First pick
Parc Lamoureux
Park or garden
3.8 ha
3.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.00.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Cleveland · parks, protected land & trails
A national route near Cleveland: the Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Richmond
Land set aside Rivière-au-Saumon (1,366 ha) is the biggest, 8.5 km from town. 5 protected areas lie within 10 km. For a provincial park, Mont-Orford National Park (Québec) lies 25 km off.
Protected land
0.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
5
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
25 km
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Cleveland stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
On a national routeThe Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Richmond passes within 2 kmLittle protected land0.6% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Cleveland is strongest on the Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Richmond. It has less to offer in protected land nearby.
Against other towns
How Cleveland compares with other 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 km0.6%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.2%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 routes1Named 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
Cleveland has the 15th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,624 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
Cleveland0.6%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Cleveland1
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Cleveland1
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Cleveland trails its peers is public protected areas; 28 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 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Cleveland QC | 0.6% | 0.2% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 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 Cleveland
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
3 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Cleveland
The biggest is Parc Lamoureux, 3.8 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Parc Coburn
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
0.8 ha
4.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Rivière
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
0.5 ha
3.9 km 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
Most of Cleveland is more than 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Cleveland0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this. For about 1,600 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Cleveland has 5 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Cleveland0.2%
Within 10 km0.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 1 of the 5. Another 4 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Land set aside Rivière-au-SaumonProtected area · 1,366 ha · 8.5 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-Orford National Park (Québec), 25 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
Québec national park (provincial)
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
25 km south59 km²since 1979
No national park lies within 100 km of Cleveland; 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
17 km of paths in and around Cleveland
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
17 km
in and around the town (186 km²)
Woodland
66%
about 122.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
ClevelandTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ClevelandTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland66%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 87% of Canadian towns. It is more wooded than 90% 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
Walks near Cleveland
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
National
Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Richmond13.6 km
The Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Richmond (14 km) keeps within 2 km of town for 7.5 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Cleveland is best on foot in May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Drummondville, 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 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 90 | 66 | 66 | 79 | 91 | 102 | 109 | 99 | 94 | 100 | 80 | 95 |
July is warm and wet, 109 mm; the driest month, February, has 66 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 26 °C; January the coldest, at -5 °C. Expect around 229 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Cleveland →
Things to do
Near Cleveland: 25 outdoor spots 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 tallest named summit close by is Montagnes des Smith (325 m). The map shows 11 picnic sites, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 5
Colline McArthurin town
DirectionsMontagnes des Smith325 m · in town
DirectionsColline Spring276 m · 0.5 km from town
DirectionsMont Scotch314 m · 1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 peak more.
Picnic sites 11
Halte Saint-Cyrin town
DirectionsTable ~ aire de repos0.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 9 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 8
Plus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping Melbourne1.6 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Parc Marie-Victorin, 11 km from Cleveland, is the garden to visit
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Parc Marie-VictorinGarden or park · 11 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Cleveland
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
RichmondMelbourneSaint-Félix-de-KingseyWindsorDurham-SudDanvilleCleveland
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 0.6% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Richmond 2.6 km | 0.7% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Melbourne 5.3 km | 2% | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey 14 km | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Windsor 15 km | 1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Durham-Sud 16 km | 0.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Danville 16 km | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
For walking routes, Melbourne leads the area with 4. Around Melbourne the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Cleveland
What is the largest protected area near Cleveland?
It is Land set aside Rivière-au-Saumon, a protected area covering 1,366 ha.
Is Cleveland near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Cleveland.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Cleveland?
May, June, August and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Cleveland?
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), 25 km away.
Where can you walk near Cleveland?
The Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Richmond, mapped within 2 km.
Are there protected areas near Cleveland?
Protected areas cover 0.6% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Cleveland
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).