First pick
Ken Horneland Ball Diamonds
Park or garden
7.1 ha0.4 km of path
2.4 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Mhalifu · CC BY-SA 3.08.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Peace River · parks, protected land & trails
More of the land around Peace River is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Count 2 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land
8.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Greene Valley Provincial Park
Character
What Peace River has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round8.4% of the land within 10 km, more than 82% of Canadian townsA provincial park at the edgeGreene Valley Provincial Park reaches the town
For someone who likes to get outside, Peace River’s draw is protected land around it, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
Against other towns
How Peace River 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 km8.4%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 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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Peace River has the 4th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,088 to 7,342 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
Peace River8.4%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Peace River2
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Peace River0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Peace River does best for protected land nearby: 3 of the other 39 have more. On public protected areas it is behind: 26 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hope BC | 15% | 4.1% | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Vanier South ON | 12% | 1.1% | 39 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Les Cèdres QC | 11% | 0.1% | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Peace River AB | 8.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kent BC | 8.3% | 8.2% | 16 | 2 | 42 |
| 6 | Chandler QC | 5.8% | 0.4% | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Carlisle ON | 4% | 0% | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Raleigh ON | 4% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Coronation Park SK | 4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Haysboro AB | 3.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Concord ON | 3.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Cathedral Village SK | 2.8% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Saint-Paul QC | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Athabasca County AB | 2.4% | 3.2% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Twin Lakes SK | 2.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Colborne ON | 2.2% | 0.3% | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Fairwinds BC | 2.2% | 4.7% | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| 18 | Slave Lake AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Currie Barracks AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Brown's Corners ON | 1.8% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Whyte Ridge MB | 1.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Lymburn AB | 1.7% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | North River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Sherbrooke AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Wainfleet ON | 1.4% | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| 26 | King Edward MB | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Inglewood AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Shannon QC | 0.9% | 3.9% | 21 | 1 | 14 |
| 29 | Merritt BC | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 30 | Chibougamau QC | 0.8% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 31 | Cougar Ridge AB | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Yarmouth NS | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Erin Woods AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 34 | La Sarre QC | 0.5% | 0.1% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Brighton SK | 0.5% | 0.1% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Cavanagh AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Val-des-Sources QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Niverville MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hamptons AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Kincora AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Peace River
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
21 named parks and woods to walk in near Peace River
Largest first: Ken Horneland Ball Diamonds leads with 7.1 ha. Numbers match the map.
21 named parks and woods, 25 ha in all
Parks & gardens 25 ha
42% of the area is in just two places: Ken Horneland Ball Diamonds and South side Dike Trail Park.
South side Dike Trail Park
Park or garden
3.3 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
0.8 km southfrom the centre
Dike Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Riverfront Park
Park or garden
2.9 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Peace River
Dike Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Saddleback Ridge Park
Park or garden
2.3 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
2.5 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
12 Foot Davis Events Park
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Peace River
Directionsto a point inside
North End Sledding Hill
Park or garden
0.7 ha0.1 km of path
2.2 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Kinsmen Rotary Picnic Park
Park or garden
0.9 ha
2.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 21 named parks and green spaces
Ken Horneland Ball DiamondsPark or garden · 7.1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsSouth side Dike Trail ParkPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsRiverfront ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsSaddleback Ridge ParkPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.7 km of path
Directions12 Foot Davis Events ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsNorth End Sledding HillPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsKinsmen Rotary Picnic ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsSouthend Sledding HillPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsNormand Boucher Community ArboretumPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsRotary Park & Kinsmen FunlandPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsPeace River BMX trackPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsShaftesbury ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsSpurce Court ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsPeace River LookoutPark or garden · 0.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsLower West Peace ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsPeace River Water Spray ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsLink Weaver ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsRiverview ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsNorth End Community Dog ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsBaldwin Court ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsSagitowa Friendship Lookout PointPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
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
About 5 in 10 of Peace River’s residents are 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 (48%)Further (52%)
Peace River48%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 3,800 people more than a short walk away. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
The 2 protected areas near Peace River
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Peace River0%
Within 10 km8.4%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments or Indigenous nations hold all 2. Biggest of the named areas: Peace River Wildland Provincial Park, 24,493 ha.
Greene Valley Provincial ParkProvincial park · 3,191 ha · reaches Peace River
Peace River Wildland Provincial ParkProvincial park · 24,493 ha · 0.5 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
Greene Valley Provincial Park starts at the edge of Peace River
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
Greene Valley Provincial Park
At the edge · south32 km²since 2000
Provincial park
Peace River Wildland Provincial Park
0.5 km south-west245 km²since 2001
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Peace River has its province’s. 2 provincial parks lie 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
Peace River and its edge hold 53 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
53 km
in and around the town (58.9 km²)
Woodland
44%
about 26.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Peace RiverTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.9
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Peace RiverTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland44%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 59% of Canadian towns. More of it is wooded than in 81% 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 named walking route passes Peace River on the map
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 Peace River: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Peace River (10 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) | 7.5 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 6.9 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -6 | -1 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 8 | -3 | -8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 23 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 68 | 62 | 43 | 40 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Snowfall averages 128 cm a year. Daytime highs run from -10 °C in January up to 23 °C in July. February is the driest month at 13 mm; June the wettest at 68 mm. The climate in Peace River →
Things to do
Outdoors around Peace River: 25 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 17 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 7
Kinsmen Rotary Picnic Parkin town
DirectionsRotary Park & Kinsmen Funlandin town
DirectionsPlus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 17
Kinsmen Funland Playgroundin town
DirectionsLower West Peace Playgroundin town
DirectionsRiverfront Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsRiverview Playgroundin town
DirectionsRotary Playgroundin town
DirectionsSaddleback Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsShaftesbury Playgroundin town
DirectionsSpray Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Peace River Adventures Campgroundin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Peace River
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Northern Sunrise CountyPeace No. 135Peace River
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace River | 8.4% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Sunrise County 9.7 km | 0.9% | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Peace No. 135 11 km | 8% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Peace River has.
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.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Peace River
Which is the biggest protected area near Peace River?
Peace River Wildland Provincial Park: 24,493 ha, a provincial park.
What is the nearest provincial park to Peace River?
Greene Valley Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
When is the best time for walking in Peace River?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is Peace River near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Peace River.
Is there protected land near Peace River?
Within 10 km, 8.4% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
Where Peace River’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).