First pick
Terrain de Soccer et Tennis
Park or garden
14 ha
1.7 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Acton Vale · parks, protected land & trails
None of the land within 10 km of Acton Vale is protected
Swimmers have 15 beaches within 5 km, Plage Fournier the nearest. 18 km from town is Yamaska National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
18 km
Yamaska National Park (Québec)
Beaches
15
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Acton Vale, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Acton Vale’s best card is its beaches. It has less to offer in protected land nearby.
Against other towns
How Acton Vale compares with 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 km0%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches15Beaches 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, Acton Vale is 5th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,808 to 8,084 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
Acton Vale0%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Acton Vale0
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Acton Vale0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Acton Vale trails its peers is public protected areas; 33 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Creek BC | 17% | 1% | 157 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Shaughnessy BC | 13% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 55 |
| 3 | Kenora, Unorganized ON | 12% | 12% | 98 | 5 | 38 |
| 4 | Clare NS | 11% | 5.8% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Dryden ON | 11% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Minden Hills ON | 8.1% | 5.9% | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Cypress County AB | 7.9% | 5.9% | 46 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | La Broquerie MB | 6.6% | 5.1% | 73 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Holdom BC | 4.9% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 48 |
| 10 | Woodbine AB | 4.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Coteau-du-Lac QC | 4.4% | 0.6% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Dufferin Hill ON | 4.4% | 1.6% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | La Perle AB | 4.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Bienville QC | 4.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Drayton Valley AB | 3.3% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Legacy AB | 3.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Windsor Park AB | 2.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Broadview BC | 2.6% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 19 | Whitewater Region ON | 2.5% | 1.3% | 44 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | Woodbine-Lumsden ON | 2.5% | 5.1% | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 21 | Electoral Area A, Nanaimo BC | 2.4% | 3.8% | 39 | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | Cornwall PE | 1.7% | 0% | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| 23 | Scenic Acres AB | 1.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley BC | 1.3% | 3.1% | 64 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Labrador City NL | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | North Stormont ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Silver Heights MB | 1.2% | 0.3% | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 28 | Newell County AB | 0.9% | 1% | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 29 | Cardinal ON | 0.8% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Otonabee-South Monaghan ON | 0.7% | 0.7% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Killarney/Glengarry AB | 0.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Bayham ON | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Callingwood South AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Lambton Baby Point ON | 0.3% | 7.1% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 35 | Queen Mary Park AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Acton Vale QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 37 | Taber AB | 0% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvest Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Sage Hill AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ottewell AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Acton Vale on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Acton Vale: 4 named parks and woods
Largest first: Terrain de Soccer et Tennis leads with 14 ha. Numbers match the map.
4 named parks and woods, 23 ha in all
Parks & gardens 23 ha
Add Terrain de Soccer et Tennis to Parc Acton Vale and you have 81% of it.
Parc Acton Vale
Park or garden
4.9 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Acton Vale
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Donald-Martin
Park or garden
4.3 ha0.4 km of path
1.4 km north-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
6 in 10 people in Acton Vale 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 (60%)Further (40%)
Acton Vale60%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 3,200 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
No protected area lies within 10 km of Acton Vale
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
For protected land, people look to Yamaska National Park (Québec), 18 km off.
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
Yamaska National Park (Québec) is 18 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
Québec national park (provincial)
Yamaska National Park (Québec)
18 km south13 km²since 1983
No national park lies within 100 km of Acton Vale; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. The province names its big parks parcs nationaux, though they are provincial.
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: 17 km in and around Acton Vale
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
17 km
in and around the town (142.3 km²)
Woodland
47%
about 67.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Acton ValeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Acton ValeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland47%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 82% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 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
No mapped walking route near Acton Vale
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped as routes.
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 Acton Vale: May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Drummondville, 27 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 90 | 66 | 66 | 79 | 91 | 102 | 109 | 99 | 94 | 100 | 80 | 95 |
The yearly snowfall is near 229 cm. From -5 °C in January to 26 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (109 mm); February is driest (66 mm). The climate in Acton Vale →
Beaches
Acton Vale has 15 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Fournierin town
DirectionsThe map adds 14 unnamed stretches of beach. 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
Near Acton Vale: 8 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 3 picnic sites, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Domaine Des Iles Enchantéesin town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Acton Vale
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-Théodore-d'ActonRoxton FallsUptonRoxtonWickhamSaint-Valérien-de-MiltonActon Vale
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton Vale | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Saint-Théodore-d'Acton 6.7 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roxton Falls 8.5 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Upton 8.9 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roxton 11 km | 1.4% | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Wickham 14 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Valérien-de-Milton 14 km | 0% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Roxton has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Acton Vale
Is there a beach near Acton Vale?
The nearest is Plage Fournier, in town.
What is the nearest provincial park to Acton Vale?
Yamaska National Park (Québec), 18 km away.
How far is Acton Vale from a national park?
None within 100 km of Acton Vale.
When is the best time for walking in Acton Vale?
May, June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Sources for this page on Acton Vale
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).