First pick
Degelis Plage Municipale
Park or garden
0.7 ha
3.7 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.06.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Dégelis · parks, protected land & trails
Dégelis borders Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec)
23 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. 3 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Tronçon Dégelis and Sentier des Grands-Pins. 6.5% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
6.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
23
within 10 km, 23 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
3
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Dégelis apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgeLac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec) reaches the townProtected land all round6.5% of the land within 10 km, more than 76% of Canadian townsMany protected areas23 public areas within 10 kmWalking routes3 named routes within 2 km
Out of doors, Dégelis leads with a provincial park at its edge, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Dégelis beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km6.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town5.4%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas23Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes3Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Dégelis ranks 9th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,897 to 2,985 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
Dégelis6.5%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Dégelis23
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Dégelis3
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Dégelis sits near the top of its size group: 2 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocagne NB | 39% | 4.3% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Algonquin Highlands ON | 18% | 16% | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Electoral Area C, Strathcona BC | 12% | 8.1% | 61 | 0 | 170 |
| 4 | Wawa ON | 11% | 5.1% | 4 | 1 | 38 |
| 5 | Saint-Marc-des-Carrières QC | 10% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu QC | 8.6% | 0.1% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Gilkson ON | 7.1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Carpenter ON | 7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dégelis QC | 6.5% | 5.4% | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Suder Greens AB | 5.9% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Moosomin SK | 4.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Butler ON | 3.7% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Basile QC | 3.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Black River-Matheson ON | 2.4% | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 AB | 2.4% | 2.2% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sainte-Marie-Madeleine QC | 2% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Holliston SK | 1.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Grant Park MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Norwood West MB | 1.5% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Trillium ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | Mayfair SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley QC | 1.3% | 0.7% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | East Garafraxa ON | 1.1% | 0.6% | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Varsity View MB | 1.1% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 25 | Wallace-Woodworth MB | 0.8% | 0.1% | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Black Diamond AB | 0.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Saint-Bruno QC | 0.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Sunnyside AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Paisley AB | 0.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Lauderdale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Skyrattler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon QC | 0.2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 33 | Port Credit NHD (West) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Allendale AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Avonmore AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Division No. 1, Subdivision E NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 37 | Scott QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Fairview AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Carrington AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Lago Lindo AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Dégelis
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Dégelis
Largest first: Degelis Plage Municipale leads with 0.7 ha. Numbers match the map.
Parc l'Héritage
Park or garden
0.3 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Dégelis
Parc linéaire interprovincial Petit-Témis
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
In Dégelis, parks are rarely a short walk away
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%)
Dégelis0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 2,900 residents are further than 400 m from a park. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 6.5% of the land near Dégelis
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Dégelis5.4%
Within 10 km6.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments or Indigenous nations hold all 23. Biggest of the named areas: Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec), 17,650 ha.
Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 17,650 ha · reaches Dégelis
Ruisseau Baseley White-Tailed Deer YardProtected area · 1,761 ha · reaches Dégelis
Ruisseau Benedict White-Tailed Deer YardProtected area · 619 ha · reaches Dégelis
01152R009 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 420 ha · reaches Dégelis
01152R010 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 123 ha · reaches Dégelis
Rivière-Owen Rare Forest EcosystemProtected area · 55 ha · reaches Dégelis
Ruisseau Teed Old-Growth ForestNature reserve · 45 ha · reaches Dégelis
Rivière-Madawaska Rare Forest EcosystemProtected area · 38 ha · reaches Dégelis
Ruisseau-Beazley Old-Growth ForestNature reserve · 23 ha · reaches Dégelis
4011100Nature reserve · 744 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
13 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
Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec) meets Dégelis
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)
Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec)
At the edge177 km²since 2009
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Dégelis, so the parks here are provincial. Québec’s “national” parks are the province’s own, managed by Sépaq.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Dégelis has 40 km of footpaths in and around it
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
40 km
in and around the town (707.7 km²)
Woodland
91%
about 644.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
DégelisTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
DégelisTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland91%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 100% of Canadian towns. 92% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
3 walking routes near Dégelis
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Tronçon la Grande Baie16.2 km
Tronçon Dégelis8.2 km
Sentier des Grands-Pins5.5 km
At 16.2 km, the Tronçon la Grande Baie is the longest local route.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Dégelis is best on foot in May, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Edmundston (28 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 71 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 85 | 101 | 107 | 86 | 89 | 103 | 87 | 89 |
Summer storms make July the wettest month, 107 mm; February sees 63 mm. Highs peak near 25 °C in July and fall to -7 °C in January. The climate in Dégelis →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Dégelis
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Dégelis has 2 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.
Most numerous: hills and peaks (9). Among the peaks, Mont Sainte-Anne is highest at 260 m.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 9
Mont Sainte-Anne260 m · in town
DirectionsMontagne à Eddyin town
DirectionsMontagne à Paul-Plourdein town
DirectionsMontagne du Benedictin town
DirectionsMontagne du Pas de l'Oursin town
DirectionsMonts Notre-Dame1.5 km from town
DirectionsMontagne à Ludger-Landry1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks more.
Nature reserves 1
Forêt rare de la Rivière Owenin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Camping de Degelisin town
DirectionsCamping Grands-Pinsin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Dégelis: New Brunswick Botanical Garden, 8.0 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.
New Brunswick Botanical GardenGarden or park · 8.0 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 Dégelis
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer places have figures: these lie 22–29 km from Dégelis.
Saint-JacquesTémiscouata-sur-le-LacSaint-JosephRivière-BleueEdmundstonDégelis
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dégelis | 6.5% | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| Saint-Jacques 22 km | 5.9% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac 23 km | 11% | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Saint-Joseph 26 km | 5.3% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| Rivière-Bleue 29 km | 0.9% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Edmundston 29 km | 0.6% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Dégelis holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share. More routes are mapped around Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac (6).
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.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Dégelis
Where can you walk near Dégelis?
The Tronçon Dégelis, Sentier des Grands-Pins and Tronçon la Grande Baie, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Dégelis?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Dégelis?
Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec): 17,650 ha, a québec national park (provincial).
Are there protected areas near Dégelis?
Within 10 km, 6.5% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is Dégelis near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Dégelis.
When should you visit Dégelis for the outdoors?
May, August and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is there a provincial park near Dégelis?
Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec), which reaches the edge of town.
Sources
The sources behind Dégelis’ 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).