First pick
Coronation Park
Park or garden
34 ha3.9 km of path
55 minto walk all 3.9 km of path
0.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
1.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in North Glenora · parks, protected land & trails
North Glenora is 39 km from Elk Island National Park
The closest provincial park is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 6.9 km from the edge of town. OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw. 2 protected areas lie within 10 km.
Protected land
1.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
39 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
6.9 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How North Glenora compares with 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. 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 km1.9%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 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
North Glenora has the 17th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,643 to 3,741 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
North Glenora1.9%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
North Glenora1
Towns its size6
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
North Glenora1
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, North Glenora does best for protected land nearby: 16 of the other 39 have more. On public protected areas it is behind: 33 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baie-D'Urfé QC | 49% | 0.1% | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 33% | 25% | 26 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | Blind River ON | 21% | 41% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Saint-Sulpice QC | 12% | 5.8% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Golf Course ON | 7.3% | 3% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Bright NB | 7.1% | 4.6% | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Woodbridge Meadows ON | 5.7% | 2.7% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Central ON | 5.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 4.8% | 4.4% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Cowichan Bay BC | 4.2% | 5.7% | 64 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Westville NS | 4.1% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Industrial Sector A and Keith ON | 3.5% | 0.9% | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Deer Run AB | 3.4% | 47% | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Parkland AB | 3.4% | 39% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Piedmont QC | 3.1% | 15% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Parkview West ON | 2.1% | 2.7% | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | North Glenora AB | 1.9% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Killarney MB | 1.8% | 2.3% | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Powassan ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Electoral Area C, Nanaimo BC | 1.5% | 1.1% | 60 | 6 | 47 |
| 21 | Kensington AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Studholm NB | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Deer Lodge MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Fifty Point ON | 1.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Alpine Place MB | 0.9% | 2.3% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Cameron Heights AB | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Inkster-Faraday MB | 0.8% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ascot Corner QC | 0.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | North Inkster Industrial MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Flagstaff County AB | 0.4% | 0.3% | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Radisson MB | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Victoria West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Eau Claire AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | West Kildonan Industrial MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Greenfield AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Magrath Heights AB | 0.3% | 13% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Cartier MB | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Sainte-Claire QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Michel QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Country Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
North Glenora 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
6 parks and woods to walk in, in or near North Glenora
Largest first: Coronation Park leads with 34 ha. Numbers match the map.
6 named parks and woods, 44 ha in all
Parks & gardens 44 ha
The bulk, 84%, is Coronation Park and McQueen Park.
McQueen Park
Park or garden
3.6 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of North Glenora
Directionsto a point inside
Canora Park
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
2.5 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ken Newman Park
Park or garden · 130 m outside town
1.7 ha0.3 km of path
1.1 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Glenora Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
1.1 ha0.2 km of path
1.0 km south-eastfrom 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 North Glenora 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%)
North Glenora100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
1.9% of the land around North Glenora 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 North Glenora0%
Within 10 km1.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 1 of the 2. One further area is privately owned conservation land; it counts in the figures but isn’t named, as a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 6.9 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 North Glenora
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
6.9 km north-west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
39 km east194 km²since 1913
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 6.9 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
North Glenora and its edge hold 20 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
20 km
in and around the town (10 km²)
Woodland
1.2%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
North GlenoraTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
North GlenoraTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.2%
0%50%100%
Paths are denser here than in 55% of Canadian towns. 80% 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 North Glenora
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
North Glenora is best on foot in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 3.4 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 |
Some 124 cm of snow falls each winter. Summer highs reach 24 °C in July; in January they stay near -6 °C. The wettest month is the warmest, July (83 mm); February has 12 mm. The climate in North Glenora →
Things to do
North Glenora has 5 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 65 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Plus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 65
Plus 65 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Emily Murphy Park Canoe Launch1.8 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near North Glenora: 3 gardens and parks to visit
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 · 2.5 km from town
DirectionsChinese Garden PagodaGarden or park · 4.7 km from town
DirectionsMill Woods Sports 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 North Glenora
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
GlenoraWestmountWoodcroftCanoraInglewoodWest Jasper PlaceNorth Glenora
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Next door, protected shares stay within twice North Glenora’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in North Glenora
Which is the biggest protected area near North Glenora?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park: 2,055 ha, a provincial park.
Where can you walk near North Glenora?
OpenStreetMap maps the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw close by.
How far is North Glenora from a national park?
Elk Island National Park, 39 km from the edge of town.
Is there protected land near North Glenora?
Within 10 km, 1.9% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest provincial park to North Glenora?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 6.9 km away.
When is the best time for walking in North Glenora?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Sources for this page on North Glenora
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).