Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.043% of the land within 10 km of Cap-Pelé is protected
4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. 65 km separate the town from Kouchibouguac National Park, its nearest national park. 11 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Cap-Pelé 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Among 40 towns its size, Cap-Pelé ranks 2nd for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,047 to 3,139 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Cap-Pelé beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; only 1 of 39 does better. On public protected areas it is behind: 31 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trois-Pistoles QC | 44% | 0.9% | 20 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Cap-Pelé NB | 43% | 2.6% | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Cap-Saint-Ignace QC | 20% | 0.1% | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Welcome Beach BC | 15% | 8.8% | 37 | 0 | 60 |
| 5 | Percé QC | 15% | 2.2% | 39 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part ON | 11% | 9.8% | 92 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Leslie Park - Bruce Farm ON | 11% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Electoral Area D, Cariboo BC | 9.4% | 10% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Saint-David-de-Falardeau QC | 8.6% | 3.7% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Greenbelt (east) ON | 7.4% | 45% | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ainslie Wood East ON | 7.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Paspébiac QC | 6.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Clear Hills AB | 5.4% | 5.4% | 31 | 0 | 115 |
| 14 | Clermont QC | 4.1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Athens ON | 3.9% | 2% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Rosedale ON | 2.3% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Alpine ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot BC | 1.9% | 0% | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| 19 | Garrison Woods AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lakeshore ON | 1.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 21 | Crescentwood MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Princeton BC | 1.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 23 | Normandin QC | 1.1% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Brooklands MB | 1.1% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Admaston/Bromley ON | 0.7% | 1% | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Lower Mount Royal AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Luxton MB | 0.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Tisdale SK | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Shippagan NB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 30 | Ange-Gardien QC | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Westgate AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Bisset AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Crawford Plains AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Laurier Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Gabriel QC | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 36 | Saint-Dominique QC | 0.1% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Liboire QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | La Loche SK | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Houston BC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 40 | Glengarry AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Where the green is in Cap-Pelé
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths as mapped.
Most of Cap-Pelé is more than 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.
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. About 3,100 residents live further than 400 m from one.
11 protected areas around Cap-Pelé
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Of the 11, 1 are public land; the others are privately held. 10 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
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.
65 km to Kouchibouguac 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.
Amherst Shore Provincial Park
Kouchibouguac National Park
Amherst Shore Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 39 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
15 km of paths in and around Cap-Pelé
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
For woods, it beats 75% of Canadian towns. For path density, 72% of Canadian towns do better.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
No mapped walking route near Cap-Pelé
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.
Walking season in Cap-Pelé: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Moncton (33 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 102 | 88 | 111 | 94 | 98 | 95 | 87 | 77 | 103 | 124 | 109 | 115 |
Some 310 cm of snow falls each winter. Summer highs reach 25 °C in July; in January they stay near -4 °C. The wettest month, October, brings 124 mm, against 77 mm in August. The climate in Cap-Pelé →
4 beaches within 5 km of Cap-Pelé, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
OpenStreetMap maps 24 km of coastline within 5 km. 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.
Near Cap-Pelé: one viewpoint on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Picnic sites lead the count with 7.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 7
Plus 7 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Cap-Pelé
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 Cap-Pelé with figures are 5–26 km away.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap-Pelé | 43% | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est 5.0 km | 27% | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| Shediac 20 km | 18% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| Shediac 23 km | 14% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| Dundas 25 km | 29% | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Botsford 26 km | 40% | 30 | 1 | 17 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Cap-Pelé’s protected share.
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.
- 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.
- 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. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Cap-Pelé
When should you visit Cap-Pelé for the outdoors?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is Cap-Pelé near a national park?
The nearest is Kouchibouguac National Park, 65 km away.
Are there protected areas near Cap-Pelé?
Within 10 km, 43% of the land lies in protected areas.
Which is the biggest protected area near Cap-Pelé?
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22): 285,278 ha, a nature reserve.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Cap-Pelé?
The closest is Amherst Shore Provincial Park, at 39 km.
Where can you swim near Cap-Pelé?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
The sources behind Cap-Pelé’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).