First pick
Mill Creek Ravine Park
Park or garden
141 ha24.1 km of path
5 h 20 minto walk all 24.1 km of path
2.6 km eastfrom the centre
The TrapRidge RunnerOff-Leash Path+4 paths
Directionsto a point inside
0.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Hazeldean · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park lies 34 km beyond Hazeldean’s edge
Big Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 11 km. Of the country within 10 km, 0.1% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Close by: one protected area.
Protected land
0.1%
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
34 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
11 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Hazeldean, set against 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 km0.1%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
Beaches2Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Hazeldean has the 6th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,196 to 3,305 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
Hazeldean0.1%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Hazeldean1
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Hazeldean0
Towns its size1
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For walking routes, Hazeldean lags towns its size: 21 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annapolis County, Subdivision D NS | 25% | 31% | 135 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast BC | 16% | 11% | 27 | 0 | 37 |
| 3 | Dalhousie NB | 13% | 0.2% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | New Maryland NB | 11% | 25% | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | North Cypress-Langford MB | 9.8% | 6.1% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Saint-André-d'Argenteuil QC | 7.4% | 7.4% | 46 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Central Okanagan West BC | 6.7% | 5.4% | 49 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Enderby BC | 5.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Greeningdon ON | 5.4% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Adstock QC | 5% | 8.3% | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Hill Park ON | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Marathon ON | 4.6% | 3% | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| 13 | St. Clair ON | 4.5% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Pilot Butte SK | 3.8% | 0% | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Hampton NB | 3.7% | 1% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Lake City BC | 3.7% | 1.2% | 33 | 2 | 27 |
| 17 | Val-Morin QC | 2.5% | 5.7% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Normanhurst ON | 2% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 19 | Athlone AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Greater Madawaska ON | 1.8% | 1.6% | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 21 | North Algona Wilberforce ON | 1.8% | 4.6% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Point Road MB | 1.5% | 0.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Erlton AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Jasper Park AB | 1.1% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Sturgeon Creek MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 26 | Canossa AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bonavista NL | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | Seven Oaks MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosslyn AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Stoke QC | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Adelaide-Metcalfe ON | 0.3% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Bulyea Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Miller AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Weinlos AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Hazeldean AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Sainte-Clotilde QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Coalhurst AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Beverly Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Holyrood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Westwood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Hazeldean on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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 Hazeldean
Largest first: Mill Creek Ravine Park leads with 141 ha. Numbers match the map.
6 named parks and woods, 265 ha in all
Parks & gardens 162 haWoods 103 ha
Most of it sits in Mill Creek Ravine Park and Mill Creek Ravine: 92% together.
Mill Creek Ravine
Wood or forest
103 ha26.2 km of path
5 h 50 minto walk all 26.2 km of path
5.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
PapaschaseStragglerNo Where Man+4 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Argyll Park
Park or garden
17 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
0.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Argyll bike skills loop
Directionsto a point inside
Mutual Park
Park or garden
2.0 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Hazeldean
Directionsto a point inside
Lilliput Park
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
0.2 ha
0.8 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
In Hazeldean, 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 (0.2%)
Hazeldean100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
Hazeldean 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 Hazeldean0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold it.
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 5.3 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
The parks within reach of Hazeldean
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
11 km south-west0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
34 km east194 km²since 1913
A provincial park is closer: Big Island Provincial Park, at 11 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Hazeldean has 34 km of footpaths in and around it
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
34 km
in and around the town (14.5 km²)
Woodland
2.3%
about 0.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
HazeldeanTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.3
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
HazeldeanTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland2.3%
0%50%100%
For woods, 73% of Canadian towns have more. It has more footpath per km² than 61% 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 Hazeldean
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the neighbourhood. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
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 Hazeldean in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 8.0 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light 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. Expect 83 mm in July, warm and wet, and 12 mm in February. Summer highs reach 24 °C in July; in January they stay near -6 °C. The climate in Hazeldean →
Beaches
For a swim near Hazeldean: Accidental Beach, 3.4 km off
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Accidental Beach3.4 km from town
DirectionsUnnamed on the map: one more. Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Hazeldean: one viewpoint 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 most common are playgrounds: 56 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 56
Hazeldean Spray Parkin town
DirectionsMcKernan Playground1.7 km from town
DirectionsRichfield Tot Lot1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 53 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 3
South Bark1.2 km from town
DirectionsPleasantview Dog Park1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
3 gardens and historic parks to visit near Hazeldean
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Chinese Garden PagodaGarden or park · 3.7 km from town
DirectionsMill Woods Sports ParkGarden or park · 4.0 km from town
DirectionsWilliam Hawrelak ParkGarden or park · 4.2 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 Hazeldean
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
RitchieAvonmoreBonnie DoonAllendaleStrathconaQueen AlexandraHazeldean
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazeldean | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ritchie 1.3 km | 0.1% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Avonmore 1.5 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bonnie Doon 2.2 km | 0.1% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Allendale 2.3 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Strathcona 2.5 km | 0.1% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Queen Alexandra 2.6 km | 0.1% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
For walking routes, Bonnie Doon leads the area with 2. None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Hazeldean.
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.
- 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. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Hazeldean
When is the best time for walking in Hazeldean?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Which is the biggest protected area near Hazeldean?
Larch Sanctuary: 24 ha, a nature reserve.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Hazeldean?
Big Island Provincial Park, 11 km from the edge of town.
Where can you swim near Hazeldean?
Try Accidental Beach, 3.4 km from town, first of several.
How much land around Hazeldean is protected?
Protected areas cover 0.1% of the land within 10 km.
Is Hazeldean near a national park?
Elk Island National Park is closest, at 34 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Hazeldean
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).