First pick
Parc récréotouristique du Moulin-de-Vincennes
Park or garden
9.2 ha
2.8 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.07.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Beaumont · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Beaumont beats 8 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 10 km are 42 protected areas. Biggest among them: I.O. Saint-Jean Ouest Water Fowl Gathering Area, 990 ha, 1.7 km off. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
7.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
42
within 10 km, 23 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
38 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Beaumont stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round7.7% of the land within 10 km, more than 81% of Canadian townsMany protected areas23 public areas within 10 kmParks are a drive awayThe nearest provincial park, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), is 38 km off
Beaumont’s best card is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind. It has less to offer in a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
How Beaumont 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 km7.7%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 areas23Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches 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, Beaumont ranks 12th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,136 to 3,242 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
Beaumont7.7%
Towns its size3.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Beaumont23
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Beaumont0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Beaumont does best for public protected areas: 4 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pincher Creek No. 9 AB | 32% | 30% | 74 | 11 | 43 |
| 2 | Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine BC | 21% | 17% | 36 | 0 | 84 |
| 3 | Saint-Alexis-des-Monts QC | 16% | 12% | 43 | 15 | 8 |
| 4 | Percé QC | 15% | 2.2% | 39 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | Queensway Terrace North ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | New Maryland NB | 11% | 25% | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | North Cypress-Langford MB | 9.8% | 6.1% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | French River / Rivière des Français ON | 9.5% | 8.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré QC | 9.1% | 0.2% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Roblin MB | 8.8% | 0.5% | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Chalk River ON | 8.2% | 1% | 29 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Beaumont QC | 7.7% | 0.1% | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Kingsclear NB | 7.4% | 7.7% | 31 | 1 | 14 |
| 14 | Gilbert ON | 7.2% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Electoral Area D, North Okanagan BC | 6.2% | 6.4% | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Adstock QC | 5% | 8.3% | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Marathon ON | 4.6% | 3% | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| 18 | St. Clair ON | 4.5% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Blakeley ON | 4.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Lake City BC | 3.7% | 1.2% | 33 | 2 | 27 |
| 21 | Val-Morin QC | 2.5% | 5.7% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Athlone AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Cedar Hill ON | 1.9% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Garrison Woods AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Greater Madawaska ON | 1.8% | 1.6% | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 26 | Minburn County No. 27 AB | 1.2% | 0.9% | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Thorhild County AB | 1.2% | 1.9% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Erlton AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Jasper Park AB | 1.1% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Sturgeon Creek MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 31 | Mont-Saint-Grégoire QC | 0.9% | 0.8% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Lower Mount Royal AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Rosslyn AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Adelaide-Metcalfe ON | 0.3% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Westgate AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Brookside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Enniskillen ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Valhalla MB | 0.2% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Bishop's Falls NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Crystallina Nera West AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Beaumont 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 Beaumont: one named park or wood
Parc récréotouristique du Moulin-de-Vincennes is the largest, at 9.2 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on 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
3 in 10 people in Beaumont 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 (28%)Further (72%)
Beaumont28%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 2,300 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
42 protected areas around Beaumont
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Beaumont0.1%
Within 10 km7.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 23 of the 42, and private owners the rest. Biggest of the named areas: I.O. Saint-Jean Ouest Water Fowl Gathering Area, 990 ha. 19 areas, privately held or of unrecorded ownership, are left unnamed.
Anse du Moulin Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 343 ha · reaches Beaumont
Pylônes de Beaumont Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 200 ha · reaches Beaumont
Battures de Beaumont Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 169 ha · reaches Beaumont
Beaumont Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 133 ha · reaches Beaumont
I.O. Saint-Jean Ouest Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 990 ha · 1.7 km from the edge of town
Pointe de la Martinière Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 245 ha · 2.8 km from the edge of town
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 141 ha · 2.9 km from the edge of town
Marais-de-Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 26 ha · 3.1 km from the edge of town
Pointe Saint-Michel Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 179 ha · 4.4 km from the edge of town
Anse aux Sauvages Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 55 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
11 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
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is 38 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)
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
38 km north-west671 km²since 1981
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Beaumont 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
7 km of paths in and around Beaumont
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
6.9 km
in and around the town (80.5 km²)
Woodland
31%
about 24.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BeaumontTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BeaumontTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland31%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 74% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 88% 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 Beaumont
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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
May is the best month for walking in Beaumont
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lauzon, 7.6 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 80 | 80 | 78 | 95 | 98 | 120 | 129 | 117 | 123 | 112 | 84 | 101 |
Snow totals about 299 cm a year. Rain peaks with the heat: 129 mm in July, against 78 mm in March. Highs peak near 25 °C in July and fall to -7 °C in January. The climate in Beaumont →
Beaches
For a swim near Beaumont: Battures de Beaumont, 0.6 km off
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Battures de Beaumont0.6 km from town
DirectionsBeach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Beaumont: 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.
The map shows 3 campsites, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Beaumont Parc Vincennesin town
DirectionsCamping Guilmettein town
DirectionsCamping Transit0.5 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Beaumont
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'OrléansSaint-Charles-de-BellechasseSaint-Michel-de-BellechasseSainte-PétronilleSaint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'OrléansL'Ange-GardienBeaumont
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 7.7% | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans 4.3 km | 12% | 60 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse 8.0 km | 3.6% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse 8.1 km | 6.7% | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| Sainte-Pétronille 9.5 km | 8.7% | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans 9.5 km | 11% | 59 | 0 | 3 |
| L'Ange-Gardien 13 km | 6.3% | 37 | 0 | 4 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Beaumont has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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 Beaumont
How far is Beaumont from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Beaumont.
What is the largest protected area near Beaumont?
I.O. Saint-Jean Ouest Water Fowl Gathering Area: 990 ha, a wildlife area.
Where can you swim near Beaumont?
Battures de Beaumont, 0.6 km from town; it is the one beach mapped within 5 km.
Are there protected areas near Beaumont?
Yes: 7.7% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest provincial park to Beaumont?
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 38 km away.
When should you visit Beaumont for the outdoors?
May, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
The sources behind Beaumont’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).