First pick
Callingwood Park
Park or garden
35 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
1.4 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
1.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lymburn · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 44 km from Lymburn: Elk Island National Park
3.8 km from town is Big Island Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. The Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw is the one mapped walking route close by. The 10 km around town hold 8 protected areas.
Protected land
1.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
8
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
44 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
3.8 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Lymburn 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km1.7%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 areas3Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named 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, Lymburn is 18th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,101 to 7,359 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
Lymburn1.7%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lymburn3
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lymburn1
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hope BC | 15% | 4.1% | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Trent Lakes ON | 14% | 12% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Vanier South ON | 12% | 1.1% | 39 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Les Cèdres QC | 11% | 0.1% | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Peace River AB | 8.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Chandler QC | 5.8% | 0.4% | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Portage la Prairie MB | 4.7% | 7% | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Carlisle ON | 4% | 0% | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Raleigh ON | 4% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Coronation Park SK | 4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Haysboro AB | 3.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Concord ON | 3.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cathedral Village SK | 2.8% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Saint-Paul QC | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Athabasca County AB | 2.4% | 3.2% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Twin Lakes SK | 2.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Colborne ON | 2.2% | 0.3% | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Fairwinds BC | 2.2% | 4.7% | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| 19 | Slave Lake AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Currie Barracks AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Brown's Corners ON | 1.8% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Whyte Ridge MB | 1.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Lymburn AB | 1.7% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | North River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Sherbrooke AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Wainfleet ON | 1.4% | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | King Edward MB | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Inglewood AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Merritt BC | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 30 | Chibougamau QC | 0.8% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 31 | Cougar Ridge AB | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Yarmouth NS | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Erin Woods AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 34 | La Sarre QC | 0.5% | 0.1% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Brighton SK | 0.5% | 0.1% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Cavanagh AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Val-des-Sources QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Niverville MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hamptons AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Kincora AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Lymburn
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
7 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Lymburn
The biggest is Callingwood Park, 35 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 51 ha in all
Parks & gardens 51 ha
Most of it sits in Callingwood Park and Lymburn Park: 81% together.
Monsignor Walter Fitzgerald Park
Park or garden
3.4 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Lymburn
Directionsto a point inside
Galbraith Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
2.0 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.3 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ormsby Park
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Lymburn
Directionsto a point inside
Wilfred Webb Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
1.7 ha0.2 km of path
0.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hamptons Pass
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
0.4 ha0.1 km of path
2.4 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
A park is within a short walk for 9 in 10 in Lymburn
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 (87%)Further (13%)
Lymburn87%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 1,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park. That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
1.7% of the land around Lymburn is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Lymburn0%
Within 10 km1.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
3 of the 8 are on public land. Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park covers 2,055 ha, the most of any named area. 5 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Big Island Provincial ParkProvincial park · 79 ha · 3.8 km from the edge of town
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 7.5 km from the edge of town
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 9.0 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 Lymburn
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
3.8 km south0.8 km²since 2023
Provincial park
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
9.0 km north21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
44 km east194 km²since 1913
Nearer still is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park 3.8 km away. There are 2 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Lymburn has 72 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
72 km
in and around the town (17.1 km²)
Woodland
1.6%
about 0.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LymburnTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths4.2
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LymburnTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.6%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 85% of Canadian towns have fewer. 77% of Canadian towns are more wooded.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
One mapped route to walk from Lymburn
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Regional
Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw83.8 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Lymburn in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 11 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 |
A typical year sees 124 cm of snow. In July the typical high is 24 °C; in January, -6 °C. July is warm and wet, 83 mm; the driest month, February, has 12 mm. The climate in Lymburn →
Things to do
Near Lymburn: 2 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
48 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Park0.5 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 48
Callingwood Spray Park0.2 km from town
DirectionsBessie Nichols Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsDoug Kelly Playground1.1 km from town
DirectionsCaribbean Cove1.1 km from town
DirectionsSister Anna Brockman Playground1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 43 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens and historic parks to visit near Lymburn
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 · 5.6 km from town
DirectionsUniversity of Alberta Botanic GardenGarden 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 Lymburn
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Ormsby PlaceAldergroveGlastonburyJamieson PlaceCallingwood SouthThorncliffLymburn
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lymburn | 1.7% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Ormsby Place 0.6 km | 0.3% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aldergrove 1.6 km | 3.7% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Glastonbury 1.6 km | 4.2% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamieson Place 1.6 km | 0.8% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Callingwood South 1.7 km | 0.4% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Thorncliff 1.9 km | 1.6% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Around Aldergrove and Glastonbury the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- 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 Lymburn
Where can you walk near Lymburn?
Try the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw.
Is there protected land near Lymburn?
Protected areas cover 1.7% of the land within 10 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Lymburn?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 2,055 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Lymburn?
The closest is Big Island Provincial Park, at 3.8 km.
Is Lymburn near a national park?
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 44 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Lymburn?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Where Lymburn’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).