First pick
Bois Angell
Wood or forest
87 ha7 km of path
1 h 35 minto walk all 7 km of path
2.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Vert/GreenBlanc/WhiteMarsh Loop+2 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Parcours riverain - Ville de Montréal from Canada · CC BY 2.049%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Baie-D'Urfé · parks, protected land & trails
Protected areas cover 49% of the country around Baie-D'Urfé
Within 10 km are 44 protected areas. Oka National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 7.2 km. The largest named area nearby is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha, 2.3 km away.
Protected land
49%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
44
within 10 km, 32 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
7.2 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Baie-D'Urfé apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round49% of the land within 10 km, more than 99% of Canadian townsMany protected areas32 public areas within 10 kmBeaches6 beaches within 5 km
Baie-D'Urfé is strongest on protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Baie-D'Urfé 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. 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 km49%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas32Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches6Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Of 40 towns its size, Baie-D'Urfé has the most protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,652 to 3,759 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
Baie-D'Urfé49%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Baie-D'Urfé32
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Baie-D'Urfé0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Baie-D'Urfé 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 | Baie-D'Urfé QC | 49% | 0.1% | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 33% | 25% | 26 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | Blind River ON | 21% | 41% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Saint-Sulpice QC | 12% | 5.8% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Golf Course ON | 7.3% | 3% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Saint-Tite QC | 5.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Central ON | 5.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Cowichan Bay BC | 4.2% | 5.7% | 64 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Westville NS | 4.1% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Industrial Sector A and Keith ON | 3.5% | 0.9% | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Deer Run AB | 3.4% | 47% | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Piedmont QC | 3.1% | 15% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Lake Cowichan BC | 2.8% | 3.3% | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Parkview West ON | 2.1% | 2.7% | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | North Glenora AB | 1.9% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Killarney MB | 1.8% | 2.3% | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Powassan ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Electoral Area C, Nanaimo BC | 1.5% | 1.1% | 60 | 6 | 47 |
| 19 | Kensington AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Studholm NB | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Deer Lodge MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Fifty Point ON | 1.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Alpine Place MB | 0.9% | 2.3% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Cameron Heights AB | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Inkster-Faraday MB | 0.8% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Ascot Corner QC | 0.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | North Inkster Industrial MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Flagstaff County AB | 0.4% | 0.3% | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Radisson MB | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Victoria West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Eau Claire AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | West Kildonan Industrial MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Greenfield AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Magrath Heights AB | 0.3% | 13% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Cartier MB | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Dixie ON | 0.2% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 37 | Pleasantview AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Sainte-Claire QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Michel QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Country Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Baie-D'Urfé
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
Walk in Baie-D'Urfé: 12 named parks and woods
The biggest is Bois Angell, 87 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
12 named parks and woods, 121 ha in all
Parks & gardens 33 haWoods 87 ha
Add Bois Angell to Parc Fritz and you have 87% of it.
Parc Fritz
Park or garden
18 ha2 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
0.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Chemin Lakeshore
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Allan's Hill
Park or garden
3.8 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Bertold
Park or garden
2.7 ha0.4 km of path
1.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc John-Weir
Park or garden
1.8 ha0.4 km of path
1.5 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Balsam
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.4 km of path
1.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Rhian-Wilkinson
Park or garden
1.5 ha0.2 km of path
0.8 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 12 named parks and green spaces
Bois AngellWood or forest · 87 ha · 7 km of path
DirectionsParc FritzPark or garden · 18 ha · 2 km of path
DirectionsParc Allan's HillPark or garden · 3.8 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc BertoldPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc John-WeirPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc BalsamPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Rhian-WilkinsonPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc DorsetPark or garden · 1.5 ha
DirectionsParc MorganPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsParc PicardyPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsParc GrayPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsEspace récréatif canin BertoldPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsSource: 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
About 8 in 10 of Baie-D'Urfé’s residents are 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.
Within 400 m (84%)Further (16%)
Baie-D'Urfé84%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%. That leaves about 600 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
The 44 protected areas near Baie-D'Urfé
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Baie-D'Urfé0.1%
Within 10 km49%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 32 of the 44, and private owners the rest. At 3,183 ha, Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area is the largest. Not named: 11 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
lac Saint-Louis Nord-Ouest Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 770 ha · reaches Baie-D'Urfé
lac Saint-Louis (Grande Anse) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,746 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Beaconsfield) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 567 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
Chenal-Proulx Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 2.3 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 3,183 ha · 2.3 km from the edge of town
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Anse à l'Orme) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,984 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
L'Île-Bizard man-made landscapeProtected area · 1,354 ha · 3.4 km from the edge of town
Îles-Avelle-Wight-et-Hiam Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 90 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
Marais-de-l'Île-Avelle Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 4.9 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Pointe-Claire) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 335 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
19 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
7.2 km to Oka National Park (Québec)
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)
Oka National Park (Québec)
7.2 km north-west24 km²since 1990
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Baie-D'Urfé has its province’s. A Québec parc national belongs to the province, not to Parks Canada.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Baie-D'Urfé has 55 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
55 km
in and around the town (20.2 km²)
Woodland
12%
about 2.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Baie-D'UrféTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.7
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Baie-D'UrféTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland12%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 55% of Canadian towns. Few places match it for paths: more than 67% of Canadian towns have fewer.
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 named walking route passes Baie-D'Urfé 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.
No named route shows within 2 km of the town; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Baie-D'Urfé: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 14 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 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 66 | 77 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 103 | 84 | 92 |
About 217 cm of snow falls in a year. January brings highs of -5 °C, July highs of 27 °C. The wettest month, October, brings 103 mm, against 66 mm in February. The climate in Baie-D'Urfé →
Beaches
Beaches near Baie-D'Urfé: 6 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Crystal3.0 km from town
DirectionsPlage Noël4.1 km from town
DirectionsPlage du Cap Saint-Jacquessand · 4.3 km from town
DirectionsPlage du Centre de plein airsand · 4.6 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap shows 2 more, nameless. Sandy ones: 2. Canada 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
Baie-D'Urfé has 3 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.
73 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
McGill Bird Observatory1.2 km from town
DirectionsArboretum Morgan1.6 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 73
Plus 73 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 5
Espace récréatif canin Bertoldin town
DirectionsParc à chiens1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 3
Plus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Baie-D'Urfé: Morgan Arboretum, 2.0 km off
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Morgan ArboretumGarden or park · 2.0 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Baie-D'Urfé
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Sainte-Anne-de-BellevueNotre-Dame-de-l'Île-PerrotSennevilleBeaconsfieldL'Île-PerrotKirklandBaie-D'Urfé
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baie-D'Urfé | 49% | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue 2.9 km | 43% | 45 | 0 | 10 |
| Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot 3.5 km | 34% | 50 | 0 | 5 |
| Senneville 3.7 km | 41% | 40 | 0 | 8 |
| Beaconsfield 4.1 km | 45% | 47 | 0 | 6 |
| L'Île-Perrot 4.4 km | 42% | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| Kirkland 5.3 km | 41% | 50 | 0 | 6 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Baie-D'Urfé.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Baie-D'Urfé
What is the nearest national park to Baie-D'Urfé?
No national park lies within 100 km of Baie-D'Urfé.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Baie-D'Urfé?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to Baie-D'Urfé?
The closest is Oka National Park (Québec), at 7.2 km.
What is the nearest beach to Baie-D'Urfé?
Try Plage Crystal, 3.0 km from town, first of several.
Which is the biggest protected area near Baie-D'Urfé?
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 3,183 ha, a wildlife area.
Are there protected areas near Baie-D'Urfé?
Protected areas cover 49% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
Where Baie-D'Urfé’s outdoors figures come from
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).