First pick
Parc de la grotte et du calvaire
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
0.5 ha0.2 km of path
1.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain30%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Louis · parks, protected land & trails
Saint-Louis borders Kouchibouguac National Park
The protected share within 10 km is 30%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Swimmers have 14 beaches within 5 km, South Kouchibouguac Dune the nearest. 24% of the town lies within a protected area.
Protected land
30%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
16
within 10 km, 15 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
At the edge
Kouchibouguac National Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
14
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Saint-Louis, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Next to a national parkKouchibouguac National Park starts at the edge of townProtected land all round30% of the land within 10 km, more than 98% of Canadian townsProtected land in town24% of Saint-Louis itself lies in protected areasBeaches14 beaches within 5 km
Above all, Saint-Louis offers Kouchibouguac National Park on its doorstep, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Saint-Louis 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km30%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town24%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas15Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches14Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
No town of the 40 its size has more protected land around it than Saint-Louis
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,830 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
Saint-Louis30%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Louis15
Towns its size4
Towns in New Brunswick7
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Louis2
Towns its size0
Towns in New Brunswick0
Typical Canadian town0
Saint-Louis leads its size group for protected land nearby: none of the other 39 has more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Louis NB | 30% | 24% | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 3 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 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
Saint-Louis 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
A named park or wood to walk in near Saint-Louis
Largest first: Parc de la grotte et du calvaire leads with 0.5 ha. Numbers match the map.
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
In Saint-Louis, parks are rarely a short walk away
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 (0%)Further (100%)
Saint-Louis0%
Towns in New Brunswick8.3%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 1,800 residents live further than 400 m from one. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
30% of the country within 10 km of Saint-Louis 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 Saint-Louis24%
Within 10 km30%
Towns in New Brunswick6%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 16, 15 are public and the remainder private. Biggest of the named areas: Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22), 285,278 ha. The figures include one private conservation area, left unnamed.
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22)Nature reserve · 285,278 ha · reaches Saint-Louis
Kouchibouguac National ParkNational park · 23,923 ha · reaches Saint-Louis
4000300Nature reserve · 2,624 ha · reaches Saint-Louis
4028400Nature reserve · 1,292 ha · reaches Saint-Louis
4028500Nature reserve · 108 ha · reaches Saint-Louis
4028200Nature reserve · 681 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
4028100Nature reserve · 704 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
4028600Nature reserve · 505 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
4005400Nature reserve · 4,049 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
4008600Nature reserve · 872 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
5 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
Parks around Saint-Louis
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
National park
Kouchibouguac National Park
At the edge239 km²since 1969
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: 69 km in and around Saint-Louis
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
69 km
in and around the town (389.5 km²)
Woodland
83%
about 324.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-LouisTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-LouisTowns in New BrunswickTypical Canadian town
Woodland83%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 97% of Canadian towns. For path density, 79% 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.
Walking routes
2 walking routes near Saint-Louis
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Sentier de la rivière Kouchibouguac11.0 km
Major Kollock Creek Trial6.0 km
At 11.0 km, the Sentier de la rivière Kouchibouguac is the longest local route.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Saint-Louis: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Kouchibougauac, 2.4 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 116 | 90 | 116 | 96 | 89 | 95 | 93 | 83 | 96 | 133 | 109 | 124 |
August is the driest month at 83 mm; October the wettest at 133 mm. Summer highs reach 26 °C in July; in January they stay near -4 °C. The climate in Saint-Louis →
Beaches
14 beaches within 5 km of Saint-Louis
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
South Kouchibouguac Dune0.7 km from town
DirectionsCallanders Beach0.9 km from town
DirectionsNorth Richibucto Dune2.1 km from town
DirectionsKellys Beach2.7 km from town
Directions10 further beaches go unnamed. Within 5 km is 160 km of coastline. No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Saint-Louis has 2 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: campsites, 4 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 4
Camping Daiglein town
DirectionsPetit-Large Campsitesin town
DirectionsCamping EverGreen0.5 km from town
DirectionsSipu Campsite1.1 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Louis
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-Louis de KentSaint-CharlesRichibuctoRextonRichibucto 15Saint-Louis
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Louis | 30% | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| Saint-Louis de Kent 2.6 km | 40% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Charles 6.2 km | 26% | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| Richibucto 12 km | 37% | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Rexton 14 km | 24% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Richibucto 15 18 km | 5.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Saint-Louis doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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 Saint-Louis
How much land around Saint-Louis is protected?
Yes: 30% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a beach near Saint-Louis?
The nearest is South Kouchibouguac Dune, 0.7 km from town.
Where can you walk near Saint-Louis?
OpenStreetMap maps the Sentier de la rivière Kouchibouguac and Major Kollock Creek Trial close by, with others.
Which is the biggest protected area near Saint-Louis?
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22): 285,278 ha, a nature reserve.
When should you visit Saint-Louis for the outdoors?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is Saint-Louis near a national park?
Yes: Kouchibouguac National Park reaches the edge of Saint-Louis.
Sources
The sources behind Saint-Louis’ 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).