First pick
Terwillegar Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
224 ha35.7 km of path
7 h 55 minto walk all 35.7 km of path
2.1 km south-westfrom the centre
Go TrailSecret TrailJustice Training Loop+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
0.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Ramsay Heights · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 41 km from Ramsay Heights: Elk Island National Park
Big Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 5.1 km. 2 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw and River Loop Trail. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.3% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land
0.3%
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
41 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
5.1 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Ramsay Heights, 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
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 areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named 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, Ramsay Heights is 11th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,374 to 3,497 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
Ramsay Heights0.3%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Ramsay Heights2
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Ramsay Heights2
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Ramsay Heights is weakest for protected land nearby: 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington NB | 32% | 2.4% | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Shuniah ON | 19% | 1.4% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Meaghers Grant NS | 15% | 32% | 103 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Sables-Spanish Rivers ON | 14% | 9.7% | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Cumberland County, Subdivision A NS | 10% | 24% | 90 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Portneuf QC | 9.8% | 0.2% | 29 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Thurso QC | 8% | 14% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mackenzie BC | 7.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 6.2% | 7.6% | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Port Hawkesbury NS | 5.1% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-Thomas QC | 5.1% | 0.5% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Havre-Saint-Pierre QC | 3.7% | 2.7% | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Electoral Area B, North Okanagan BC | 3.7% | 4% | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 14 | Merrickville ON | 2.9% | 5.8% | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Trillium Industrial Park ON | 2.2% | 6.2% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Glenview West ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier QC | 1.8% | 3.9% | 27 | 1 | 12 |
| 18 | West Jasper Place AB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Riverdale East ON | 1.6% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | Brevoort Park SK | 1.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Fairfield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Buchanan MB | 1.2% | 0.1% | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| 23 | Niakwa Place MB | 0.8% | 4.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Richmond QC | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Richmond County, Subdivision C NS | 0.6% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| 26 | Channel-Port aux Basques NL | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 27 | Lynnwood AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Coach Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Daly Grove AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Ramsay Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Royal Gardens AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Placentia NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Sakaw AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Lewisporte NL | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Côme--Linière QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Richfield AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Sainte-Mélanie QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Delwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Montrose AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Virginia Park AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Ramsay Heights
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
7 named parks and woods to walk in near Ramsay Heights
Terwillegar Park is the largest, at 224 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 254 ha in all
Parks & gardens 254 ha
Most of it sits in Terwillegar Park and Brander Gardens Park: 93% together.
Brander Gardens Park
Park or garden
12 ha0.4 km of path
0.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
James Ramsay Park
Park or garden
8.1 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Ramsay Heights
Directionsto a point inside
Brookside Park
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
5.4 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Thomas Rhatigan Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
2.3 ha
1.4 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
GHV Bulyea Park
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
1.3 ha0.3 km of path
1.5 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
William Bramley-Moore Park
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
0.5 ha
0.7 km 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
In Ramsay Heights, 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%)
Ramsay Heights100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Ramsay Heights 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 Ramsay Heights0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
None of the 2 is private. Big Island Provincial Park covers 79 ha, the most of any named area.
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 2.9 km from the edge of town
Big Island Provincial ParkProvincial park · 79 ha · 5.1 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 Ramsay Heights
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
5.1 km south-west0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
41 km east194 km²since 1913
Nearer still is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park 5.1 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: 57 km in and around Ramsay Heights
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
57 km
in and around the town (9 km²)
Woodland
19%
about 1.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Ramsay HeightsTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths6.3
048 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Ramsay HeightsTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland19%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 66% of Canadian towns. It has more footpath per km² than 97% 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
Ramsay Heights has 2 named walking routes
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalLocal
Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw83.8 km
River Loop Trail3.8 km
Among local routes, the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw is longest at 83.8 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Ramsay Heights: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 10 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. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (83 mm); February is driest (12 mm). Summer highs reach 24 °C in July; in January they stay near -6 °C. The climate in Ramsay Heights →
Things to do
2 viewpoints near Ramsay Heights
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: 25 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Lansdowne Lookout1.2 km from town
DirectionsGrandview Lookout1.3 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 25
Brookside Playground0.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 24 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Terwillegar Off-Leash Dog Park1.4 km from town
DirectionsCampsites 1
Rainbow Valley Campground1.1 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
3 gardens within reach of Ramsay Heights
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 · 4.4 km from town
DirectionsMill Woods Sports ParkGarden or park · 9.2 km from town
DirectionsUniversity of Alberta Botanic GardenGarden or park · 14 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 Ramsay Heights
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
BrooksideBulyea HeightsRhatigan RidgeRiver Valley OleskiwWestbrook EstatesPatricia HeightsRamsay Heights
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsay Heights | 0.3% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brookside 1.0 km | 0.3% | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Bulyea Heights 1.6 km | 0.3% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rhatigan Ridge 1.9 km | 0.5% | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| River Valley Oleskiw 2.1 km | 0.3% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Westbrook Estates 2.5 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Patricia Heights 2.7 km | 0.3% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Ramsay Heights’ protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
Questions about the outdoors in Ramsay Heights
What is the best season to get outdoors in Ramsay Heights?
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 Ramsay Heights near a national park?
Elk Island National Park is closest, at 41 km.
Are there hiking trails near Ramsay Heights?
The Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw and River Loop Trail, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Are there protected areas near Ramsay Heights?
Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Ramsay Heights?
Big Island Provincial Park, 5.1 km from the edge of town.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Ramsay Heights?
It is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 79 ha.
Sources
Where Ramsay Heights’ outdoors figures come from
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).