From Samson 137, Pigeon Lake Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (43 km)
The 10 km around town hold 2 protected areas. Protected areas cover 0.1% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Elk Island National Park is the closest national park, 78 km from town.
Samson 137 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Samson 137 sits 6th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,374 to 3,491 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
For public protected areas, Samson 137 lags towns its size: 34 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington NB | 32% | 2.4% | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Shuniah ON | 19% | 1.4% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Meaghers Grant NS | 15% | 32% | 103 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Sables-Spanish Rivers ON | 14% | 9.7% | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Cumberland County, Subdivision A NS | 10% | 24% | 90 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Portneuf QC | 9.8% | 0.2% | 29 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Thurso QC | 8% | 14% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mackenzie BC | 7.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 6.2% | 7.6% | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Port Hawkesbury NS | 5.1% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-Thomas QC | 5.1% | 0.5% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Havre-Saint-Pierre QC | 3.7% | 2.7% | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Electoral Area B, North Okanagan BC | 3.7% | 4% | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 14 | Merrickville ON | 2.9% | 5.8% | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Trillium Industrial Park ON | 2.2% | 6.2% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Glenview West ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier QC | 1.8% | 3.9% | 27 | 1 | 12 |
| 18 | West Jasper Place AB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Riverdale East ON | 1.6% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | Brevoort Park SK | 1.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Buchanan MB | 1.2% | 0.1% | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| 22 | Niakwa Place MB | 0.8% | 4.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Richmond QC | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Richmond County, Subdivision C NS | 0.6% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| 25 | Channel-Port aux Basques NL | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 26 | Lynnwood AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Coach Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Daly Grove AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Ramsay Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Royal Gardens AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Placentia NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Sakaw AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Lewisporte NL | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Saint-Côme--Linière QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Samson 137 AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Richfield AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Sainte-Mélanie QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Delwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Montrose AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Virginia Park AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Where the green is in Samson 137
The First Nations reserve’s parks, woods, protected land and paths as mapped.
About 1 in 10 of Samson 137’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.
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. About 3,200 residents live further than 400 m from one.
2 protected areas lie within 10 km of Samson 137
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
No public land among them: all are private conservation land, counted but unnamed.
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.
The nearest big park: Elk Island National Park, 78 km away
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.
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park
Elk Island National Park
A provincial park is closer: Pigeon Lake Provincial Park, at 43 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Samson 137 and its edge hold 0 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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Woods cover more of it than in 68% of Canadian towns. For path density, 100% 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.
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Samson 137
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the First Nations reserve; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Get out in Samson 137 in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Camrose (49 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) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 19 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 40 | 72 | 73 | 44 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 10 |
July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (73 mm); February is driest (9 mm). From -6 °C in January to 23 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Samson 137 →
Outdoors around Samson 137: one place to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Bear Hills, 861 m, is the high point nearby.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Samson 137
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samson 137 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ermineskin 138 8.2 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Bull 138B 15 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ponoka 17 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Samson 137’s protected share.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Samson 137
How far is Samson 137 from a national park?
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 78 km away.
Is there protected land near Samson 137?
Within 10 km, 0.1% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Samson 137?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to Samson 137?
The closest is Pigeon Lake Provincial Park, at 43 km.
Sources for this page on Samson 137
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).