First pick
Parc Champlain
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
15 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
1.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: MatildaMars · CC06.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Delson · parks, protected land & trails
Delson touches Canal de la Rive Sud (Rivière de la Tortue) Water Fowl Gathering Area
The protected share within 10 km is 6.1%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The closest provincial park is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 21 km from the edge of town. Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area (1,242 ha) is the biggest, 8.4 km from town.
Protected land
6.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 12 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
21 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Delson against 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 km6.1%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 areas12Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named 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
Delson comes 8th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (8,612 to 9,004 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
Delson6.1%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Delson12
Towns its size9
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Delson0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Delson beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 7 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea QC | 27% | 65% | 55 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Queenswood Heights ON | 14% | 0% | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Nicolet QC | 11% | 8.5% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Craig Henry - Manordale ON | 10% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Pictou County, Subdivision C NS | 10% | 2.2% | 218 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Carleton Heights-Courtland Park ON | 10% | 8.3% | 37 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Blossom Park - Timbermill ON | 9.6% | 12% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Delson QC | 6.1% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Iqaluit NU | 6.1% | 11% | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | South Slope BC | 5.8% | 0% | 39 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Corktown ON | 5.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Grande Cache AB | 5.5% | 2.2% | 26 | 0 | 50 |
| 13 | Clayton Heights BC | 5.4% | 2.3% | 131 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Jean-Baptiste QC | 5.3% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Drummond/North Elmsley ON | 4.9% | 5.4% | 22 | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | Rosewood Park BC | 4.5% | 0% | 130 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Saint-Philippe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Buckingham Heights BC | 4.2% | 1.4% | 34 | 3 | 8 |
| 19 | Manotick ON | 2.9% | 6.1% | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Pioneer Park ON | 2.5% | 0.4% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Stanley Park ON | 2.5% | 5.9% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Electoral Area F, Nanaimo BC | 2.3% | 3.7% | 36 | 1 | 15 |
| 23 | Renfrew ON | 1.9% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Uplands ON | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Camrose County AB | 1.4% | 1.3% | 148 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Crestview MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 27 | Kings County, Subdivision C NS | 0.6% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Munroe East MB | 0.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Edson AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Kingsway South ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 31 | Canterbury Park MB | 0.3% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Marlborough AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Strathcona Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Tavistock ON | 0.2% | 0% | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | St. Adolphe MB | 0.2% | 0.2% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Hanover ON | 0.1% | 1.1% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Innisfail AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 38 | DT Cooksville ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Kapuskasing ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Dalhousie AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The map
Delson on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
25 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Delson
Largest first: Parc Champlain leads with 15 ha. Numbers match the map.
25 named parks and woods, 65 ha in all
Parks & gardens 65 ha
No one place dominates; the largest has 24%.
Parc André-J.-Côté
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
8.3 ha2.7 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.7 km of path
2.5 km north-eastfrom the centre
Boulevard Marie-Victorin
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Saint-François-Xavier
Park or garden
8.6 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Sentier de la Rivière-de-la-Tortue
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Centenaire
Park or garden
7.0 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de La Tortue
Park or garden
5.2 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Arthur-Trudeau
Park or garden
3.7 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.2 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Montcalm
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
3.1 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.1 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Jardins
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
2.4 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
2.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 25 named parks and green spaces
Parc ChamplainPark or garden · 15 ha · 2.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc André-J.-CôtéPark or garden · 8.3 ha · 2.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Saint-François-XavierPark or garden · 8.6 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc du CentenairePark or garden · 7.0 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsParc de La TortuePark or garden · 5.2 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc Arthur-TrudeauPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsParc MontcalmPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 1.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des JardinsPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc BoardmanPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc MermozPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc JasonPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Le gaspésienPark or garden · 1.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc Jean-BéliveauPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsEspace vert des SaulesPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Hector-St-CyrPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc de la ProvidencePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Joseph-Narcisse CardinalPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc du Sentier des BouleauxPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Karine-DubéPark or garden · 0.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc Philippe-JeanPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsParc MironPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Fernand-LapalmePark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsParc du TitanicPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc SoucyPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsParc Émile-MorinPark 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
9 in 10 people in Delson 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 (91%)Further (9.3%)
Delson91%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%. That leaves about 800 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Delson, 6.1% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Delson0%
Within 10 km6.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
12 of the 17 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area covers 1,242 ha, the most of any named area. 5 areas, privately held or of unrecorded ownership, are left unnamed.
Canal de la Rive Sud (Rivière de la Tortue) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 26 ha · reaches Delson
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 903 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Cote Ste-Catherine) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 260 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Verdun) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 424 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Île aux Hérons) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 190 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Île des Soeurs) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 389 ha · 3.6 km from the edge of town
Île-Rock Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 1.1 ha · 3.9 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Lasalle) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 264 ha · 4.0 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 · 4.7 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 · 4.9 km from the edge of town
2 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
The nearest big park: Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 21 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)
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
21 km north8.1 km²since 1984
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Delson has its province’s. Despite the name, a Québec parc national is a provincial park.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Delson and its edge hold 73 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
73 km
in and around the town (28.1 km²)
Woodland
6.4%
about 1.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
DelsonTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.6
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
DelsonTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland6.4%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 66% of Canadian towns have fewer. Woods cover less of it than in 56% 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 Delson
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap 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 Delson in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 19 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 | 15.6 | 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 |
The yearly snowfall is near 217 cm. From -5 °C in January to 27 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. Expect 103 mm in October, the wettest month, and 66 mm in February. The climate in Delson →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Delson
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Delson: 2 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.
Playgrounds lead the count with 137.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 137
Plus 137 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Delson
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Sainte-CatherineSaint-ConstantCandiacSaint-PhilippeLa PrairieSault-Saint-LouisDelson
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delson | 6.1% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Sainte-Catherine 1.9 km | 7.9% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Constant 2.5 km | 5.8% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Candiac 2.9 km | 5.8% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Philippe 6.4 km | 4.2% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| La Prairie 6.5 km | 4.6% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| Sault-Saint-Louis 7.6 km | 11% | 24 | 0 | 4 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Delson’s protected share.
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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
Questions about the outdoors in Delson
Are there protected areas near Delson?
Yes: 6.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a beach near Delson?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
What is the nearest provincial park to Delson?
The closest is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), at 21 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Delson?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Which is the biggest protected area near Delson?
Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 1,242 ha, a wildlife area.
How far is Delson from a national park?
None within 100 km of Delson.
Sources
Sources for this page on Delson
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).