Photo: Jason Whiting · CC BY-SA 4.0Only 0.5% of the land within 10 km of Lloydminster (Part) is protected
Count 2 protected areas within 10 km of town. National parks are all over 100 km off. A provincial park, Fort Pitt Provincial Park, lies 29 km away.
Each figure for Lloydminster (Part), set against 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.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Lloydminster (Part) has the 7th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (12,900 to 13,364 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Where Lloydminster (Part) trails its peers is protected land nearby; 33 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bathurst NB | 20% | 2.6% | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | Centre-Ville QC | 11% | 22% | 40 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | North Saanich BC | 9.2% | 5.1% | 37 | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Quantztown ON | 8.5% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Windsor Park NS | 7.6% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Saint-Jean-Vianney QC | 6.9% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Durand ON | 6.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Pine Grove ON | 6.2% | 37% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Bonnyville No. 87 AB | 5.5% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Prince Rupert BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Deerfield ON | 5.2% | 6.3% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Madoc ON | 5.1% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Springdale ON | 4.9% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Aloha Estates BC | 4.3% | 2% | 111 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Carrville Corners ON | 4.1% | 0.5% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Peel Village ON | 3.8% | 0.9% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Stittsville North ON | 3.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Thornhill Woods ON | 3.5% | 2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | New Brighton AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 20 | Stratford PE | 2.7% | 0.9% | 19 | 12 | 13 |
| 21 | Albert Park SK | 2.7% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Yonge-St.Clair ON | 2.5% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Ayr ON | 2.4% | 1.8% | 36 | 8 | 4 |
| 24 | Douglasdale/Glen AB | 2.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 25 | Erin ON | 2.1% | 0.2% | 48 | 6 | 1 |
| 26 | Palmerston-Little Italy ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 27 | Rawdon QC | 1.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | Forest ON | 1.7% | 6.7% | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 29 | Corso Italia-Davenport ON | 1.4% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 30 | Brighton ON | 1.3% | 4.2% | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Kincardine ON | 1% | 0.9% | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 32 | Signal Hill AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dakota Crossing MB | 0.8% | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Lloydminster (Part) SK | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Centre-Nord (Montréal-Nord) QC | 0.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Sainte-Julienne QC | 0.2% | 1.7% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Mount Dennis ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Huntington Hills AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Thompson MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Redstone AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Parks, woods and paths around Lloydminster (Part)
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
14 named parks and woods to walk in near Lloydminster (Part)
Jaycee Park is the largest, at 11 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Add Jaycee Park to Messum Park and you have 46% of it.
Messum Park
College Park
Wallacefield Park
Moose Park
Robertson Park
Husky Ball Park
Colonial Park
All 14 named parks and green spaces
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.
Every resident of Lloydminster (Part) lives 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.
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%.
Lloydminster (Part) has 2 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Public bodies own 1 of the 2; land trusts and private owners hold the others. One area belongs to a private owner or a land trust and isn’t named here.
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.
The nearest big park: Fort Pitt Provincial Park, 29 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.
Fort Pitt Provincial Park
No national park lies within 100 km of Lloydminster (Part); 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.
Paths to walk: 22 km in and around Lloydminster (Part)
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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
It is less wooded than 65% 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.
No named walking route passes Lloydminster (Part) 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.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the town, though paths on the ground may well exist.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Get out in Lloydminster (Part) in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lloydminster, 7.0 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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -7 | -2 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 9 | -2 | -8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 18 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 45 | 83 | 77 | 59 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Snow totals about 103 cm a year. Highs peak near 23 °C in July and fall to -10 °C in January. Expect 83 mm in June, the wettest month, and 12 mm in February. The climate in Lloydminster (Part) →
Outdoors around Lloydminster (Part): 48 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 43 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 43
Plus 43 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Lloydminster (Part)
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloydminster (Part) | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloydminster (Part) 1.9 km | 0.5% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilton No. 472 9.6 km | 1% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Britannia No. 502 18 km | 2.6% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Wilton No. 472 and Britannia No. 502 have at least twice the protected share around them.
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.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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 Lloydminster (Part)
How far is the nearest provincial park from Lloydminster (Part)?
Fort Pitt Provincial Park, 29 km from the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Lloydminster (Part)?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is Lloydminster (Part) near a national park?
None within 100 km of Lloydminster (Part).
Are there protected areas near Lloydminster (Part)?
Protected areas cover 0.5% of the land within 10 km.
The sources behind Lloydminster (Part)’s outdoors figures
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).