First pick
Elks Park & Campground
Park or garden
7.1 ha
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Rural Health Professions Action Plan from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada · CC BY 2.01.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Kneehill County · parks, protected land & trails
Kneehill County borders Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
Within 100 km there is no national park. Count 26 protected areas within 10 km of town. 1.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
1.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
26
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
Against other towns
Kneehill County beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 km1.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.1%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
Kneehill County sits 12th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,052 to 5,207 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
Kneehill County1.3%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Kneehill County3
Towns its size12
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Kneehill County0
Towns its size1
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Kneehill County is weakest for walking routes: 20 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Donat QC | 41% | 6.7% | 21 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Grand Bay-Westfield NB | 29% | 1% | 21 | 1 | 39 |
| 3 | Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley BC | 23% | 0.9% | 58 | 4 | 24 |
| 4 | Electoral Area D, Peace River BC | 19% | 18% | 56 | 3 | 123 |
| 5 | Metchosin BC | 18% | 9.6% | 31 | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | Montréal-Ouest QC | 16% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Inverness NS | 13% | 5.1% | 141 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac QC | 11% | 1% | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Starlight Village NB | 9.2% | 3.1% | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Montréal-Est QC | 7.7% | 0.4% | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Antigonish NS | 7.6% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Lemoyne QC | 7.6% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Cobble Hill BC | 6.6% | 4.5% | 51 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Heritage SK | 4% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Annapolis County, Subdivision B NS | 3.9% | 0.9% | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Rushdale ON | 3.9% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Gibsons BC | 2.7% | 4.8% | 43 | 0 | 57 |
| 18 | Centre Hastings ON | 2.5% | 1.4% | 30 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Morin-Heights QC | 2.2% | 0.9% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Coverdale NB | 1.9% | 4.4% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Big Lakes County AB | 1.8% | 1.9% | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | Bridgwater Forest MB | 1.7% | 4.1% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Mt. Hope Huron Park ON | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | River-Osborne MB | 1.5% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Earl Grey MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Lord Roberts MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | West Alexander MB | 1.4% | 0% | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Edgemont AB | 1.4% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Kneehill County AB | 1.3% | 1.1% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Shaughnessy Park MB | 1.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Robertson MB | 0.7% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Marystown NL | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | Kildonan Drive MB | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Bannerman AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Bearspaw AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Twin Brooks AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Saint-Germain-de-Grantham QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Queen Alexandra AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Didsbury AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Rundle Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Kneehill County
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Kneehill County: 6 named parks and woods
The biggest is Elks Park & Campground, 7.1 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 15 ha in all
Parks & gardens 15 ha
73% of the area is in just two places: Elks Park & Campground and Acme Greenspace.
Acme Greenspace
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
4.1 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
30 km south-westfrom the centre
Trans Canada Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Huxley Community Park
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.3 km of path
23 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Herritage Playground
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
0.8 ha0.2 km of path
30 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Southview Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
0.5 ha
3.0 km south-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
Most of Kneehill County 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%)
Kneehill County0%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That is below the typical Canadian town (83%). For about 5,100 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
1.3% of the land around Kneehill County is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Kneehill County1.1%
Within 10 km1.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 3 of the 26. The largest named one is Tolman Badlands Heritage Rangeland Natural Area, at 5,762 ha. The figures include 23 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Tolman Badlands Heritage Rangeland Natural AreaNature reserve · 5,762 ha · reaches Kneehill County
Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,590 ha · reaches Kneehill County
Midland Provincial ParkProvincial park · 617 ha · 0.6 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
From the edge of Kneehill County, Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park begins
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
Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
At the edge16 km²since 1970
Provincial park
Midland Provincial Park
0.6 km south-east6.2 km²since 1979
No national park lies within 100 km of Kneehill County; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. Within 10 km are 2 provincial parks.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
40 km of paths in and around Kneehill County
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
40 km
in and around the town (3,649.1 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
Kneehill CountyTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Kneehill CountyTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 98% 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 Kneehill County
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Kneehill County is best on foot in May and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Red Deer, 68 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) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 3 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 16 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 58 | 98 | 90 | 70 | 38 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
The warmest days come in July (26 °C highs), the coldest in January (-5 °C). Precipitation runs from 12 mm in February to 98 mm in June. The climate in Kneehill County →
Things to do
Kneehill County has 8 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (19).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 8
Horseshoe Canyonin town
DirectionsOrkney Viewpointin town
DirectionsHorsethief Canyon0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 15
Plus 15 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Bigelow Reservoir Provincial Recreation Areain town
DirectionsHorseshoe Canyonin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 4
McMullen Island Day Use Area1.1 km from town
DirectionsWayne Picnic Area1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 19
Rose Park0.2 km from town
DirectionsAcme Pool Playground0.6 km from town
DirectionsPaleo Playground1.1 km from town
DirectionsWild West Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 15 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 12
Bleriot Ferry Campgroundin town
DirectionsDrumheller Lions Campground & Hall Rentalin town
DirectionsHorseshoe Canyon Campgroundin town
DirectionsTorrington Camp Sitein town
DirectionsTolman East Campground0.1 km from town
DirectionsTrochu Lions Campground0.1 km from town
DirectionsDinosaur Trail KOA0.1 km from town
DirectionsThreehills Campground0.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Kneehill County
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Three HillsTrochuKneehill County
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kneehill County | 1.3% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Three Hills 2.1 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trochu 13 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Around Kneehill County, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Kneehill County
How much land around Kneehill County is protected?
Within 10 km, 1.3% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Kneehill County?
Tolman Badlands Heritage Rangeland Natural Area: 5,762 ha, a nature reserve.
Is Kneehill County near a national park?
None within 100 km of Kneehill County.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Kneehill County?
Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park, which reaches the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Kneehill County?
May and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
Where Kneehill County’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.
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).