First pick
Michaels Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
9.4 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
0.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
0.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lee Ridge · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park lies 32 km beyond Lee Ridge’s edge
The closest provincial park is Big Island Provincial Park, 12 km from the edge of town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.1% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Within 5 km lie 3 beaches, unnamed on the map.
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
32 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
12 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Lee Ridge, set against 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 km0.1%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 areas2Areas 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, Lee Ridge is 5th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,685 to 2,761 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
Lee Ridge0.1%
Towns its size2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lee Ridge2
Towns its size5
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lee Ridge0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Lee Ridge trails its peers is protected land nearby; 34 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria County, Subdivision A NS | 33% | 54% | 152 | 3 | 59 |
| 2 | Highlands BC | 24% | 41% | 40 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Waskaganish QC | 24% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Electoral Area E, Peace River BC | 19% | 24% | 25 | 2 | 103 |
| 5 | Holyrood NL | 19% | 3.2% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Musquodoboit Harbour NS | 16% | 28% | 50 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Meadow Lake No. 588 SK | 13% | 15% | 25 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Eastman QC | 11% | 7.4% | 49 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Waterridge Village ON | 11% | 9.2% | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Swan Valley West MB | 11% | 1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast BC | 10% | 15% | 73 | 0 | 231 |
| 12 | Marritt ON | 7.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Freelton ON | 5.6% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Russell MB | 4.9% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Bonaventure QC | 3.7% | 1.5% | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 16 | Emerson-Franklin MB | 3.7% | 0.1% | 123 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse QC | 3.6% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Trinity ON | 2.6% | 2.8% | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Wakefield NB | 2.2% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 | Sussex NB | 2.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L NL | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | La Présentation QC | 1.7% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Gore QC | 1.6% | 2.3% | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Eastdale ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 8 |
| 25 | Central River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Tuxedo Industrial MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 36 |
| 27 | Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.1% | 3.5% | 28 | 3 | 6 |
| 28 | Upper Mount Royal AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Saint-Alexandre QC | 0.6% | 0.6% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Souris MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Talbot-Grey MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Macamic QC | 0.3% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay BC | 0.2% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 34 | Rivergrove MB | 0.2% | 4.7% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Wickham QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Lee Ridge AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Saint-Martin QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Country Hills Village AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Gold Bar AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Lee Ridge
The neighbourhood’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Lee Ridge: 5 named parks and woods
The biggest is Michaels Park, 9.4 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
5 named parks and woods, 34 ha in all
Parks & gardens 34 ha
The bulk, 60%, is Malcolm Tweddle Park and Michaels Park.
Malcolm Tweddle Park
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
11 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Richfield Park
Park or garden
4.9 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Lee Ridge
Directionsto a point inside
Kameyosek Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
5.3 ha0.3 km of path
1.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lee Ridge Park
Park or garden
3.4 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
Centralin the middle of Lee Ridge
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 Lee Ridge 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%)
Lee Ridge100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Lee Ridge has 2 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Lee Ridge0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
The 2 are all publicly owned. Sherwood Park Natural Area leads for size with 69 ha.
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
Sherwood Park Natural AreaNature reserve · 69 ha · 9.9 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
Parks around Lee Ridge
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
12 km west0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
32 km east194 km²since 1913
Nearer still is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park 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
49 km of paths in and around Lee Ridge
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
49 km
in and around the town (7.8 km²)
Woodland
under 0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Lee RidgeTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths6.3
048 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Lee RidgeTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodlandunder 0.1%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 97% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 93% 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 Lee Ridge
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the neighbourhood, though paths on the ground may well exist.
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 Lee Ridge: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 12 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 |
Summer highs reach 24 °C in July; in January they stay near -6 °C. Expect 83 mm in July, warm and wet, and 12 mm in February. Some 124 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Lee Ridge →
Beaches
3 unnamed beaches near Lee Ridge
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
24 things to do outdoors near Lee Ridge
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 23 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 23
Richfield Tot Lot0.3 km from town
DirectionsMeyonohk Park Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 21 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Off-Leash Area1.4 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens and historic parks to visit near Lee Ridge
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 · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsWilliam Hawrelak ParkGarden or park · 8.7 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 Lee Ridge
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
RichfieldTweddle PlaceKameyosekTipaskanGreenviewHillviewLee Ridge
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Lee Ridge’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 Lee Ridge
What is the biggest park or reserve near Lee Ridge?
Sherwood Park Natural Area: 69 ha, a nature reserve.
When should you visit Lee Ridge for the outdoors?
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 the nearest provincial park from Lee Ridge?
Big Island Provincial Park, 12 km from the edge of town.
How far is Lee Ridge from a national park?
Elk Island National Park is closest, at 32 km.
Where can you swim near Lee Ridge?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
Is there protected land near Lee Ridge?
Within 10 km, 0.1% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
Where Lee Ridge’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).