First pick
Enchant Municipal Park
Park or garden
63 ha2.4 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.4 km of path
35 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada · CC BY 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Taber · parks, protected land & trails
Taber is 13 km from Kinbrook Island Provincial Park
Protected areas cover 0% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Count 4 protected areas within 10 km of town. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
13 km
Kinbrook Island Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Taber 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
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
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Taber sits 4th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,877 to 8,147 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
Taber0%
Towns its size2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Taber0
Towns its size4
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Taber0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Taber trails its peers is public protected areas; 33 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est NB | 27% | 2% | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Morgan Creek BC | 17% | 1% | 157 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Shaughnessy BC | 13% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 55 |
| 4 | Kenora, Unorganized ON | 12% | 12% | 98 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | Clare NS | 11% | 5.8% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Lincoln NB | 6.8% | 3.8% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Holdom BC | 4.9% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 48 |
| 8 | Woodbine AB | 4.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Dufferin Hill ON | 4.4% | 1.6% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Al Ritchie SK | 4.4% | 39% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | La Perle AB | 4.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Haliburton Village ON | 4.1% | 2.6% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Bienville QC | 4.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Drayton Valley AB | 3.3% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Legacy AB | 3.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Rocky Mountain House AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Broadview BC | 2.6% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 18 | Whitewater Region ON | 2.5% | 1.3% | 44 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | Woodbine-Lumsden ON | 2.5% | 5.1% | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 20 | Langstaff ON | 2.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Cornwall PE | 1.7% | 0% | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| 22 | Jackson ON | 1.6% | 3.2% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Talbot ON | 1.6% | 4.3% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Scenic Acres AB | 1.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Wolseley MB | 1.5% | 0% | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Labrador City NL | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | North Stormont ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Silver Heights MB | 1.2% | 0.3% | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 29 | Cardinal ON | 0.8% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Otonabee-South Monaghan ON | 0.7% | 0.7% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Killarney/Glengarry AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Bayham ON | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Lambton Baby Point ON | 0.3% | 7.1% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 34 | Charlesworth AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Queen Mary Park AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Acton Vale QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 37 | Taber AB | 0% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvest Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Sage Hill AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ottewell AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Taber
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
6 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Taber
The biggest is Enchant Municipal Park, 63 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 67 ha in all
Parks & gardens 67 ha
Most of it sits in Enchant Municipal Park and David Walker Hays Park: 96% together.
David Walker Hays Park
Park or garden
1.4 ha
32 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ernest Meyer Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
0.9 ha
15 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Victoria Memorial Park
Park or garden
0.8 ha
32 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Heritage Estates Park
Park or garden · 130 m outside town
0.3 ha
15 km southfrom 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
Few people in Taber live near 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Taber0%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 8,000 people more than a short walk away. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
4 protected areas lie within 10 km of Taber
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Taber0%
Within 10 km0%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
They belong to private owners or land trusts, so the page leaves their names out.
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
Kinbrook Island Provincial Park is 13 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
Kinbrook Island Provincial Park
13 km north5.3 km²since 1951
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Taber 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
Taber and its edge hold 28 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
28 km
in and around the town (4,748.3 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
TaberTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
TaberTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 99% 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 Taber 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.
No named route shows within 2 km of the town; 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.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Taber: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lethbridge, 57 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | -2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 5 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 11 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 57 | 93 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 12 |
Summer highs reach 27 °C in July; in January they stay near -2 °C. February is the driest month at 10 mm; June the wettest at 93 mm. The climate in Taber →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Taber
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Taber: 22 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
20 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Chin Coulee Provincial Recreation Area0.3 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 20
Heritage Park Playground0.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 19 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Grassy Lake Community Campgroundin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Taber
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
TaberVauxhallBarnwellTaber
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Taber holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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 share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
Questions about the outdoors in Taber
What is the nearest national park to Taber?
None within 100 km of Taber.
Is there a beach near Taber?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Is there protected land near Taber?
Yes: 0% of the land within 10 km is protected.
When should you visit Taber for the outdoors?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there a provincial park near Taber?
The closest is Kinbrook Island Provincial Park, at 13 km.
Sources
Where Taber’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).