First pick
Cy Becker Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
4.7 ha0.4 km of path
1.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
0.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in McConachie · parks, protected land & trails
McConachie is 30 km from Elk Island National Park
The closest provincial park is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 14 km from the edge of town. 2 protected areas lie within 10 km. Within 10 km of the town, 0.2% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.
Protected land
0.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
30 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
14 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
Each figure for McConachie, 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
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 areas0Areas 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
McConachie sits 3rd from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (10,204 to 10,680 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
McConachie0.2%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
McConachie0
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
McConachie0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, McConachie lags towns its size: 37 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanier North ON | 11% | 0.6% | 40 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Markham Village ON | 9.8% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | New Glasgow NS | 9.2% | 0.5% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Saint-Zotique QC | 7.5% | 0.1% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Bassin-de-la-Lièvre QC | 6.2% | 20% | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Notre-Dame-de-Grâces QC | 5.8% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Corman Park No. 344 SK | 5.4% | 2.7% | 37 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Professors Lake ON | 4.8% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Yarmouth NS | 4.7% | 4.9% | 79 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Stittsville East ON | 4.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Quesnel BC | 4.3% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Saint-Sacrement QC | 4% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Coal Harbour BC | 3.9% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 76 |
| 14 | Upper Thornhill Estates ON | 3.5% | 12% | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | East St. Paul MB | 3.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lynden ON | 3.1% | 5.4% | 33 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Greely ON | 2.7% | 0.7% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Rosemont/Mount Royal SK | 2.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Rexdale-Kipling ON | 2.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Northwood Park ON | 2.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Centreville Chicopee ON | 2.5% | 5.1% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Masonville ON | 2% | 7.5% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Dutrisac QC | 1.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bois-des-Filion QC | 1.7% | 3.3% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Arbour Lake AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Dover AB | 1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Ponoka County AB | 0.5% | 0.2% | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Weston-Pelham Park ON | 0.5% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 29 | West Hillhurst AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Humber Heights-Westmount ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Falconridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Monterey Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Rundle AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Temple AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Markland Wood ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | City Centre ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | South Central ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | McConachie AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Seaforth ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Hidden Valley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
McConachie on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
A named park or wood to walk in near McConachie
Largest first: Cy Becker Park leads with 4.7 ha. Numbers match the map.
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 McConachie 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%)
McConachie100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
A typical Canadian town reaches only 83%.
Protected areas
McConachie 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 McConachie0%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
They belong to private owners or land trusts, so the page leaves their names out.
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
Big parks near McConachie
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
14 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
30 km east194 km²since 1913
A provincial park is closer: Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, at 14 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
McConachie and its edge hold 30 km of footpath
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
30 km
in and around the town (13.4 km²)
Woodland
1.3%
about 0.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
McConachieTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
McConachieTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.3%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 79% of Canadian towns. It has more footpath per km² than 59% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near McConachie
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the neighbourhood. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
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 McConachie in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 9.0 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 | 16.6 | 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 |
In July the typical high is 24 °C; in January, -6 °C. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (83 mm); February is driest (12 mm). A typical year sees 124 cm of snow. The climate in McConachie →
Things to do
Near McConachie: 13 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are playgrounds: 13 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 13
Brintnell Playground1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 12 playgrounds 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 McConachie: William Hawrelak Park, 13 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 · 13 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 McConachie
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Matt BerryHollick-KenyonCrystallina Nera EastOzernaCy BeckerBrintnellMcConachie
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McConachie | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Berry 1.1 km | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollick-Kenyon 1.4 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystallina Nera East 1.5 km | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozerna 1.6 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cy Becker 1.7 km | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brintnell 1.9 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as McConachie.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
Questions about the outdoors in McConachie
When is the best time for walking in McConachie?
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 a provincial park near McConachie?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 14 km from the edge of town.
How much land around McConachie is protected?
Yes: 0.2% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to McConachie?
Elk Island National Park is closest, at 30 km.
Sources
The sources behind McConachie’s outdoors figures
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).