First pick
McLeod Park
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
15 ha0.3 km of path
2.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
–Not graded
Outdoors in Kildare · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park is 32 km from Kildare
For a provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park lies 12 km off. 0% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
32 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
12 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
Kildare 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. 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%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 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
Kildare has the 2nd least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,796 to 2,872 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
Kildare0%
Towns its size3.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Kildare0
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Kildare0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Kildare trails its peers is public protected areas; 34 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Léry QC | 27% | 3.4% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Forestville QC | 26% | 1% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Labelle QC | 25% | 19% | 22 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Atikokan ON | 19% | 1.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Saint-Côme QC | 9.2% | 0.8% | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Addington Highlands ON | 8.9% | 8.2% | 37 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | South Keys ON | 8.3% | 0.1% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Navan - Sarsfield ON | 8% | 0.3% | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Rivière-Beaudette QC | 7.6% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Westcliffe East ON | 7.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Senneterre QC | 7% | 9.3% | 166 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Leeming ON | 6.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Anicet QC | 6.1% | 4.9% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ferme-Neuve QC | 5.6% | 8.2% | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Saint-Michel-des-Saints QC | 5.5% | 1% | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Jerome ON | 5.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Yamachiche QC | 5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sainte-Luce QC | 4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Laurier-Station QC | 3.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Normanview West SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Perry ON | 2.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | Minnedosa MB | 2.9% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Lacolle QC | 1.9% | 1.1% | 34 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Rougemont QC | 1.5% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Saint-Prime QC | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | Dundonald SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Sicamous BC | 0.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Bridgeport North ON | 0.9% | 4.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Bedford QC | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Weedon QC | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Grimshaw AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Downtown West End AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Grassie MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Westbrook Estates AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Greenview AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Meyonohk AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Harbour Grace NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 38 | Saint-Elzéar QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kildare AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Newton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Kildare
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 named parks and woods to walk in near Kildare
The biggest is McLeod Park, 15 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 42 ha in all
Parks & gardens 42 ha
McLeod Park and Londonderry Athletic Grounds together hold 65% of it.
Londonderry Athletic Grounds
Park or garden
12 ha0.2 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Delwood Park
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
4.5 ha0.2 km of path
1.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Kilkenny Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
4.3 ha
0.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Cherrydale Park
Park or garden
1.8 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Kildare
Directionsto a point inside
Josef Chelen Park
Park or garden · 230 m outside town
0.7 ha
1.3 km south-eastfrom 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
8 in 10 people in Kildare live near 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 (77%)Further (23%)
Kildare77%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 700 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Kildare, no land is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
For protected land, people look to Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 12 km off.
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 Kildare
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
12 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
32 km east194 km²since 1913
Closer to home, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is 12 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
18 km of paths in and around Kildare
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
18 km
in and around the town (8.9 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
KildareTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.1
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
KildareTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 57% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Kildare
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the neighbourhood; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
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 Kildare: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 5.6 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 |
The warmest days come in July (24 °C highs), the coldest in January (-6 °C). July is warm and wet, 83 mm; the driest month, February, has 12 mm. Winter brings about 124 cm of snow. The climate in Kildare →
Things to do
Near Kildare: 46 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.
46 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 46
G. Edmund Kelly Spray Park0.5 km from town
Directionssplash pad0.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 44 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Kildare: William Hawrelak Park, 9.5 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 · 9.5 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 Kildare
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
KilkennyEvansdaleDelwoodNorthmountYorkGlengarryKildare
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Kildare holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Kildare
How far is Kildare from a national park?
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 32 km away.
When should you visit Kildare for the outdoors?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Kildare?
The closest is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, at 12 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Kildare
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).