First pick
Mill Creek Ravine
Wood or forest
103 ha25 km of path
5 h 35 minto walk all 25 km of path
2.2 km westfrom the centre
PapaschaseStragglerNo Where Man+4 paths
Directionsto a point inside
0.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Wild Rose · parks, protected land & trails
Within 28 km of Wild Rose: Elk Island National Park
For a provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park lies 16 km off. Of the country within 10 km, 0.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. OpenStreetMap shows 3 unnamed beaches within 5 km.
Protected land
0.2%
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
28 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
16 km
Big Island Provincial Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Wild Rose 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km0.2%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
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Wild Rose sits 6th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (8,399 to 8,680 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
Wild Rose0.2%
Towns its size2.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Wild Rose1
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Wild Rose0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Wild Rose lags towns its size: 33 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunt Club Park ON | 13% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Britannia ON | 13% | 12% | 31 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | West Centretown ON | 11% | 0% | 36 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Stone Mills ON | 10% | 11% | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Carleton Heights-Courtland Park ON | 10% | 8.3% | 37 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Wildfield ON | 9.1% | 14% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Muskoka Lakes ON | 6.3% | 11% | 26 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Iqaluit NU | 6.1% | 11% | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Lac la Biche County AB | 5.8% | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Norton Park ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Trinity Commons ON | 5.3% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Vaughan Metropolitan Centre ON | 4.7% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Somerset AB | 4.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Saint-Philippe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Electoral Area A, Comox Valley BC | 4% | 4.1% | 97 | 2 | 19 |
| 16 | Heart Lake North ON | 3.9% | 43% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Trail BC | 3.5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Electoral Area G, Nanaimo BC | 3.2% | 7.5% | 32 | 0 | 13 |
| 19 | Brownsburg-Chatham QC | 3.1% | 2% | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Ogden AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Deer Lake BC | 2.9% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 25 |
| 22 | Rocky Ridge AB | 2.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Prairie View SK | 2.3% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Puslinch ON | 2.2% | 1.1% | 29 | 18 | 5 |
| 25 | Goderich ON | 1.5% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Drumheller AB | 1% | 4.9% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Crestview MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 28 | St. John's MB | 0.9% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosewood SK | 0.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Hillhurst AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Lac-Beauport QC | 0.4% | 0.1% | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | Strathcona Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Albert Park/Radisson Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | King Edward Park AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Wild Rose AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Nolan Hill AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Garneau AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Huron-Kinloss ON | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 39 | Dauphin MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Dalhousie AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The map
Wild Rose on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
Walk in Wild Rose: 8 named parks and woods
Mill Creek Ravine is the largest, at 103 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
8 named parks and woods, 149 ha in all
Parks & gardens 46 haWoods 103 ha
Most of it sits in Mill Creek Ravine and Larkspur Corridor: 79% together.
Larkspur Corridor
Park or garden
15 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
1.1 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Larkspur Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
10 ha0.2 km of path
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Silver Berry Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
4.8 ha0.9 km of path
15 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Wild Rose Park
Park or garden
6.0 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Wild Rose
Directionsto a point inside
Creek's Crossing Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
5.6 ha
1.8 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Tamarack Park 1
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
3.2 ha0.2 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Kittlitz Park
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.4 km of path
0.6 km westfrom 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 Wild Rose, 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%)
Wild Rose100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high.
Protected areas
Wild Rose has 1 protected area 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 Wild Rose0%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It is publicly owned.
Sherwood Park Natural AreaNature reserve · 69 ha · 5.5 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 Wild Rose
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
16 km west0.8 km²since 2023
National park
Elk Island National Park
28 km east194 km²since 1913
Nearer still is Big Island Provincial Park, a provincial park 16 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
Wild Rose and its edge hold 62 km of footpath
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
62 km
in and around the town (10.6 km²)
Woodland
3.9%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Wild RoseTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths5.8
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Wild RoseTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.9%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 66% of Canadian towns. Paths are denser here than in 95% 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 Wild Rose 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 has no named walking route within 2 km of the neighbourhood. Trails may exist without being mapped 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 Wild Rose: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Edmonton (City), 15 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 |
Winter brings about 124 cm of snow. The warmest month, July, is also the wettest (83 mm), while February is driest at 12 mm. The warmest days come in July (24 °C highs), the coldest in January (-6 °C). The climate in Wild Rose →
Beaches
3 beaches within 5 km of Wild Rose, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Wild Rose: 22 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 22 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 22
Kittlitz Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsBlair McPherson Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsSilver Berry Park Playground0.7 km from town
DirectionsTamarack Playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsMaple Crest Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 17 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Wild Rose: 2 gardens and parks 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.
Mill Woods Sports ParkGarden or park · 3.0 km from town
DirectionsWilliam Hawrelak 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 Wild Rose
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
TamarackSilver BerryLarkspurMapleKiniski GardensBissetWild Rose
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Rose | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tamarack 0.7 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Silver Berry 1.0 km | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Larkspur 1.2 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Maple 1.8 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kiniski Gardens 2.0 km | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bisset 2.1 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Wild Rose’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Wild Rose
What is the biggest park or reserve near Wild Rose?
It is Sherwood Park Natural Area, a nature reserve covering 69 ha.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Wild Rose?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is Wild Rose near a national park?
Elk Island National Park, 28 km from the edge of town.
Is there a provincial park near Wild Rose?
Big Island Provincial Park, 16 km away.
Are there protected areas near Wild Rose?
Protected areas cover 0.2% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest beach to Wild Rose?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Sources
Where Wild Rose’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).