First pick
Parc Laurence
Park or garden
9.0 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.00.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Coaticook · parks, protected land & trails
Only 0.3% of the land within 10 km of Coaticook is protected
Within 10 km are 3 protected areas. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Plage du Lac Lyster. The nearest provincial park, Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), is 26 km away.
Protected land
0.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
3
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
26 km
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Coaticook 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 km0.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches2Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Coaticook sits 4th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (8,847 to 9,218 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
Coaticook0.3%
Towns its size2.9%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Coaticook0
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Coaticook0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Coaticook is weakest for public protected areas: 38 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea QC | 27% | 65% | 55 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Crescent Heights BC | 27% | 13% | 132 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Queenswood Heights ON | 14% | 0% | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Fall River NS | 11% | 2.9% | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Pictou County, Subdivision C NS | 10% | 2.2% | 218 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Blossom Park - Timbermill ON | 9.6% | 12% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Beaver Bank NS | 8.2% | 3.8% | 31 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Saint-Robert QC | 7.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | South Slope BC | 5.8% | 0% | 39 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Corktown ON | 5.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Grande Cache AB | 5.5% | 2.2% | 26 | 0 | 50 |
| 12 | H-Section (bramalea) ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Clayton Heights BC | 5.4% | 2.3% | 131 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Jean-Baptiste QC | 5.3% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Saint-Apollinaire QC | 5.1% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Rosewood Park BC | 4.5% | 0% | 130 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Sundance AB | 3.3% | 34% | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 18 | North Central SK | 3.2% | 0% | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Fish Creek Park AB | 3.2% | 53% | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 20 | Riverbend AB | 3.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 21 | Fletchers Meadow South ON | 2.7% | 11% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Old East York ON | 2.4% | 4.6% | 13 | 3 | 15 |
| 23 | Stony Mountain MB | 2.3% | 2.3% | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval QC | 1.7% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Portugal Cove-St. Philip's NL | 1.5% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| 26 | Kimberley BC | 1.5% | 1.2% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Camrose County AB | 1.4% | 1.3% | 148 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Churchville ON | 1.2% | 2% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Hampton Village SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Booth MB | 0.9% | 1% | 20 | 1 | 37 |
| 31 | Barbertown ON | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Silver Springs AB | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Kings County, Subdivision C NS | 0.6% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Munroe East MB | 0.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Hawkwood AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | La Salle MB | 0.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Coaticook QC | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Kingsway South ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 39 | Marlborough AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | DT Cooksville ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
The map
Coaticook 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
11 named parks and woods to walk in near Coaticook
Largest first: Parc Laurence leads with 9.0 ha. Numbers match the map.
11 named parks and woods, 29 ha in all
Parks & gardens 29 ha
Add Parc Laurence to Parc Jean-D'Avignon and you have 56% of it.
Parc Denis-Marcoux
Park or garden
5.1 ha0.4 km of path
3.5 km northfrom the centre
Axe Nord
Directionsto a point inside
Parc André-Louis-Cloutier
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Coaticook
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
Parc LaurencePark or garden · 9.0 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Jean-D'AvignonPark or garden · 7.4 ha
DirectionsParc Denis-MarcouxPark or garden · 5.1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Denis-MadorePark or garden · 2.8 ha
DirectionsParc VéronneauPark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsParc André-Louis-CloutierPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc KennedyPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc ShurtleffPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc Yvon-LemieuxPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc canin de CoaticookPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsParc BoisjoliPark or garden · 0.3 ha
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
About 4 in 10 of Coaticook’s residents are 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 (38%)Further (62%)
Coaticook38%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. For about 5,600 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Coaticook has 3 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 Coaticook0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
They belong to private owners or land trusts, so the page leaves their names out.
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: Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), 26 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-Orford National Park (Québec)
26 km north-west59 km²since 1979
No national park lies within 100 km of Coaticook; 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
Coaticook and its edge hold 86 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
86 km
in and around the town (307.4 km²)
Woodland
46%
about 142.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
CoaticookTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CoaticookTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland46%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 82% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 73% 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 Coaticook
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered as routes.
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 Coaticook in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Coaticook, 3.4 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 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 85 | 74 | 80 | 90 | 108 | 130 | 120 | 120 | 104 | 110 | 91 | 106 |
Some 291 cm of snow falls each winter. Summer highs reach 25 °C in July; in January they stay near -5 °C. Expect 130 mm in June, the wettest month, and 74 mm in February. The climate in Coaticook →
Beaches
2 beaches within 5 km of Coaticook
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage du Lac Lystersand · in town
DirectionsAdd one unnamed beach to the count. Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Coaticook: 10 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 tallest named summit close by is Mont Barnston (743 m). The map shows 10 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 7
Black Cat597 m · in town
DirectionsMont Barnston743 m · in town
DirectionsMont Pinacle665 m · in town
DirectionsMont Séguin365 m · in town
DirectionsPigeon Hill628 m · in town
DirectionsButtes à Nolin1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Parc Découverte Naturein town
DirectionsPicnic sites 9
Plus 9 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 10
Plus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Parc canin de Coaticookin town
DirectionsCampsites 9
Camping du lac Lysterin town
DirectionsSecteur Ain town
DirectionsSecteur Cin town
DirectionsSecteur Ein town
DirectionsSecteur Nin town
DirectionsSecteur Oin town
DirectionsSecteur Pin town
DirectionsSecteur Sin town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite more.
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 Coaticook
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
ComptonAyer's CliffCoaticook
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaticook | 0.3% | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Compton 14 km | 0.3% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ayer's Cliff 19 km | 0.2% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Coaticook.
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.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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 Coaticook
Is Coaticook near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Coaticook.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Coaticook?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Are there protected areas near Coaticook?
Yes: 0.3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a provincial park near Coaticook?
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), 26 km away.
What is the nearest beach to Coaticook?
Try Plage du Lac Lyster, in town, first of several.
Sources
Sources for this page on Coaticook
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).