Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The closest provincial park is Big Island Provincial Park, 3.5 km from the edge of town. OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw. Of the country within 10 km, 0.3% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,048 to 4,172 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
For protected land nearby, Leger lags towns its size: 26 of 39 are ahead.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mistissini QC | 26% | 1.4% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges QC | 12% | 0% | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen BC | 12% | 12% | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Fort Nelson BC | 11% | 9.8% | 36 | 0 | 330 |
| 5 | Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place ON | 9.5% | 23% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Oakes ON | 7.4% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 6.3% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Balfour ON | 5.7% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Centremount ON | 5.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Electoral Area B, Cariboo BC | 5.4% | 4.8% | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lake of Bays ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Woodlands MB | 4.8% | 6.6% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine BC | 4.8% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Inch Park ON | 4.8% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | North Norfolk MB | 4.5% | 0.5% | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Barry's Bay ON | 3.9% | 1.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Pioneer Tower West ON | 2.3% | 3.9% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | West River PE | 2.2% | 2.9% | 18 | 8 | 15 |
| 19 | Haut-Madawaska NB | 2.2% | 7.7% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs QC | 2% | 2.9% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Elbow Park AB | 2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Kirkfield MB | 1% | 0.3% | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 23 | Northern Lights County AB | 0.9% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 67 |
| 24 | Island Lakes MB | 0.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Sunalta AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Beaumaris AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Perth South ON | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Patterson AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Tuxedo Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Leger AB | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Malmo Plains AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Meyokumin AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Matt Berry AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Lac-Etchemin QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 35 | Swan River MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Crossfield AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Balwin AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Forest Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Killarney AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | McCauley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
The neighbourhood’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
The biggest is Whitemud Creek Ravine, 386 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Add Whitemud Creek Ravine to Hodgson Park and you have 98% of it.
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.
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.
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
2 of the 4 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Big Island Provincial Park covers 79 ha, the most of any named area. Another 2 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
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 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.
Nearer still is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park 3.5 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
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).
Paths are denser here than in 96% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 52% 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.
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (13 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 |
A typical year sees 124 cm of snow. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (83 mm); February is driest (12 mm). In July the typical high is 24 °C; in January, -6 °C. The climate in Leger →
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The highest named peak nearby is Rabbit Hill, at 713 m. There are 24 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Plus 24 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leger | 0.3% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Terwillegar Towne 1.0 km | 0.7% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ogilvie Ridge 1.0 km | 0.3% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Magrath Heights 1.2 km | 0.3% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Haddow 1.8 km | 0.9% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Bulyea Heights 2.0 km | 0.3% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rhatigan Ridge 2.0 km | 0.5% | 4 | 2 | 0 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Leger.
Elk Island National Park, 41 km from the edge of town.
It is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 79 ha.
Try the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw.
Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km.
Big Island Provincial Park, 3.5 km away.
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
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).