First pick
Downtown park
Park or garden
0.4 ha0.1 km of path
0.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Grant Berg · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Sexsmith · parks, protected land & trails
None of the land within 10 km of Sexsmith is protected
The nearest provincial park, Kleskun Hills Provincial Park, is 14 km away. No national park lies within 100 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 provincial park
14 km
Kleskun Hills Provincial Park
Against other towns
Sexsmith 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
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
Sexsmith is last of 40 towns its size for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,511 to 2,613 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
Sexsmith0%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Sexsmith0
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Sexsmith0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Sexsmith 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 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Lambeth ON | 1.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | High Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Hébertville QC | 1.6% | 0.1% | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.6% | 0.7% | 46 | 1 | 14 |
| 25 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove NL | 1.1% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 27 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 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
Where the green is in Sexsmith
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 Sexsmith: one named park or wood
Downtown park is the largest, at 0.4 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on 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
In Sexsmith, 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Sexsmith0%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. That leaves about 2,600 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
There is no protected land within 10 km of Sexsmith
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
The nearest provincial park is Kleskun Hills Provincial Park, 14 km away.
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
Kleskun Hills Provincial Park is 14 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.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Kleskun Hills Provincial Park
14 km south-east11 km²since 2024
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Sexsmith has its province’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
5 km of paths in and around Sexsmith
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
5.4 km
in and around the town (33.2 km²)
Woodland
0.2%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
SexsmithTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SexsmithTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0.2%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 91% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 80% 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 Sexsmith
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
The best months for walking in Sexsmith: May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Grande Prairie (21 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) | 7.7 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 7.1 |
| High (°C) | -8 | -5 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 9 | -1 | -6 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 28 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 42 | 72 | 73 | 50 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 19 |
July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (73 mm); February is driest (16 mm). The warmest days come in July (23 °C highs), the coldest in January (-8 °C). Winter brings about 162 cm of snow. The climate in Sexsmith →
Things to do
9 things to do outdoors near Sexsmith
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, 8 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 8
Plus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Sexsmith Heritage Parkin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Sexsmith
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 16–44 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Sexsmith.
Grande Prairie County No. 1Grande PrairieWembleyBeaverlodgeSexsmith
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexsmith | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grande Prairie County No. 1 16 km | 0.6% | 33 | 1 | 56 |
| Grande Prairie 21 km | 1.7% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Wembley 32 km | 3% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Beaverlodge 44 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Around Grande Prairie and Wembley the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Sexsmith
Is there a provincial park near Sexsmith?
It is Kleskun Hills Provincial Park, 14 km away.
Is Sexsmith near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Sexsmith.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Sexsmith?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Where Sexsmith’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).