First pick
Montague 22 Acre Park
Park or garden
9.1 ha
1.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.03%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Montague · parks, protected land & trails
The The Great Trail (Eastern Ontario) passes Montague
For a national park, Thousand Islands National Park is 36 km away. Rideau River Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 15 km. Within 10 km are 10 protected areas.
Protected land
3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
10
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
36 km
Thousand Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Rideau River Provincial Park
Walking routes
5
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Montague apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
On a national routeThe The Great Trail (Eastern Ontario) passes within 2 kmWalking routes5 named routes within 2 km
What Montague has most to offer outdoors is the The Great Trail (Eastern Ontario), with its choice of walking routes close behind.
Against other towns
Montague 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town2.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes5Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches2Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Montague ranks 14th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,328 to 4,501 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
Montague3%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Montague1
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Montague5
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Montague sits near the top of its size group: 13 of 39 have more. It trails them for public protected areas, where 31 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beresford NB | 24% | 6.2% | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Sparwood BC | 23% | 3.4% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gaetz Brook NS | 15% | 4.2% | 55 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Bancroft ON | 9.5% | 2.3% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Bells Corners West ON | 9% | 11% | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Deep River ON | 8.1% | 1% | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Bowen Island BC | 7.2% | 17% | 60 | 0 | 173 |
| 8 | Bellerive QC | 6% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Golden BC | 5.5% | 12% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Highlands East ON | 5.2% | 2.1% | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Eastmount ON | 4.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Queensland AB | 4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Deer Ridge AB | 3.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Montague ON | 3% | 2.8% | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Geraldton ON | 2.8% | 2.2% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley BC | 2.8% | 3.6% | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | White City SK | 2.3% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | De Salaberry MB | 1.9% | 0.2% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | New Maryland NB | 1.7% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Oxford AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Highway Valley ON | 1.6% | 1.7% | 18 | 5 | 6 |
| 22 | Central Park MB | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Minnetonka MB | 1.6% | 1.7% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Roslyn MB | 1.6% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Spence MB | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Centennial MB | 1.5% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Rossland BC | 1.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Glenridding Heights AB | 1.1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | South Calgary AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Inglewood AB | 0.6% | 17% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Lorelei AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Vulcan County AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Montgomery AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Ormsby Place AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Patricia Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Pollard Meadows AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Winston Heights/Mountview AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Prescott ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | High Level AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Beacon Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Montague
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
5 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Montague
The biggest is Montague 22 Acre Park, 9.1 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
5 named parks and woods, 21 ha in all
Parks & gardens 21 ha
69% of the area is in just two places: Montague 22 Acre Park and Merrickville Fairgrounds.
Merrickville Fairgrounds
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
5.5 ha
10 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Community Centre Park Area
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
5.3 ha
7.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lock 19 - Upper Nicholsons
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
0.8 ha
12 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Lower Nicholsons Lock
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
0.4 ha
12 km eastfrom the centre
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
Few people in Montague live 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.
Within 400 m (0%)Further (100%)
Montague0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 4,400 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Montague, 3% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Montague2.8%
Within 10 km3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 1 of the 10, and private owners the rest. Not named: 9 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
Rideau Canal National Historic SiteProtected area · 19,972 ha · reaches Montague
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: Thousand Islands National Park, 36 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
Rideau River Provincial Park
15 km north-east1.0 km²since 1963
National park
Thousand Islands National Park
36 km south24 km²since 1904
A provincial park is closer: Rideau River Provincial Park, at 15 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Montague has 29 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
29 km
in and around the town (376.5 km²)
Woodland
49%
about 185.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MontagueTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MontagueTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland49%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 89% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 83% 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
Where to walk from Montague
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
NationalRegionalLocal
The Great Trail (Eastern Ontario)239.5 km
Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section110.1 km
Rideau Trail - Central Section61.4 km
RT Blue Connector9.8 km
Tip-To-Tip Trail2.2 km
Of the The Great Trail (Eastern Ontario)’s 240 km, 1.0 km passes close to town. At 110.1 km, the Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section 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
Get out in Montague in May and August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Drummond Centre (24 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 74 | 57 | 62 | 78 | 74 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 91 | 87 | 75 | 74 |
January brings highs of -5 °C, July highs of 27 °C. Expect 91 mm in September, the wettest month, and 57 mm in February. About 187 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Montague →
Beaches
Montague has 2 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Merrickville Public Beach0.3 km from town
DirectionsMurphy Park Beachsand · 1.4 km from town
DirectionsCanada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Montague 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: picnic sites, 13 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 13
Plus 13 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 6
Lower Reach Splash Pad0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Riverside Campin town
DirectionsParks Canada oTENTik0.2 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 3
Plus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Montague
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Smiths FallsMerrickvilleDrummond/North ElmsleyMontague
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montague | 3% | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Smiths Falls 6.9 km | 7.5% | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Merrickville 12 km | 2.9% | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| Drummond/North Elmsley 19 km | 4.9% | 22 | 4 | 5 |
Around Smiths Falls the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
Questions about the outdoors in Montague
When is the best time for walking in Montague?
On the normals, May and August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Which is the biggest protected area near Montague?
Rideau Canal National Historic Site: 19,972 ha, a protected area.
How far is Montague from a national park?
It is Thousand Islands National Park, 36 km off.
Are there protected areas near Montague?
Yes: 3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a provincial park near Montague?
It is Rideau River Provincial Park, 15 km away.
What is the nearest beach to Montague?
The nearest is Merrickville Public Beach, 0.3 km from town.
What walking routes are near Montague?
Try the The Great Trail (Eastern Ontario), Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section and Rideau Trail - Central Section; more are on the map.
Sources
Sources for this page on Montague
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).