First pick
By-The-Lake Park
Park or garden
39 ha2.7 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.7 km of path
34 km eastfrom the centre
Nature Trail
Directionsto a point inside
0.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 · parks, protected land & trails
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park reaches the edge of Wetaskiwin County No. 10
A drive of 45 km reaches Elk Island National Park, the nearest national park. Count 52 protected areas within 10 km of town. 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land
0.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
52
within 10 km, 14 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
45 km
Elk Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Wetaskiwin County No. 10 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km0.7%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas14Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Wetaskiwin County No. 10 has the 8th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (11,856 to 12,384 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
Wetaskiwin County No. 100.7%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Wetaskiwin County No. 1014
Towns its size5
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Wetaskiwin County No. 100
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Wetaskiwin County No. 10 beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 10 of 39 do better. It trails them for protected land nearby, where 32 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L'Île-Perrot QC | 42% | 0.5% | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Mont-Tremblant QC | 27% | 29% | 20 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Cantley QC | 21% | 1.2% | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Elliot Lake ON | 18% | 7.2% | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Nelson BC | 14% | 0.1% | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Clearwater County AB | 13% | 5.7% | 44 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Summerland BC | 11% | 7.5% | 25 | 0 | 45 |
| 8 | Rideau Lakes ON | 10% | 14% | 77 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | Valley Creek ON | 6.3% | 29% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chapman Mills ON | 6% | 1.9% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-Rodrigue QC | 4.8% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Adjala-Tosorontio ON | 4.7% | 1.1% | 68 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Humber Summit ON | 3.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Moncton NB | 3.4% | 1.4% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Milliken ON | 3.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | McKenzie Lake AB | 3.3% | 1.1% | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | Fletchers Meadow North ON | 3% | 4.9% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Marieville QC | 2.9% | 0.7% | 37 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Morrisburg ON | 2.6% | 4.2% | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | Saint-Sauveur QC | 2.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | St. Andrews MB | 2.3% | 1.1% | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Woodbine Corridor ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 34 |
| 23 | St. Clements MB | 2.2% | 3% | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| 24 | Dovercourt Village ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 13 |
| 25 | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts QC | 1.8% | 1.6% | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| 26 | German Mills ON | 1.6% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Royal Oak AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Grey Highlands ON | 1.3% | 0.7% | 77 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Saint-Raymond QC | 1.2% | 1.2% | 27 | 8 | 5 |
| 30 | The Hamptons AB | 1.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Georgian Bluffs ON | 1.1% | 1.9% | 67 | 4 | 17 |
| 32 | River Park South MB | 1.1% | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Wetaskiwin County No. 10 AB | 0.7% | 1% | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Blackfalds AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Tay ON | 0.5% | 0.6% | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| 36 | Uptown ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Norwich ON | 0.2% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Weyburn SK | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Etobicoke West Mall ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DT Hospital ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
The map
Where the green is in Wetaskiwin County No. 10
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 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Wetaskiwin County No. 10
By-The-Lake Park is the largest, at 39 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
4 named parks and woods, 51 ha in all
Parks & gardens 51 ha
The bulk, 94%, is By-The-Lake Park and Pipestone Creek Recreation Park.
Pipestone Creek Recreation Park
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
9.1 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
33 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Day Park
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
1.7 ha0.4 km of path
4.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jubilee Park/Wizard Lake Day Use Area
Park or garden
1.6 ha
19 km northfrom 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
In Wetaskiwin County No. 10, 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%)
Wetaskiwin County No. 100%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 12,100 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
Protected land at the edge of Wetaskiwin County No. 10: Lloyd Creek Natural Area
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Wetaskiwin County No. 101%
Within 10 km0.7%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 14 of the 52; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Lloyd Creek Natural Area is the biggest, 579 ha. 28 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Lloyd Creek Natural AreaNature reserve · 579 ha · reaches Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Pigeon Lake Provincial ParkProvincial park · 449 ha · reaches Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Calhoun Bay Provincial Recreation AreaProtected area · 392 ha · reaches Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Horseshoe Creek Natural AreaNature reserve · 326 ha · reaches Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Poplar Creek Natural AreaNature reserve · 323 ha · reaches Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Town Creek Natural AreaNature reserve · 258 ha · reaches Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Washout Creek Natural AreaNature reserve · 122 ha · reaches Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Buck Lake Natural AreaNature reserve · 110 ha · reaches Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Battle Lake Natural AreaNature reserve · 65 ha · reaches Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Hoadley Natural AreaNature reserve · 65 ha · reaches Wetaskiwin County No. 10
2 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
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
45 km to Elk Island National Park
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
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park
At the edge4.5 km²since 1967
National park
Elk Island National Park
45 km north-east194 km²since 1913
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
64 km of paths in and around Wetaskiwin County No. 10
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
64 km
in and around the town (3,746.5 km²)
Woodland
28%
about 1,045.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Wetaskiwin County No. 10Towns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Wetaskiwin County No. 10Towns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland28%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 73% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 97% 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 Wetaskiwin County No. 10
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.
When to get out
Walking season in Wetaskiwin County No. 10: May and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Breton (45 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) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 1 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 20 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 60 | 86 | 102 | 69 | 42 | 22 | 23 | 13 |
A typical year sees 166 cm of snow. In July the typical high is 23 °C; in January, -4 °C. Rain peaks with the heat: 102 mm in July, against 13 mm in December. The climate in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 →
Beaches
3 beaches within 5 km of Wetaskiwin County No. 10, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
2 viewpoints near Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Buck Mountain tops the hills nearby, 994 m. Playgrounds lead the count with 20.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Buck Mountain994 m · in town
DirectionsNature reserves 10
Battle Lake Natural Areain town
DirectionsBuck Lake Provincial Recreation Areain town
DirectionsCalhoun Bay Provincial Recreation Areain town
DirectionsHorseshoe Creek Natural Areain town
DirectionsLloyd Creek Natural Areain town
DirectionsMount Butte Natural Areain town
DirectionsPeaceful Valley Provincial Recreation Areain town
DirectionsTown Creek Natural Areain town
DirectionsPlus 2 nature reserves more.
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 20
Friends of the library Park1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 19 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 17
Battle Lake Campgroundin town
DirectionsBuck Lake Campgroundin town
DirectionsEagle Creek Campground & Event Centrein town
DirectionsPigeon Lake Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsTwin Lake Campgroundin town
DirectionsJubilee Park Campground0.0 km from town
DirectionsBell Camping0.1 km from town
DirectionsBentley's Seniors Campground0.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 9 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Wetaskiwin County No. 10
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Wetaskiwin County No. 10 with figures are 23–35 km away.
Louis Bull 138BErmineskin 138MilletPonoka CountyLeduc CountyWetaskiwin County No. 10
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetaskiwin County No. 10 | 0.7% | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| Louis Bull 138B 23 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ermineskin 138 32 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Millet 34 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ponoka County 34 km | 0.5% | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| Leduc County 35 km | 1.2% | 85 | 2 | 4 |
Leduc County has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 2. No neighbouring place reaches twice Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Wetaskiwin County No. 10
What is the nearest provincial park to Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park touches the town.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
Lloyd Creek Natural Area, a nature reserve of 579 ha.
What is the nearest beach to Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
How much land around Wetaskiwin County No. 10 is protected?
Yes: 0.7% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
The nearest is Elk Island National Park, 45 km away.
When should you visit Wetaskiwin County No. 10 for the outdoors?
May and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
Where Wetaskiwin County No. 10’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).