First pick
Coronation Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
34 ha3.9 km of path
55 minto walk all 3.9 km of path
1.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Carlos Duarte Do Nascimento from Toronto, Canada · CC BY 2.00.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Westmount · parks, protected land & trails
Elk Island National Park is 38 km from Westmount
The nearest provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, is 8.3 km away. Walkers have 2 mapped routes close by, starting with the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw and Edmonton Pedway Network. One beach is mapped within 5 km: Accidental Beach.
Protected land
0.9%
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
38 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
8.3 km
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Westmount 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km0.9%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
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
Westmount has the 12th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,867 to 5,059 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
Westmount0.9%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Westmount2
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Westmount2
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Westmount lags towns its size: 28 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area F, Cariboo BC | 29% | 27% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Rivière-Rouge QC | 17% | 6.6% | 36 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Northern Bruce Peninsula ON | 11% | 30% | 97 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Bells Corners East ON | 9.2% | 4.6% | 21 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Cardston County AB | 8.8% | 7.6% | 73 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Lemoyne QC | 7.6% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Westdale South ON | 7.1% | 28% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Falkirk East ON | 7% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Electoral Area C, North Okanagan BC | 6.1% | 19% | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | York Road ON | 6.1% | 41% | 27 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Rosenthal AB | 6.1% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Webber Greens AB | 6.1% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Electoral Area F, North Okanagan BC | 5.9% | 4.7% | 26 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Nipawin SK | 4.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Palliser AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Tyendinaga ON | 3% | 2.8% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Huntington ON | 2.9% | 0% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Idlewood ON | 2.8% | 12% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Roxton Pond QC | 2.6% | 7.3% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | Cumberland BC | 2.6% | 8.1% | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Hastings Highlands ON | 2.4% | 0.5% | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Hearst ON | 2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Meinzinger Park-Lakeside ON | 1.7% | 4.4% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Central Business District SK | 1.5% | 5.4% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Lakewood Urban Centre SK | 1.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Edenwold No. 158 SK | 1.4% | 2% | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| 27 | Edgemont AB | 1.4% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Westmount ON | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Westmount AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | St. Stephen NB | 0.7% | 0.2% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | North Park SK | 0.7% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Sussex NB | 0.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Highland Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Anthony Henday South East AB | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Saint-Germain-de-Grantham QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | South Common ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Carbonear NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | Warwick QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Altona MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Capilano AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Westmount
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
10 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Westmount
The biggest is Coronation Park, 34 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
10 named parks and woods, 70 ha in all
Parks & gardens 70 ha
72% of the area is in just two places: Coronation Park and Ramsay Ravine.
Ramsay Ravine
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
17 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Ramsay Ravine Multi-Use TrailWonder Woman
Directionsto a point inside
Government House Park
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
8.4 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.4 km southfrom the centre
Purple HazeWonder Woman
Directionsto a point inside
Queen Mary Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
4.8 ha0.4 km of path
1.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Westmount Park
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Westmount
Directionsto a point inside
Paul Kane Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
0.9 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Rocketship Park
Park or garden · 170 m outside town
1.2 ha0.2 km of path
1.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Coronation ParkPark or garden · 34 ha · 3.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRamsay RavinePark or garden · 17 ha · 1.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsGovernment House ParkPark or garden · 8.4 ha · 1.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsQueen Mary ParkPark or garden · 4.8 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWestmount ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsPaul Kane ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMalcolm Groat ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsRocketship ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPointe Uptown CourtyardPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsJohn A. Norris ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
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 Westmount, 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%)
Westmount100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Protected areas
Westmount 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 Westmount0%
Within 10 km0.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one of the 2 is on public land. Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is the biggest, 2,055 ha.
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial ParkProvincial park · 2,055 ha · 8.3 km from the edge of town
Larch SanctuaryNature reserve · 24 ha · 9.8 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 Westmount
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
8.3 km north-west21 km²since 2005
National park
Elk Island National Park
38 km east194 km²since 1913
Nearer still is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park 8.3 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
38 km of paths in and around Westmount
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
38 km
in and around the town (10.3 km²)
Woodland
4.9%
about 0.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
WestmountTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.7
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WestmountTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland4.9%
0%50%100%
Paths are denser here than in 80% of Canadian towns. For woods, 61% of Canadian towns have more.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
2 mapped routes to walk from Westmount
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalOther waymarked
Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw83.8 km
Edmonton Pedway Network3.2 km
At 83.8 km, the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw is the longest local route.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Westmount in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (City) (2.4 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 |
Some 124 cm of snow falls each winter. Summer brings the most rain: 83 mm in July; February gets 12 mm. Summer highs reach 24 °C in July; in January they stay near -6 °C. The climate in Westmount →
Beaches
The beach near Westmount: Accidental Beach, 4.1 km away
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Accidental Beach4.1 km from town
DirectionsBeach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
7 viewpoints near Westmount
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 67 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 3
Plus 3 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 39
Site 21.0 km from town
DirectionsSite 31.2 km from town
DirectionsSite 11.3 km from town
DirectionsSite 41.3 km from town
DirectionsSite 51.4 km from town
DirectionsSite 61.7 km from town
DirectionsSite #51.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 32 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Emily Murphy Park Canoe Launch0.8 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
3 gardens and historic parks to visit near Westmount
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 · 1.7 km from town
DirectionsChinese Garden PagodaGarden or park · 3.5 km from town
DirectionsMill Woods Sports ParkGarden or park · 12 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 Westmount
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
InglewoodNorth GlenoraQueen Mary ParkGlenoraWîhkwêntôwinWoodcroftWestmount
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount | 0.9% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Inglewood 1.5 km | 1.3% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| North Glenora 1.5 km | 1.9% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Queen Mary Park 1.6 km | 0.1% | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Glenora 1.7 km | 1.6% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Wîhkwêntôwin 1.7 km | 0.1% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Woodcroft 2.0 km | 1.9% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, North Glenora and Woodcroft have twice as much or more.
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. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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. 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Westmount
How far is the nearest provincial park from Westmount?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 8.3 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Westmount?
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 there protected land near Westmount?
Yes: 0.9% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What walking routes are near Westmount?
Try the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw and Edmonton Pedway Network; more are on the map.
Is there a beach near Westmount?
Try Accidental Beach, 4.1 km from town.
What is the nearest national park to Westmount?
Elk Island National Park, 38 km from the edge of town.
What is the largest protected area near Westmount?
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, a provincial park of 2,055 ha.
Sources
The sources behind Westmount’s outdoors figures
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).