First pick
Hi-Knoll Park
Park or garden
34 ha3.2 km of path
40 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
1.4 km westfrom the centre
Latimer Greenway
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Reg Natarajan from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.03.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Langley · parks, protected land & trails
Within 10 km of Langley: 95 public protected areas
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is the closest national park, 40 km from town. OpenStreetMap shows 3 walking routes nearby, including the Cloverdale Greenway and Fraser Greenway. The largest named area nearby is Campbell Valley Regional Park, 424 ha, 4.8 km away.
Protected land
3.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
95
within 10 km, 95 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
40 km
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
Nearest provincial park
10 km
Peace Arch Park
Walking routes
3
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Langley has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Langley’s best card is the number of public protected areas close by, with its choice of walking routes close behind.
Against other towns
Langley 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km3.2%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 areas95Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes3Named 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
Langley has the 20th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (33,229 to 37,821 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
Langley3.2%
Towns its size3.3%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Langley95
Towns its size9
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Langley3
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Langley sits near the top of its size group: 2 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Claire QC | 33% | 0.2% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Panorama Ridge BC | 23% | 13% | 181 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Strawberry Hill BC | 20% | 0.8% | 158 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Bois-Francs QC | 14% | 1.4% | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Cecil-P.-Newman QC | 14% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Clayton Park West NS | 13% | 0% | 18 | 13 | 7 |
| 7 | Sorel-Tracy QC | 12% | 0% | 75 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Val-d'Or QC | 11% | 19% | 55 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Fairview BC | 8.2% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 68 |
| 10 | Marc-Aurèle-Fortin QC | 7.1% | 0.5% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Sunset BC | 6.9% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Sainte-Marie QC | 6.3% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Edmonds BC | 6.2% | 0% | 40 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | Grande-Prairie QC | 5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Hastings-Sunrise BC | 4.7% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 16 | Arcola East SK | 4.2% | 8.8% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mount Pleasant BC | 4.2% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 73 |
| 18 | Duvernay QC | 4.1% | 1.2% | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | North Cowichan BC | 3.9% | 2.3% | 72 | 7 | 10 |
| 20 | West Humber-Clairville ON | 3.4% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Langley BC | 3.2% | 0% | 95 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf QC | 3.2% | 0% | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Metrotown BC | 2.5% | 0% | 21 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | Sainte-Rose QC | 1.9% | 0.1% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Thorold ON | 1.6% | 4.2% | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 26 | Parkland County AB | 1.6% | 1.3% | 69 | 15 | 5 |
| 27 | Stratford ON | 1.5% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Leamington ON | 1.3% | 5.5% | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 29 | Whitehorse YT | 1.3% | 4.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Dieppe NB | 1.2% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Meadowvale ON | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Orillia ON | 0.7% | 0.1% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 33 | Fort Erie ON | 0.5% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 34 | Moose Jaw SK | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Central Erin Mills ON | 0.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Applewood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Okotoks AB | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Saint-Georges QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | LaSalle ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Fergus ON | 0% | 0% | 4 | 8 | 2 |
The map
Langley 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
Walk in Langley: 21 named parks and woods
Hi-Knoll Park is the largest, at 34 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
21 named parks and woods, 108 ha in all
Parks & gardens 108 ha
Hi-Knoll Park plus Nicomekl Floodplain account for 48% of the green.
Nicomekl Floodplain
Park or garden
18 ha3 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Langley
Rotary Nicomekl TrailLangley Creek TrailPleasantdale Creek Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Langley City Park
Park or garden
10 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
1.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Derek Doubleday Arboretum
Park or garden
8.9 ha2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
1.9 km eastfrom the centre
A Walk to Remember
Directionsto a point inside
Uplands Dog Off-Leash Park
Park or garden
5.7 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Nicomekl Park
Park or garden
6.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Rotary Nicomekl Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Douglas Park
Park or garden
3.2 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
0.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Penzer Action Park
Park or garden
2.9 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.2 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 21 named parks and green spaces
Hi-Knoll ParkPark or garden · 34 ha · 3.2 km of path
DirectionsNicomekl FloodplainPark or garden · 18 ha · 3 km of path
DirectionsLangley City ParkPark or garden · 10 ha · 1.8 km of path
DirectionsDerek Doubleday ArboretumPark or garden · 8.9 ha · 2.2 km of path
DirectionsUplands Dog Off-Leash ParkPark or garden · 5.7 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsNicomekl ParkPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsDouglas ParkPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsPenzer Action ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsBuckley ParkPark or garden · 3.4 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsBrydon ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsSendall GardensPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsRotary Centennial ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsPortage ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsHunter ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsConder ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha
DirectionsLinwood ParkPark or garden · 1.8 ha
DirectionsNicholas ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsBrooks Crescent ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsLinda Carlson ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsDumais ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsLangley Demonstration GardenPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
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 9 in 10 of Langley’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 (90%)Further (10%)
Langley90%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%. That leaves about 4,000 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
3.2% of the land around Langley is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Langley0%
Within 10 km3.2%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one of the 95 is on public land. Campbell Valley Regional Park covers 424 ha, the most of any named area.
Hi-Knoll ParkMunicipal park · 34 ha · reaches Langley
99A - GreenbeltMunicipal park · 0.4 ha · reaches Langley
69M - GreenbeltMunicipal park · 3.1 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
68L - GreenbeltMunicipal park · 0.9 ha · 1.1 km from the edge of town
Campbell Heights Biodiversity PreserveMunicipal park · 83 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
68H - Neighbourhood ParkMunicipal park · 4.8 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
North Creek ParkMunicipal park · 23 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
Claude Harvie ParkMunicipal park · 1.5 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
58A - Neighbourhood ParkMunicipal park · 10 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
Latimer ParkMunicipal park · 31 ha · 3.4 km from the edge of town
30 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
The nearest big park: Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 40 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
Peace Arch Park
10 km south-west0.1 km²since 1939
National park reserve
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
40 km south-west67 km²since 2010
A provincial park is closer: Peace Arch Park, at 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Langley and its edge hold 80 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
80 km
in and around the town (26.1 km²)
Woodland
7.8%
about 2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LangleyTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LangleyTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland7.8%
0%50%100%
For woods, 53% of Canadian towns have more. For path density, it beats 72% 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
Langley has 3 named walking routes
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
LocalOther waymarked
Fraser Greenway6.4 km
Cloverdale Greenway3.8 km
Rotary Nicomekl Trail3.1 km
The longest of the rest is the Fraser Greenway, 6.4 km.
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 Langley in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Pitt Meadows, 13 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) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 252 | 134 | 173 | 105 | 95 | 69 | 48 | 36 | 94 | 180 | 249 | 214 |
In August the typical high is 25 °C; in December, 6 °C. Expect 252 mm in January, the wettest month, and 36 mm in August. A typical year sees 56 cm of snow. The climate in Langley →
Things to do
3 viewpoints near Langley
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (86).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 86
Linwood Park playgroundin town
DirectionsGo Bananas0.4 km from town
DirectionsDenim Playground1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 83 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 6
Linwood Off-Leash Dog Parkin town
DirectionsUplands Dog Off-Leash Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 4 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Langley
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Sunrise EstatesLangleyRosewood ParkAloha EstatesClayton HeightsCloverdaleLangley
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langley | 3.2% | 95 | 3 | 0 |
| Sunrise Estates 2.7 km | 5.8% | 152 | 5 | 0 |
| Langley 3.1 km | 3.5% | 144 | 8 | 10 |
| Rosewood Park 3.3 km | 4.5% | 130 | 5 | 0 |
| Aloha Estates 3.5 km | 4.3% | 111 | 2 | 0 |
| Clayton Heights 4.6 km | 5.4% | 131 | 2 | 0 |
| Cloverdale 4.9 km | 6% | 160 | 5 | 0 |
For walking routes, Langley leads the area with 8. No place nearby has double Langley’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- 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 Langley
How far is the nearest provincial park from Langley?
It is Peace Arch Park, 10 km away.
When should you visit Langley for the outdoors?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the nearest national park to Langley?
It is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 40 km off.
Which is the biggest protected area near Langley?
It is Campbell Valley Regional Park, a nature reserve covering 424 ha.
What walking routes are near Langley?
The Cloverdale Greenway, Fraser Greenway and Rotary Nicomekl Trail, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Are there protected areas near Langley?
Protected areas cover 3.2% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Langley
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).