First pick
Constable Chelsey Robinson Day Use Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
31 ha0.4 km of path
41 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: WinterE229 (WinterforceMedia) · CC01.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Leduc County · parks, protected land & trails
Leduc County is 18 km from Elk Island National Park
CPCAD lists 85 protected areas within 10 km. 2 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw and Devonian Trail. 4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land
1.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
85
within 10 km, 17 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
18 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Leduc County has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A national park nearbyElk Island National Park, 18 km awayA provincial park at the edgePigeon Lake Provincial Park reaches the town
What Leduc County has most to offer outdoors is Elk Island National Park within easy reach, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
Against other towns
Leduc County against 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 km1.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.7%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas17Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named 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
Among 40 towns its size, Leduc County is 6th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (15,980 to 16,833 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
Leduc County1.2%
Towns its size2.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Leduc County17
Towns its size10
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Leduc County2
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Leduc County beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 5 of 39 do better. For protected land nearby, though, 34 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunnyside BC | 19% | 1.9% | 127 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Mercier QC | 15% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Fairview NS | 14% | 0% | 16 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Tracadie NB | 13% | 9% | 54 | 0 | 27 |
| 5 | Greektown BC | 12% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 73 |
| 6 | Carlington ON | 12% | 2.5% | 33 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Lavaltrie QC | 9.9% | 0.3% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Côte-Saint-Paul QC | 8.4% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Surrey Centre BC | 8.2% | 1.3% | 190 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Old Hunt Club ON | 7.3% | 7% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Elder Mills ON | 7.3% | 8% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Sturgeon Falls ON | 7.2% | 6.1% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Chutes-Montmorency QC | 6.4% | 0.1% | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Parc-Lafontaine QC | 5.4% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Davie Village BC | 5.2% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 71 |
| 16 | Stayner ON | 5% | 3.6% | 46 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Saint-Sauveur QC | 4.9% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Préfontaine QC | 4.5% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) ON | 4.2% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Étienne Desmarteaux QC | 3.1% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Oakridge ON | 2.6% | 4.4% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Mount Pleasant East ON | 2.5% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Saint-Édouard QC | 2.3% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Leaside-Bennington ON | 2.2% | 1% | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| 25 | Scarborough Village ON | 2.2% | 7% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Cliffcrest ON | 2.1% | 2.4% | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 27 | North Toronto ON | 1.9% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Newtonbrook East ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Bathurst Manor ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Hillcrest Village ON | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Glen Cairn ON | 1.6% | 7% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Almonte ON | 1.4% | 0.7% | 26 | 0 | 8 |
| 33 | Smithville ON | 1.3% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Lansing-Westgate ON | 1.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Leduc County AB | 1.2% | 0.7% | 85 | 2 | 4 |
| 36 | Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides QC | 1.1% | 4.1% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Evergreen SK | 0.7% | 8.9% | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Summerside AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Winkler MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Strathmore AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Leduc 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
15 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Leduc County
Constable Chelsey Robinson Day Use Park is the largest, at 31 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
15 named parks and woods, 90 ha in all
Parks & gardens 90 ha
Two places, Constable Chelsey Robinson Day Use Park and Outlook Park, make up 50% of the total.
Outlook Park
Park or garden
14 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
13 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Robert Dittrich Park
Park or garden · 230 m outside town
12 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
8.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Elks Community Park
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
9.9 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
8.2 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
John Jackie Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
5.3 ha0.5 km of path
5.5 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ruddy Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
4.5 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
9.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Mark Hayduk Park
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
3.8 ha
10 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Les Champs Vallee Fields
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
2.7 ha0.1 km of path
20 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 15 named parks and green spaces
Constable Chelsey Robinson Day Use ParkPark or garden · 31 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsOutlook ParkPark or garden · 14 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsRobert Dittrich ParkPark or garden · 12 ha · 1.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsElks Community ParkPark or garden · 9.9 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsJohn Jackie ParkPark or garden · 5.3 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRuddy ParkPark or garden · 4.5 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMark Hayduk ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha · just outside town
DirectionsLes Champs Vallee FieldsPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMcKinley Park SouthPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCentre ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsJubilee Park/Wizard Lake Day Use AreaPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsMontrose ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsForest Heights ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSunnybrook Community ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsYardley Jones ParkPark or garden · 0.6 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
Most of Leduc 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 (3.4%)Further (97%)
Leduc County3.4%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 15,800 residents are further than 400 m from a park. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
Around Leduc County, protected areas make up 1.2%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Leduc County0.7%
Within 10 km1.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
17 of the 85 are on public land. Biggest of the named areas: Burtonsville Island Natural Area, 450 ha. 32 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Burtonsville Island Natural AreaNature reserve · 450 ha · reaches Leduc County
Pigeon Lake Provincial ParkProvincial park · 449 ha · reaches Leduc County
Coyote Lake Natural AreaNature reserve · 295 ha · reaches Leduc County
Genesee Natural AreaNature reserve · 180 ha · reaches Leduc County
Alsike Bat Lake Natural AreaNature reserve · 119 ha · reaches Leduc County
St. Francis Natural AreaNature reserve · 81 ha · reaches Leduc County
Thorsby Natural AreaNature reserve · 65 ha · reaches Leduc County
Modeste Saskatchewan Natural AreaNature reserve · 362 ha · 1.6 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
Big parks near Leduc County
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
At the edge4.5 km²since 1967
National park
Elk Island National Park
18 km north-east194 km²since 1913
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Leduc County and its edge hold 185 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
185 km
in and around the town (2,892.5 km²)
Woodland
17%
about 504.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Leduc CountyTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Leduc CountyTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland17%
0%50%100%
91% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². It is more wooded than 64% 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
Leduc County has 2 named walking routes
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalLocal
Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw83.8 km
Devonian Trail6.9 km
At 83.8 km, the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw is the longest local route.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Leduc County is best on foot in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmonton (Airport) (12 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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 22 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 75 | 87 | 53 | 35 | 22 | 20 | 15 |
Some 127 cm of snow falls each winter. Summer highs reach 23 °C in July; in January they stay near -7 °C. The warmest month, July, is also the wettest (87 mm), while February is driest at 12 mm. The climate in Leduc County →
Beaches
4 unnamed beaches near Leduc County
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
10 viewpoints near Leduc County
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
100 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 10
Crop lookoutin town
DirectionsGenesee Generating Station Viewpointin town
DirectionsPlus 8 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 8
Coyote Lake Conservation Areain town
DirectionsCoyote Lake Natural Areain town
DirectionsSt. Francis Natural Areain town
DirectionsThorsby Natural Areain town
DirectionsGenesee Natural Area0.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 nature reserves more.
Playgrounds 100
Play Areain town
DirectionsRavines Playground0.6 km from town
DirectionsThe Orchards Residents Association Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsNorth Telford Playground1.5 km from town
DirectionsSimpson Park Playground1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 95 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 7
Pet Relief Areain town
DirectionsBarclay Dog Park1.0 km from town
DirectionsK9 Off-Leash Dog Park1.6 km from town
DirectionsDevon Off-Leash Dog Park1.7 km from town
DirectionsOrchards Dog Park1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Campsites 12
Bentley's Seniors Campgroundin town
DirectionsCentennial Park Campgroundin town
DirectionsJubilee Park Campgroundin town
DirectionsLeduc No. 1 Campgroundin town
DirectionsPrivate Campgroundin town
DirectionsSunnybrook Creek Park Group Campgroundin town
DirectionsZeiner Campgroundin town
DirectionsThorsby Lions 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.
Gardens to visit
Near Leduc County: 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.
University of Alberta Botanic GardenGarden or park · 4.7 km from town
DirectionsWilliam Hawrelak ParkGarden or park · 15 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 Leduc County
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
LeducCalmarDevonMilletLeduc County
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Leduc County has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- 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. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
Questions about the outdoors in Leduc County
Are there protected areas near Leduc County?
Protected areas cover 1.2% of the land within 10 km.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Leduc County?
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park, which reaches the edge of town.
Are there hiking trails near Leduc County?
OpenStreetMap maps the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw and Devonian Trail close by, with others.
Where can you swim near Leduc County?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
How far is Leduc County from a national park?
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 18 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Leduc County?
May, August and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the largest protected area near Leduc County?
Burtonsville Island Natural Area, a nature reserve of 450 ha.
Sources
Sources for this page on Leduc County
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).