First pick
Parc des Loisirs
Park or garden
2.1 ha
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.025%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Berthier-sur-Mer · parks, protected land & trails
Berthier-sur-Mer is ringed by protected land: 25% within 10 km
Within 10 km are 32 protected areas. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Plage de Berthier-sur-Mer is the one beach within 5 km.
Protected land
25%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
32
within 10 km, 29 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
47 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Berthier-sur-Mer apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round25% of the land within 10 km, more than 97% of Canadian townsMany protected areas29 public areas within 10 kmParks are a drive awayThe nearest provincial park, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), is 47 km off
Berthier-sur-Mer is strongest on protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind. Less going for it: a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
Berthier-sur-Mer 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km25%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.4%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas29Areas 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
Berthier-sur-Mer has the most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,819 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
Berthier-sur-Mer25%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Berthier-sur-Mer29
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Berthier-sur-Mer0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Berthier-sur-Mer 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 | Berthier-sur-Mer QC | 25% | 0.4% | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 3 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 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
Berthier-sur-Mer 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
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Berthier-sur-Mer
The biggest is Parc des Loisirs, 2.1 ha. Biggest first, 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
A park is within a short walk for 3 in 10 in Berthier-sur-Mer
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 (34%)Further (66%)
Berthier-sur-Mer34%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. For about 1,200 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
32 protected areas around Berthier-sur-Mer
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Berthier-sur-Mer0.4%
Within 10 km25%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 29 of the 32. Biggest of the named areas: Sector of Isle-aux-Grues Territorial reserve for protected area purposes, 91,442 ha. 3 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
Sector of Isle-aux-Grues Territorial reserve for protected area purposesNature reserve · 91,442 ha · reaches Berthier-sur-Mer
Berthier Est Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 721 ha · reaches Berthier-sur-Mer
Anse de Bellechasse Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 403 ha · reaches Berthier-sur-Mer
Anse de Berthier Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 104 ha · reaches Berthier-sur-Mer
Pointe Rouge Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 101 ha · reaches Berthier-sur-Mer
Pointe Berthier Est Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 99 ha · reaches Berthier-sur-Mer
Trou de Berthier Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 55 ha · reaches Berthier-sur-Mer
Marais-de-l'Anse-Verte Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 25 ha · reaches Berthier-sur-Mer
Île de Bellechasse Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 2.5 ha · reaches Berthier-sur-Mer
Saint-Vallier (Est) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 158 ha · 1.4 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
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is 47 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)
47 km north-west671 km²since 1981
No national park lies within 100 km of Berthier-sur-Mer; 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
Berthier-sur-Mer has 1 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
0.7 km
in and around the town (65.5 km²)
Woodland
20%
about 12.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Berthier-sur-MerTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Berthier-sur-MerTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland20%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 98% of Canadian towns. It is more wooded than 67% 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 Berthier-sur-Mer
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 walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap 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 Berthier-sur-Mer
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lauzon, 32 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 | 15.9 | 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 |
July is warm and wet, 129 mm; the driest month, March, has 78 mm. From -7 °C in January to 25 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The yearly snowfall is near 299 cm. The climate in Berthier-sur-Mer →
Beaches
For a swim near Berthier-sur-Mer: Plage de Berthier-sur-Mer, 0.1 km off
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage de Berthier-sur-Merpebbles · 0.1 km from town
DirectionsThis page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
A viewpoint near Berthier-sur-Mer
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
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping Coop des Érables de Montmagny0.8 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Marina, Berthier-sur-Mer0.0 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 Berthier-sur-Mer
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-SudSaint-VallierMontmagnySaint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'OrléansSaint-RaphaëlSaint-Michel-de-BellechasseBerthier-sur-Mer
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berthier-sur-Mer | 25% | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud 7.0 km | 9.3% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Vallier 9.2 km | 11% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Montmagny 13 km | 26% | 51 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans 14 km | 21% | 57 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Raphaël 15 km | 1.9% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse 17 km | 6.7% | 20 | 0 | 2 |
Around Berthier-sur-Mer, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Berthier-sur-Mer
How far is the nearest provincial park from Berthier-sur-Mer?
The closest is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), at 47 km.
When should you visit Berthier-sur-Mer 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.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Berthier-sur-Mer?
Sector of Isle-aux-Grues Territorial reserve for protected area purposes: 91,442 ha, a nature reserve.
Is there protected land near Berthier-sur-Mer?
Yes: 25% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to Berthier-sur-Mer?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Berthier-sur-Mer.
Is there a beach near Berthier-sur-Mer?
The nearest is Plage de Berthier-sur-Mer, 0.1 km from town.
Sources
Sources for this page on Berthier-sur-Mer
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).