First pick
Parc municipal Optimiste
Park or garden
5.1 ha0.5 km of path
2.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Sentier Yves-Laforest
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Noppen, Luc, 1949 · CC BY-SA 4.020%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Cap-Saint-Ignace · parks, protected land & trails
Few places match Cap-Saint-Ignace for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 10 km are 51 protected areas. National parks are all over 100 km off. Battures de Montmagny is the one beach within 5 km.
Protected land
20%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
51
within 10 km, 43 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
60 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Cap-Saint-Ignace has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round20% of the land within 10 km, more than 95% of Canadian townsMany protected areas43 public areas within 10 kmParks are a drive awayThe nearest provincial park, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), is 60 km off
For someone who likes to get outside, Cap-Saint-Ignace’s draw is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind. The gap is a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
Each figure for Cap-Saint-Ignace, 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 km20%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas43Areas 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
Cap-Saint-Ignace has the 3rd most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,029 to 3,124 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-Saint-Ignace20%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Cap-Saint-Ignace43
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Cap-Saint-Ignace0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Cap-Saint-Ignace’s strong point is public protected areas, where 1 of 39 tops it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trois-Pistoles QC | 44% | 0.9% | 20 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Cap-Pelé NB | 43% | 2.6% | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Cap-Saint-Ignace QC | 20% | 0.1% | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Elkford BC | 12% | 16% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part ON | 11% | 9.8% | 92 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Vanscoy No. 345 SK | 11% | 4.2% | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Leslie Park - Bruce Farm ON | 11% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Electoral Area D, Cariboo BC | 9.4% | 10% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Riverside Park South - Revelstoke ON | 8.3% | 6.2% | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Greenbelt (east) ON | 7.4% | 45% | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ainslie Wood East ON | 7.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Kirkendall South ON | 6.9% | 0.9% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Clear Hills AB | 5.4% | 5.4% | 31 | 0 | 115 |
| 14 | Clermont QC | 4.1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Athens ON | 3.9% | 2% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Grenville-sur-la-Rouge QC | 3.2% | 3.7% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Rosedale ON | 2.3% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Alpine ON | 2.1% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot BC | 1.9% | 0% | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| 20 | Nutana Park SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Poplar Park ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 22 | South Portage MB | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Crescentwood MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Princeton BC | 1.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 25 | Normandin QC | 1.1% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Brooklands MB | 1.1% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Admaston/Bromley ON | 0.7% | 1% | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Luxton MB | 0.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Tisdale SK | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Shippagan NB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 31 | Ange-Gardien QC | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Bisset AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Crawford Plains AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Laurier Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Gabriel QC | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 36 | Saint-Dominique QC | 0.1% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Liboire QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | La Loche SK | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Houston BC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 40 | Glengarry AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Cap-Saint-Ignace
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 Cap-Saint-Ignace: one named park or wood
Parc municipal Optimiste is the largest, at 5.1 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
About 1 in 10 of Cap-Saint-Ignace’s residents are 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 (15%)Further (85%)
Cap-Saint-Ignace15%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. That leaves about 2,600 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
51 protected areas around Cap-Saint-Ignace
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Cap-Saint-Ignace0.1%
Within 10 km20%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
43 of the 51 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Sector of Isle-aux-Grues Territorial reserve for protected area purposes leads for size with 91,442 ha. 8 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Sector of Isle-aux-Grues Territorial reserve for protected area purposesNature reserve · 91,442 ha · reaches Cap-Saint-Ignace
Anse à Gilles Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 596 ha · reaches Cap-Saint-Ignace
Cap St-Ignace (Ouest) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 459 ha · reaches Cap-Saint-Ignace
Aéroport de Montmagny Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 456 ha · reaches Cap-Saint-Ignace
Anse du Cap Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 214 ha · reaches Cap-Saint-Ignace
Refuge de Cap Saint-Ignace Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 204 ha · reaches Cap-Saint-Ignace
Cap-Saint-Ignace Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 131 ha · reaches Cap-Saint-Ignace
Marais-de-l'Anse-du-Cap Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 24 ha · reaches Cap-Saint-Ignace
Rivière des Perdrix Old-Growth ForestNature reserve · 17 ha · 2.3 km from the edge of town
Montmagny Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 122 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
22 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) is 60 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)
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
60 km north-west671 km²since 1981
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Cap-Saint-Ignace has its province’s. Despite the name, a Québec parc national is a provincial park.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Cap-Saint-Ignace and its edge hold 15 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
15 km
in and around the town (276.5 km²)
Woodland
73%
about 202 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Cap-Saint-IgnaceTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Cap-Saint-IgnaceTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland73%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 92% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 93% 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 Cap-Saint-Ignace
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 Cap-Saint-Ignace: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from La Pocatiere (48 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) | -5 | -4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 70 | 61 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 85 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 99 | 72 | 74 |
The yearly snowfall is near 349 cm. From -5 °C in January to 25 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. October is the wettest month (99 mm) and February the driest (61 mm). The climate in Cap-Saint-Ignace →
Beaches
The beach near Cap-Saint-Ignace: Battures de Montmagny, 4.5 km away
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Battures de Montmagny4.5 km from town
DirectionsThe shoreline runs 27 km within 5 km of town. 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
Cap-Saint-Ignace has 4 viewpoints and 4 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 5 hills and peaks, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Plus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 5
Colline du Télégraphein town
DirectionsCôte à Jalbertin town
DirectionsCôte à Mercierin town
DirectionsCôte du Cimetièrein town
DirectionsLe Pain de Sucre0.7 km from town
DirectionsWaterfalls 4
Plus 4 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Moulin vincelottein town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Lac Morigeauin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Cap-Saint-Ignace
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
MontmagnyL'IsletCap-Saint-Ignace
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Cap-Saint-Ignace 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. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Cap-Saint-Ignace
How far is the nearest provincial park from Cap-Saint-Ignace?
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 60 km from the edge of town.
How much land around Cap-Saint-Ignace is protected?
Within 10 km, 20% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest beach to Cap-Saint-Ignace?
Battures de Montmagny, 4.5 km from town; it is the one beach mapped within 5 km.
How far is Cap-Saint-Ignace from a national park?
None within 100 km of Cap-Saint-Ignace.
When is the best time for walking in Cap-Saint-Ignace?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Which is the biggest protected area near Cap-Saint-Ignace?
Sector of Isle-aux-Grues Territorial reserve for protected area purposes: 91,442 ha, a nature reserve.
Sources
Where Cap-Saint-Ignace’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).