First pick
Parc de l'Anse de Boischâtel
Park or garden
0.7 ha
2.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gilbertus · CC BY 3.05.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Boischatel · parks, protected land & trails
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 22 km away, is the closest provincial park to Boischatel
Within 10 km are 25 protected areas. Within 5 km are 6 beaches; Plage du Lac John is the nearest. The protected share within 10 km is 5.9%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
5.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
25
within 10 km, 16 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
22 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Boischatel 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 km5.9%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 areas16Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Boischatel ranks 12th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (9,045 to 9,460 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
Boischatel5.9%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Boischatel16
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Boischatel0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Boischatel sits near the top of its size group: 7 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Rivers PE | 31% | 4.4% | 64 | 14 | 42 |
| 2 | La Pêche QC | 19% | 8.3% | 33 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Mount Royale NS | 15% | 24% | 18 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Braemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland Park ON | 13% | 1.7% | 30 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Fall River NS | 11% | 2.9% | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Centrepointe - Briargreen ON | 11% | 0% | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Beaver Bank NS | 8.2% | 3.8% | 31 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Burnaby Mountain BC | 8.1% | 0% | 36 | 2 | 84 |
| 9 | Saint-Robert QC | 7.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Oromocto NB | 6.6% | 3.8% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Strathcona ON | 6% | 13% | 26 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Boischatel QC | 5.9% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Vankleek Hill ON | 5.2% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Saint-Apollinaire QC | 5.1% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Sulphur Springs ON | 5.1% | 36% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Otterburn Park QC | 5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | L'Épiphanie QC | 4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Walsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden Ridge SK | 3.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Thistletown-Beaumond Heights ON | 3.2% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | North Central SK | 3.2% | 0% | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Fish Creek Park AB | 3.2% | 53% | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 22 | Riverbend AB | 3.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Fletchers Meadow South ON | 2.7% | 11% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Old East York ON | 2.4% | 4.6% | 13 | 3 | 15 |
| 25 | Stony Mountain MB | 2.3% | 2.3% | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Danforth ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 24 |
| 27 | Elms-Old Rexdale ON | 1.9% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval QC | 1.7% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Portugal Cove-St. Philip's NL | 1.5% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| 30 | Stoney Creek ON | 1.3% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Hampton Village SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | University Heights Urban Centre SK | 0.9% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Barbertown ON | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Hawkwood AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | La Salle MB | 0.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Downtown Commercial Core AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Amber Trails MB | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Mount Pleasant AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Silver Berry AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Cooksville NHD (East) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
The map
Where the green is in Boischatel
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 Boischatel: 4 named parks and woods
Largest first: Parc de l'Anse de Boischâtel leads with 0.7 ha. Numbers match the map.
4 named parks and woods, 2 ha in all
Parks & gardens 1.8 ha
Two places, Parc de l'Anse de Boischâtel and Parc Notre-Dame, make up 66% of the total.
Parc de Vimy
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
0.2 ha
1.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
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
1 in 10 people in Boischatel 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 (12%)Further (88%)
Boischatel12%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this. For about 8,200 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Boischatel, 5.9% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Boischatel0%
Within 10 km5.9%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 16 of the 25; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Biggest of the named areas: Île d'Orléans Saint-Pierre Est Water Fowl Gathering Area, 455 ha. The figures include 9 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
L'Ange-Gardien Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 255 ha · 0.2 km from the edge of town
Montmorency Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 146 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
Île d'Orléans (Est du pont) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 232 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
Île d'Orléans (Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 324 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 325 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
Battures de Beauport Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 311 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Batture des Îlets Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 68 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
Île d'Orléans Saint-Pierre Est Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 455 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
Anse aux Sauvages Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 55 ha · 5.4 km from the edge of town
Pointe de la Martinière Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 245 ha · 5.6 km from the edge of town
6 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), 22 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
Québec national park (provincial)
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
22 km north671 km²since 1981
No national park lies within 100 km of Boischatel; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. In Québec, a parc national is a provincial park (Sépaq), not one of Parks Canada’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Boischatel and its edge hold 80 km of footpath
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
80 km
in and around the town (45.4 km²)
Woodland
57%
about 25.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BoischatelTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.8
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BoischatelTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland57%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 52% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 86% 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 Boischatel
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
May is the best month for walking in Boischatel
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Lauzon (11 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) | 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 |
Highs peak near 25 °C in July and fall to -7 °C in January. The wettest month is the warmest, July (129 mm); March has 78 mm. Snow totals about 299 cm a year. The climate in Boischatel →
Beaches
Boischatel has 6 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage du Lac Johnsand · 1.9 km from town
DirectionsBattures de Beauport3.6 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap shows 4 more, nameless. Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Boischatel: 10 viewpoints, 2 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (23).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 10
Belvédère de la Baronne0.0 km from town
DirectionsViewPoint1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 8 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Site historique de la Chute-Montmorencyin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 23
Plus 23 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Centre de plein air de Beauport0.4 km from town
DirectionsCoop Camping Saint-Esprit1.0 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Mise à l'eau domaine de la rivièrein town
DirectionsPlus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Boischatel: one 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.
Parc de la Chute-MontmorencyGarden or park · at the edge of 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 Boischatel
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Chutes-MontmorencySainte-Thérèse-de-LisieuxSaint-MichelL'Ange-GardienVieux-BourgSainte-PétronilleBoischatel
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boischatel | 5.9% | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| Chutes-Montmorency 3.1 km | 6.4% | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux 4.5 km | 4% | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| Saint-Michel 4.8 km | 5.2% | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| L'Ange-Gardien 5.0 km | 6.3% | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| Vieux-Bourg 5.3 km | 6.1% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| Sainte-Pétronille 6.5 km | 8.7% | 41 | 0 | 2 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Boischatel doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Boischatel
How much land around Boischatel is protected?
Protected areas cover 5.9% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest beach to Boischatel?
The nearest is Plage du Lac John, 1.9 km from town.
What is the nearest provincial park to Boischatel?
It is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 22 km away.
How far is Boischatel from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Boischatel.
When should you visit Boischatel 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 largest protected area near Boischatel?
It is Île d'Orléans Saint-Pierre Est Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 455 ha.
Sources
Where Boischatel’s outdoors figures come from
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).