First pick
Parc Donald Roy
Park or garden
3.3 ha0.2 km of path
2.1 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gordalmighty · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Danville · parks, protected land & trails
From Danville, Mont-Orford National Park (Québec) is the nearest provincial park (37 km)
Within 10 km of the town, 0% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. CPCAD lists 2 protected areas within 10 km. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
37 km
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Each figure for Danville, 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km0%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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Danville has the 4th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,862 to 4,026 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
Danville0%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Danville0
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Danville0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Danville trails its peers is public protected areas; 34 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area F, East Kootenay BC | 30% | 23% | 41 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | L'Islet QC | 30% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay BC | 11% | 4.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Lamont County AB | 9.6% | 2.2% | 51 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Okanagan Falls BC | 9.1% | 18% | 34 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | Cap-Santé QC | 8.3% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Colchester County, Subdivision A NS | 7.5% | 14% | 51 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Ainslie Wood West ON | 7.5% | 15% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | East Lawrencetown NS | 5.9% | 2.4% | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Saint-André-Avellin QC | 5.1% | 1.2% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Stinson ON | 4.9% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Normanview Residents Group SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Fairview AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Belmead AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | New Richmond QC | 3.4% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard QC | 3% | 0.2% | 20 | 4 | 9 |
| 17 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré QC | 3% | 0.2% | 14 | 7 | 8 |
| 18 | Callander ON | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Lisgar ON | 2.8% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Auditorium ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Norwood East MB | 1.5% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Keswick AB | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Kentley ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| 24 | Bridgeport East ON | 1.2% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Forty Mile County No. 8 AB | 1.1% | 1.6% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Haddow AB | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Livingston AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Rosscarrock AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mission Gardens MB | 0.5% | 2.3% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Leila North MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Templeton-Sinclair MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Pasadena NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Fraser AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Maple AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Watford ON | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Cardston AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Danville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Pincher Creek AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Fort Macleod AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Belle Rive AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Danville
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
8 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Danville
The biggest is Parc Donald Roy, 3.3 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
8 named parks and woods, 11 ha in all
Parks & gardens 11 ha
Parc Donald Roy plus Parc Mgr Thibault account for 56% of the green.
Parc de l'étang Burbank
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.2 km of path
1.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des 4-H
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
1.3 ha
2.2 km south-eastfrom 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
3 in 10 people in Danville 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 (32%)Further (68%)
Danville32%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 2,700 residents live further than 400 m from one. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Danville has 2 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 Danville0%
Within 10 km0%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All of them are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups, so they are counted here but not named.
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), 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
Québec national park (provincial)
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
37 km south59 km²since 1979
For a national park, people in Danville travel more than 100 km. Note that Québec calls its provincial parks parcs nationaux; Sépaq manages them.
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: 30 km in and around Danville
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
30 km
in and around the town (238.4 km²)
Woodland
52%
about 125.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
DanvilleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
DanvilleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland52%
0%50%100%
For path density, 83% of Canadian towns do better. It is more wooded than 84% 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 Danville
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the town, though paths on the ground may well exist.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Danville
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Arthabaska (26 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) | 9.0 | 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) | 76 | 67 | 73 | 84 | 97 | 117 | 131 | 108 | 109 | 115 | 82 | 90 |
Snow totals about 220 cm a year. Summer storms make July the wettest month, 131 mm; February sees 67 mm. Highs peak near 26 °C in July and fall to -5 °C in January. The climate in Danville →
Things to do
Near Danville: 5 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.
Count 10 hills and peaks, the biggest group. Look up to Le Pinacle: 416 m.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 10
Colline Elliott239 m · in town
DirectionsColline Spring276 m · in town
DirectionsLe Pinacle416 m · in town
DirectionsMont Scotch314 m · in town
DirectionsButte à Dion220 m · 0.7 km from town
DirectionsMont Proulx1.1 km from town
DirectionsMontagnes des Smith360 m · 1.5 km from town
DirectionsButte à Moffat1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 8
Halte à Lisein town
Directionsprès du petit ruisseau0.5 km from town
DirectionsHalte Saint-Cyr0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 8
Parc La Tourelle0.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 4
Camping des Pinsin town
DirectionsCamping Mont Scotch Hillin town
DirectionsCamping De L'Oiseau Bleu0.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Danville: Parc Marie-Victorin, 2.8 km away
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 · 2.8 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 Danville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Val-des-SourcesKingsey FallsTingwickSaint-Georges-de-WindsorWottonClevelandDanville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danville | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Val-des-Sources 4.9 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingsey Falls 9.6 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tingwick 9.7 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Georges-de-Windsor 12 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wotton 14 km | 0.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland 16 km | 0.6% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Danville doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Danville
Is Danville near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Danville.
Are there protected areas near Danville?
Protected areas cover 0% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest provincial park to Danville?
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), 37 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Danville?
May: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Where Danville’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.
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).