First pick
Lake Stafford Park
Park or garden
38 ha2.6 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.6 km of path
5.0 km eastfrom the centre
Stafford lake Loop9 Avenue Path
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Brett Snyder ( 1brettsnyder at en.wikipedia ) · CC BY 1.00.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Newell County · parks, protected land & trails
Dinosaur Provincial Park reaches the edge of Newell County
Within 5 km lie 14 beaches, unnamed on the map. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.9% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land
0.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
11
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Beaches
14
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Newell County apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Newell County is strongest on a provincial park at its edge, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Newell County, set against 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km0.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches14Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Newell County sits 13th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,723 to 7,974 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
Newell County0.9%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Newell County2
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Newell County0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Newell County is weakest for public protected areas: 29 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beacon Hill South - Cardinal Heights ON | 13% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Kenora, Unorganized ON | 12% | 12% | 98 | 5 | 38 |
| 3 | Baie-Saint-Paul QC | 11% | 0.1% | 18 | 11 | 8 |
| 4 | Dryden ON | 11% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Donnacona QC | 9.6% | 0.1% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Minden Hills ON | 8.1% | 5.9% | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Cypress County AB | 7.9% | 5.9% | 46 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Mountview ON | 7% | 0% | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | La Broquerie MB | 6.6% | 5.1% | 73 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Coteau-du-Lac QC | 4.4% | 0.6% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Dufferin Hill ON | 4.4% | 1.6% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | La Perle AB | 4.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Bienville QC | 4.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Lakeview SK | 2.8% | 0.1% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Windsor Park AB | 2.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Whitewater Region ON | 2.5% | 1.3% | 44 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 | Woodbine-Lumsden ON | 2.5% | 5.1% | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 18 | Electoral Area A, Nanaimo BC | 2.4% | 3.8% | 39 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | Valley Ridge AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Cornwall PE | 1.7% | 0% | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| 21 | Pulberry MB | 1.5% | 7.7% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley BC | 1.3% | 3.1% | 64 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Central St. Boniface MB | 1.3% | 2.9% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Labrador City NL | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | North Stormont ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Silver Heights MB | 1.2% | 0.3% | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 27 | Ambleside AB | 1% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Newell County AB | 0.9% | 1% | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 29 | Cardinal ON | 0.8% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Augusta ON | 0.8% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Chatsworth ON | 0.6% | 0.7% | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Killarney/Glengarry AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Bayham ON | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Callingwood South AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Lambton Baby Point ON | 0.3% | 7.1% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 36 | River East MB | 0.2% | 5.2% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Queen Mary Park AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Acton Vale QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 39 | Harvest Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sage Hill AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Newell County 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
6 named parks and woods to walk in near Newell County
The biggest is Lake Stafford Park, 38 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 57 ha in all
Parks & gardens 57 ha
Two places, Lake Stafford Park and West End Park, make up 82% of the total.
West End Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
8.3 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
3.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Brooks Dog Park
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
3.5 ha
6.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
North Hill Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
0.3 ha
4.7 km 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
In Newell County, parks are rarely a short walk away
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 (4.3%)Further (96%)
Newell County4.3%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 7,500 residents live further than 400 m from one. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
Dinosaur Provincial Park reaches Newell County
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Newell County1%
Within 10 km0.9%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 11, 2 are public and the remainder private. Dinosaur Provincial Park leads for size with 8,077 ha. 9 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Dinosaur Provincial ParkProvincial park · 8,077 ha · reaches Newell County
Kinbrook Island Provincial ParkProvincial park · 528 ha · reaches Newell County
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
Dinosaur Provincial Park meets Newell 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
Dinosaur Provincial Park
At the edge81 km²since 1955
Provincial park
Kinbrook Island Provincial Park
At the edge5.3 km²since 1951
For a national park, people in Newell County travel more than 100 km. There are 2 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Newell County has 49 km of footpaths in and around it
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
49 km
in and around the town (6,950 km²)
Footpaths · km per km²
Newell CountyTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
024 km per km²
For path density, 98% of Canadian towns do better.
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 Newell County
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
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 Newell County: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Brooks, 7.8 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) | 8.4 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 11 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 37 | 76 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
Summer highs reach 27 °C in July; in January they stay near -3 °C. June is the wettest month (76 mm) and February the driest (7 mm). The climate in Newell County →
Beaches
14 unnamed beaches near Newell County
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Newell County: 6 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.
For a climb, Rocky Butte rises to 918 m. The most common are playgrounds: 54 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 6
Bassano Damin town
DirectionsBrooks Aqueductin town
DirectionsPlus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 2
Hunting Hill740 m · 1.1 km from town
DirectionsRocky Butte918 m · 1.7 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Brooks Aqueduct Conservation Sitein town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 54
Alcoma School Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 53 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 12
Crawling Valley Campgroundin town
DirectionsEmerson Bridge Park Campgroundin town
DirectionsKinbrook Island Campgroundin town
DirectionsNorth Campgroundin town
DirectionsRolling Hills Campgroundin town
DirectionsRolling Hills Reservoir Campgroundin town
DirectionsSouth Campgroundin town
DirectionsTillebrook Provincial Park Campgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 4 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 3
Plus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Newell County
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
BrooksDuchessNewell County
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Newell County’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Newell County
When is the best time for walking in Newell County?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is Newell County near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Newell County.
Which is the biggest protected area near Newell County?
Dinosaur Provincial Park: 8,077 ha, a provincial park.
Are there protected areas near Newell County?
Within 10 km, 0.9% of the land lies in protected areas.
Where can you swim near Newell County?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Is there a provincial park near Newell County?
Dinosaur Provincial Park, which reaches the edge of town.
Sources
The sources behind Newell 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).