First pick
Forêt du grand coteau de Lorraine
Wood or forest
79 ha6.6 km of path
1 h 25 minto walk all 6.6 km of path
4.6 km eastfrom the centre
Des TrillesDes PruchesDes Érables+1 path
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.01.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Blainville · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Blainville is Oka National Park (Québec), 20 km away
One named trail is close: the Les parcours Boomerang. National parks are all over 100 km off. rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat Habitat (40 ha) is the biggest, 2.9 km from town. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
1.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
27
within 10 km, 6 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
20 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Blainville 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 km1.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas6Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Blainville sits 13th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (49,527 to 75,618 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
Blainville1.1%
Towns its size2.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Blainville6
Towns its size7
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Blainville2
Towns its size2
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Blainville beats most towns its size for walking routes; 17 of 39 do better. It trails them for protected land nearby, where 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dollard-Des Ormeaux QC | 27% | 3.7% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Langford BC | 27% | 18% | 41 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Shawinigan QC | 24% | 61% | 40 | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Châteauguay QC | 19% | 0.8% | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Newton BC | 15% | 7.3% | 174 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Port Coquitlam BC | 15% | 5.6% | 125 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Pointe-aux-Trembles QC | 9.5% | 7.3% | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Rimouski QC | 8.8% | 3.6% | 43 | 10 | 48 |
| 9 | Vernon BC | 8.4% | 1.9% | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Whalley BC | 8.2% | 1% | 125 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Fleetwood BC | 7.8% | 7.9% | 162 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | North Vancouver BC | 7.5% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 66 |
| 13 | North Bay ON | 7.4% | 5.6% | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 14 | Mirabel QC | 5.9% | 0.3% | 76 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Stouffville ON | 5.9% | 0.5% | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Fredericton NB | 4.3% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| 17 | Mascouche QC | 4% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | St. Albert AB | 3.4% | 2.1% | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 19 | Welland ON | 3.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Granby QC | 2.5% | 3.6% | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | Simcoe ON | 2.3% | 4.7% | 102 | 5 | 36 |
| 22 | Aurora ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Alliston ON | 2.1% | 0.4% | 36 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Georgetown ON | 1.8% | 3.5% | 38 | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | Grande Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | Quinte West ON | 1.4% | 0.6% | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Belleville ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Blainville QC | 1.1% | 0% | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Bradford ON | 1.1% | 1.3% | 28 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Brandon MB | 1.1% | 0.9% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Saint-Hyacinthe QC | 0.7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Keswick ON | 0.7% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 33 | Roseborough ON | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Rocky View County AB | 0.5% | 0.6% | 20 | 9 | 19 |
| 35 | Woodstock ON | 0.4% | 0% | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Innisfil ON | 0.3% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 37 | Victoriaville QC | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Caledonia ON | 0.2% | 0.4% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 39 | Cornwall ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Medicine Hat AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Blainville
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 named parks and woods to walk in near Blainville
Largest first: Forêt du grand coteau de Lorraine leads with 79 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 216 ha in all
Parks & gardens 136 haWoods 79 ha
Forêt du grand coteau de Lorraine plus Parc Équestre account for 48% of the green.
Parc Équestre
Park or garden
24 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Boisé du Parc Équestre
Park or garden
8.5 ha2 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
1.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Sentiers du Parc ÉquestreRue de la Mairie
Directionsto a point inside
Le Jardins des Sources
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
7.0 ha2 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
3.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Blainville
Park or garden
9.8 ha0.4 km of path
2.2 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Bolivars
Park or garden
8.6 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
4.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc De Sève
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
6.7 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
2.2 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de Fontainebleau
Park or garden
6.9 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
4.3 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Forêt du grand coteau de LorraineWood or forest · 79 ha · 6.6 km of path
DirectionsParc ÉquestrePark or garden · 24 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsBoisé du Parc ÉquestrePark or garden · 8.5 ha · 2 km of path
DirectionsLe Jardins des SourcesPark or garden · 7.0 ha · 2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc BlainvillePark or garden · 9.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc des BolivarsPark or garden · 8.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc De SèvePark or garden · 6.7 ha · 1.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de FontainebleauPark or garden · 6.9 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Maurice-TessierPark or garden · 4.2 ha · 1.8 km of path
DirectionsParc DucharmePark or garden · 6.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Henri-DunantPark or garden · 5.1 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc Marc-Aurèle-FortinPark or garden · 3.8 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsParc Des HirondellesPark or garden · 5.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc des SemaillesPark or garden · 5.0 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Jean-Maurice-ÉthierPark or garden · 4.2 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc DubreuilPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc du RuisseauPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc des ChanterellesPark or garden · 3.2 ha
DirectionsParc Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Félix-LeclercPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Adolphe-ChapleauPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des LiseronsPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Chante-BoisPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Claude-Henri-GrignonPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de la CouléePark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc BigrasPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de MontaubanPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc d'AlençconPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Jacques-VigerPark or garden · 2.1 ha
DirectionsParc BeauséjourPark or garden · 2.1 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
A park is within a short walk for 7 in 10 in Blainville
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 (71%)Further (29%)
Blainville71%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. For about 18,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
1.1% of the land around Blainville is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Blainville0%
Within 10 km1.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 6 of the 27. rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat Habitat is the biggest, 40 ha. 21 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Île-Garth Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 17 ha · 1.9 km from the edge of town
Rivière-des-Mille-Îles Wildlife PreserveWildlife area · 24 ha · 2.7 km from the edge of town
rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 40 ha · 2.9 km from the edge of town
Marais-de-l'Île-des-Juifs Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 4.1 ha · 3.4 km from the edge of town
rivière des Milles Îles (Ile Provost) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 7.3 ha · 6.4 km from the edge of town
rivière des Mille Îles - Saint-Eustache Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 28 ha · 8.3 km from the edge of town
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
20 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)
20 km south-west24 km²since 1990
No national park lies within 100 km of Blainville; 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
Blainville has 179 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
179 km
in and around the town (94.2 km²)
Woodland
30%
about 28.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BlainvilleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.9
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BlainvilleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland30%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 54% of Canadian towns have fewer. Woods cover more of it than in 74% 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
Blainville has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Other waymarked
Les parcours Boomerang5.4 km
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 Blainville: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Montreal Trudeau (Airport) (24 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 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 |
Most rain and snow falls in October, 103 mm; February sees 66 mm. Summer highs reach 27 °C in July; in January they stay near -5 °C. Some 217 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Blainville →
Things to do
Near Blainville: 4 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 193.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Belvédère sur la rivière1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Plus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 193
glissade de fontainebleauin town
DirectionsParc des Semaillesin town
DirectionsButte de glisse0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 190 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 3
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Blainville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Sainte-ThérèseMirabelLorraineRosemèreBoisbriandBois-des-FilionBlainville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blainville | 1.1% | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| Sainte-Thérèse 3.8 km | 1% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Mirabel 5.7 km | 5.9% | 76 | 1 | 2 |
| Lorraine 6.4 km | 1.6% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosemère 6.6 km | 1.8% | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Boisbriand 6.7 km | 2.3% | 35 | 2 | 1 |
| Bois-des-Filion 8.1 km | 1.7% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, Mirabel and Boisbriand have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Blainville
When should you visit Blainville for the outdoors?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Blainville?
The closest is Oka National Park (Québec), at 20 km.
Is there protected land near Blainville?
Protected areas cover 1.1% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest national park to Blainville?
None within 100 km of Blainville.
Which is the biggest protected area near Blainville?
It is rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat Habitat, a wildlife area covering 40 ha.
Where can you walk near Blainville?
OpenStreetMap maps the Les parcours Boomerang close by.
Sources
Sources for this page on Blainville
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).