First pick
Irrigation Park
Park or garden
3.1 ha0.5 km of path
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Cszmurlo · CC BY 2.5–Not graded
Outdoors in Magrath · parks, protected land & trails
From Magrath, Woolford Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (32 km)
Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. The nearest national park is Waterton Lakes National Park, 66 km away.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
66 km
Waterton Lakes National Park
Nearest provincial park
32 km
Woolford Provincial Park
Against other towns
How Magrath 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 km0%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 areas0Areas 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
Magrath sits 3rd from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,512 to 2,616 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
Magrath0%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Magrath0
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Magrath0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Magrath is weakest for public protected areas: 34 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Bonfield ON | 15% | 23% | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Sainte-Croix QC | 9.6% | 0.3% | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Castlemore Estates ON | 7.8% | 6.5% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Chase BC | 7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel QC | 6.9% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 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 | Boothill SK | 3.9% | 76% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lambeth ON | 1.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | High Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Hébertville QC | 1.6% | 0.1% | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.6% | 0.7% | 46 | 1 | 14 |
| 24 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove NL | 1.1% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 26 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Sweet Grass AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Rosetown SK | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Magrath
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
4 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Magrath
Largest first: Irrigation Park leads with 3.1 ha. Numbers match the map.
4 named parks and woods, 4 ha in all
Parks & gardens 4.1 ha
Irrigation Park plus Alston Scout Park account for 84% of the green.
Alston Scout Park
Park or garden
0.4 ha0.1 km of path
0.9 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Diamond Willow Wellness Park
Park or garden
0.3 ha0.2 km of path
0.6 km westfrom the centre
Wellness Park Walking Path
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
8 in 10 people in Magrath 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 (76%)Further (24%)
Magrath76%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That is below the typical Canadian town (83%). For about 600 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
No protected area lies within 10 km of Magrath
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Woolford Provincial Park, 32 km away, is the closest provincial park.
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
Waterton Lakes National Park, 66 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
Woolford Provincial Park
32 km south-west0.4 km²since 1957
National park
Waterton Lakes National Park
66 km south-west505 km²since 1895
Nearer still is Woolford Provincial Park, a provincial park 32 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 12 km in and around Magrath
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
12 km
in and around the town (22.3 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
MagrathTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.5
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MagrathTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 65% 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 Magrath
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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
Magrath is best on foot in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lethbridge, 24 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) | 8.6 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 11 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 57 | 93 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 12 |
Precipitation runs from 10 mm in February to 93 mm in June. Daytime highs run from 0 °C in January up to 26 °C in July. Snowfall averages 108 cm a year. The climate in Magrath →
Things to do
Outdoors around Magrath: 4 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 3 campsites, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Covered Wagon RV Parkin town
DirectionsJubilee Parkin town
DirectionsMagrath Stake Campground0.4 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Magrath
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Magrath has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 16–32 km out.
RaymondStirlingLethbridgeBlood 148Warner County No. 5Magrath
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magrath | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymond 16 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stirling 26 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lethbridge 30 km | 0.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blood 148 32 km | 0.7% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Warner County No. 5 32 km | 3.2% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Around Warner County No. 5 the protected share is at least double.
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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
Questions about the outdoors in Magrath
How far is the nearest provincial park from Magrath?
Woolford Provincial Park, 32 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Magrath?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Magrath from a national park?
Waterton Lakes National Park, 66 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Where Magrath’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).