First pick
Bois de Brossard
Wood or forest
712 ha
7.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 4.05.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Brossard · parks, protected land & trails
6 beaches lie within 5 km of Brossard
11 km from town is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. 31 protected areas lie within 10 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 5.6% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land
5.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
31
within 10 km, 13 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
11 km
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Brossard 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. 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 km5.6%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town9.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas13Areas 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
Brossard comes 16th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (74,621 to 126,872 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
Brossard5.6%
Towns its size3.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Brossard13
Towns its size12
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Brossard0
Towns its size1
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Brossard does best for protected land nearby: 15 of the other 39 have more. It trails them for walking routes, where 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort McMurray AB | 34% | 35% | 21 | 1 | 289 |
| 2 | Maple Ridge BC | 26% | 21% | 101 | 1 | 41 |
| 3 | Delta BC | 24% | 17% | 181 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | North Vancouver BC | 15% | 22% | 18 | 11 | 169 |
| 5 | Kamloops BC | 14% | 13% | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Saint John NB | 14% | 11% | 63 | 3 | 97 |
| 7 | Chilliwack BC | 11% | 7.7% | 36 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Saanich BC | 11% | 9.4% | 43 | 7 | 56 |
| 9 | Strathcona County AB | 9.4% | 1.4% | 38 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Repentigny QC | 8.3% | 1.6% | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Cape Breton NS | 8.2% | 8.6% | 176 | 1 | 74 |
| 12 | New Westminster BC | 8% | 0% | 83 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | Victoria BC | 8% | 0.9% | 20 | 4 | 34 |
| 14 | Lindsay ON | 7.6% | 9.2% | 60 | 5 | 9 |
| 15 | Pickering ON | 7.6% | 11% | 46 | 1 | 11 |
| 16 | Brossard QC | 5.6% | 9.1% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Bolton ON | 4.8% | 5.9% | 113 | 11 | 3 |
| 18 | Fredericton NB | 4.3% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| 19 | Chomedey QC | 3.9% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Terrebonne QC | 3.8% | 3.6% | 60 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | St. Albert AB | 3.4% | 2.1% | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | Simcoe ON | 2.3% | 4.7% | 102 | 5 | 36 |
| 23 | Moncton NB | 2.2% | 1.7% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Nanaimo BC | 1.9% | 6.7% | 42 | 2 | 33 |
| 25 | Bowmanville ON | 1.6% | 3% | 25 | 2 | 9 |
| 26 | Sault Ste. Marie ON | 1.6% | 7.5% | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Newmarket ON | 1.3% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC | 1.1% | 1.2% | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Niagara Falls ON | 1.1% | 1.7% | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Saint-Jérôme QC | 1% | 0.1% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Chatham ON | 1% | 1% | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| 32 | Red Deer AB | 0.7% | 1.2% | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Peterborough ON | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Lethbridge AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Brantford ON | 0.3% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Prince George BC | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 | 1 | 51 |
| 37 | Sarnia ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Drummondville QC | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Thunder Bay ON | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Airdrie AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Brossard
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
30 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Brossard
Largest first: Bois de Brossard leads with 712 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 852 ha in all
Parks & gardens 140 haWoods 712 ha
Two places, Bois de Brossard and Grand Parc Urbain, make up 85% of the total.
Grand Parc Urbain
Park or garden
14 ha3 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
3.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Émilie-Gamelin
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
11 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
4.5 km southfrom the centre
Rue des Tulipes
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Terre
Park or garden
11 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
2.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Avenue Tisserand
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Léon-Gravel
Park or garden
8.8 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
3.3 km south-westfrom the centre
La Riveraine
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Bassin de La Prairie
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
7.3 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
4.4 km south-westfrom the centre
La RiveraineRue du Quai
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Illinois
Park or garden
7.8 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
3.5 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Sorbonne
Park or garden
6.0 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
1.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Bois de BrossardWood or forest · 712 ha
DirectionsGrand Parc UrbainPark or garden · 14 ha · 3 km of path
DirectionsParc Émilie-GamelinPark or garden · 11 ha · 2.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la TerrePark or garden · 11 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsParc Léon-GravelPark or garden · 8.8 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsParc du Bassin de La PrairiePark or garden · 7.3 ha · 1.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc IllinoisPark or garden · 7.8 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsParc SorbonnePark or garden · 6.0 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsParc Poly-ArénaPark or garden · 7.0 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc René-VeilletPark or garden · 5.6 ha · 1.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc écologique des SansonnetsPark or garden · 5.4 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsParc RogerPark or garden · 4.7 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsParc PrévillePark or garden · 3.6 ha · 1.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc RadissonPark or garden · 3.9 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsParc LautrecPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc VictorinPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc ChevrierPark or garden · 4.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsPark Parc VanierPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc Sainte-MariePark or garden · 3.2 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsParc SanterrePark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc OcéaniePark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc BriandPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc ChamplainPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Saint-AlphonsePark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc BalzacPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsCentre de Plein Air BrossardPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc Saint-LaurentPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc des JésuitesPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc RimouskiPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc TrahanPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.6 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
9 in 10 people in Brossard 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 (86%)Further (14%)
Brossard86%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%). For about 14,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
5.6% of the country within 10 km of Brossard 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 Brossard9.1%
Within 10 km5.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 13 of the 31. Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area is the biggest, 903 ha. Not named: 18 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
Couvée Islands Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 15 ha · reaches Brossard
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 903 ha · 0.3 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Île des Soeurs) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 389 ha · 1.3 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Verdun) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 424 ha · 3.6 km from the edge of town
Canal de la Rive Sud (Rivière de la Tortue) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 26 ha · 3.9 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Île aux Hérons) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 190 ha · 5.2 km from the edge of town
Île-Rock Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 1.1 ha · 5.4 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Lasalle) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 264 ha · 5.5 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Cote Ste-Catherine) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 260 ha · 5.7 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (S de Verdun) Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 0.8 ha · 6.2 km from the edge of town
3 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
11 km to Mont-Saint-Bruno 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)
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
11 km north-east8.8 km²since 1985
No national park lies within 100 km of Brossard; 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
Brossard has 212 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
212 km
in and around the town (83.8 km²)
Woodland
16%
about 13 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BrossardTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.5
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BrossardTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland16%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 61% of Canadian towns. Paths are denser here than in 64% 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 Brossard
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
Walking season in Brossard: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Montreal Trudeau (Airport) (23 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 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 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. The warmest days come in July (27 °C highs), the coldest in January (-4 °C). Winter brings about 217 cm of snow. The climate in Brossard →
Beaches
Beaches near Brossard
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Jean-Dorésand · 2.7 km from town
DirectionsPlage urbaine de Verdunsand · 4.3 km from town
DirectionsPlage de l'Horlogemixed · 4.7 km from town
Directions3 more are mapped without a name. Sandy ones: 2. 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 Brossard: 9 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.
The map shows 271 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 14
Belvédère du Pont Samuel-de-Champlainin town
DirectionsPlus 13 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 271
Plus 268 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 3
Parc récréatif canin1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens within reach of Brossard
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 René-VeilletGarden or park · 0.5 km from town
DirectionsMontréal Botanical GardenNational Historic Site · 10 km from town
Its pageOne carries a national designation.
Sources: 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 Brossard
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Vieux Greenfield ParkIbervilleNouveau Greenfield ParkLaflècheMaricourtLa PrairieBrossard
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brossard | 5.6% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| Vieux Greenfield Park 3.6 km | 7.8% | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| Iberville 3.6 km | 5.1% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Nouveau Greenfield Park 3.7 km | 6.9% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| Laflèche 4.7 km | 7.4% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| Maricourt 4.8 km | 6.5% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| La Prairie 5.1 km | 4.6% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
No place nearby has double Brossard’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Brossard
What is the nearest national park to Brossard?
No national park lies within 100 km of Brossard.
When should you visit Brossard for the outdoors?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the largest protected area near Brossard?
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 903 ha, a wildlife area.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Brossard?
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 11 km away.
Is there a beach near Brossard?
Plage Jean-Doré, 2.7 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
How much land around Brossard is protected?
Within 10 km, 5.6% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
Sources for this page on Brossard
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).