First pick
Westlock & District Agricultural Society
Park or garden
24 ha
2.3 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Wilson Hui from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Westlock · parks, protected land & trails
Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park, 42 km away, is the closest provincial park to Westlock
0% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). For a national park, Elk Island National Park is 76 km away.
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 national park
76 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
42 km
Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park
Against other towns
Westlock 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
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
Among 40 towns its size, Westlock is 2nd from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,271 to 5,465 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
Westlock0%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Westlock0
Towns its size3
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Westlock0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Westlock lags towns its size: 32 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue QC | 43% | 33% | 45 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Inverness County, Subdivision A NS | 29% | 40% | 156 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay BC | 25% | 28% | 28 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Juan de Fuca (Part 1) BC | 14% | 50% | 64 | 12 | 71 |
| 5 | Billings Bridge - Heron Park ON | 11% | 2.4% | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Burton NB | 9.5% | 2% | 36 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Electoral Area L, Cariboo BC | 9.1% | 9.1% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Central Frontenac ON | 8.2% | 8.2% | 39 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | The Ravines of Rainbow Creek ON | 6.9% | 8.2% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Garner ON | 6.5% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Gourley ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Carillon / Saint-Pie-X QC | 5.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Uplands SK | 5.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Woodlands AB | 3.9% | 9.6% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Aldergrove AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Saint-Boniface QC | 3.1% | 0% | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | West Meadowlark Park AB | 2.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | North Gower - Kars ON | 2% | 3% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Metcalfe ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Southdale ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Normand Park MB | 1.5% | 3.1% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | South West Industrial SK | 1.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Mount Royal SK | 1.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Windsor QC | 1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Headingley MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 26 | Westdale MB | 1% | 1% | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| 27 | Saint-Jean-de-Matha QC | 0.7% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Deer Lake NL | 0.4% | 3.8% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | Mandalay West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Norwood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Riverbend MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Belmont AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Kirkness AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Grand Falls / Grand-Sault NB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Chisasibi QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Wingham ON | 0% | 0.2% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Stonewall MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Westlock AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Belvedere AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Westlock on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
4 named parks and woods to walk in near Westlock
Westlock & District Agricultural Society is the largest, at 24 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
4 named parks and woods, 32 ha in all
Parks & gardens 32 ha
Westlock & District Agricultural Society and Whisselville Pond together hold 90% of it.
Whisselville Pond
Park or garden
4.7 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom 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
5 in 10 people in Westlock 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 (55%)Further (46%)
Westlock55%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. About 2,400 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
No protected area lies within 10 km of Westlock
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park, 42 km away, is the closest provincial park.
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
The nearest big park: Elk Island National Park, 76 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
Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park
42 km north-west96 km²since 2000
National park
Elk Island National Park
76 km south-east194 km²since 1913
A provincial park is closer: Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park, at 42 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 7 km in and around Westlock
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
7.4 km
in and around the town (31.9 km²)
Woodland
1.6%
about 0.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
WestlockTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WestlockTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.6%
0%50%100%
Woods cover less of it than in 77% of Canadian towns. For path density, 76% 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.
Walking routes
No mapped walking route near Westlock
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
Get out in Westlock in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Campsie, 54 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) | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -6 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 27 | 15 | 18 | 30 | 47 | 84 | 86 | 57 | 36 | 23 | 25 | 19 |
From -7 °C in January to 24 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. July is warm and wet, 86 mm; the driest month, February, has 15 mm. The climate in Westlock →
Things to do
4 things to do outdoors near Westlock
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, 4 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Westlock
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Westlock has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 10–42 km out.
Westlock CountyLegalBarrheadAlexander 134MorinvilleWestlock
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westlock | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westlock County 9.5 km | 2.6% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Legal 28 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrhead 37 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander 134 37 km | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Morinville 42 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Westlock County has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Westlock
What is the nearest national park to Westlock?
It is Elk Island National Park, 76 km off.
Is there a provincial park near Westlock?
It is Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park, 42 km away.
When should you visit Westlock for the outdoors?
May, August and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
Sources for this page on Westlock
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).