First pick
Parc de la Commune
Park or garden
9.5 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
3.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.019%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Châteauguay · parks, protected land & trails
Châteauguay has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
34 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The nearest provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), is 17 km away. 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Johnson Beach.
Protected land
19%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
34
within 10 km, 20 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
17 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Châteauguay has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round19% of the land within 10 km, more than 95% of Canadian townsMany protected areas20 public areas within 10 km
Châteauguay is strongest on protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Châteauguay, 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km19%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas20Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Châteauguay comes 5th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (45,565 to 62,062 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
Châteauguay19%
Towns its size3.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Châteauguay20
Towns its size8
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Châteauguay0
Towns its size1
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Châteauguay’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 4 of 39 top it. On walking routes it is behind: 21 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dollard-Des Ormeaux QC | 27% | 3.7% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Langford BC | 27% | 18% | 41 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Shawinigan QC | 24% | 61% | 40 | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Vaudreuil-Dorion QC | 20% | 0.7% | 73 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Châteauguay QC | 19% | 0.8% | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Mission BC | 19% | 3.5% | 28 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Newton BC | 15% | 7.3% | 174 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Sault-Saint-Louis QC | 11% | 10% | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Saint-Eustache QC | 9.9% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Pointe-aux-Trembles QC | 9.5% | 7.3% | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Rimouski QC | 8.8% | 3.6% | 43 | 10 | 48 |
| 12 | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield QC | 8.8% | 1.9% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | West Vancouver BC | 8.6% | 21% | 56 | 10 | 132 |
| 14 | Vernon BC | 8.4% | 1.9% | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | Whalley BC | 8.2% | 1% | 125 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | North Bay ON | 7.4% | 5.6% | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 17 | Stouffville ON | 5.9% | 0.5% | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Fabreville QC | 5.8% | 3% | 39 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Mascouche QC | 4% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Port-Maurice QC | 4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Timmins ON | 2.7% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | Alliston ON | 2.1% | 0.4% | 36 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Charlottetown PE | 2% | 2% | 15 | 25 | 13 |
| 24 | Quinte West ON | 1.4% | 0.6% | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Blainville QC | 1.1% | 0% | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Bradford ON | 1.1% | 1.3% | 28 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Brandon MB | 1.1% | 0.9% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Saint-Hyacinthe QC | 0.7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Keswick ON | 0.7% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 30 | Roseborough ON | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Rocky View County AB | 0.5% | 0.6% | 20 | 9 | 19 |
| 32 | Paris ON | 0.4% | 0.2% | 26 | 7 | 3 |
| 33 | Woodstock ON | 0.4% | 0% | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Lakeshore ON | 0.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Churchill Meadows ON | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Innisfil ON | 0.3% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 37 | Victoriaville QC | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Caledonia ON | 0.2% | 0.4% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 39 | St. Thomas ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Cornwall ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
The map
Châteauguay on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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 Châteauguay
Parc de la Commune is the largest, at 9.5 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 72 ha in all
Parks & gardens 72 ha
Many small places make up the total; the biggest is 13%.
Billings
Park or garden
7.3 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
0.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Honoré-Mercier
Park or garden
5.5 ha1.7 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Châteauguay
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Raymond-Pitre
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
3.6 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
2.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Joseph-Laberge
Park or garden
3.1 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Oliver
Park or garden
2.8 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.2 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Marcel-Seers
Park or garden
2.6 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.7 km westfrom the centre
Boulevard D'Youville
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Philippe-Bonneau
Park or garden
3.5 ha0.4 km of path
1.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Parc de la CommunePark or garden · 9.5 ha · 1.8 km of path
DirectionsBillingsPark or garden · 7.3 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Honoré-MercierPark or garden · 5.5 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsParc Raymond-PitrePark or garden · 3.6 ha · 1.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Joseph-LabergePark or garden · 3.1 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc OliverPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc Marcel-SeersPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsParc Philippe-BonneauPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc de CambrayPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc Jules-LégerPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc Yvan-FrancoPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc de ConcordPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc Louis-Philippe-ParéPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc ChevrefilsPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc SutterlinPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc des AcadiensPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc ElmridgePark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Alfred-DoraisPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc VincentPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Roger-DézielPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc GilbertPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Georges-SoyezPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc de la SeigneuriePark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc GarandPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Jean-BoyerPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Charles de GaullePark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc MartineauPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc IsabellePark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc ColpronPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Georges-Étienne-CartierPark or garden · 1.1 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 Châteauguay 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 (86%)Further (15%)
Châteauguay86%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
A typical Canadian town reaches only 83%. Around 8,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
The 34 protected areas near Châteauguay
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Châteauguay0.8%
Within 10 km19%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
20 of the 34 are on public land. Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area is the biggest, 3,183 ha. 14 areas, privately held or of unrecorded ownership, are left unnamed.
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 3,183 ha · reaches Châteauguay
Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,242 ha · reaches Châteauguay
Lac St-Louis (Pointe Ross) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,067 ha · reaches Châteauguay
Îles de la Paix Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 1,089 ha · 1.1 km from the edge of town
Îles de la Paix National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 131 ha · 1.7 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Pointe du Moulin / Pte Fortier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 777 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Grande Anse) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,746 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Îles de la Paix) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,350 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Baie de Valois) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 393 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Pointe-Claire) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 335 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
10 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
The nearest big park: Oka National Park (Québec), 17 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)
Oka National Park (Québec)
17 km north-west24 km²since 1990
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Châteauguay, so the parks here are provincial. Québec’s parcs nationaux are provincial parks, run by Sépaq; Parks Canada’s national parks are separate.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Châteauguay and its edge hold 108 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
108 km
in and around the town (84.5 km²)
Woodland
17%
about 14.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ChâteauguayTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ChâteauguayTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland17%
0%50%100%
54% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². More of it is wooded than in 63% 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 Châteauguay
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
Get out in Châteauguay in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 12 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 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 66 | 77 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 103 | 84 | 92 |
A typical year sees 217 cm of snow. In July the typical high is 27 °C; in January, -5 °C. For dry weather, February is best (66 mm); October gets 103 mm. The climate in Châteauguay →
Beaches
Châteauguay has 3 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Johnson Beach0.9 km from town
DirectionsAnnabelle-Beach2.5 km from town
DirectionsKahnawake Beachgrass · 5.0 km from town
DirectionsWhether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Châteauguay has 3 viewpoints within 2 km
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: 162 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 2
Centre ecologique Fernand-Seguinin town
DirectionsRefuge faunique Marguerite d'Youvillein town
DirectionsPicnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Tente artisanalein town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Châteauguay
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
KahnawakeMercierLéryLachine-OuestDorvalSaint-IsidoreChâteauguay
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauguay | 19% | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| Kahnawake 4.5 km | 19% | 37 | 0 | 5 |
| Mercier 5.1 km | 15% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Léry 5.6 km | 27% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Lachine-Ouest 9.3 km | 19% | 28 | 0 | 4 |
| Dorval 9.4 km | 20% | 38 | 0 | 6 |
| Saint-Isidore 9.6 km | 4.7% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Châteauguay’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
- 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 Châteauguay
What is the best season to get outdoors in Châteauguay?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Châteauguay?
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area of 3,183 ha.
How far is Châteauguay from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Châteauguay.
Is there protected land near Châteauguay?
Yes: 19% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest beach to Châteauguay?
Try Johnson Beach, 0.9 km from town, first of several.
What is the nearest provincial park to Châteauguay?
Oka National Park (Québec), 17 km from the edge of town.
Sources
The sources behind Châteauguay’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).