First pick
Beaumaris Park
Park or garden
6.4 ha2.3 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.3 km of path
0.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
0.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lorelei · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park lies 35 km beyond Lorelei’s edge
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 8.7 km. One protected area lies within 10 km. The protected share within 10 km is 0.4%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
0.4%
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
35 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
8.7 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
Lorelei 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. 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 km0.4%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Lorelei is 9th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,305 to 4,460 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
Lorelei0.4%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lorelei1
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lorelei0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Lorelei lags towns its size: 31 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area E, Central Kootenay BC | 26% | 31% | 24 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Beresford NB | 24% | 6.2% | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Oka QC | 20% | 26% | 53 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Beaupré QC | 16% | 1.2% | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Invermere BC | 10% | 13% | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Bancroft ON | 9.5% | 2.3% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Bells Corners West ON | 9% | 11% | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Deep River ON | 8.1% | 1% | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Bellerive QC | 6% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Golden BC | 5.5% | 12% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Highlands East ON | 5.2% | 2.1% | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Bruleville ON | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Grand Forks BC | 4.5% | 0.9% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Queensland AB | 4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Deer Ridge AB | 3.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Montague ON | 3% | 2.8% | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Geraldton ON | 2.8% | 2.2% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Richmond County, Subdivision A NS | 2.7% | 1.4% | 149 | 0 | 27 |
| 19 | Bartonville ON | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | White City SK | 2.3% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | De Salaberry MB | 1.9% | 0.2% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | New Maryland NB | 1.7% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Oxford AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Central Park MB | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Roslyn MB | 1.6% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Spence MB | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Eganville ON | 1.5% | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Rossland BC | 1.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Glenridding Heights AB | 1.1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | South Calgary AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Inglewood AB | 0.6% | 17% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Lorelei AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Montgomery AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Ormsby Place AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Patricia Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Pollard Meadows AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Winston Heights/Mountview AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Prescott ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | High Level AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Beacon Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Lorelei
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 Lorelei: 6 named parks and woods
The biggest is Beaumaris Park, 6.4 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 32 ha in all
Parks & gardens 32 ha
Dunluce Park plus Baturyn Park account for 51% of the green.
Dunluce Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
8.9 ha0.4 km of path
1.7 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Baturyn Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
7.2 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Eaux Claires Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
7.2 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Peggy Holmes Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
1.3 ha0.4 km of path
1.1 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Harry Farmer Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
0.7 ha
0.9 km northfrom 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
All of Lorelei 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%)
Lorelei100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
1 protected area lies within 10 km of Lorelei
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Lorelei0%
Within 10 km0.4%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It belongs to a government.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 8.7 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 Lorelei
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
8.7 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
35 km east194 km²since 1913
Nearer still is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park 8.7 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
Lorelei has 46 km of footpaths in and around it
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
46 km
in and around the town (9.2 km²)
Woodland
0.7%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LoreleiTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths5
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LoreleiTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.7%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 91% of Canadian towns. For woods, 84% of Canadian towns have more.
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 Lorelei
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
Lorelei is best on foot in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (6.1 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 | 16.6 | 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 |
Summer brings the most rain: 83 mm in July; February gets 12 mm. Summer highs reach 24 °C in July; in January they stay near -6 °C. Some 124 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Lorelei →
Things to do
Outdoors around Lorelei: 33 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, 32 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 32
Castlewood Lake Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsRapperswill Playground1.8 km from town
DirectionsCarlslie2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 29 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
A garden to visit near Lorelei: William Hawrelak Park, 10 km away
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 · 10 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 Lorelei
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Eaux ClairesBeaumarisBaturynLago LindoGriesbachBelle RiveLorelei
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorelei | 0.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eaux Claires 0.7 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beaumaris 0.8 km | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Baturyn 1.0 km | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lago Lindo 1.4 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Griesbach 1.4 km | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Belle Rive 1.9 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Lorelei doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Lorelei
Is Lorelei near a national park?
It is Elk Island National Park, 35 km off.
Which is the biggest protected area near Lorelei?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 2,055 ha.
When is the best time for walking in Lorelei?
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.
Is there protected land near Lorelei?
Within 10 km, 0.4% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is there a provincial park near Lorelei?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 8.7 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Lorelei
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).