First pick
Terrains du centre communautaire Sarto-Desnoyers
Park or garden
15 ha2.6 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.6 km of path
0.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.020%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Dorval · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Dorval beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns
The 10 km around town hold 38 protected areas. 14 km from town is Oka National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. The largest named area nearby is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha, 0.4 km away.
Protected land
20%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
38
within 10 km, 20 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
14 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Dorval apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round20% of the land within 10 km, more than 95% of Canadian townsMany protected areas20 public areas within 10 kmBeaches6 beaches within 5 km
Dorval’s best card is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Dorval, 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km20%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas20Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches6Beaches 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, Dorval ranks 3rd for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (20,584 to 21,575 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
Dorval20%
Towns its size2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Dorval20
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Dorval0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Dorval’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 2 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivière-du-Loup QC | 36% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Pitt Meadows BC | 28% | 18% | 127 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Dorval QC | 20% | 0.2% | 38 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Dunbar-Southlands BC | 17% | 0.9% | 12 | 1 | 62 |
| 5 | Woodlawn NS | 15% | 3.3% | 27 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Upper Lachine QC | 12% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Wismer Commons ON | 11% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Varennes QC | 9.3% | 6.2% | 56 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Édouard-Montpetit QC | 8.3% | 0.7% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ile-des-Soeurs QC | 7.8% | 8% | 24 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Baie-Comeau QC | 7.4% | 0.4% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Maisonneuve QC | 5.2% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures QC | 5% | 0.5% | 37 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Bridgenorth ON | 4.7% | 0.3% | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | West Rouge ON | 3.4% | 2.2% | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Black Creek ON | 2.7% | 1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Thorncliffe Park ON | 2.5% | 16% | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | East L'Amoreaux ON | 2.2% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | L'Amoreaux West ON | 2.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Gabriel-Sagard QC | 2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Chameran/Montpellier QC | 1.9% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Thornlea ON | 1.9% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Fenside-Parkwoods ON | 1.9% | 5.5% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Carling ON | 1.7% | 3.5% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Huron Heights ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Englemount-Lawrence ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | White Oaks ON | 1.4% | 0.1% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Salmon Arm BC | 1.3% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Oakwood Village ON | 1.3% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Centre (Montréal-Nord) QC | 1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Camrose AB | 0.9% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Oakdale-Beverley Heights ON | 0.9% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Sturgeon County AB | 0.8% | 0.7% | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| 34 | Lloydminster (Part) AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Tillsonburg ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | East Windsor ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Forest Glade ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Roseland ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Evanston AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Saddle Ridge AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Dorval 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
24 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Dorval
The biggest is Terrains du centre communautaire Sarto-Desnoyers, 15 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
24 named parks and woods, 61 ha in all
Parks & gardens 61 ha
The area is spread out: the biggest holds 25% of it.
Parc Summerlea
Park or garden
4.4 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
2.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Millénaire
Park or garden
4.1 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
2.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Surrey
Park or garden
4.2 ha0.4 km of path
1.9 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Windsor
Park or garden
4.5 ha0.2 km of path
0.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Westwood
Park or garden
4.1 ha0.3 km of path
1.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Pine Beach
Park or garden
3.2 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Baie de Valois
Park or garden
2.6 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
2.0 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 24 named parks and green spaces
Terrains du centre communautaire Sarto-DesnoyersPark or garden · 15 ha · 2.6 km of path
DirectionsParc SummerleaPark or garden · 4.4 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsParc du MillénairePark or garden · 4.1 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc SurreyPark or garden · 4.2 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc WindsorPark or garden · 4.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc WestwoodPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Pine BeachPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Baie de ValoisPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc BallantynePark or garden · 3.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Saint-CharlesPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Urgel-ArchambaultPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc DixiePark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc CourtlandPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Mousseau-VermettePark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc DorvalPark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsJean-Paul-BernierPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsParc BayviewPark or garden · 0.8 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc NeptunePark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc WaltersPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsParc AudubonPark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc CharlesPark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc Jacques-de-LessepsPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsParc MaplePark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsVillage ParkPark or garden · 0.2 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 9 in 10 of Dorval’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 (91%)Further (9%)
Dorval91%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better. Around 2,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
38 protected areas around Dorval
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Dorval0.2%
Within 10 km20%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 20 of the 38. The others are private conservation land. Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area leads for size with 3,183 ha. Not named: 18 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
lac Saint-Louis (Dorval) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 475 ha · reaches Dorval
lac Saint-Louis (Baie de Valois) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 393 ha · reaches Dorval
lac Saint-Louis (Île Dixie) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 38 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 3,183 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,242 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Pointe-Claire) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 335 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Beaconsfield) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 567 ha · 5.0 km from the edge of town
Lac St-Louis (Pointe Ross) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,067 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
L'Île-Bizard man-made landscapeProtected area · 1,354 ha · 6.9 km from the edge of town
Îles de la Paix Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 1,089 ha · 7.0 km from the edge of town
10 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
Oka National Park (Québec), 14 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)
Oka National Park (Québec)
14 km west24 km²since 1990
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Dorval, 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
Dorval has 75 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
75 km
in and around the town (52.7 km²)
Woodland
3.8%
about 2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
DorvalTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
DorvalTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland3.8%
0%50%100%
52% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². It is less wooded than 66% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Dorval
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Dorval is best on foot in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 2.7 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 | 15.7 | 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 |
Snow totals about 217 cm a year. Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -5 °C in January. Precipitation runs from 66 mm in February to 103 mm in October. The climate in Dorval →
Beaches
6 beaches within 5 km of Dorval
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Annabelle-Beach3.1 km from town
DirectionsKahnawake Beachgrass · 3.4 km from town
DirectionsJohnson Beach3.5 km from town
DirectionsRoxboro Beachpebbles · 4.0 km from town
DirectionsPlage Lajeunesse4.2 km from town
DirectionsAnother beach has no name on the map. 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
Near Dorval: 9 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 most common are playgrounds: 86 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 9
Rond-point Pitfield0.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 8 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Parc écologique des Sources0.4 km from town
DirectionsParc-nature du Bois-de-Liesse1.1 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Dog parks 3
Parc canin Baie de Valois1.1 km from town
DirectionsLogan dog park1.1 km from town
DirectionsParc canin Ovide1.9 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 6
Plus 6 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Dorval
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Lachine-OuestPointe-ClaireVieux-Lachine - Saint-PierreDollard-Des OrmeauxCôte-Saint-LucBois-FrancsDorval
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorval | 20% | 38 | 0 | 6 |
| Lachine-Ouest 3.8 km | 19% | 28 | 0 | 4 |
| Pointe-Claire 4.9 km | 33% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| Vieux-Lachine - Saint-Pierre 6.1 km | 17% | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux 6.9 km | 27% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| Côte-Saint-Luc 7.4 km | 14% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| Bois-Francs 7.6 km | 14% | 39 | 0 | 3 |
Around Dorval, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in Dorval
When should you visit Dorval for the outdoors?
May to 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 Dorval?
Oka National Park (Québec), 14 km from the edge of town.
Which is the biggest protected area near Dorval?
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 3,183 ha, a wildlife area.
Is Dorval near a national park?
None within 100 km of Dorval.
Where can you swim near Dorval?
Try Annabelle-Beach, 3.1 km from town, first of several.
How much land around Dorval is protected?
Yes: 20% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
The sources behind Dorval’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.
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).