First pick
Rosenthal Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
7.0 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
1.8 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
6.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Secord · parks, protected land & trails
Within 48 km of Secord: Elk Island National Park
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 5.0 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. 9 protected areas lie within 10 km.
Protected land
6.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
9
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
48 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
5.0 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Against other towns
Each figure for Secord, 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km6.4%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 areas3Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Secord ranks 10th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (8,085 to 8,327 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
Secord6.4%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Secord3
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Secord0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Secord’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 9 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Malbaie QC | 27% | 0.5% | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est NB | 27% | 2% | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Argyle NS | 21% | 22% | 136 | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Elmvale - Canterbury ON | 14% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Old Ottawa East ON | 13% | 4.2% | 39 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Upper Cornell ON | 12% | 49% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Crestview-Tanglewood ON | 12% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Rigaud QC | 7.1% | 1.5% | 44 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Lincoln NB | 6.8% | 3.8% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Secord AB | 6.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kirkland Lake ON | 5% | 9.5% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | G-Section (bramalea) ON | 5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Al Ritchie SK | 4.4% | 39% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Haliburton Village ON | 4.1% | 2.6% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Walden AB | 3.2% | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | Rocky Mountain House AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Langstaff ON | 2.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Torbay NL | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 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 | Wolseley MB | 1.5% | 0% | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Alnwick/Haldimand ON | 1.1% | 2.9% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | South Terwillegar AB | 0.8% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lawson Heights SK | 0.7% | 8.1% | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | St. Norbert MB | 0.6% | 1.6% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Silverwood Heights SK | 0.6% | 1.6% | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Bayfield ON | 0.5% | 0.1% | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 29 | Vermilion River County AB | 0.5% | 0.3% | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | Southdale MB | 0.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Springfield North MB | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Plattsville ON | 0.4% | 0.1% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Clinton ON | 0.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 13 | 6 |
| 34 | Allard AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Kildare-Redonda MB | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | St. Marys ON | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Charlesworth AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Strathcona AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Happy Valley-Goose Bay NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 40 | Ponoka AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Secord
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
4 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Secord
Largest first: Rosenthal Park leads with 7.0 ha. Numbers match the map.
4 named parks and woods, 21 ha in all
Parks & gardens 17 haWoods 3.3 ha
Most of it sits in Rosenthal Park and Secord Park: 64% together.
Secord Park
Park or garden
6.1 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Secord
Directionsto a point inside
La Perle Park
Park or garden
4.3 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Secord
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
All of Secord 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%)
Secord100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 6.4% of the land near Secord
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Secord0%
Within 10 km6.4%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 3 of the 9; land trusts and private owners hold the others. At 2,055 ha, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is the largest. 6 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 5.0 km from the edge of town
Wagner Natural AreaNature reserve · 220 ha · 6.4 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
Parks around Secord
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
5.0 km north21 km²since 2005
Provincial park
Big Island Provincial Park
9.3 km south0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
48 km east194 km²since 1913
A provincial park is closer: Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, at 5.0 km. There are 2 provincial parks within 10 km.
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 Secord
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 (12.2 km²)
Woodland
2.1%
about 0.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
SecordTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SecordTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland2.1%
0%50%100%
For woods, 74% of Canadian towns have more. It has more footpath per km² than 56% 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 Secord 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.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the neighbourhood, though paths on the ground may well exist.
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 Secord: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (12 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 | 16.5 | 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 storms make July the wettest month, 83 mm; February sees 12 mm. From -6 °C in January to 24 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Secord →
Things to do
13 things to do outdoors near Secord
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 13 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 13
Plus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
William Hawrelak Park, 9.2 km from Secord, is the garden 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 · 9.2 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 Secord
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Webber GreensSuder GreensRosenthalGlastonburyGranvilleBelmeadSecord
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secord | 6.4% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Webber Greens 1.2 km | 6.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Suder Greens 1.5 km | 5.9% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosenthal 1.6 km | 6.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Glastonbury 3.6 km | 4.2% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Granville 3.8 km | 2.5% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Belmead 4.0 km | 3.7% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Secord’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Secord
How far is the nearest provincial park from Secord?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 5.0 km from the edge of town.
When should you visit Secord for the outdoors?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Are there protected areas near Secord?
Yes: 6.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Which is the biggest protected area near Secord?
It is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 2,055 ha.
Is Secord near a national park?
Elk Island National Park is closest, at 48 km.
Sources
Where Secord’s 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).