First pick
Poplar District Park
Park or garden
13 ha0.2 km of path
1.5 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
–Not graded
Outdoors in Klarvatten · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park lies 34 km beyond Klarvatten’s edge
The nearest provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, is 11 km away. Protected areas cover 0% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 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
34 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
11 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
Klarvatten 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
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
Klarvatten has the least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,617 to 6,914 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
Klarvatten0%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Klarvatten0
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Klarvatten0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Klarvatten lags towns its size: 33 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Bay, Unorganized ON | 18% | 18% | 136 | 6 | 347 |
| 2 | Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen ON | 14% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Old Ottawa South ON | 12% | 5.4% | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlemagne QC | 11% | 1.4% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Harrietsfield NS | 11% | 19% | 33 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Beaverbrook ON | 7.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | The Estates of Rainbow Creek ON | 7.1% | 6.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Centre QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Douglas NB | 6.4% | 9.4% | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde QC | 6.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Southern Gulf Islands BC | 6.2% | 26% | 115 | 0 | 83 |
| 12 | Barrington NS | 5.2% | 6.8% | 91 | 0 | 45 |
| 13 | Anniedale BC | 4.5% | 7.9% | 155 | 8 | 3 |
| 14 | Millrise AB | 4.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Canyon Meadows AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Willow Park AB | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Annapolis County, Subdivision A NS | 3.1% | 1.6% | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Hillsdale SK | 2.4% | 40% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Riverdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| 20 | Parkhill ON | 1.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Glenwood MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Old Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| 23 | Weston MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Industrial ON | 1.2% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| 25 | Spruce Cliff AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Griesbach AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Garden City MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Applewood Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Renfrew AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Brintnell AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Bridgeland/Riverside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Stephenville NL | 0.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 33 | Kiniski Gardens AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Tamarack AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Lucan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Gimli MB | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 37 | Bonnie Doon AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rhineland MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Klarvatten AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Klarvatten
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 Klarvatten: 4 named parks and woods
Poplar District Park is the largest, at 13 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
4 named parks and woods, 28 ha in all
Parks & gardens 28 ha
The bulk, 70%, is Poplar District Park and Klarvatten Park.
Klarvatten Park
Park or garden
6.9 ha0.4 km of path
0.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Eusebio Garcia Park
Park or garden
4.5 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Klarvatten
Directionsto a point inside
Lago Lindo Park
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
3.8 ha0.4 km of path
0.8 km south-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 Klarvatten, 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%)
Klarvatten100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Klarvatten, 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.
The nearest provincial park is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 11 km away.
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 Klarvatten
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
11 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
34 km east194 km²since 1913
Closer to home, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is 11 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
Klarvatten and its edge hold 37 km of footpath
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
37 km
in and around the town (14 km²)
Woodland
1.1%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
KlarvattenTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.6
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
KlarvattenTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.1%
0%50%100%
For woods, 80% of Canadian towns have more. For path density, it beats 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
No mapped walking route near Klarvatten
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
Klarvatten is best on foot in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 8.2 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 | 16.6 | 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 |
A typical year sees 124 cm of snow. The warmest month, July, is also the wettest (83 mm), while February is driest at 12 mm. In July the typical high is 24 °C; in January, -6 °C. The climate in Klarvatten →
Things to do
Outdoors around Klarvatten: 22 places to go
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, 21 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 21
G. Edmund Kelly Spray Park1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 20 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
William Hawrelak Park, 12 km from Klarvatten, is the garden to visit
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 Klarvatten
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Lago LindoCrystallina Nera WestElsinoreCrystallina Nera EastMayliewanBelle RiveKlarvatten
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klarvatten | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lago Lindo 0.9 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystallina Nera West 1.0 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elsinore 1.4 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystallina Nera East 1.6 km | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayliewan 1.9 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belle Rive 2.0 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Klarvatten has.
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.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Klarvatten
How far is Klarvatten from a national park?
It is Elk Island National Park, 34 km off.
When is the best time for walking in Klarvatten?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is there a provincial park near Klarvatten?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 11 km away.
Sources
Where Klarvatten’s outdoors figures come from
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).