First pick
Mountain Bike Trail System
Wood or forest
412 ha40.9 km of path
9 h 5 minto walk all 40.9 km of path
2.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
CBT's Munday GrindSouthern TraverseTruck Yeah Full+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: RockyGoat · Public domain3.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Valemount · parks, protected land & trails
Valemount is 34 km from Jasper National Park
Mount Terry Fox Park is the closest provincial park, at 8.0 km. The protected share within 10 km is 3.4%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Within 10 km are 9 protected areas.
Protected land
3.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
9
within 10 km, 5 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
34 km
Jasper National Park
Nearest provincial park
8.0 km
Mount Terry Fox Park
Against other towns
Valemount 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 km3.4%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.7%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas5Areas 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
Valemount has the 15th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,082 to 2,587 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
Valemount3.4%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Valemount5
Towns its size4
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Valemount0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Valemount beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 13 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Valemount BC | 3.4% | 1.7% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Valemount
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 Valemount: 2 named parks and woods
Mountain Bike Trail System is the largest, at 412 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Centennial Park
Park or garden
0.7 ha0.2 km of path
0.7 km northfrom the centre
Big Foot Trail Loop
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
A park is within a short walk for 5 in 10 in Valemount
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 (52%)Further (48%)
Valemount52%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this. That leaves about 500 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
3.4% of the country within 10 km of Valemount 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 Valemount1.7%
Within 10 km3.4%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 5 of the 9, and private owners the rest. Biggest of the named areas: Mount Robson Park, 225,286 ha. 4 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Cranberry Marsh/Starratt Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 319 ha · reaches Valemount
Mount Terry Fox ParkProvincial park · 1,930 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
Mount Robson ParkProvincial park · 225,286 ha · 8.6 km from the edge of town
Jackman Flats ParkProvincial park · 615 ha · 9.6 km from the edge of town
1 area recorded only by its type (a provincial layer such as wildlife habitat areas) is counted, not listed.
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 parks within reach of Valemount
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
Mount Terry Fox Park
8.0 km north19 km²since 1982
Provincial park
Mount Robson Park
8.6 km east2,253 km²since 1913
Provincial park
Jackman Flats Park
9.6 km north-west6.2 km²since 2000
National park
Jasper National Park
34 km east10,878 km²since 1907
Closer to home, Mount Terry Fox Park is 8.0 km away. 3 provincial parks lie within 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
Valemount has 39 km of footpaths in and around it
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
39 km
in and around the town (18.8 km²)
Woodland
71%
about 13.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ValemountTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ValemountTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland71%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 57% of Canadian towns have fewer. For woods, it beats 92% 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 named walking route passes Valemount on the map
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
Valemount is best on foot in May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Blue River (78 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) | -3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 1 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 109 | 55 | 69 | 61 | 71 | 103 | 96 | 74 | 78 | 111 | 120 | 93 |
Highs peak near 25 °C in July and fall to -3 °C in January. Rain and snow peak in November (120 mm) and ease in February (55 mm). The climate in Valemount →
Things to do
5 viewpoints near Valemount
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
5 viewpoints top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Viewing Towerin town
DirectionsSwift Creek Lookout0.4 km from town
Directionswatchtower0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Yellowhead Campground0.3 km from town
DirectionsValemount Pines Golf Course & RV Park1.7 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Valemount
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 58–145 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Valemount.
Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort GeorgeJasperHintonClearwaterElectoral Area A (Wells Gray Country), Thompson-NicolaValemount
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valemount | 3.4% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George 58 km | 35% | 38 | 10 | 4 |
| Jasper 80 km | 100% | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Hinton 130 km | 0.9% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clearwater 141 km | 7.7% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country), Thompson-Nicola 145 km | 56% | 16 | 0 | 5 |
For protected land, Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George, Jasper and Clearwater have twice as much or more. For walking routes, Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George leads the area with 10.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in Valemount
What is the nearest national park to Valemount?
The nearest is Jasper National Park, 34 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Valemount?
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Valemount?
The closest is Mount Terry Fox Park, at 8.0 km.
Is there protected land near Valemount?
Within 10 km, 3.4% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the largest protected area near Valemount?
It is Mount Robson Park, a provincial park covering 225,286 ha.
Sources
Where Valemount’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).