First pick
Strip Park
Park or garden
9.1 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
1.1 km southfrom the centre
Strip Park path
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Hero122 · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Raymond · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Raymond is Woolford Provincial Park, 48 km away
Protected areas cover 0% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Waterton Lakes National Park, at 83 km.
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
83 km
Waterton Lakes National Park
Nearest provincial park
48 km
Woolford Provincial Park
Against other towns
Raymond beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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%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
Among 40 towns its size, Raymond is 2nd from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,517 to 4,686 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
Raymond0%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Raymond0
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Raymond0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Raymond lags towns its size: 33 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper AB | 100% | 100% | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona BC | 49% | 64% | 34 | 11 | 8 |
| 3 | Shelburne NS | 27% | 28% | 194 | 0 | 80 |
| 4 | Douglas BC | 13% | 3.2% | 82 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Queenswood - Chatelaine ON | 12% | 0% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola BC | 11% | 8.3% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Berthierville QC | 9.1% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Gurnett ON | 7.3% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Neuville QC | 7.1% | 1.3% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Horning ON | 6.4% | 20% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-Antonin QC | 6.1% | 0.5% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Melville SK | 5.2% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu QC | 4.3% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Wainwright No. 61 AB | 3.7% | 3.1% | 41 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Crossroads ON | 3.5% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Britannia Youngstown AB | 3.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Warner County No. 5 AB | 3.2% | 4.7% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Country Hills ON | 2.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Battleford SK | 2.2% | 1.1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Red Hill ON | 2.1% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | Saint-Étienne-des-Grès QC | 2% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Caraquet NB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 23 | Fairfield Park MB | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Felker ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Rockwood MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Carlisle AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Casselman ON | 1.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Albion ON | 1.4% | 11% | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Riverview MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Parkridge SK | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Iroquois Falls ON | 0.8% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Britannia ON | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Blue Quill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Dutton ON | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Vanderhoof BC | 0.2% | 3.8% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Saint-Anselme QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Howick ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Raymond AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Eastwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Raymond
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
Walk in Raymond: 2 named parks and woods
Largest first: Strip Park leads with 9.1 ha. Numbers match the map.
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
About 4 in 10 of Raymond’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 (39%)Further (61%)
Raymond39%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 2,800 residents live further than 400 m from one. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Raymond, no land is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
For protected land, people look to Woolford Provincial Park, 48 km off.
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
83 km to Waterton Lakes National Park
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
48 km south-west0.4 km²since 1957
National park
Waterton Lakes National Park
83 km south-west505 km²since 1895
Woolford Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 48 km.
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: 4 km in and around Raymond
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
3.7 km
in and around the town (23.1 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
RaymondTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
RaymondTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
For path density, 80% 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 Raymond
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Raymond: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lethbridge, 21 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 |
Daytime highs run from 0 °C in January up to 26 °C in July. Most rain and snow falls in June, 93 mm; February sees 10 mm. Snowfall averages 108 cm a year. The climate in Raymond →
Things to do
Outdoors around Raymond: 7 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 6 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 6
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Perret Parkin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Raymond
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
StirlingMagrathWarner County No. 5Raymond
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stirling 11 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magrath 16 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warner County No. 5 19 km | 3.2% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Warner County No. 5 has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Raymond
When is the best time for walking in Raymond?
May and July to 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 Raymond from a national park?
It is Waterton Lakes National Park, 83 km off.
Is there a provincial park near Raymond?
It is Woolford Provincial Park, 48 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Raymond
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).