First pick
Fulton Marsh Constructed Wetland
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
21 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
1.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
0.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Larkspur · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park is 28 km from Larkspur
A provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park, lies 16 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
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
28 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
16 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Larkspur 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. 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 areas1Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Larkspur is 9th from the bottom for protected land
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
Larkspur0.2%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Larkspur1
Towns its size2
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Larkspur0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Larkspur lags towns its size: 29 of 39 are ahead.
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
Where the green is in Larkspur
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
6 named parks and woods to walk in near Larkspur
The biggest is Fulton Marsh Constructed Wetland, 21 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 59 ha in all
Parks & gardens 59 ha
61% of the area is in just two places: Fulton Marsh Constructed Wetland and Larkspur Corridor.
Larkspur Corridor
Park or garden
15 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Larkspur
Directionsto a point inside
Larkspur Park
Park or garden
10 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Larkspur
Directionsto a point inside
Wild Rose Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
6.0 ha0.2 km of path
0.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Creek's Crossing Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
5.6 ha
1.1 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Kittlitz Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
1.0 ha0.4 km of path
0.9 km southfrom 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
Every resident of Larkspur lives 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Larkspur100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high.
Protected areas
1 protected area lies within 10 km of Larkspur
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Larkspur0%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It is public land.
Sherwood Park Natural AreaNature reserve · 69 ha · 5.5 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
The parks within reach of Larkspur
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
16 km west0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
28 km east194 km²since 1913
Nearer still is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park 16 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
Paths to walk: 45 km in and around Larkspur
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
45 km
in and around the town (10.4 km²)
Woodland
3.3%
about 0.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LarkspurTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths4.4
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LarkspurTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.3%
0%50%100%
Woods cover less of it than in 69% of Canadian towns. Few places match it for paths: more than 87% 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
No mapped walking route near Larkspur
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 Larkspur: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (14 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) | -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 yearly snowfall is near 124 cm. From -6 °C in January to 24 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. Rain peaks with the heat: 83 mm in July, against 12 mm in February. The climate in Larkspur →
Beaches
3 unnamed beaches near Larkspur
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
23 things to do outdoors near Larkspur
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
19 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 19
Kittlitz Park Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsBlair McPherson Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsMaple Crest Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsSilver Berry Park Playground1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 15 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Off-Leash Area1.8 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Larkspur: 2 gardens and parks 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.
Mill Woods Sports ParkGarden or park · 3.4 km from town
DirectionsWilliam Hawrelak ParkGarden or park · 11 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 Larkspur
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Wild RoseKiniski GardensTamarackJackson HeightsSilver BerryMapleLarkspur
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkspur | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Wild Rose 1.2 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kiniski Gardens 1.3 km | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tamarack 1.4 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jackson Heights 1.8 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Silver Berry 1.8 km | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Maple 2.1 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Around Larkspur, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
Questions about the outdoors in Larkspur
What is the nearest beach to Larkspur?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
How far is Larkspur from a national park?
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 28 km away.
Are there protected areas near Larkspur?
Yes: 0.2% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Larkspur?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to Larkspur?
The closest is Big Island Provincial Park, at 16 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Larkspur?
Sherwood Park Natural Area, a nature reserve of 69 ha.
Sources
Sources for this page on Larkspur
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).