First pick
Parc des loisirs de Batiscan
Park or garden
4.5 ha
0.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Nichole Ouellette · CC BY-SA 4.010%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Batiscan · parks, protected land & trails
Few places match Batiscan for protected land nearby: more than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
A drive of 41 km reaches La Mauricie National Park, the nearest national park. Within 5 km are 8 beaches; Battures Perron is the nearest. Within 10 km are 14 protected areas.
Protected land
10%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
14
within 10 km, 11 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
41 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
92 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Beaches
8
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Batiscan stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round10% of the land within 10 km, more than 86% of Canadian townsBeaches8 beaches within 5 km
For someone who likes to get outside, Batiscan’s draw is protected land around it, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Batiscan 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km10%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.6%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas11Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches8Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Batiscan comes 5th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,006 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
Batiscan10%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Batiscan11
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Batiscan0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Batiscan sits near the top of its size group: 4 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Batiscan QC | 10% | 0.6% | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| 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
Where the green is in Batiscan
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 Batiscan: one named park or wood
Largest first: Parc des loisirs de Batiscan leads with 4.5 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
Few people in Batiscan 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%)
Batiscan0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 1,000 people more than a short walk away. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
14 protected areas around Batiscan
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Batiscan0.6%
Within 10 km10%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
11 of the 14 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Champlain-Batiscan Water Fowl Gathering Area leads for size with 1,297 ha. The figures include 3 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Champlain-Batiscan Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,297 ha · reaches Batiscan
Batiscan-Sainte-Anne Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 737 ha · reaches Batiscan
Les Becquets-Deschaillons Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 973 ha · 1.5 km from the edge of town
rivière aux Orignaux - les Becquets Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 790 ha · 1.5 km from the edge of town
Pointe Paul - Rivière aux Orignaux Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 882 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
Battures de Gentilly Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 683 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Île à la Batture Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 453 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
Baie Lemarier Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 356 ha · 4.5 km from the edge of town
Pointe de Grondines Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 964 ha · 8.3 km from the edge of town
Île Montesson Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 549 ha · 8.6 km from the edge of town
1 more named area within 10 km is in the comparison 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
La Mauricie National Park, 41 km off
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
La Mauricie National Park
41 km north-west536 km²since 1970
Québec national park (provincial)
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
92 km north-east671 km²since 1981
Despite the name, a Québec parc national is a provincial park.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
1 km of paths in and around Batiscan
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
1.3 km
in and around the town (87.3 km²)
Woodland
39%
about 34.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BatiscanTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BatiscanTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland39%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 78% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 97% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Batiscan
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Batiscan is best on foot in May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Fortierville (16 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 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 69 | 79 | 94 | 92 | 108 | 133 | 103 | 95 | 105 | 82 | 100 |
The yearly snowfall is near 253 cm. Summer storms make July the wettest month, 133 mm; February sees 69 mm. From -7 °C in January to 26 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Batiscan →
Beaches
Batiscan has 8 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Battures Perron0.2 km from town
DirectionsPetite batture Champlain0.4 km from town
DirectionsBattures Saint-Pierre2.2 km from town
DirectionsBattures Saint-Pierre2.5 km from town
DirectionsPlage Cossette3.0 km from town
DirectionsButte à Moineau3.9 km from town
DirectionsBattures de Gentilly4.7 km from town
DirectionsOne more is mapped without a name. 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.
Things to do
Near Batiscan: 6 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.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping Marina Village Batiscanin town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Rampe de mise à l'eau Batiscan0.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Batiscan
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-Pierre-les-BecquetsSainte-Anne-de-la-PéradeSainte-Geneviève-de-BatiscanChamplainSaint-StanislasSaint-NarcisseBatiscan
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batiscan | 10% | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets 3.3 km | 11% | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade 10 km | 7.1% | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan 11 km | 8.5% | 15 | 4 | 4 |
| Champlain 12 km | 8.4% | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| Saint-Stanislas 17 km | 2.4% | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Saint-Narcisse 19 km | 7% | 14 | 5 | 3 |
Saint-Narcisse has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 5. Batiscan holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Batiscan
What is the largest protected area near Batiscan?
It is Champlain-Batiscan Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 1,297 ha.
Is there a provincial park near Batiscan?
It is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 92 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Batiscan?
May, June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Batiscan from a national park?
It is La Mauricie National Park, 41 km off.
Are there protected areas near Batiscan?
Protected areas cover 10% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest beach to Batiscan?
Battures Perron, 0.2 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Sources
The sources behind Batiscan’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).