First pick
Halte de Cap-Chat
Park or garden
2.8 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.05.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Cap-Chat · parks, protected land & trails
Petits-Capucins 180306 Water Fowl Gathering Area begins at the edge of Cap-Chat
The largest named area nearby is Caribou, population de la Gaspésie Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Wildlife Species, 82,076 ha, 8.9 km away. 10 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. 5.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
5.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 13 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
8.9 km
Gaspésie National Park (Québec)
Beaches
10
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Cap-Chat 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 km5.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.4%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
Beaches10Beaches 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, Cap-Chat ranks 10th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,500 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
Cap-Chat5.3%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Cap-Chat13
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Cap-Chat0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Cap-Chat sits near the top of its size group: 8 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Castlemore Estates ON | 7.8% | 6.5% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 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
Cap-Chat on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Cap-Chat
The biggest is Halte de Cap-Chat, 2.8 ha. Biggest first, 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
Most of Cap-Chat is more than a short walk from 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%)
Cap-Chat0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 2,500 people more than a short walk away. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Around Cap-Chat, protected areas make up 5.3%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Cap-Chat0.4%
Within 10 km5.3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments or Indigenous nations hold all 13. Biggest of the named areas: Caribou, population de la Gaspésie Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Wildlife Species, 82,076 ha.
Petits-Capucins 180306 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,038 ha · reaches Cap-Chat
Capucins est 18-03-03 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 513 ha · reaches Cap-Chat
Cap-Chat 18-03-07 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 486 ha · reaches Cap-Chat
Anse de Cap-Chat 180401 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 344 ha · reaches Cap-Chat
Anse-au-Goémon 18-04-02 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 287 ha · reaches Cap-Chat
11257R197 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 237 ha · reaches Cap-Chat
Baie des Capucins Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 119 ha · reaches Cap-Chat
Pointe Sainte-Anne-des-Monts 180403 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 506 ha · reaches Cap-Chat
Sector of Matane-Les Méchins Territorial reserve for protected area purposesNature reserve · 31,628 ha · 6.6 km from the edge of town
Marais de Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 601 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
2 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
1 area recorded only by its type (a provincial layer such as wildlife habitat areas) is counted, not listed.
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
Gaspésie National Park (Québec) is 8.9 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
Québec national park (provincial)
Gaspésie National Park (Québec)
8.9 km south-east802 km²since 1981
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Cap-Chat 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
2 km of paths in and around Cap-Chat
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
1.7 km
in and around the town (240 km²)
Woodland
76%
about 181.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Cap-ChatTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Cap-ChatTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland76%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 94% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 98% 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 Cap-Chat
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
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 Cap-Chat: June and August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Baie-Comeau, 110 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) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -6 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 65 | 61 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 83 | 111 | 82 | 93 | 96 | 87 | 78 |
Summer storms make July the wettest month, 111 mm; February sees 61 mm. In July the typical high is 20 °C; in January, -6 °C. The climate in Cap-Chat →
Beaches
10 unnamed beaches near Cap-Chat
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
OpenStreetMap maps 41 km of coastline within 5 km. No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
A viewpoint near Cap-Chat
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Belvédère de Cap-Chatin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Camping des Capucinsin town
DirectionsCamping Phare Cap-chatin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Cap-Chat
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer places have figures: these lie 17–77 km from Cap-Chat.
Sainte-Anne-des-MontsSainte-FélicitéMataneSaint-Maxime-du-Mont-LouisCap-Chat
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap-Chat | 5.3% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Monts 17 km | 15% | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| Sainte-Félicité 52 km | 27% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Matane 66 km | 11% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis 77 km | 11% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Sainte-Félicité and Matane have at least twice the protected share around them.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Cap-Chat
Are there protected areas near Cap-Chat?
Within 10 km, 5.3% of the land lies in protected areas.
Where can you swim near Cap-Chat?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
How far is Cap-Chat from a national park?
None within 100 km of Cap-Chat.
When is the best time for walking in Cap-Chat?
On the normals, June and August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Which is the biggest protected area near Cap-Chat?
Caribou, population de la Gaspésie Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Wildlife Species, a wildlife area of 82,076 ha.
Is there a provincial park near Cap-Chat?
It is Gaspésie National Park (Québec), 8.9 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Cap-Chat
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).