First pick
Mount Pleasant Park
Park or garden
7.4 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
0.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Kurt Bauschardt from Edmonton, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.00.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Pleasantview · parks, protected land & trails
Within 35 km of Pleasantview: Elk Island National Park
Big Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 9.3 km. Of the country within 10 km, 0.1% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Accidental Beach is the one beach within 5 km.
Protected land
0.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
35 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
9.3 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Pleasantview, 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 km0.1%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 areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named 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
Among 40 towns its size, Pleasantview is 3rd from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,688 to 3,804 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
Pleasantview0.1%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Pleasantview2
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Pleasantview0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Pleasantview trails its peers is protected land nearby; 37 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 | Alnwick NB | 32% | 7.8% | 62 | 0 | 53 |
| 3 | Blind River ON | 21% | 41% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Georgian Bay ON | 13% | 19% | 52 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Saint-Sulpice QC | 12% | 5.8% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Roberts Creek BC | 11% | 17% | 20 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Saint-Maurice QC | 9.2% | 0.5% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Golf Course ON | 7.3% | 3% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Saint-Tite QC | 5.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Central ON | 5.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George BC | 4.3% | 8.5% | 11 | 0 | 45 |
| 12 | Cowichan Bay BC | 4.2% | 5.7% | 64 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Westville NS | 4.1% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Industrial Sector A and Keith ON | 3.5% | 0.9% | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | Berrisfield ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | East Hawkesbury ON | 3.3% | 6.2% | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Maniwaki QC | 3.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Lake Cowichan BC | 2.8% | 3.3% | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | North Glenora AB | 1.9% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Killarney MB | 1.8% | 2.3% | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Meadowgreen SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Electoral Area C, Nanaimo BC | 1.5% | 1.1% | 60 | 6 | 47 |
| 23 | Kensington AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Deer Lodge MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Fifty Point ON | 1.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Pacific Heights SK | 1% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Alpine Place MB | 0.9% | 2.3% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Cameron Heights AB | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Inkster-Faraday MB | 0.8% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Ascot Corner QC | 0.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Flagstaff County AB | 0.4% | 0.3% | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Eau Claire AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Greenfield AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Magrath Heights AB | 0.3% | 13% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Cartier MB | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Dixie ON | 0.2% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 37 | Clareview Town Centre AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Pleasantview AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Sainte-Claire QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Country Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Pleasantview 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
11 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Pleasantview
Mount Pleasant Park is the largest, at 7.4 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
11 named parks and woods, 23 ha in all
Parks & gardens 23 ha
The bulk, 51%, is Mount Pleasant Park and Lendrum Place Park.
Lendrum Place Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
4.4 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.1 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Empire Park
Park or garden · 170 m outside town
3.0 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Pleasantview
Directionsto a point inside
Angus Murray Park
Park or garden
1.8 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Pleasantview
Directionsto a point inside
Dr. Francis Crang Park
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
1.4 ha0.2 km of path
0.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
LY Cairns School Park
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
1.4 ha
0.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Allendale Park
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
1.2 ha0.1 km of path
1.3 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Berm Hill
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
1.0 ha
0.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
Mount Pleasant ParkPark or garden · 7.4 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsLendrum Place ParkPark or garden · 4.4 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsEmpire ParkPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAngus Murray ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsDr. Francis Crang ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLY Cairns School ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsAllendale ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBerm HillPark or garden · 1.0 ha · just outside town
DirectionsKay Meadow ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPleasantview Dog ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsCaine Memorial ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSource: 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
In Pleasantview, a park is close to every home
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%)
Pleasantview100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Pleasantview 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 Pleasantview0%
Within 10 km0.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
The 2 are all publicly owned. The largest named one is Big Island Provincial Park, at 79 ha.
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
Big Island Provincial ParkProvincial park · 79 ha · 9.3 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
Big parks near Pleasantview
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
9.3 km south-west0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
35 km east194 km²since 1913
Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 9.3 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Pleasantview 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 (10.9 km²)
Woodland
0.1%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PleasantviewTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.3
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PleasantviewTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.1%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 76% of Canadian towns. 93% 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
No named walking route passes Pleasantview on the map
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
The best months for walking in Pleasantview: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 8.9 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 warmest month, July, is also the wettest (83 mm), while February is driest at 12 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -6 °C. Expect around 124 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Pleasantview →
Beaches
Accidental Beach, 4.5 km away, is the beach near Pleasantview
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Accidental Beach4.5 km from town
DirectionsThis page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Pleasantview: 61 places to go
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: 51 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 51
Hazeldean Spray Park1.0 km from town
DirectionsMcKernan Playground1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 49 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 8
Pleasantview Dog Parkin town
DirectionsRoyal Gardens Corridor Off Leash Area1.1 km from town
DirectionsBelgravia Dog Park1.8 km from town
DirectionsSouth Bark2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
3 gardens and historic parks to visit near Pleasantview
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 · 3.9 km from town
DirectionsChinese Garden PagodaGarden or park · 4.7 km from town
DirectionsMill Woods Sports ParkGarden or park · 5.0 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 Pleasantview
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Empire ParkMalmo PlainsAllendaleDugganRoyal GardensMcKernanPleasantview
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantview | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Empire Park 0.8 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Malmo Plains 1.2 km | 0.3% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Allendale 1.2 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Duggan 1.9 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Gardens 2.1 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| McKernan 2.4 km | 0.1% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Pleasantview holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share. More routes are mapped around Malmo Plains (2).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- 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 Pleasantview
Which is the biggest protected area near Pleasantview?
Big Island Provincial Park: 79 ha, a provincial park.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Pleasantview?
Big Island Provincial Park, 9.3 km from the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Pleasantview?
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.
What is the nearest national park to Pleasantview?
Elk Island National Park is closest, at 35 km.
Is there a beach near Pleasantview?
Accidental Beach, 4.5 km from town; it is the one beach mapped within 5 km.
Is there protected land near Pleasantview?
Yes: 0.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Sources for this page on Pleasantview
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).