First pick
Parc des horizons
Park or garden
2.4 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.0 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.010%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Carleton-sur-Mer · parks, protected land & trails
Few places match Carleton-sur-Mer for protected land nearby: more than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
26 protected areas lie within 10 km. For a provincial park, Miguasha National Park (Québec) lies 5.9 km off. 6.1 km out lies the largest, Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 21), at 47,707 ha.
Protected land
10%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
26
within 10 km, 25 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
5.9 km
Miguasha National Park (Québec)
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Carleton-sur-Mer stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round10% of the land within 10 km, more than 85% of Canadian townsMany protected areas25 public areas within 10 km
Carleton-sur-Mer is strongest on protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Carleton-sur-Mer 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km10%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 areas25Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches4Beaches 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, Carleton-sur-Mer ranks 7th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,106 to 4,242 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
Carleton-sur-Mer10%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Carleton-sur-Mer25
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Carleton-sur-Mer0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Carleton-sur-Mer sits near the top of its size group: 2 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Pocatière QC | 35% | 0.2% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Anderson Walk BC | 23% | 8.2% | 180 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay BC | 22% | 2.9% | 13 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Electoral Area E, Cariboo BC | 16% | 17% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Westphal NS | 12% | 0.5% | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Fort Nelson BC | 11% | 9.8% | 36 | 0 | 330 |
| 7 | Carleton-sur-Mer QC | 10% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place ON | 9.5% | 23% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Spring Valley ON | 6.4% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 6.3% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Balfour ON | 5.7% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Electoral Area B, Cariboo BC | 5.4% | 4.8% | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine BC | 4.8% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Port Hardy BC | 4.1% | 2.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Barry's Bay ON | 3.9% | 1.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Templemead ON | 2.3% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Pioneer Tower West ON | 2.3% | 3.9% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | West River PE | 2.2% | 2.9% | 18 | 8 | 15 |
| 19 | Elbow Park AB | 2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Vermilion AB | 1.5% | 9.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Calder AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix QC | 1% | 1% | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 23 | Northern Lights County AB | 0.9% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 67 |
| 24 | Fraipont MB | 0.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Island Lakes MB | 0.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Banff Trail AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Sunalta AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Wildwood AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Beaumaris AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Patterson AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Callaghan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Jackson Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Leger AB | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Malmo Plains AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Crabtree QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Napierville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Claresholm AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Forest Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Killarney AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Ozerna AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Carleton-sur-Mer 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
4 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Carleton-sur-Mer
Parc des horizons is the largest, at 2.4 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
4 named parks and woods, 8 ha in all
Parks & gardens 8.2 ha
Parc Germain-Deslauriers plus Parc des horizons account for 74% of the green.
Jardin Communautaire aux Milles Pousses
Park or garden
0.6 ha
Centralin the middle of Carleton-sur-Mer
Directionsto a point inside
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
In Carleton-sur-Mer, parks are rarely a short walk away
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%)
Carleton-sur-Mer0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 4,200 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. A median Canadian town manages 83%.
Protected areas
26 protected areas around Carleton-sur-Mer
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Carleton-sur-Mer0.1%
Within 10 km10%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 25 of the 26; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 21) covers 47,707 ha, the most of any named area. The figures include one private conservation area, left unnamed.
Pointe Bourg 19-10-08 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 475 ha · reaches Carleton-sur-Mer
Carleton centre 19-11-03 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 379 ha · reaches Carleton-sur-Mer
Saint-Omer 191105 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 375 ha · reaches Carleton-sur-Mer
Pointe Labillois 19-11-08 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 340 ha · reaches Carleton-sur-Mer
Pointe Tracadièche 19-11-01 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 226 ha · reaches Carleton-sur-Mer
Baie Tracadigache 19-11-07 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 224 ha · reaches Carleton-sur-Mer
Saint-Omer Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 56 ha · reaches Carleton-sur-Mer
Pointe aux Corbeaux 19-11-10 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 332 ha · 1.9 km from the edge of town
Maria 19-10-06 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 376 ha · 3.4 km from the edge of town
Pointe Miguasha 19-12-01 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 164 ha · 4.4 km from the edge of town
14 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
The nearest big park: Miguasha National Park (Québec), 5.9 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)
Miguasha National Park (Québec)
5.9 km west0.6 km²since 1985
No national park lies within 100 km of Carleton-sur-Mer; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. In Québec, a parc national is a provincial park (Sépaq), not one of Parks Canada’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
74 km of paths in and around Carleton-sur-Mer
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
74 km
in and around the town (296.4 km²)
Woodland
77%
about 227.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Carleton-sur-MerTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Carleton-sur-MerTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland77%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 75% of Canadian towns. More of it is wooded than in 94% 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 Carleton-sur-Mer
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
Get out in Carleton-sur-Mer in June and August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Charlo, 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) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 71 | 65 | 79 | 69 | 92 | 90 | 104 | 82 | 101 | 94 | 87 | 76 |
Summer highs reach 24 °C in July; in January they stay near -7 °C. Expect 104 mm in July, warm and wet, and 65 mm in February. The climate in Carleton-sur-Mer →
Beaches
The beach near Carleton-sur-Mer: Plage Muncipale de Maria, 4.0 km away
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Muncipale de Maria4.0 km from town
DirectionsThe shoreline runs 67 km within 5 km of town. OpenStreetMap shows 3 more, nameless. Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Carleton-sur-Mer has 10 viewpoints and 1 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Highest of the named peaks: Mont Carleton, 603 m. Top of the list: viewpoints, 10 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 7
Mont Carleton603 m · in town
DirectionsMont Saint-Joseph555 m · in town
DirectionsMontagne à Dugasin town
DirectionsMontagne à Émile-Landryin town
DirectionsMontagne à Montiin town
DirectionsMontagne des Bujoldin town
DirectionsMontagne des Caissyin town
DirectionsWaterfalls 1
Grand Sault Waterfallin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds 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.
Next door
Next to Carleton-sur-Mer
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
MariaNouvelleCarleton-sur-Mer
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Carleton-sur-Mer is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
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.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
Questions about the outdoors in Carleton-sur-Mer
What is the biggest park or reserve near Carleton-sur-Mer?
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 21), a nature reserve of 47,707 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Carleton-sur-Mer?
It is Miguasha National Park (Québec), 5.9 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Carleton-sur-Mer?
On the normals, June and August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there a beach near Carleton-sur-Mer?
Try Plage Muncipale de Maria, 4.0 km from town, first of several.
Is Carleton-sur-Mer near a national park?
None within 100 km of Carleton-sur-Mer.
How much land around Carleton-sur-Mer is protected?
Yes: 10% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
The sources behind Carleton-sur-Mer’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).