First pick
Parc Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Park or garden
10 ha1.7 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.014%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Côte-Saint-Luc · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Côte-Saint-Luc beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns
The 10 km around town hold 27 protected areas. A provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), lies 16 km away. The largest named area nearby is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha, 3.9 km away.
Protected land
14%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
27
within 10 km, 17 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
16 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Côte-Saint-Luc 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km14%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 areas17Areas 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
Côte-Saint-Luc has the 6th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (35,444 to 40,728 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
Côte-Saint-Luc14%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Côte-Saint-Luc17
Towns its size12
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Côte-Saint-Luc0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Côte-Saint-Luc does best for protected land nearby: 5 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Claire QC | 33% | 0.2% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Panorama Ridge BC | 23% | 13% | 181 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Strawberry Hill BC | 20% | 0.8% | 158 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Pierrefonds-Est QC | 18% | 3.1% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Port Moody BC | 16% | 23% | 48 | 5 | 102 |
| 6 | Côte-Saint-Luc QC | 14% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Bois-Francs QC | 14% | 1.4% | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Sorel-Tracy QC | 12% | 0% | 75 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Penticton BC | 12% | 1% | 26 | 0 | 61 |
| 10 | Sainte-Dorothée QC | 12% | 3.7% | 45 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | West Kelowna BC | 12% | 2.7% | 29 | 1 | 40 |
| 12 | Marc-Aurèle-Fortin QC | 7.1% | 0.5% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sunset BC | 6.9% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Vellore ON | 5.1% | 1.8% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Yaletown BC | 4.7% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 77 |
| 16 | Hastings-Sunrise BC | 4.7% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 17 | Mount Pleasant BC | 4.2% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 73 |
| 18 | Duvernay QC | 4.1% | 1.2% | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Prince Albert SK | 3.3% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | Langley BC | 3.2% | 0% | 95 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf QC | 3.2% | 0% | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Le Boisé Champêtre QC | 3.2% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Campbell River BC | 3% | 7.3% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Kensington-Cedar Cottage BC | 3% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| 25 | Beverley Glen ON | 2.8% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Metrotown BC | 2.5% | 0% | 21 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | Malton ON | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Cochrane AB | 2.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Sainte-Rose QC | 1.9% | 0.1% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Stratford ON | 1.5% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Dieppe NB | 1.2% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Meadowvale ON | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Orillia ON | 0.7% | 0.1% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 34 | Fort Erie ON | 0.5% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 35 | Moose Jaw SK | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Central Erin Mills ON | 0.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | LaSalle ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Clarkson - Lorne Park ON | 0.1% | 1.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Erin Mills ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Leduc AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Côte-Saint-Luc
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
Walk in Côte-Saint-Luc: 30 named parks and woods
Largest first: Parc Pierre Elliott Trudeau leads with 10 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 56 ha in all
Parks & gardens 56 ha
The green is scattered, with no place over 18%.
Parc de la Confédération
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
5.2 ha2.4 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.4 km of path
1.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Hampstead
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
5.9 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Edward J. Kirwan
Park or garden
5.0 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
1.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Nelson-Mandela
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
3.5 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
3.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Gilbert-Layton
Park or garden · 60 m outside town
4.0 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc MacDonald
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
3.5 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
2.6 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Nathan-Shuster
Park or garden
3.1 ha0.3 km of path
1.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Parc Pierre Elliott TrudeauPark or garden · 10 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsParc de la ConfédérationPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 2.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc HampsteadPark or garden · 5.9 ha · 1.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Edward J. KirwanPark or garden · 5.0 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsParc Nelson-MandelaPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 1.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Gilbert-LaytonPark or garden · 4.0 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc MacDonaldPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Nathan-ShusterPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc RembrandtPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Rosemary-BrownPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc ApplewoodPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Mitchell BrownsteinPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc Yitzchak RabinPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsGayton ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc WexfordPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Dave ReidPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc FyonPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc SingermanPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsParc Ruth KovacPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsParc EllerdalePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc DufferinPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des VétéransPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsJardins AshkelonPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsSentier de la nature et parc canin Joe RaiePark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc McDowellPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsFletcher ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc Toe BlakePark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc AldredPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc Elie-WieselPark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc RugbyPark or garden · 0.4 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
Almost everyone in Côte-Saint-Luc lives 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 (99%)Further (1.4%)
Côte-Saint-Luc99%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here. Around 1,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
The 27 protected areas near Côte-Saint-Luc
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Côte-Saint-Luc0%
Within 10 km14%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
17 of the 27 are on public land. Biggest of the named areas: Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha. 10 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
lac Saint-Louis (Dorval) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 475 ha · 2.9 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Île Dixie) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 38 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,242 ha · 3.1 km from the edge of town
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 3,183 ha · 3.9 km from the edge of town
Parc-du-Mont-Royal Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 3.0 ha · 4.6 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Lasalle) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 264 ha · 5.4 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Cote Ste-Catherine) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 260 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Verdun) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 424 ha · 6.1 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (S de Verdun) Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 0.8 ha · 6.3 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Ese Lasalle) Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 0.9 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
7 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
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 16 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)
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
16 km north-east8.1 km²since 1984
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Côte-Saint-Luc, 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
Paths to walk: 43 km in and around Côte-Saint-Luc
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
43 km
in and around the town (27 km²)
Woodland
1.7%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Côte-Saint-LucTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.6
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Côte-Saint-LucTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland1.7%
0%50%100%
50% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². For woods, 77% of Canadian towns have more.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Côte-Saint-Luc
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped 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
Côte-Saint-Luc is best on foot in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Montreal Trudeau (Airport) (6.8 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little 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) | -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. Rain and snow peak in October (103 mm) and ease in February (66 mm). The climate in Côte-Saint-Luc →
Beaches
The beach near Côte-Saint-Luc: Kahnawake Beach, 4.3 km away
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Kahnawake Beachgrass · 4.3 km from town
DirectionsThere is also one beach without a name. No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Côte-Saint-Luc: 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.
There are 133 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 133
Aire de jeu Allan J. Levinein town
DirectionsPlus 132 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 13
Parc canin chemin Macklein town
DirectionsParc canin Joe Raiein town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc de la Confédération0.5 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc William-Bowie0.6 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc Notre-Dame-de-Grâce1.5 km from town
DirectionsParc a chiens Roger-Richer1.6 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc Trenholme1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 6 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens and historic parks to visit near Côte-Saint-Luc
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 AngrignonGarden or park · 4.6 km from town
DirectionsMontréal Botanical GardenNational Historic Site · 10 km from town
Its pageParks Canada lists one as a National Historic Site.
Sources: 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 Côte-Saint-Luc
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
LoyolaHampsteadMontréal-OuestSnowdonCôte-Saint-AntoineUpper LachineCôte-Saint-Luc
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Côte-Saint-Luc | 14% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| Loyola 1.7 km | 14% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Hampstead 1.9 km | 12% | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Montréal-Ouest 2.2 km | 16% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| Snowdon 3.0 km | 10% | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Côte-Saint-Antoine 3.3 km | 11% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Upper Lachine 3.3 km | 12% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Côte-Saint-Luc’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Côte-Saint-Luc
What is the nearest national park to Côte-Saint-Luc?
No national park lies within 100 km of Côte-Saint-Luc.
Where can you swim near Côte-Saint-Luc?
The nearest is Kahnawake Beach, 4.3 km from town.
Is there protected land near Côte-Saint-Luc?
Protected areas cover 14% of the land within 10 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Côte-Saint-Luc?
It is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 3,183 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Côte-Saint-Luc?
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 16 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Côte-Saint-Luc?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
The sources behind Côte-Saint-Luc’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.
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).