Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park, lies 6.8 km away. 0.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). CPCAD lists 2 protected areas within 10 km.
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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,573 to 2,663 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
For protected land nearby, Sweet Grass lags towns its size: 32 of 39 are ahead.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsawwassen BC | 31% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Division No. 7, Subdivision E NL | 30% | 28% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Bonfield ON | 15% | 23% | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Tumbler Ridge BC | 12% | 5.1% | 5 | 0 | 51 |
| 6 | Outlook SK | 11% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sainte-Croix QC | 9.6% | 0.3% | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Castlemore Estates ON | 7.8% | 6.5% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Chase BC | 7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel QC | 6.9% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | East River, Part 1 PE | 4.3% | 9.1% | 38 | 14 | 20 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Boothill SK | 3.9% | 76% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Kinburn ON | 3.1% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton QC | 2.8% | 5.3% | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Saint-Mathieu QC | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Lambeth ON | 1.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | High Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Adelaide/Churchill SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Hébertville QC | 1.6% | 0.1% | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.6% | 0.7% | 46 | 1 | 14 |
| 23 | Westmeria ON | 1.6% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | Brockville MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | South River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove NL | 1.1% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 28 | Grand Manan NB | 0.8% | 6.1% | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 29 | Waterville QC | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Berwick NS | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Grey MB | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Saint-Chrysostome QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Sweet Grass AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rosetown SK | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Delton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; tap a number for its park or wood.
Largest first: Whitemud Creek Ravine leads with 386 ha. Numbers match the map.
The bulk, 97%, is Whitemud Creek Ravine and Blue Quill Park.
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.
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.
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
None of the 2 is private. At 79 ha, Big Island Provincial Park is the largest.
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 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.
Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 6.8 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
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).
For woods, it beats 52% of Canadian towns. Few places match it for paths: more than 91% of Canadian towns have fewer.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the neighbourhood; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 12 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. Expect 83 mm in July, warm and wet, and 12 mm in February. From -6 °C in January to 24 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Sweet Grass →
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 31.
Plus 31 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Plus 4 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Sources: 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.
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Grass | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greenfield 0.5 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Quill 0.6 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Gardens 1.5 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Duggan 1.7 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Westbrook Estates 1.7 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ermineskin 1.7 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Sweet Grass’ protected share.
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.
Big Island Provincial Park: 79 ha, a provincial park.
The closest is Big Island Provincial Park, at 6.8 km.
Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km.
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 37 km away.
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).