Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Turner Valley is 12 km from Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park
OH Ranch Heritage Rangeland (4,277 ha) is the biggest, 6.3 km from town. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Banff National Park, at 73 km. 1.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Turner Valley 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Turner Valley sits 13th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,746 to 2,822 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Where Turner Valley trails its peers is protected land nearby; 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tofino BC | 41% | 21% | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | Victoria County, Subdivision A NS | 33% | 54% | 152 | 3 | 59 |
| 3 | Léry QC | 27% | 3.4% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Highlands BC | 24% | 41% | 40 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | Atikokan ON | 19% | 1.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Holyrood NL | 19% | 3.2% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel QC | 18% | 23% | 83 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Little Current ON | 13% | 10% | 36 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Maria QC | 9.5% | 1% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Cultus Lake BC | 9.3% | 52% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Saint-Côme QC | 9.2% | 0.8% | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Rivière-Beaudette QC | 7.6% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Marritt ON | 7.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ferme-Neuve QC | 5.6% | 8.2% | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Jerome ON | 5.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Vernon River PE | 5.1% | 4.5% | 48 | 11 | 3 |
| 17 | Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part ON | 5.1% | 4.9% | 81 | 0 | 28 |
| 18 | Yamachiche QC | 5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Front of Yonge ON | 4.9% | 6% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Sainte-Luce QC | 4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Vars ON | 3.8% | 1.4% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Wakefield NB | 2.2% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| 23 | Rosthern No. 403 SK | 2.2% | 2.6% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Lacolle QC | 1.9% | 1.1% | 34 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Woodcroft AB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Gore QC | 1.6% | 2.3% | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Saint-Prime QC | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 28 | Turner Valley AB | 1.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mathers MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.1% | 3.5% | 28 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | Upper Mount Royal AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Grimshaw AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Talbot-Grey MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Downtown West End AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay BC | 0.2% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 36 | Greenview AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Kameyosek AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Meyonohk AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Kuujjuaq QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Newton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Turner Valley on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths as mapped.
Few people in Turner Valley 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.
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. Around 2,800 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Around Turner Valley, protected areas make up 1.4%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
3 of the 5 are on public land. Biggest of the named areas: OH Ranch Heritage Rangeland, 4,277 ha. 2 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
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.
Banff National Park is 73 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.
Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park
Banff National Park
Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 12 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Turner Valley has 15 km of footpaths in and around it
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
It is less wooded than 85% of Canadian towns. 60% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
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 Turner Valley
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 walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
The best months for walking in Turner Valley: May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Calgary (Airport), 53 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) | 8.4 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | -2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 10 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 61 | 113 | 66 | 54 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
June is the wettest month (113 mm) and January the driest (10 mm). Summer highs reach 24 °C in July; in January they stay near -2 °C. The climate in Turner Valley →
9 things to do outdoors near Turner Valley
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 8.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 8
Plus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Turner Valley
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 4–23 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Turner Valley.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Valley | 1.4% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Black Diamond 3.9 km | 0.7% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Foothills County 23 km | 7.8% | 29 | 1 | 11 |
| Okotoks 23 km | 0.2% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Foothills County has at least twice the protected share around it.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Turner Valley
Are there protected areas near Turner Valley?
Yes: 1.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to Turner Valley?
The nearest is Banff National Park, 73 km away.
Which is the biggest protected area near Turner Valley?
OH Ranch Heritage Rangeland: 4,277 ha, a protected area.
What is the nearest provincial park to Turner Valley?
The closest is Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park, at 12 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Turner Valley?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
The sources behind Turner Valley’s outdoors figures
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).