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 westfrom the centre
Vert/GreenBlanc/WhiteMarsh Loop+2 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.045%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Beaconsfield · parks, protected land & trails
Protected areas cover 45% of the country around Beaconsfield
Count 47 protected areas within 10 km of town. A provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), lies 7.6 km away. The largest named area nearby is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha, 1.2 km away.
Protected land
45%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
47
within 10 km, 31 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
7.6 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Beaconsfield apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round45% of the land within 10 km, more than 99% of Canadian townsMany protected areas31 public areas within 10 kmBeaches6 beaches within 5 km
Beaconsfield’s best card is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Beaconsfield 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 km45%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas31Areas 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
No town of the 40 its size has more protected land around it than Beaconsfield
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (18,922 to 19,963 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
Beaconsfield45%
Towns its size3.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Beaconsfield31
Towns its size6
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Beaconsfield0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Beaconsfield tops all 39 other towns its size.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaconsfield QC | 45% | 3.2% | 47 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Kirkland QC | 41% | 0.2% | 50 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Summerside PE | 25% | 0.5% | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Overbrook ON | 14% | 1.1% | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Esquimalt BC | 12% | 1% | 31 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Vinegar Hill ON | 8.7% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Greensborough ON | 8.5% | 23% | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Tétreaultville QC | 8% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Laflèche QC | 7.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | North End NS | 7% | 0% | 14 | 5 | 18 |
| 11 | Purpleville ON | 6.2% | 13% | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Louis-Riel QC | 6.1% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Kanata Lakes ON | 6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Granville Entertainment District BC | 5% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 70 |
| 15 | Riverside South - Leitrim ON | 4.3% | 3.2% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Heart Lake South ON | 4.3% | 4.2% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Stittsville ON | 4.2% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Lorimier QC | 4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Midland ON | 3.4% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | Miramichi NB | 3.2% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | Mont-Saint-Hilaire QC | 3% | 24% | 37 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Bendale-Glen Andrew ON | 2.8% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Mount Pleasant Village ON | 2.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Westmount ON | 2.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Père-Marquette QC | 2.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Mitchell MB | 2.3% | 0% | 65 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Medway ON | 2.3% | 4.4% | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Highland ON | 2.2% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Kemptville ON | 2.1% | 1.7% | 30 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | Petawawa ON | 1.9% | 1.2% | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 31 | Henry Farm ON | 1.9% | 3.8% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Central London ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Port Alberni BC | 1.8% | 2.8% | 11 | 31 | 4 |
| 34 | Nicolas-Viel QC | 1.3% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Loyalist ON | 1.2% | 2.2% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Colomban QC | 1.1% | 1.1% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Sainte-Sophie QC | 1% | 0.2% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Stony Plain AB | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Wîhkwêntôwin AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Beaconsfield 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
30 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Beaconsfield
Largest first: Bois Angell leads with 87 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 154 ha in all
Parks & gardens 67 haWoods 87 ha
The bulk, 64%, is Bois Angell and Parc des Bénévoles.
Parc des Bénévoles
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
11 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
1.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Boulevard Elkas
Directionsto a point inside
Parc City Lane
Park or garden
6.5 ha0.4 km of path
0.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Beacon Hill
Park or garden
4.1 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
2.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Centennial
Park or garden
4.9 ha0.3 km of path
1.1 km southfrom the centre
Allée Joseph-Léonide Perron
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Allan's Hill
Park or garden · 130 m outside town
3.8 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
3.2 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Windermere
Park or garden
4.4 ha0.3 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Meades
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
3.6 ha0.4 km of path
2.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Bois AngellWood or forest · 87 ha · 7 km of path
DirectionsParc des BénévolesPark or garden · 11 ha · 2.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc City LanePark or garden · 6.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Beacon HillPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc CentennialPark or garden · 4.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Allan's HillPark or garden · 3.8 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc WindermerePark or garden · 4.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc MeadesPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Beaconsfield HeightsPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc MontrosePark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc ChristmasPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Henri-JarryPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc BriarwoodPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsCanvinPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc BalsamPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc RoyalPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc KirklandPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBrookside ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Saint-JamesPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc ShannonPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsParc PaiementPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc RockhillPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des HérosPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Piscine BeaurepairePark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsParc DrummondPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc DancePark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc LetartePark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc FewtrellPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc AmberleyPark or garden · 0.8 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc BrutonPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
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 9 in 10 of Beaconsfield’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 (94%)Further (5.6%)
Beaconsfield94%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 1,100 people more than a short walk away. Against the typical Canadian town’s 83%, that is high.
Protected areas
47 protected areas around Beaconsfield
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Beaconsfield3.2%
Within 10 km45%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 31 of the 47, and private owners the rest. Biggest of the named areas: Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha. 13 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
lac Saint-Louis Nord-Ouest Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 770 ha · reaches Beaconsfield
lac Saint-Louis (Beaconsfield) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 567 ha · reaches Beaconsfield
lac Saint-Louis (Pointe-Claire) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 335 ha · reaches Beaconsfield
lac Saint-Louis (Grande Anse) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,746 ha · 0.9 km from the edge of town
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 3,183 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Baie de Valois) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 393 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 · 3.3 km from the edge of town
L'Île-Bizard man-made landscapeProtected area · 1,354 ha · 3.4 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Dorval) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 475 ha · 4.5 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Pointe du Moulin / Pte Fortier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 777 ha · 5.0 km from the edge of town
17 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
Oka National Park (Québec) is 7.6 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)
Oka National Park (Québec)
7.6 km west24 km²since 1990
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Beaconsfield 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
Beaconsfield has 64 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
64 km
in and around the town (30.7 km²)
Woodland
5.9%
about 1.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BeaconsfieldTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BeaconsfieldTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland5.9%
0%50%100%
For woods, 58% of Canadian towns have more. For path density, it beats 57% 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 named walking route passes Beaconsfield 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.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
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 Beaconsfield: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 10 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 |
October is the wettest month (103 mm) and February the driest (66 mm). Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -5 °C in January. Snow totals about 217 cm a year. The climate in Beaconsfield →
Beaches
Beaches near Beaconsfield: 6 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Crystal2.9 km from town
DirectionsPlage Noël3.2 km from town
DirectionsPlage du Cap Saint-Jacquessand · 4.5 km from town
DirectionsPlage du Centre de plein airsand · 4.7 km from town
DirectionsThere are also 2 beaches without a name. 2 are mapped as sand. 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
Near Beaconsfield: 125 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.
Most numerous: playgrounds (112).
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 112
Plus 112 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 9
Plus 9 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Morgan Arboretum, 4.1 km from Beaconsfield, is the garden to visit
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 · 4.1 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 Beaconsfield
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
KirklandPierrefonds-OuestBaie-D'UrféPointe-ClaireSainte-Anne-de-BellevueL'Île-Bizard–Sainte-GenevièveBeaconsfield
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaconsfield | 45% | 47 | 0 | 6 |
| Kirkland 2.0 km | 41% | 50 | 0 | 6 |
| Pierrefonds-Ouest 3.8 km | 34% | 48 | 0 | 13 |
| Baie-D'Urfé 4.1 km | 49% | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| Pointe-Claire 4.9 km | 33% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue 6.8 km | 43% | 45 | 0 | 10 |
| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève 6.9 km | 29% | 48 | 0 | 13 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Beaconsfield doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in Beaconsfield
How much land around Beaconsfield is protected?
Protected areas cover 45% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest beach to Beaconsfield?
Plage Crystal, 2.9 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Is Beaconsfield near a national park?
None within 100 km of Beaconsfield.
Is there a provincial park near Beaconsfield?
It is Oka National Park (Québec), 7.6 km away.
When should you visit Beaconsfield for the outdoors?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Which is the biggest protected area near Beaconsfield?
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area of 3,183 ha.
Sources
Sources for this page on Beaconsfield
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).