First pick
Goldstick Park
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
44 ha7.9 km of path
1 h 45 minto walk all 7.9 km of path
2.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
HustlerSouth LoopCreek Crossing Loop+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Rowanswiki · CC0–Not graded
Outdoors in Ottewell · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 31 km from Ottewell: Elk Island National Park
The protected share within 10 km is 0%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 15 km. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
31 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Ottewell 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. 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%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 routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Ottewell has the least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,920 to 8,168 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
Ottewell0%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Ottewell0
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Ottewell1
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Ottewell lags towns its size: 33 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est NB | 27% | 2% | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Morgan Creek BC | 17% | 1% | 157 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Elmvale - Canterbury ON | 14% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Shaughnessy BC | 13% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 55 |
| 5 | Clare NS | 11% | 5.8% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Lincoln NB | 6.8% | 3.8% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Kirkland Lake ON | 5% | 9.5% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Holdom BC | 4.9% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 48 |
| 9 | Woodbine AB | 4.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Al Ritchie SK | 4.4% | 39% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Haliburton Village ON | 4.1% | 2.6% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Drayton Valley AB | 3.3% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Legacy AB | 3.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Rocky Mountain House AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Broadview BC | 2.6% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 16 | Woodbine-Lumsden ON | 2.5% | 5.1% | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 17 | Langstaff ON | 2.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Cornwall PE | 1.7% | 0% | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| 19 | Jackson ON | 1.6% | 3.2% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Talbot ON | 1.6% | 4.3% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | South Pointe MB | 1.6% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Scenic Acres AB | 1.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Wolseley MB | 1.5% | 0% | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Labrador City NL | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | North Stormont ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Cardinal ON | 0.8% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Otonabee-South Monaghan ON | 0.7% | 0.7% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Lawson Heights SK | 0.7% | 8.1% | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Silverwood Heights SK | 0.6% | 1.6% | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Killarney/Glengarry AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Bayham ON | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Allard AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambton Baby Point ON | 0.3% | 7.1% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 34 | Charlesworth AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Queen Mary Park AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Acton Vale QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 37 | Taber AB | 0% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvest Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Sage Hill AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ottewell AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Ottewell
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 Ottewell
Largest first: Goldstick Park leads with 44 ha. Numbers match the map.
7 named parks and woods, 102 ha in all
Parks & gardens 102 ha
Goldstick Park plus Capilano Park account for 75% of the green.
Capilano Park
Park or garden
32 ha7.8 km of path
1 h 45 minto walk all 7.8 km of path
2.4 km northfrom the centre
Capilano Park TrailCapilano AccessSideline+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Fulton Ravine
Park or garden
16 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.4 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Fulton Place Park
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
5.2 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.5 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Kenilworth Park
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
1.9 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.2 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Mike Finland Park
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
2.4 ha
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Harry Hardin Park
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
0.3 ha
1.2 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
A park is within a short walk for 9 in 10 in Ottewell
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 (92%)Further (7.6%)
Ottewell92%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 600 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
There is no protected land within 10 km of Ottewell
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 15 km away, is the closest provincial park.
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 Ottewell
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 north-west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
31 km east194 km²since 1913
Closer to home, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is 15 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
Paths to walk: 38 km in and around Ottewell
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
38 km
in and around the town (15 km²)
Woodland
3.5%
about 0.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
OttewellTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.5
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
OttewellTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.5%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 65% of Canadian towns have fewer. 68% 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 Ottewell
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
The best months for walking in Ottewell: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 7.2 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 |
The yearly snowfall is near 124 cm. Summer brings the most rain: 83 mm in July; February gets 12 mm. From -6 °C in January to 24 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Ottewell →
Beaches
The beach near Ottewell: Accidental Beach, 1.9 km away
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Accidental Beach1.9 km from town
DirectionsFor water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Ottewell: one viewpoint on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
70 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Camel Humps Nature Reserve1.6 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 4
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 70
Kenilworth Splash pad0.3 km from town
DirectionsFulton Place Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsHardisty School Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsFulton Place Spray Park0.5 km from town
DirectionsGold Bar Playground0.9 km from town
DirectionsCapilano Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsRiverdale School Playground1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 63 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Boat launch1.9 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
3 gardens within reach of Ottewell
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Chinese Garden PagodaGarden or park · 2.4 km from town
DirectionsWilliam Hawrelak ParkGarden or park · 6.9 km from town
DirectionsMill Woods Sports ParkGarden or park · 7.3 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 Ottewell
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
HolyroodGold BarForest HeightsKing Edward ParkCapilanoBonnie DoonOttewell
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottewell | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Holyrood 1.1 km | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gold Bar 1.9 km | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Forest Heights 1.9 km | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| King Edward Park 1.9 km | 0.2% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Capilano 2.2 km | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bonnie Doon 2.6 km | 0.1% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Ottewell has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Ottewell
Where can you swim near Ottewell?
The nearest is Accidental Beach, 1.9 km from town.
Are there hiking trails near Ottewell?
OpenStreetMap maps the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw close by.
What is the nearest national park to Ottewell?
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 31 km away.
Is there a provincial park near Ottewell?
The closest is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, at 15 km.
When should you visit Ottewell for the outdoors?
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 Ottewell
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).