First pick
Parc Claire Fontaine
Park or garden
0.3 ha
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Studio Livernois · Public domain44%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Cacouna · parks, protected land & trails
Within 10 km of Cacouna, 44% of the land is protected
Count 29 protected areas within 10 km of town. 5.5 km from town is Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, the nearest provincial park. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land
44%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
29
within 10 km, 23 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
5.5 km
Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park
Character
The outdoors in Cacouna, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round44% of the land within 10 km, more than 99% of Canadian townsMany protected areas23 public areas within 10 km
Cacouna is strongest on protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Cacouna, set against 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km44%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town4.3%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Cacouna has the most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,888 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
Cacouna44%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Cacouna23
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Cacouna0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Cacouna tops all 39 other towns its size.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cacouna QC | 44% | 4.3% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 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
Cacouna 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 Cacouna: one named park or wood
Parc Claire Fontaine is the largest, at 0.3 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
Few people in Cacouna 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Cacouna0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. That leaves about 1,900 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
29 protected areas around Cacouna
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Cacouna4.3%
Within 10 km44%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 23 of the 29, and private owners the rest. Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposes leads for size with 174,227 ha. 6 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposesNature reserve · 174,227 ha · reaches Cacouna
Sector of Basques Territorial reserve for protected area purposesNature reserve · 13,319 ha · reaches Cacouna
batture à Bélanger Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 833 ha · reaches Cacouna
Baie de l'Isle-Verte National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 569 ha · reaches Cacouna
Baie Cacouna Sud Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 309 ha · reaches Cacouna
Gros Cacouna Nord Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 302 ha · reaches Cacouna
Rivière-des-Vases Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 216 ha · reaches Cacouna
Rocher de Cacouna Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 1.9 ha · reaches Cacouna
Île Verte Centre-Sud Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 593 ha · 0.9 km from the edge of town
Anse-au-Persil Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 252 ha · 1.5 km from the edge of town
13 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
Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park is 5.5 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
Provincial park
Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park
5.5 km north-west1,246 km²since 1998
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Cacouna 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
Paths to walk: 13 km in and around Cacouna
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
13 km
in and around the town (115.6 km²)
Woodland
26%
about 30.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CacounaTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CacounaTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland26%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 84% of Canadian towns. It is more wooded than 71% 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 named walking route passes Cacouna on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the town, though paths on the ground may well exist.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Cacouna: June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Grandes-Bergeronnes, 38 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -6 | -1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 3 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 63 | 68 | 74 | 98 | 96 | 101 | 113 | 111 | 110 | 124 | 78 | 86 |
Some 281 cm of snow falls each winter. Summer highs reach 23 °C in July; in January they stay near -7 °C. January is the driest month at 63 mm; October the wettest at 124 mm. The climate in Cacouna →
Beaches
Cacouna is on the coast: 69 km of shoreline within 5 km
The OpenStreetMap coastline within 5 km of the town’s edge; no beach is mapped there.
Source: OpenStreetMap coastline, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
16 viewpoints near Cacouna
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 16 viewpoints, the biggest group. Look up to Mont Pilote: 85 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 16
Putep’t-awt - Site d’observation des bélugasin town
DirectionsPlus 15 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Mont Pilote85 m · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Réserve nationale de faune de la Baie-de-L'Isle-Verte - secteur du Marais-de-Gros-Cacounain town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping du parc côtier de kiskotukin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Cacouna
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-ArsèneRivière-du-LoupSaint-ModesteSaint-AntoninL'Isle-VerteNotre-Dame-du-PortageCacouna
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cacouna | 44% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Arsène 6.1 km | 25% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Rivière-du-Loup 8.8 km | 36% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Modeste 14 km | 5.9% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Antonin 15 km | 6.1% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| L'Isle-Verte 17 km | 39% | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| Notre-Dame-du-Portage 18 km | 42% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
Cacouna holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Cacouna
Is there protected land near Cacouna?
Within 10 km, 44% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest provincial park to Cacouna?
Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, 5.5 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Cacouna?
June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Cacouna from a national park?
None within 100 km of Cacouna.
Which is the biggest protected area near Cacouna?
Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposes: 174,227 ha, a nature reserve.
Sources
The sources behind Cacouna’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).