First pick
Centre de la nature
Park or garden
18 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
7.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Laroutedesvins · CC BY-SA 4.00.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Dunham · parks, protected land & trails
Only 0.4% of the land within 10 km of Dunham is protected
CPCAD lists 24 protected areas within 10 km. A provincial park, Yamaska National Park (Québec), lies 25 km away. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land
0.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
24
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
25 km
Yamaska National Park (Québec)
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Dunham 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km0.4%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.3%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
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
Dunham sits 6th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,580 to 3,687 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
Dunham0.4%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Dunham0
Towns its size7
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Dunham0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Dunham is weakest for public protected areas: 36 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pemberton BC | 41% | 34% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 33% | 25% | 26 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | Colebrook BC | 28% | 14% | 145 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part ON | 12% | 12% | 58 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Bright NB | 7.1% | 4.6% | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Collectivité Nouvelle QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Zone Aéroportuaire QC | 6.5% | 0.4% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Woodbridge Meadows ON | 5.7% | 2.7% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 4.8% | 4.4% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Burkholme ON | 4.4% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Lac du Bonnet MB | 4.2% | 0.5% | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Prince Albert No. 461 SK | 3.8% | 3.8% | 39 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Deer Run AB | 3.4% | 47% | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Parkland AB | 3.4% | 39% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Piedmont QC | 3.1% | 15% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Quinndale ON | 2.9% | 0% | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Ramsay AB | 2.4% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Parkview West ON | 2.1% | 2.7% | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| 19 | Hudson AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Opportunity No. 17 AB | 2% | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 57 |
| 21 | Powassan ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Studholm NB | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Melancthon ON | 1.3% | 0% | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | WestLake-Gladstone MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Glendale MB | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 26 | South Tuxedo MB | 1.2% | 50% | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| 27 | Rapperswill AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez QC | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Lawson Heights Urban Centre SK | 0.7% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Mactaggart AB | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Two Hills County No. 21 AB | 0.5% | 0.6% | 53 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Eaglemere MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | East Elmwood MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | North Inkster Industrial MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Dunham QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Radisson MB | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Victoria West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | West Kildonan Industrial MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Michel QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ste. Anne MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Dunham
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
4 named parks and woods to walk in near Dunham
Largest first: Centre de la nature leads with 18 ha. Numbers match the map.
4 named parks and woods, 24 ha in all
Parks & gardens 24 ha
Add Centre de la nature to Parc de l'Envol and you have 94% of it.
Parc Paul-Émile-Davignon
Park or garden
1.2 ha
2.9 km south-westfrom 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
Most of Dunham is more than 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Dunham0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. Around 3,600 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
24 protected areas lie within 10 km of Dunham
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Dunham0.3%
Within 10 km0.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
They belong to private owners or land trusts, so the page leaves their names out.
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: Yamaska National Park (Québec), 25 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)
Yamaska National Park (Québec)
25 km north-east13 km²since 1983
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Dunham, 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
Paths to walk: 8 km in and around Dunham
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
7.7 km
in and around the town (273.2 km²)
Woodland
64%
about 174.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
DunhamTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
DunhamTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland64%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 89% of Canadian towns. 95% 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
No mapped walking route near Dunham
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
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 Dunham in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Sutton (12 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 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 97 | 84 | 100 | 111 | 115 | 114 | 128 | 123 | 119 | 127 | 112 | 111 |
Some 321 cm of snow falls each winter. Summer highs reach 25 °C in July; in January they stay near -4 °C. The wettest month is the warmest, July (128 mm); February has 84 mm. The climate in Dunham →
Beaches
2 beaches within 5 km of Dunham, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Dunham has 2 waterfalls 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: playgrounds (7). Among the peaks, Le Petit Pinacle is highest at 482 m.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 2
Colline des Chênes290 m · in town
DirectionsLe Petit Pinacle482 m · 1.2 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 7
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping des chutes Hunter1.1 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Dunham
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CowansvilleBrighamFrelighsburgSuttonBedfordSaint-Alphonse-de-GranbyDunham
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunham | 0.4% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| Cowansville 6.7 km | 0.6% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Brigham 11 km | 0.4% | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Frelighsburg 12 km | 0.4% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Sutton 15 km | 6.6% | 47 | 14 | 0 |
| Bedford 16 km | 0.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby 19 km | 1.2% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, Sutton and Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby have twice as much or more. For walking routes, Sutton leads the area with 14.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Dunham
When is the best time for walking in Dunham?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the nearest provincial park to Dunham?
It is Yamaska National Park (Québec), 25 km away.
Are there protected areas near Dunham?
Protected areas cover 0.4% of the land within 10 km.
How far is Dunham from a national park?
None within 100 km of Dunham.
Where can you swim near Dunham?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
Sources
Sources for this page on Dunham
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).