First pick
Whitecourt Golf & Country Club
Park or garden
69 ha
1.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Koppertone · CC BY-SA 3.00.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Whitecourt · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land is scarce around Whitecourt: 0.5% within 10 km
A provincial park, Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park, lies 12 km away. The largest named area nearby is Whitecourt Mountain Natural Area, 555 ha, 7.8 km away. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land
0.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
1
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
12 km
Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park
Against other towns
Whitecourt 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km0.5%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 areas1Areas 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
Whitecourt has the 10th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (10,442 to 10,972 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
Whitecourt0.5%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Whitecourt1
Towns its size6
Towns in Alberta2
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Whitecourt0
Towns its size0
Towns in Alberta0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Whitecourt is weakest for public protected areas: 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean Park BC | 27% | 4% | 100 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Vanier North ON | 11% | 0.6% | 40 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Hintonburg-Mechanicsville ON | 11% | 1.4% | 32 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Yellowhead County AB | 11% | 3.4% | 33 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Contrecoeur QC | 10% | 6.3% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Saint-Zotique QC | 7.5% | 0.1% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Wendover ON | 6.7% | 4.4% | 58 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Bassin-de-la-Lièvre QC | 6.2% | 20% | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Montecito BC | 5.5% | 0% | 22 | 2 | 53 |
| 10 | Corman Park No. 344 SK | 5.4% | 2.7% | 37 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Yarmouth NS | 4.7% | 4.9% | 79 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Stittsville East ON | 4.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Birdland BC | 4.3% | 9.7% | 119 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | Saint-Sacrement QC | 4% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Eastern Passage NS | 3.6% | 2.2% | 14 | 2 | 21 |
| 16 | Lynden ON | 3.1% | 5.4% | 33 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Bendale South ON | 2.7% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Rosemont/Mount Royal SK | 2.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Shelburne ON | 2.6% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Grand River South ON | 2.5% | 16% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Dutrisac QC | 1.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | East London ON | 1.8% | 1.4% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Bois-des-Filion QC | 1.7% | 3.3% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Westminster ON | 1.7% | 28% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Victoria Hills ON | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Alexandria ON | 1.5% | 0.4% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Exeter ON | 1.5% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | West St. Paul MB | 1.5% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Arbour Lake AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Ponoka County AB | 0.5% | 0.2% | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Whitecourt AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Weston-Pelham Park ON | 0.5% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 33 | Rundle AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Temple AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Markland Wood ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Creditview ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | McConachie AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Walkerton ON | 0.1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Morinville AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Hidden Valley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Whitecourt
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
Walk in Whitecourt: 11 named parks and woods
Whitecourt Golf & Country Club is the largest, at 69 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
11 named parks and woods, 91 ha in all
Parks & gardens 91 ha
Two places, Whitecourt Golf & Country Club and Graham Acres Sports Field, make up 94% of the total.
Graham Acres Sports Field
Park or garden
17 ha
1.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Prestlien Park
Park or garden
0.4 ha0.1 km of path
1.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
Whitecourt Golf & Country ClubPark or garden · 69 ha
DirectionsGraham Acres Sports FieldPark or garden · 17 ha
DirectionsSouthland ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha
DirectionsWedow ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsBaly ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsPrestlien ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsMountain Bike ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsAthabasca ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsWagoner ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsPine ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsLyons ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsSource: 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
About 4 in 10 of Whitecourt’s residents are 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.
Within 400 m (44%)Further (56%)
Whitecourt44%
Towns in Alberta100%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 6,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
1 protected area lies within 10 km of Whitecourt
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Whitecourt0%
Within 10 km0.5%
Towns in Alberta0.4%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
It is publicly owned.
Whitecourt Mountain Natural AreaNature reserve · 555 ha · 7.8 km from the edge of town
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
Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park, 12 km off
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
Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park
12 km north12 km²since 1982
No national park lies within 100 km of Whitecourt; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach.
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: 29 km in and around Whitecourt
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
29 km
in and around the town (58.1 km²)
Woodland
57%
about 33.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
WhitecourtTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.5
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WhitecourtTowns in AlbertaTypical Canadian town
Woodland57%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 86% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 66% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Whitecourt
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
Whitecourt is best on foot in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Whitecourt (7.5 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) | 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 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 9 | -1 | -6 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 26 | 15 | 21 | 30 | 61 | 90 | 104 | 62 | 38 | 28 | 24 | 22 |
Winter brings about 175 cm of snow. Summer brings the most rain: 104 mm in July; February gets 15 mm. The warmest days come in July (22 °C highs), the coldest in January (-7 °C). The climate in Whitecourt →
Things to do
18 things to do outdoors near Whitecourt
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
15 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 15
Plus 15 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Sagitawah RV Park and Campgroundin town
DirectionsWhitecourt Lions Campground0.2 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Whitecourt
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 9–75 km from Whitecourt.
Woodlands CountyMayerthorpeYellowhead CountySwan HillsBarrhead County No. 11Whitecourt
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitecourt | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodlands County 9.4 km | 1.8% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayerthorpe 41 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellowhead County 62 km | 11% | 33 | 2 | 11 |
| Swan Hills 66 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrhead County No. 11 75 km | 3.4% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
More routes are mapped around Yellowhead County (2). Around Woodlands County, Yellowhead County and Barrhead County No. 11 the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Whitecourt
What is the best season to get outdoors in Whitecourt?
On the normals, May, August and September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Whitecourt?
The closest is Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park, at 12 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Whitecourt?
Whitecourt Mountain Natural Area, a nature reserve of 555 ha.
How much land around Whitecourt is protected?
Protected areas cover 0.5% of the land within 10 km.
How far is Whitecourt from a national park?
None within 100 km of Whitecourt.
Sources
Sources for this page on Whitecourt
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).