First pick
Brintnell Park
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
5.0 ha0.3 km of path
1.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
0.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Miller · parks, protected land & trails
Miller is 29 km from Elk Island National Park
15 km from town is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Within 10 km are 2 protected areas. The protected share within 10 km is 0.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
0.3%
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
29 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
Miller 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 km0.3%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
Among 40 towns its size, Miller is 13th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,246 to 3,337 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
Miller0.3%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Miller0
Towns its size2
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Miller0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Miller lags towns its size: 29 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Jean-Port-Joli QC | 52% | 0.7% | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Annapolis County, Subdivision D NS | 25% | 31% | 135 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Pictou NS | 24% | 0.5% | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Division No. 19, Unorganized MB | 22% | 24% | 57 | 0 | 65 |
| 5 | Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast BC | 16% | 11% | 27 | 0 | 37 |
| 6 | Dalhousie NB | 13% | 0.2% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Inverness County, Subdivision C NS | 8.2% | 6.3% | 181 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Sheet Harbour NS | 7.7% | 7.8% | 124 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Saint-André-d'Argenteuil QC | 7.4% | 7.4% | 46 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Central Okanagan West BC | 6.7% | 5.4% | 49 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | Enderby BC | 5.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Greeningdon ON | 5.4% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Grande-Rivière QC | 4.9% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Hill Park ON | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Pilot Butte SK | 3.8% | 0% | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | Hampton NB | 3.7% | 1% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Rankin Inlet NU | 3.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Saint-Jean-Baptiste QC | 2.2% | 2% | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Wellington AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Normanhurst ON | 2% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 21 | North Algona Wilberforce ON | 1.8% | 4.6% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Mill Courtland Woodside Park ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Point Road MB | 1.5% | 0.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Canossa AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Bonavista NL | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 26 | Stoke QC | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Bulyea Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Miller AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Hazeldean AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Sainte-Clotilde QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Virden MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Inuvik NT | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Hay River NT | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 36 | Arviat NU | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 37 | Beverly Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Eaux Claires AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Holyrood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Westwood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Miller
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
4 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Miller
The biggest is Brintnell Park, 5.0 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
4 named parks and woods, 15 ha in all
Parks & gardens 15 ha
66% of the area is in just two places: Brintnell Park and Miller Park.
Ebbers Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
3.7 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Miller
Directionsto a point inside
Henri Legay Park
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
1.3 ha0.2 km of path
1.1 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
Every resident of Miller 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%)
Miller100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better.
Protected areas
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Miller
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Miller0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
No public land among them: all are private conservation land, counted but unnamed.
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 Miller
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
15 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
29 km east194 km²since 1913
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 15 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Miller has 36 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
36 km
in and around the town (7.9 km²)
Woodland
under 0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MillerTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths4.5
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MillerTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodlandunder 0.1%
0%50%100%
95% of Canadian towns are more wooded. For path density, it beats 88% 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 Miller
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the neighbourhood; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Miller is best on foot in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (8.6 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 |
From -6 °C in January to 24 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. Summer brings the most rain: 83 mm in July; February gets 12 mm. The yearly snowfall is near 124 cm. The climate in Miller →
Things to do
Near Miller: 25 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.
Most numerous: playgrounds (25).
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 25
Brintnell Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsTreehouse Indoor Playground0.7 km from town
Directionssplash pad0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Miller: William Hawrelak Park, 12 km off
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 · 12 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 Miller
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Clareview Town CentreBrintnellCasselmanKirknessHollick-KenyonYorkMiller
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clareview Town Centre 1.1 km | 0.2% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brintnell 1.1 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Casselman 1.2 km | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirkness 1.3 km | 0.2% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hollick-Kenyon 1.4 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| York 1.9 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Miller 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.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Miller
How far is the nearest provincial park from Miller?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 15 km away.
When should you visit Miller for the outdoors?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest national park to Miller?
It is Elk Island National Park, 29 km off.
Are there protected areas near Miller?
Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
The sources behind Miller’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).