First pick
Alexander Hamilton Park
Park or garden
43 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
2.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: SempreVolando · CC BY 3.05.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lac la Biche County · parks, protected land & trails
A provincial park at Lac la Biche County’s edge: Lakeland Provincial Park
Of the country within 10 km, 5.8% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Swimmers have 4 beaches within 5 km, Boardwalk Beach the nearest. Elk Island National Park is the closest national park, 88 km from town.
Protected land
5.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
16
within 10 km, 8 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
88 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Lakeland Provincial Park
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Lac la Biche County 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 km5.8%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town5.7%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas8Areas 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
Lac la Biche County has the 10th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (8,421 to 8,744 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
Lac la Biche County5.8%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lac la Biche County8
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lac la Biche County0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Lac la Biche County does best for protected land nearby: 9 of the other 39 have more.
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 | Nicolet QC | 11% | 8.5% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Stone Mills ON | 10% | 11% | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Carleton Heights-Courtland Park ON | 10% | 8.3% | 37 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Wildfield ON | 9.1% | 14% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Muskoka Lakes ON | 6.3% | 11% | 26 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Iqaluit NU | 6.1% | 11% | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Lac la Biche County AB | 5.8% | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Trinity Commons ON | 5.3% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Vaughan Metropolitan Centre ON | 4.7% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Philippe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Heart Lake North ON | 3.9% | 43% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Trail BC | 3.5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Brownsburg-Chatham QC | 3.1% | 2% | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Ogden AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Stanley Park ON | 2.5% | 5.9% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Prairie View SK | 2.3% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Puslinch ON | 2.2% | 1.1% | 29 | 18 | 5 |
| 21 | Renfrew ON | 1.9% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Drumheller AB | 1% | 4.9% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Crestview MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 24 | St. John's MB | 0.9% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Rosewood SK | 0.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Hillhurst AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Lac-Beauport QC | 0.4% | 0.1% | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | Edson AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Canterbury Park MB | 0.3% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Strathcona Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Albert Park/Radisson Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Tavistock ON | 0.2% | 0% | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Wild Rose AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Hanover ON | 0.1% | 1.1% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Innisfail AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 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
Where the green is in Lac la Biche County
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 Lac la Biche County: 5 named parks and woods
The biggest is Alexander Hamilton Park, 43 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
5 named parks and woods, 53 ha in all
Parks & gardens 53 ha
The bulk, 90%, is Alexander Hamilton Park and Day Use Area.
McArthur Park
Park or garden
2.8 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.9 km north-eastfrom 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
A park is within a short walk for 2 in 10 in Lac la Biche County
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 (18%)Further (82%)
Lac la Biche County18%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. That leaves about 7,000 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 5.8% of the land near Lac la Biche County
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Lac la Biche County5.7%
Within 10 km5.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
8 of the 16 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Dillon River Wildland Provincial Park leads for size with 191,425 ha. Another 8 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Dillon River Wildland Provincial ParkProvincial park · 191,425 ha · reaches Lac la Biche County
Lakeland Provincial Recreation AreaProtected area · 44,758 ha · reaches Lac la Biche County
Lakeland Provincial ParkProvincial park · 14,772 ha · reaches Lac la Biche County
Crow Lake Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 981 ha · reaches Lac la Biche County
Crow Lake Provincial ParkProvincial park · 790 ha · reaches Lac la Biche County
Sir Winston Churchill Provincial ParkProvincial park · 663 ha · reaches Lac la Biche County
Garner Orchid Fen Natural AreaNature reserve · 164 ha · reaches Lac la Biche County
La Biche River Wildland Provincial ParkProvincial park · 17,331 ha · 2.6 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
Elk Island National Park is 88 km away
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
Dillon River Wildland Provincial Park
At the edge1,914 km²since 2018
Provincial park
Lakeland Provincial Park
At the edge148 km²since 1992
Provincial park
Crow Lake Provincial Park
At the edge7.9 km²since 2000
Provincial park
Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park
At the edge6.6 km²since 1952
Provincial park
La Biche River Wildland Provincial Park
2.6 km north-west173 km²since 2000
National park
Elk Island National Park
88 km south-west194 km²since 1913
Within 10 km are 5 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
Lac la Biche County and its edge hold 367 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
367 km
in and around the town (14,120.4 km²)
Footpaths · km per km²
Lac la Biche CountyTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
024 km per km²
It has fewer paths per km² than 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 mapped walking route near Lac la Biche County
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
The best months for walking in Lac la Biche County: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Cold Lake (117 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) | 7.8 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 7.2 |
| High (°C) | -9 | -5 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 8 | -1 | -7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 17 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 40 | 86 | 79 | 52 | 39 | 24 | 19 | 16 |
February is the driest month at 13 mm; June the wettest at 86 mm. Highs peak near 23 °C in July and fall to -9 °C in January. The climate in Lac la Biche County →
Beaches
4 beaches within 5 km of Lac la Biche County
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Boardwalk Beachmixed · in town
DirectionsCampers Beachmixed · in town
DirectionsDay Use Beachmixed · in town
DirectionsAnother beach has no name on the map. 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 Lac la Biche County: 38 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 16 campsites, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 10
Caribou Creek Remote Public Land Recreation Areain town
DirectionsCrow Lake Ecological Reservein town
DirectionsCrow Lake Walk-in Tenting Public Land Recreation Areain town
DirectionsHouse River Public Land Recreation Areain town
DirectionsJackson Lake Trail Staging Provincial Recreation Areain town
DirectionsLakeland Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsMile 18 Water Access Public Land Recreation Areain town
DirectionsWaskahigan Public Land Recreation Areain town
DirectionsPlus 2 nature reserves more.
Playgrounds 7
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 16
Bold Center Campgroundin town
DirectionsJackson Lake Eastin town
DirectionsJackson Lake Peninsulain town
DirectionsJackson Lake Southin town
DirectionsKinnaird Campin town
DirectionsKinnaird Lake Islandin town
DirectionsLoop Ain town
DirectionsMile 10 campgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 8 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 5
Jackson Lake dockin town
DirectionsMcGuffin Lake north dockin town
DirectionsMcGuffin Lake south dockin town
DirectionsPlus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Lac la Biche County
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 Lac la Biche County with figures are 50–79 km away.
White Fish Lake 128Smoky Lake CountyAthabasca CountySmoky LakeLac la Biche County
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac la Biche County | 5.8% | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| White Fish Lake 128 50 km | 0.2% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Smoky Lake County 71 km | 0.7% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Athabasca County 72 km | 2.4% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| Smoky Lake 79 km | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Lac la Biche County doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Lac la Biche County
What is the nearest provincial park to Lac la Biche County?
Lakeland Provincial Park touches the town.
When should you visit Lac la Biche County for the outdoors?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest beach to Lac la Biche County?
The nearest is Boardwalk Beach, in town.
Is there protected land near Lac la Biche County?
Within 10 km, 5.8% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest national park to Lac la Biche County?
Elk Island National Park, 88 km from the edge of town.
What is the largest protected area near Lac la Biche County?
It is Dillon River Wildland Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 191,425 ha.
Sources
The sources behind Lac la Biche County’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.
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).