First pick
Île Carignan
Wood or forest
22 ha
3.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
![Rue principale à Champlain . - [1930]](https://images.townratings.com/ca/town_images/52437220/52a3ce87bff3c963eb29.jpg)
Photo: Unknown Unknown · Public domain8.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Champlain · parks, protected land & trails
Champlain has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns
La Mauricie National Park is the closest national park, 37 km from town. Within 5 km are 7 beaches; Battures à Bigot is the nearest. The 10 km around town hold 25 protected areas.
Protected land
8.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
25
within 10 km, 9 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
37 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
96 km
Frontenac National Park (Québec)
Beaches
7
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Champlain stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round8.4% of the land within 10 km, more than 82% of Canadian townsBeaches7 beaches within 5 km
Champlain is strongest on protected land around it, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Champlain 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km8.4%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 areas9Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches7Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Champlain has the 5th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,957 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
Champlain8.4%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Champlain9
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Champlain0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Champlain sits near the top of its size group: 4 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 | Champlain QC | 8.4% | 0.4% | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| 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
Parks, woods and paths around Champlain
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
Walk in Champlain: 3 named parks and woods
Île Carignan is the largest, at 22 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Parc des loisirs
Park or garden
3.6 ha0.1 km of path
3.4 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Norbert
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
1.7 ha
4.7 km south-westfrom the centre
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
Few people in Champlain 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Champlain0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 2,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
The 25 protected areas near Champlain
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Champlain0.4%
Within 10 km8.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 9 of the 25. The others are private conservation land. Biggest of the named areas: Champlain-Batiscan Water Fowl Gathering Area, 1,297 ha. The figures include 16 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Champlain-Batiscan Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,297 ha · reaches Champlain
Battures de Gentilly Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 683 ha · 1.0 km from the edge of town
Île Montesson Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 549 ha · 1.1 km from the edge of town
Pointe Paul - Rivière aux Orignaux Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 882 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
rivière aux Orignaux - les Becquets Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 790 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Baie Lemarier Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 356 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Batiscan-Sainte-Anne Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 737 ha · 6.2 km from the edge of town
Les Becquets-Deschaillons Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 973 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
Léon-Provancher Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 473 ha · 8.7 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
La Mauricie National Park, 37 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
National park
La Mauricie National Park
37 km north-west536 km²since 1970
Québec national park (provincial)
Frontenac National Park (Québec)
96 km south-east157 km²since 1987
Québec’s “national” parks are the province’s own, managed by Sépaq.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
0 km of paths in and around Champlain
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
0.1 km
in and around the town (110 km²)
Woodland
44%
about 48.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ChamplainTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ChamplainTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland44%
0%50%100%
100% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². For woods, it beats 81% 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 Champlain
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
Champlain is best on foot in May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Trois-Rivieres, 14 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 83 | 66 | 76 | 87 | 83 | 105 | 125 | 96 | 97 | 101 | 88 | 95 |
The yearly snowfall is near 274 cm. From -6 °C in January to 25 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (125 mm); February is driest (66 mm). The climate in Champlain →
Beaches
Champlain has 7 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Battures à Bigot0.1 km from town
DirectionsPetite batture Champlain0.1 km from town
DirectionsBattures de Gentilly2.0 km from town
DirectionsBattures Provencher2.8 km from town
DirectionsLa Petite Floridesand · 3.5 km from town
DirectionsPlage Cossette3.7 km from town
DirectionsBattures Perron4.0 km from town
DirectionsNo 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
Near Champlain: one viewpoint on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 6 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 6
Plus 6 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 Champlain
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-MauriceBatiscanSainte-Geneviève-de-BatiscanSaint-Pierre-les-BecquetsBécancourSaint-NarcisseChamplain
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champlain | 8.4% | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| Saint-Maurice 12 km | 9.2% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Batiscan 12 km | 10% | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan 12 km | 8.5% | 15 | 4 | 4 |
| Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets 15 km | 11% | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| Bécancour 15 km | 6% | 42 | 1 | 13 |
| Saint-Narcisse 16 km | 7% | 14 | 5 | 3 |
Saint-Narcisse has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 5. Next door, protected shares stay within twice Champlain’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Champlain
Is there a provincial park near Champlain?
It is Frontenac National Park (Québec), 96 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Champlain?
May, June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Which is the biggest protected area near Champlain?
It is Champlain-Batiscan Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 1,297 ha.
Is there a beach near Champlain?
The nearest is Battures à Bigot, 0.1 km from town.
What is the nearest national park to Champlain?
It is La Mauricie National Park, 37 km off.
How much land around Champlain is protected?
Within 10 km, 8.4% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
Where Champlain’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).