First pick
Michener Recreation park
Park or garden
17 ha
2.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: The Heliotype Co. Ltd.: Publisher · Public domain0.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lacombe · parks, protected land & trails
Lacombe has 0.5% protected land within 10 km
Within 100 km there is no national park. Biggest among them: J.J. Collett Natural Area, 257 ha, 6.6 km off. For a provincial park, Pigeon Lake Provincial Park lies 63 km off.
Protected land
0.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
63 km
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Lacombe 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km0.5%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Lacombe has the 6th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (14,477 to 14,961 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
Lacombe0.5%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lacombe1
Towns its size7
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lacombe0
Towns its size1
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For walking routes, Lacombe lags towns its size: 21 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravenhurst ON | 18% | 24% | 27 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Rivière-Gatineau QC | 13% | 0% | 38 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Bayshore ON | 11% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | La Crète AB | 11% | 7.9% | 9 | 0 | 112 |
| 5 | Mont-Laurier QC | 9.7% | 4.6% | 29 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Vieux-Montréal QC | 8% | 0% | 28 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Middle Sackville NS | 6.4% | 6.5% | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Vieux-Bourg QC | 6.1% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Saint-Louis QC | 6.1% | 0.1% | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Bécancour QC | 6% | 1.1% | 42 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Peace Village ON | 5.7% | 0.6% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Powell River BC | 5.5% | 0.1% | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 13 | Maizerets QC | 5.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Vales of Castlemore ON | 5.2% | 21% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy QC | 4.8% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Guildford BC | 4.5% | 4% | 125 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | Long Sault ON | 2.6% | 2.5% | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| 18 | Orsainville QC | 2.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | Southcrest ON | 2.5% | 7.8% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Springbrook ON | 2.2% | 15% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Hyde Park ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | South London ON | 2% | 1.2% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | North Battleford SK | 1.9% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Lawrence Park North ON | 1.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Des Châtels QC | 1.3% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Pont-Viau QC | 1.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Roncesvalles ON | 1.3% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 28 | Lakewood SK | 1.3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Ingersoll ON | 1.1% | 0% | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Briar Hill-Belgravia ON | 1% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Windermere AB | 1% | 2.3% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Chappelle AB | 0.8% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Carleton Place ON | 0.6% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Rockwood ON | 0.5% | 0.4% | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 35 | Lacombe AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Truro NS | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Mountain View County AB | 0.1% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Cooksville NHD (West) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Grand Falls-Windsor NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Portage la Prairie MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Lacombe on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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 Lacombe: 11 named parks and woods
The biggest is Michener Recreation park, 17 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
11 named parks and woods, 38 ha in all
Parks & gardens 35 haWoods 3.8 ha
Michener Recreation park and Lower Michener Park together hold 60% of it.
Lower Michener Park
Park or garden
6.0 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
2.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Twin City Memorial Park
Park or garden
3.1 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Lacombe
Directionsto a point inside
Les Walker Rotary Park
Park or garden
3.4 ha
2.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Len Thompson Off Leash Dog Park
Park or garden
1.7 ha0.5 km of path
1.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Michener Woods
Wood or forest
3.8 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
2.2 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Big Dipper Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha0.2 km of path
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
Michener Recreation parkPark or garden · 17 ha
DirectionsLower Michener ParkPark or garden · 6.0 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsTwin City Memorial ParkPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsLes Walker Rotary ParkPark or garden · 3.4 ha
DirectionsLen Thompson Off Leash Dog ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsMichener WoodsWood or forest · 3.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsBig Dipper ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsEssex ParkPark or garden · 1.3 ha
DirectionsLest We Forget ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsHeritage ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsKew GardensPark or garden · 0.2 ha
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
9 in 10 people in Lacombe live near 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 (91%)Further (8.6%)
Lacombe91%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better. Around 1,300 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Lacombe 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 Lacombe0%
Within 10 km0.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
The area is public.
J.J. Collett Natural AreaNature reserve · 257 ha · 6.6 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
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park, 63 km off
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
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park
63 km north-west4.5 km²since 1967
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Lacombe, so the parks here are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Lacombe 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 (46.6 km²)
Woodland
4%
about 1.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LacombeTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.3
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LacombeTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland4%
0%50%100%
65% of Canadian towns are more wooded. 54% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
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 Lacombe
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
Lacombe is best on foot in May and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Red Deer, 35 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) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 1 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 16 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 58 | 98 | 90 | 70 | 38 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
The yearly snowfall is near 138 cm. Precipitation runs from 12 mm in February to 98 mm in June. From -6 °C in January to 23 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Lacombe →
Things to do
Near Lacombe: 3 viewpoints 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 52 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Barnett Lake Lookoutin town
DirectionsElizabeth Lake Lookoutin town
DirectionsPlus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 52
Plus 52 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Len Thompson Off Leash Dog Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Michener Park Campgroundin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Lacombe
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Lacombe CountyBlackfaldsLacombe
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacombe | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lacombe County 4.2 km | 0.4% | 45 | 0 | 11 |
| Blackfalds 11 km | 0.6% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Lacombe’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
- 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 Lacombe
Are there protected areas near Lacombe?
Yes: 0.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest provincial park to Lacombe?
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park, 63 km away.
When should you visit Lacombe for the outdoors?
May and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
How far is Lacombe from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Lacombe.
What is the largest protected area near Lacombe?
J.J. Collett Natural Area, a nature reserve of 257 ha.
Sources
The sources behind Lacombe’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).