First pick
Dunvegan Provincial Park
Park or garden
13 ha0.1 km of path
25 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: awmcphee · CC BY-SA 4.07.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Fairview No. 136 · parks, protected land & trails
Fairview No. 136 borders Dunvegan West Wildland Provincial Park
Of the country within 10 km, 7.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. 4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land
7.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
34
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Dunvegan West Wildland Provincial Park
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Fairview No. 136 has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgeDunvegan West Wildland Provincial Park reaches the townProtected land all round7.2% of the land within 10 km, more than 79% of Canadian towns
Fairview No. 136 is strongest on a provincial park at its edge, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
How Fairview No. 136 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km7.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.5%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
Beaches4Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Fairview No. 136 comes 6th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,647 to 2,587 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
Fairview No. 1367.2%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Fairview No. 1363
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Fairview No. 1360
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Fairview No. 136 does best for protected land nearby: 5 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Fairview No. 136 AB | 7.2% | 1.5% | 34 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Fairview No. 136
The town’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 Fairview No. 136: one named park or wood
Dunvegan Provincial Park is the largest, at 13 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
Most of Fairview No. 136 is more than a short walk from 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Fairview No. 1360%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
A median Canadian town manages 83%. About 1,600 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Around Fairview No. 136, protected areas make up 7.2%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Fairview No. 1361.5%
Within 10 km7.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 34, 3 are public land; the others are privately held. At 24,493 ha, Peace River Wildland Provincial Park is the largest. Another 31 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Peace River Wildland Provincial ParkProvincial park · 24,493 ha · reaches Fairview No. 136
Dunvegan West Wildland Provincial ParkProvincial park · 21,027 ha · reaches Fairview No. 136
Sand Lake Natural AreaNature reserve · 2,898 ha · reaches Fairview No. 136
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
Peace River Wildland Provincial Park meets Fairview No. 136
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
Peace River Wildland Provincial Park
At the edge245 km²since 2001
Provincial park
Dunvegan West Wildland Provincial Park
At the edge210 km²since 2000
For a national park, people in Fairview No. 136 travel more than 100 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
Fairview No. 136 and its edge hold 10 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
9.8 km
in and around the town (1,628.3 km²)
Woodland
30%
about 486.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Fairview No. 136Towns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Fairview No. 136Towns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland30%
0%50%100%
For path density, 99% of Canadian towns do better. It is more wooded than 74% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Fairview No. 136
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 town. 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
Get out in Fairview No. 136 in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Peace River, 57 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) | 7.5 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -6 | -1 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 8 | -3 | -8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 23 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 68 | 62 | 43 | 40 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
For dry weather, February is best (13 mm); June gets 68 mm. The warmest days come in July (23 °C highs), the coldest in January (-10 °C). The climate in Fairview No. 136 →
Beaches
4 unnamed beaches near Fairview No. 136
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
Near Fairview No. 136: 7 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 4 nature reserves, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 4
Sand Lake Natural Areain town
DirectionsBrownvale Parklands0.1 km from town
DirectionsBrownvale Parklands II0.7 km from town
DirectionsBig Stoney Lake Uplands0.8 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Dunvegan Campgroundin town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Fairview No. 136
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Fairview No. 136 with figures are 4–46 km away.
FairviewClear HillsBirch Hills CountyGrimshawFairview No. 136
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview No. 136 | 7.2% | 34 | 0 | 4 |
| Fairview 4.0 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clear Hills 37 km | 5.4% | 31 | 0 | 115 |
| Birch Hills County 37 km | 4.8% | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| Grimshaw 46 km | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
No place nearby has double Fairview No. 136’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Fairview No. 136
When should you visit Fairview No. 136 for the outdoors?
May and July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is there a provincial park near Fairview No. 136?
Dunvegan West Wildland Provincial Park, which reaches the edge of town.
What is the nearest beach to Fairview No. 136?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
How far is Fairview No. 136 from a national park?
None within 100 km of Fairview No. 136.
Are there protected areas near Fairview No. 136?
Within 10 km, 7.2% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Fairview No. 136?
It is Peace River Wildland Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 24,493 ha.
Sources
Sources for this page on Fairview No. 136
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.
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).