First pick
Parc naturel des Ruisseaux
Park or garden
52 ha3.1 km of path
40 minto walk all 3.1 km of path
2.6 km southfrom the centre
Sentier Suzanne FréchetteSentier Robert ProulxSentier Maurice Cullen+2 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Minoumi · Public domain2.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Chambly · parks, protected land & trails
Chambly is 8.0 km from Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
Count 16 protected areas within 10 km of town. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 2.7% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
2.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
16
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
8.0 km
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Each figure for Chambly, 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km2.7%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas1Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Chambly is 18th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (30,139 to 33,823 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
Chambly2.7%
Towns its size3.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Chambly1
Towns its size8
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Chambly0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Chambly is weakest for public protected areas: 31 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierrefonds-Ouest QC | 34% | 25% | 48 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Des Explorateurs QC | 23% | 12% | 46 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Vieux-Lachine - Saint-Pierre QC | 17% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Centretown ON | 12% | 1.5% | 37 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Val-d'Or QC | 11% | 19% | 55 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Savane QC | 11% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | La Cité QC | 9.1% | 0% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Verdun-Centre QC | 8.2% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Du Moulin QC | 8.2% | 9.9% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Magog QC | 7.5% | 1.2% | 53 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | West End BC | 6.6% | 51% | 12 | 4 | 76 |
| 12 | Sainte-Marie QC | 6.3% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Sainte-Julie QC | 5.8% | 0.7% | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Constant QC | 5.8% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Johnston Heights BC | 5.8% | 29% | 131 | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | Rockland ON | 5.2% | 0.9% | 57 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Orangeville ON | 4.2% | 3.5% | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Arcola East SK | 4.2% | 8.8% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown ON | 4.1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Killarney BC | 4% | 3.5% | 14 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | West Humber-Clairville ON | 3.4% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Victoria-Fraserview BC | 3.1% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Chambly QC | 2.7% | 1.1% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Est (Montréal-Nord) QC | 2.6% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Annex ON | 2.1% | 0% | 13 | 9 | 13 |
| 26 | Vimont QC | 1.9% | 0% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands ON | 1.7% | 6.1% | 12 | 9 | 48 |
| 28 | Glenfield-Jane Heights ON | 1.6% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Courtenay BC | 1.4% | 2.9% | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Nouveau-Bordeaux QC | 1.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Meadowvale Village ON | 0.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Alma QC | 0.8% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 33 | Elmira ON | 0.8% | 0% | 27 | 10 | 1 |
| 34 | Grimsby ON | 0.7% | 1.5% | 26 | 7 | 8 |
| 35 | Lisgar ON | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Chestermere AB | 0.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Applewood ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | DT Core ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Okotoks AB | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Fort Saskatchewan AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Chambly
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
30 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Chambly
The biggest is Parc naturel des Ruisseaux, 52 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 124 ha in all
Parks & gardens 124 ha
54% of the area is in just two places: Parc naturel des Ruisseaux and Parc Robert-Lebel.
Parc des Patriotes
Park or garden
9.2 ha2.1 km of path
25 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
1.5 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Fort-Chambly
Park or garden
6.5 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Gilles-Villeneuve
Park or garden
5.6 ha0.4 km of path
1.3 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Joséphte-Chatelain
Park or garden
4.6 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
2.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Tisserand
Park or garden
3.7 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.9 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Florence-Viens
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
3.5 ha
3.2 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Parc naturel des RuisseauxPark or garden · 52 ha · 3.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Robert-LebelPark or garden · 14 ha
DirectionsParc des PatriotesPark or garden · 9.2 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsFort-ChamblyPark or garden · 6.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc Gilles-VilleneuvePark or garden · 5.6 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Joséphte-ChatelainPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc du TisserandPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc Florence-ViensPark or garden · 3.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc des AteliersPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc des RapidesPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc De FréhelPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de la CommunePark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc SchefferPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc BreuxPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Saint-JosephPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc FortierPark or garden · 1.6 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc MartelPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc DuvernayPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc BeaulacPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc OstiguyPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Sainte-MariePark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Laurent-BlanchardPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsParc ParkwoodPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc ChaumontPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Laurent-PerraultPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc HerronPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Akilas-MaynardPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc RougemontPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Georges-PépinPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc AdamPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
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 Chambly 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 (94%)Further (6.1%)
Chambly94%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 2,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Around Chambly, protected areas make up 2.7%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Chambly1.1%
Within 10 km2.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 1 of the 16. 15 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 884 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
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
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec) is 8.0 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)
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
8.0 km north8.8 km²since 1985
No national park lies within 100 km of Chambly; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. The province names its big parks parcs nationaux, though they are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Chambly and its edge hold 63 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
63 km
in and around the town (55.3 km²)
Woodland
8.9%
about 4.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ChamblyTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ChamblyTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland8.9%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 56% of Canadian towns. Woods cover less of it than in 50% 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 Chambly 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.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
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 Chambly: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 36 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 | 15.7 | 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 |
February is the driest month at 66 mm; October the wettest at 103 mm. In July the typical high is 27 °C; in January, -4 °C. A typical year sees 217 cm of snow. The climate in Chambly →
Things to do
Near Chambly: 3 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are playgrounds: 80 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Canal-de-Chamblyin town
DirectionsLieu historique national du Fort-Chamblyin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 21
Plus 21 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 80
Plus 80 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park 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 Chambly
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CarignanRichelieuSaint-Mathias-sur-RichelieuBienvilleSaint-Basile-le-GrandMarievilleChambly
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambly | 2.7% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Carignan 2.6 km | 2.7% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Richelieu 4.3 km | 1.4% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu 5.5 km | 4.3% | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| Bienville 7.1 km | 4.1% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand 9.3 km | 4.3% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Marieville 10 km | 2.9% | 37 | 0 | 5 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Chambly has.
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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Chambly
How far is Chambly from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Chambly.
Is there protected land near Chambly?
Protected areas cover 2.7% of the land within 10 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Chambly?
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec): 884 ha, a québec national park (provincial).
How far is the nearest provincial park from Chambly?
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 8.0 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Chambly?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Where Chambly’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).