First pick
Parc Champlain
Park or garden
15 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
1.5 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.05.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Candiac · parks, protected land & trails
Canal de la Rive Sud (Rivière de la Tortue) Water Fowl Gathering Area reaches Candiac
Within 10 km of the town, 5.8% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. 20 km from town is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. The largest is Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 1,242 ha, 9.7 km from the edge of town.
Protected land
5.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 12 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
20 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Candiac 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km5.8%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 areas12Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Candiac ranks 8th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (23,856 to 26,155 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
Candiac5.8%
Towns its size3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Candiac12
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Candiac0
Towns its size1
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Candiac does best for public protected areas: 7 of the other 39 have more. For walking routes, though, 20 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sept-Îles QC | 24% | 33% | 64 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | White Rock BC | 22% | 0.2% | 101 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Box Grove ON | 10% | 18% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | L'Assomption QC | 8.5% | 0.4% | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Foothills County AB | 7.8% | 7.5% | 29 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows ON | 6.3% | 4.2% | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Outremont QC | 5.9% | 0.1% | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Candiac QC | 5.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Morningside Heights ON | 5.7% | 4.1% | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Cartierville QC | 5.6% | 19% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Kingston NS | 4.8% | 3.1% | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Mile End QC | 4.5% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Milliken ON | 4.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Waterdown ON | 4.4% | 4.9% | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Angus ON | 4.3% | 0.2% | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Springwater ON | 3.8% | 6.9% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 17 | Beloeil QC | 3.6% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Agincourt South-Malvern West ON | 3.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Malvern East ON | 3.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sheldon ON | 3.1% | 0.3% | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Port Perry ON | 2.9% | 2% | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Dorset Park ON | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | West London ON | 2.4% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Wellington Place ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 25 | Huntsville ON | 1.8% | 2.2% | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 26 | Newtonbrook West ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Westminster-Branson ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Fort St. John BC | 1.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Owen Sound ON | 1.3% | 0.2% | 33 | 2 | 12 |
| 30 | Sault-au-Récollet QC | 1.3% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Mount Pearl NL | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Paradise NL | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 33 | Oro-Medonte ON | 0.6% | 0.6% | 32 | 4 | 18 |
| 34 | Grande Prairie County No. 1 AB | 0.6% | 0.7% | 33 | 1 | 56 |
| 35 | Stonegate-Queensway ON | 0.3% | 0.6% | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 36 | Kingsville ON | 0.1% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 37 | Essex ON | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Tecumseh ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Etobicoke City Centre ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 40 | Panorama Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Candiac 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 Candiac: 22 named parks and woods
The biggest is Parc Champlain, 15 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
22 named parks and woods, 83 ha in all
Parks & gardens 83 ha
No one place dominates; the largest has 18%.
Parc André-J.-Côté
Park or garden
8.3 ha2.7 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.7 km of path
2.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Boulevard Marie-Victorin
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Saint-François-Xavier
Park or garden
8.6 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
2.0 km westfrom the centre
Sentier de la Rivière-de-la-Tortue
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Haendel
Park or garden
6.2 ha1.7 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
0.7 km westfrom the centre
Rue de Fribourg
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Goélands
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
7.7 ha0.3 km of path
2.5 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Fernand-Séguin
Park or garden
4.6 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
0.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Montcalm
Park or garden
4.6 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Candiac
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Deauville
Park or garden
5.5 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 22 named parks and green spaces
Parc ChamplainPark or garden · 15 ha · 2.5 km of path
DirectionsParc André-J.-CôtéPark or garden · 8.3 ha · 2.7 km of path
DirectionsParc Saint-François-XavierPark or garden · 8.6 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc HaendelPark or garden · 6.2 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsParc des GoélandsPark or garden · 7.7 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Fernand-SéguinPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsParc MontcalmPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsParc DeauvillePark or garden · 5.5 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de La TortuePark or garden · 5.2 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc de CherbourgPark or garden · 3.4 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsParc de SardaignePark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Roméo-V.-PatenaudePark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc MermozPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc JasonPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc de l'ArrondissementPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc du FaubourgPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc HermèsPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsParc JasperPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc PicardiePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Sainte-MariePark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des AubépinesPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc SoucyPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
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 Candiac 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 (85%)Further (15%)
Candiac85%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 4,000 residents live further than 400 m from one. The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better.
Protected areas
5.8% of the country within 10 km of Candiac 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 Candiac0%
Within 10 km5.8%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 17, 12 are public and the remainder private. Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area leads for size with 1,242 ha. Not named: 5 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
Canal de la Rive Sud (Rivière de la Tortue) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 26 ha · reaches Candiac
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 903 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Cote Ste-Catherine) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 260 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Verdun) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 424 ha · 2.7 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Île aux Hérons) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 190 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Île des Soeurs) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 389 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
Île-Rock Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 1.1 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Lasalle) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 264 ha · 3.8 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Ese Lasalle) Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 0.9 ha · 4.7 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 · 4.8 km from the edge of town
2 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
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 20 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)
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
20 km north8.1 km²since 1984
For a national park, people in Candiac travel more than 100 km. Sépaq runs Québec’s parcs nationaux, which are provincial parks under another name.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Candiac has 91 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
91 km
in and around the town (45.2 km²)
Woodland
6.2%
about 2.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CandiacTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CandiacTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland6.2%
0%50%100%
It is less wooded than 57% of Canadian towns. Paths are denser here than in 56% 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 mapped walking route near Candiac
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
Candiac is best on foot in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 21 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 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 |
A typical year sees 217 cm of snow. Precipitation runs from 66 mm in February to 103 mm in October. In July the typical high is 27 °C; in January, -4 °C. The climate in Candiac →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Candiac
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
2 viewpoints near Candiac
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 129 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 129
Plus 129 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 3
Parc canin Delson0.0 km from town
DirectionsParc récréatif canin1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Camping KOA Montreal Sud0.3 km from town
DirectionsCamping Amerique Montreal0.9 km from town
DirectionsCamping Saint-André1.4 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Candiac
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
DelsonSainte-CatherineSaint-PhilippeLa PrairieSaint-ConstantSaint-MathieuCandiac
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candiac | 5.8% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Delson 2.9 km | 6.1% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Sainte-Catherine 4.1 km | 7.9% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Philippe 4.2 km | 4.2% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| La Prairie 4.2 km | 4.6% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint-Constant 5.4 km | 5.8% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Mathieu 7.7 km | 2.4% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Candiac has.
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. 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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 Candiac
Is there a provincial park near Candiac?
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 20 km away.
Is there protected land near Candiac?
Within 10 km, 5.8% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is there a beach near Candiac?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Candiac?
Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area of 1,242 ha.
Is Candiac near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Candiac.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Candiac?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Where Candiac’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.
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).