Photo: The original uploader was DataSatan at English Wikipedia . · Public domainElk Island National Park lies 36 km beyond Two Hills County No. 21’s edge
For a provincial park, Whitney Lakes Provincial Park lies 16 km off. Count 53 protected areas within 10 km of town. OpenStreetMap shows 4 unnamed beaches within 5 km.
Two Hills County No. 21 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Among 40 towns its size, Two Hills County No. 21 is 9th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,575 to 3,678 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, Two Hills County No. 21 lags towns its size: 36 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pemberton BC | 41% | 34% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 33% | 25% | 26 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | Colebrook BC | 28% | 14% | 145 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part ON | 12% | 12% | 58 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Bright NB | 7.1% | 4.6% | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Collectivité Nouvelle QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Zone Aéroportuaire QC | 6.5% | 0.4% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Woodbridge Meadows ON | 5.7% | 2.7% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 4.8% | 4.4% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Burkholme ON | 4.4% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Lac du Bonnet MB | 4.2% | 0.5% | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Des Vallées QC | 3.9% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Prince Albert No. 461 SK | 3.8% | 3.8% | 39 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Deer Run AB | 3.4% | 47% | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | Parkland AB | 3.4% | 39% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Piedmont QC | 3.1% | 15% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Quinndale ON | 2.9% | 0% | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Ramsay AB | 2.4% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Hudson AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Opportunity No. 17 AB | 2% | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 57 |
| 21 | Kingston NB | 1.7% | 0.8% | 31 | 3 | 52 |
| 22 | Powassan ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Studholm NB | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Melancthon ON | 1.3% | 0% | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | WestLake-Gladstone MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Glendale MB | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 27 | South Tuxedo MB | 1.2% | 50% | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| 28 | Rapperswill AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez QC | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Lawson Heights Urban Centre SK | 0.7% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Mactaggart AB | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Two Hills County No. 21 AB | 0.5% | 0.6% | 53 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Eaglemere MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | East Elmwood MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | North Inkster Industrial MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Dunham QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Radisson MB | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | West Kildonan Industrial MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Michel QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ste. Anne MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Parks, woods and paths around Two Hills County No. 21
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths as mapped.
Most of Two Hills County No. 21 is more than 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.
That leaves about 3,500 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
53 protected areas lie within 10 km of Two Hills County No. 21
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Every one of the 53 is private conservation land. The figures include 40 private conservation areas, left 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.
Parks around Two Hills County No. 21
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.
Whitney Lakes Provincial Park
Elk Island National Park
Whitney Lakes Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 16 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Two Hills County No. 21 and its edge hold 1 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
For woods, 78% of Canadian towns have more. It has fewer paths per km² than 100% 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.
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Two Hills County No. 21
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.
The best months for walking in Two Hills County No. 21: May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Vegreville, 41 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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | -8 | -6 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | -1 | -7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 19 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 60 | 71 | 50 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 16 |
July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (71 mm); February is driest (12 mm). Summer highs reach 24 °C in July; in January they stay near -8 °C. The climate in Two Hills County No. 21 →
4 unnamed beaches near Two Hills County No. 21
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Near Two Hills County No. 21: 4 outdoor spots on the map
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, 3 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Two Hills County No. 21
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer places have figures: these lie 10–41 km from Two Hills County No. 21.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Hills County No. 21 | 0.5% | 53 | 0 | 4 |
| Two Hills 9.5 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saddle Lake 125 20 km | 0.3% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Minburn County No. 27 35 km | 1.2% | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Paul 35 km | 0.5% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Vegreville 41 km | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Around Minburn County No. 27 the protected share is at least double.
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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
- 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 Two Hills County No. 21
What is the best season to get outdoors in Two Hills County No. 21?
May, June, August and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the nearest provincial park to Two Hills County No. 21?
It is Whitney Lakes Provincial Park, 16 km away.
Is there a beach near Two Hills County No. 21?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Is Two Hills County No. 21 near a national park?
It is Elk Island National Park, 36 km off.
Are there protected areas near Two Hills County No. 21?
Yes: 0.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources for this page on Two Hills County No. 21
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).