First pick
Herb Link Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
6.4 ha
1.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
1.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Rapperswill · parks, protected land & trails
Rapperswill is 37 km from Elk Island National Park
7.4 km from town is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Within 10 km is a single protected area. Within 10 km of the town, 1.2% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.
Protected land
1.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
37 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
7.4 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Rapperswill 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 km1.2%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 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
Rapperswill has the 14th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,587 to 3,691 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
Rapperswill1.2%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Rapperswill1
Towns its size7
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Rapperswill0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Rapperswill is weakest for public protected areas: 34 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pemberton BC | 41% | 34% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 33% | 25% | 26 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | Colebrook BC | 28% | 14% | 145 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part ON | 12% | 12% | 58 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Saint-Sulpice QC | 12% | 5.8% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Bright NB | 7.1% | 4.6% | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Collectivité Nouvelle QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Zone Aéroportuaire QC | 6.5% | 0.4% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Woodbridge Meadows ON | 5.7% | 2.7% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 4.8% | 4.4% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Lac du Bonnet MB | 4.2% | 0.5% | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Prince Albert No. 461 SK | 3.8% | 3.8% | 39 | 0 | 13 |
| 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 | Quinndale ON | 2.9% | 0% | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Ramsay AB | 2.4% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Parkview West ON | 2.1% | 2.7% | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| 19 | Hudson AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Opportunity No. 17 AB | 2% | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 57 |
| 21 | Powassan ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Studholm NB | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | WestLake-Gladstone MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Deer Lodge MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Fifty Point ON | 1.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | South Tuxedo MB | 1.2% | 50% | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| 27 | Rapperswill AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez QC | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Lawson Heights Urban Centre SK | 0.7% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Mactaggart AB | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Two Hills County No. 21 AB | 0.5% | 0.6% | 53 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Eaglemere MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | East Elmwood MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | North Inkster Industrial MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Dunham QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Radisson MB | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Victoria West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | West Kildonan Industrial MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Michel QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ste. Anne MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Rapperswill
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
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Rapperswill
Herb Link Park is the largest, at 6.4 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
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
All of Rapperswill is within a short walk of 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%)
Rapperswill100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
1.2% of the country within 10 km of Rapperswill 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 Rapperswill0%
Within 10 km1.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
A government owns it.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 7.4 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 Rapperswill
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
7.4 km west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
37 km east194 km²since 1913
Nearer still is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park 7.4 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: 25 km in and around Rapperswill
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
25 km
in and around the town (9 km²)
Woodland
4.5%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
RapperswillTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.8
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
RapperswillTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland4.5%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 63% of Canadian towns. Paths are denser here than in 69% 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
No named walking route passes Rapperswill 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.
Nothing near the neighbourhood is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered as routes.
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 Rapperswill: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (7.1 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 | 16.6 | 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 |
In July the typical high is 24 °C; in January, -6 °C. Expect 83 mm in July, warm and wet, and 12 mm in February. A typical year sees 124 cm of snow. The climate in Rapperswill →
Things to do
19 things to do outdoors near Rapperswill
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 19 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 19
Rapperswill Playground0.1 km from town
DirectionsCastlewood Lake Playground0.3 km from town
DirectionsCumberland Park2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 16 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Rapperswill: William Hawrelak Park, 11 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 · 11 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 Rapperswill
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CanossaDunluceAlbanyBaturynOxfordElsinoreRapperswill
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Around Rapperswill, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
Questions about the outdoors in Rapperswill
How far is the nearest provincial park from Rapperswill?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 7.4 km away.
How much land around Rapperswill is protected?
Protected areas cover 1.2% of the land within 10 km.
What is the largest protected area near Rapperswill?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park: 2,055 ha, a provincial park.
What is the nearest national park to Rapperswill?
Elk Island National Park, 37 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Rapperswill?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Sources for this page on Rapperswill
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).