First pick
Hermitage Park
Park or garden
96 ha13.3 km of path
2 h 55 minto walk all 13.3 km of path
1.3 km south-eastfrom the centre
Herm Gravel
Directionsto a point inside
0.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Kernohan · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park lies 27 km beyond Kernohan’s edge
2 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. A provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, lies 17 km away. One named trail is close: the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw.
Protected land
0.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
27 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
17 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Kernohan against 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km0.3%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 areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Kernohan sits 4th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,980 to 3,062 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
Kernohan0.3%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Kernohan0
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Kernohan1
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Kernohan is weakest for public protected areas: 37 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocagne NB | 39% | 4.3% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Electoral Area C, Strathcona BC | 12% | 8.1% | 61 | 0 | 170 |
| 3 | Elkford BC | 12% | 16% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Vanscoy No. 345 SK | 11% | 4.2% | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Leslie Park - Bruce Farm ON | 11% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | McDougall ON | 10% | 4.1% | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Electoral Area D, Cariboo BC | 9.4% | 10% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Lac-des-Écorces QC | 8.8% | 4.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu QC | 8.6% | 0.1% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Riverside Park South - Revelstoke ON | 8.3% | 6.2% | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Kirkendall South ON | 6.9% | 0.9% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Buchanan ON | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard QC | 4.9% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Bainbridge BC | 4% | 0% | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 15 | North Shore PE | 3.6% | 7.3% | 19 | 11 | 18 |
| 16 | Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil QC | 3.6% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Grenville-sur-la-Rouge QC | 3.2% | 3.7% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Dewdney Place SK | 3.1% | 90% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Huntingdon QC | 3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Granville AB | 2.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 AB | 2.4% | 2.2% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Alpine ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Nutana Park SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Poplar Park ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 25 | Albany AB | 1.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | South Portage MB | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Crescentwood MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Princeton BC | 1.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 29 | Varsity View MB | 1.1% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 30 | Hillcrest Management Area SK | 0.9% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Wallace-Woodworth MB | 0.8% | 0.1% | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Lorne MB | 0.7% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Luxton MB | 0.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Tisdale SK | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Stanstead QC | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Bisset AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Kernohan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Laurier Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Markstay-Warren ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Saint-Dominique QC | 0.1% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Kernohan
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
7 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Kernohan
Largest first: Hermitage Park leads with 96 ha. Numbers match the map.
7 named parks and woods, 169 ha in all
Parks & gardens 169 ha
The bulk, 77%, is Hermitage Park and Kennedale Ravine Park.
Kennedale Ravine Park
Park or garden
35 ha5.5 km of path
1 h 15 minto walk all 5.5 km of path
1.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Edmonton Soccer Centre East Overlanders Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
13 ha0.3 km of path
1.4 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Belmont Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
11 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Canon Ridge Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
4.8 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.5 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Kernohan Park
Park or garden
6.3 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Kernohan
Directionsto a point inside
Bannerman Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
3.2 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.0 km northfrom 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
All of Kernohan 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%)
Kernohan100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Kernohan
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Kernohan0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one is privately held, and none is named: private land isn’t a place to visit.
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 Kernohan
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
17 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
27 km east194 km²since 1913
Closer to home, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is 17 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
Kernohan has 47 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
47 km
in and around the town (9.9 km²)
Woodland
8.2%
about 0.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
KernohanTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths4.8
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
KernohanTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland8.2%
0%50%100%
For woods, 52% of Canadian towns have more. Few places match it for paths: more than 90% of Canadian towns have fewer.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
Kernohan has 1 named walking route
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 Kernohan: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 9.6 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 |
January brings highs of -6 °C, July highs of 24 °C. The wettest month is the warmest, July (83 mm); February has 12 mm. About 124 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Kernohan →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Kernohan
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
Kernohan has a viewpoint within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
25 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 25
Fraser Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsTreehouse Indoor Playground1.5 km from town
DirectionsAmazone Playzone1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Kernohan: William Hawrelak Park, 12 km away
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 Kernohan
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
BelmontBannermanOverlandersFraserClareview Town CentreHomesteaderKernohan
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kernohan | 0.3% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Belmont 0.8 km | 0.2% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bannerman 1.1 km | 0.3% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Overlanders 1.4 km | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fraser 1.8 km | 0.2% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Clareview Town Centre 1.9 km | 0.2% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Homesteader 2.1 km | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Kernohan has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Kernohan
How far is the nearest provincial park from Kernohan?
The closest is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, at 17 km.
Is there a beach near Kernohan?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
Where can you walk near Kernohan?
The Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw, mapped within 2 km.
Is there protected land near Kernohan?
Within 10 km, 0.3% of the land lies in protected areas.
When is the best time for walking in Kernohan?
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.
How far is Kernohan from a national park?
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 27 km away.
Sources
The sources behind Kernohan’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).