 |
| 3 | Old Ottawa South ON | 12% | 5.4% | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlemagne QC | 11% | 1.4% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing ON | 8.1% | 23% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Beaverbrook ON | 7.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sackville NB | 6.5% | 0.1% | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Centre QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde QC | 6.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Southern Gulf Islands BC | 6.2% | 26% | 115 | 0 | 83 |
| 11 | Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel QC | 5.7% | 21% | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Bramalea Woods ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Barrington NS | 5.2% | 6.8% | 91 | 0 | 45 |
| 14 | Humboldt SK | 4.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Barnstown ON | 4.9% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Anniedale BC | 4.5% | 7.9% | 155 | 8 | 3 |
| 17 | Stipeley ON | 4.3% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Millrise AB | 4.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Canyon Meadows AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | Westview Village AB | 3.4% | 0% | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Annapolis County, Subdivision A NS | 3.1% | 1.6% | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Whitmore Park SK | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | West Broadway MB | 1.6% | 0% | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Battlefield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 8 |
| 25 | Fairhaven SK | 1.4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Massey Place SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Corman ON | 1.3% | 0.2% | 17 | 4 | 8 |
| 28 | Glenwood MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Weston MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Industrial ON | 1.2% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| 31 | Elmhurst MB | 0.9% | 1.8% | 19 | 1 | 38 |
| 32 | Oliver Paipoonge ON | 0.7% | 1.4% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Spruce Cliff AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Kings County, Subdivision D NS | 0.5% | 0.3% | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| 35 | Griesbach AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Abbeydale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Renfrew AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Brintnell AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Bonnie Doon AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Sherwood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Griesbach
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
Walk in Griesbach: 10 named parks and woods
The biggest is Griesbach Central Park, 8.9 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
10 named parks and woods, 37 ha in all
Parks & gardens 37 ha
Add Griesbach Central Park to Beaumaris Park and you have 42% of it.
Beaumaris Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
6.4 ha2.3 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.3 km of path
0.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Patricia Park
Park or garden
5.7 ha1.7 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
1.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Royal Canadian Air Force Park
Park or garden
4.3 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
Centralin the middle of Griesbach
Directionsto a point inside
Perron-Berger Park
Park or garden
4.6 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
0.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Maple Leaf Park
Park or garden
4.3 ha0.5 km of path
0.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
J. Dean Whittaker Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
0.9 ha
1.8 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Griesbach Central ParkPark or garden · 8.9 ha · 2 km of path
DirectionsBeaumaris ParkPark or garden · 6.4 ha · 2.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPatricia ParkPark or garden · 5.7 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsRoyal Canadian Air Force ParkPark or garden · 4.3 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsPerron-Berger ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsMaple Leaf ParkPark or garden · 4.3 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsMaple Grove ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsJ. Dean Whittaker ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSanctuary WoodPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSolstice ParkettePark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSource: 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
All of Griesbach is within a short walk of 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%)
Griesbach100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
1 protected area lies within 10 km of Griesbach
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Griesbach0%
Within 10 km0.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
The area is public.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 8.8 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
Big parks near Griesbach
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
8.8 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
35 km east194 km²since 1913
A provincial park is closer: Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, at 8.8 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
46 km of paths in and around Griesbach
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
46 km
in and around the town (12.2 km²)
Woodland
0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
GriesbachTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.8
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
GriesbachTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.1%
0%50%100%
Woods cover less of it than in 92% of Canadian towns. For path density, it beats 81% 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 Griesbach
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
Walking season in Griesbach: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (4.7 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 |
Some 124 cm of snow falls each winter. Summer highs reach 24 °C in July; in January they stay near -6 °C. Summer brings the most rain: 83 mm in July; February gets 12 mm. The climate in Griesbach →
Things to do
Near Griesbach: 58 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 (57).
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 57
Carlslie0.5 km from town
DirectionsCumberland Park1.8 km from town
DirectionsG. Edmund Kelly Spray Park1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 54 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Lauderdale Dog Park1.4 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Griesbach: William Hawrelak Park, 8.1 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 · 8.1 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 Griesbach
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
BeaumarisLoreleiCaernarvonEaux ClairesCarlisleEvansdaleGriesbach
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griesbach | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beaumaris 0.7 km | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorelei 1.4 km | 0.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caernarvon 1.6 km | 1.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eaux Claires 1.7 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlisle 1.8 km | 1.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evansdale 1.8 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Caernarvon and Carlisle have at least twice the protected share around them.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
Questions about the outdoors in Griesbach
Is Griesbach near a national park?
It is Elk Island National Park, 35 km off.
What is the largest protected area near Griesbach?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park: 2,055 ha, a provincial park.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Griesbach?
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 there a provincial park near Griesbach?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 8.8 km away.
How much land around Griesbach is protected?
Protected areas cover 0.5% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
The sources behind Griesbach’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).