Within 45 km of Keswick: Elk Island National Park
For a provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park lies 1.1 km off. 1.5% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). CPCAD lists 12 protected areas within 10 km.
Keswick 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Keswick has the 20th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,885 to 4,032 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area F, East Kootenay BC | 30% | 23% | 41 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay BC | 11% | 4.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Lamont County AB | 9.6% | 2.2% | 51 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Okanagan Falls BC | 9.1% | 18% | 34 | 0 | 30 |
| 5 | Cap-Santé QC | 8.3% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Colchester County, Subdivision A NS | 7.5% | 14% | 51 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Ainslie Wood West ON | 7.5% | 15% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | East Lawrencetown NS | 5.9% | 2.4% | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Alexander MB | 4.9% | 1.3% | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Stinson ON | 4.9% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Normanview Residents Group SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Fairview AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Belmead AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | New Richmond QC | 3.4% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard QC | 3% | 0.2% | 20 | 4 | 9 |
| 16 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré QC | 3% | 0.2% | 14 | 7 | 8 |
| 17 | Callander ON | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Lisgar ON | 2.8% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Auditorium ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Keswick AB | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Kentley ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| 22 | Bridgeport East ON | 1.2% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Forty Mile County No. 8 AB | 1.1% | 1.6% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Haddow AB | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Livingston AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | University Heights AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Mission Gardens MB | 0.5% | 2.3% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Leila North MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Templeton-Sinclair MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Pasadena NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Fraser AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Maple AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Watford ON | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Danville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Morris-Turnberry ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Pincher Creek AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Fort Macleod AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Belle Rive AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Parkdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | York AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Where the green is in Keswick
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood.
All of Keswick 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.
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas cover 1.5% of the land near Keswick
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
3 of the 12 are on public land. Big Island Provincial Park covers 79 ha, the most of any named area. The figures include 9 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
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.
Big parks near Keswick
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.
Big Island Provincial Park
Elk Island National Park
Closer to home, Big Island Provincial Park is 1.1 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
40 km of paths in and around Keswick
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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
For path density, it beats 72% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 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.
No named walking route passes Keswick on the map
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.
Walking season in Keswick: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (Airport) (11 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) | -7 | -4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 22 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 75 | 87 | 53 | 35 | 22 | 20 | 15 |
The yearly snowfall is near 127 cm. Summer brings the most rain: 87 mm in July; February gets 12 mm. From -7 °C in January to 23 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Keswick →
17 things to do outdoors near Keswick
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, 16 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
2 gardens and historic parks to visit near Keswick
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Sources: 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 to Keswick
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keswick | 1.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenridding Heights 1.7 km | 1.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ambleside 1.8 km | 1% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Windermere 2.0 km | 1% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| South Terwillegar 3.6 km | 0.8% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Chappelle 3.9 km | 0.8% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Haddow 4.3 km | 0.9% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
No place nearby has double Keswick’s share of protected land. More routes are mapped around Windermere (2).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Keswick
What is the nearest provincial park to Keswick?
It is Big Island Provincial Park, 1.1 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Keswick?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Keswick from a national park?
It is Elk Island National Park, 45 km off.
Are there protected areas near Keswick?
Protected areas cover 1.5% of the land within 10 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Keswick?
Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park of 79 ha.
The sources behind Keswick’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).