First pick
Mill Creek Ravine
Wood or forest · 310 m outside town
103 ha26 km of path
5 h 45 minto walk all 26 km of path
1.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
PapaschaseStragglerNo Where Man+4 paths
Directionsto a point inside
0.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Hillview · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park is 31 km from Hillview
A provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park, lies 13 km away. Protected areas cover 0.2% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Within 5 km lie 3 beaches, unnamed on the map.
Protected land
0.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
31 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
13 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Hillview 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 km0.2%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 areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Hillview has the 10th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,368 to 5,568 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
Hillview0.2%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Hillview2
Towns its size2
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Hillview0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Hillview is weakest for protected land nearby: 29 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue QC | 43% | 33% | 45 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Inverness County, Subdivision A NS | 29% | 40% | 156 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay BC | 25% | 28% | 28 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Hudson QC | 20% | 1.1% | 52 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Juan de Fuca (Part 1) BC | 14% | 50% | 64 | 12 | 71 |
| 6 | Island Park-Wellington Village ON | 12% | 2.9% | 35 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Billings Bridge - Heron Park ON | 11% | 2.4% | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Burton NB | 9.5% | 2% | 36 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Garner ON | 6.5% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Carillon / Saint-Pie-X QC | 5.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Espanola ON | 4.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Woodlands AB | 3.9% | 9.6% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Gananoque ON | 3.3% | 1.5% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Saint-Boniface QC | 3.1% | 0% | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | West Meadowlark Park AB | 2.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | New Glasgow PE | 2.2% | 3% | 20 | 12 | 17 |
| 17 | Huron South ON | 2.1% | 2.4% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | North Gower - Kars ON | 2% | 3% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Carlton AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Metcalfe ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Stirling ON | 1.3% | 1.5% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Burrows Central MB | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Windsor QC | 1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Saint-Jean-de-Matha QC | 0.7% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | West Lorne ON | 0.6% | 0.6% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Cookshire-Eaton QC | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Mandalay West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Riverbend MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Coral Springs AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Belgravia AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Hillview AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Larkspur AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Southwold ON | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 34 | Grand Falls / Grand-Sault NB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Chisasibi QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Wingham ON | 0% | 0.2% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Stonewall MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Crystallina Nera East AB | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kilkenny AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Riverdale AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Hillview
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 Hillview: 11 named parks and woods
The biggest is Mill Creek Ravine, 103 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
11 named parks and woods, 170 ha in all
Parks & gardens 67 haWoods 103 ha
Two places, Mill Creek Ravine and Mill Woods Sport Park, make up 79% of the total.
Mill Woods Sport Park
Park or garden
31 ha1.7 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
1.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Greenview Park
Park or garden
9.9 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sister Mary Ann Casey Park
Park or garden
7.0 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Hillview
Directionsto a point inside
Minchau Park
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
6.8 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.2 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hillview Park
Park or garden
5.2 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Hillview
Directionsto a point inside
Weinlos Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
2.8 ha
0.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
Mill Creek RavineWood or forest · 103 ha · 26 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMill Woods Sport ParkPark or garden · 31 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsGreenview ParkPark or garden · 9.9 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsSister Mary Ann Casey ParkPark or garden · 7.0 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsMinchau ParkPark or garden · 6.8 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsHillview ParkPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsWeinlos ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · just outside town
DirectionsGraunke ParkPark or garden · 2.4 ha
DirectionsTukquanow ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSheppard ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCharles B. Hill ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
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 Hillview 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%)
Hillview100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Hillview
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Hillview0%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Each of the 2 is held by a public body. At 69 ha, Sherwood Park Natural Area is the largest.
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 7.4 km from the edge of town
Sherwood Park Natural AreaNature reserve · 69 ha · 8.6 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 Hillview
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
13 km west0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
31 km east194 km²since 1913
Nearer still is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park 13 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
Hillview has 72 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
72 km
in and around the town (10.4 km²)
Woodland
3.7%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
HillviewTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths6.9
048 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
HillviewTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.7%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 98% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 66% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Hillview
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
Walking season in Hillview: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 13 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 |
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. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (83 mm); February is driest (12 mm). The climate in Hillview →
Beaches
3 unnamed beaches near Hillview
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
38 things to do outdoors near Hillview
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, 37 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 37
Richfield Tot Lot1.2 km from town
DirectionsMeyonohk Park Playground1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 35 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Off-Leash Area1.0 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens and historic parks to visit near Hillview
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Mill Woods Sports ParkGarden or park · 0.3 km from town
DirectionsWilliam Hawrelak ParkGarden or park · 9.2 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 Hillview
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
MinchauWeinlosGreenviewKameyosekLee RidgeMeyokuminHillview
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
No place nearby has double Hillview’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
Questions about the outdoors in Hillview
What is the nearest national park to Hillview?
It is Elk Island National Park, 31 km off.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Hillview?
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.
What is the largest protected area near Hillview?
Sherwood Park Natural Area, a nature reserve of 69 ha.
Is there protected land near Hillview?
Yes: 0.2% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Where can you swim near Hillview?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Is there a provincial park near Hillview?
It is Big Island Provincial Park, 13 km away.
Sources
The sources behind Hillview’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).