First pick
Centre de la Nature de Farnham
Park or garden
23 ha2.9 km of path
40 minto walk all 2.9 km of path
0.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: DomLemLali · CC BY-SA 4.00.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Farnham · parks, protected land & trails
Farnham has 0.2% protected land within 10 km
9 protected areas lie within 10 km. One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the CheminDuQuébec - 5 - St-Jean--Farnham. A provincial park, Yamaska National Park (Québec), lies 26 km away.
Protected land
0.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
9
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
26 km
Yamaska National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Farnham 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km0.2%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 routes1Named 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
Among 40 towns its size, Farnham is 4th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (11,110 to 11,518 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
Farnham0.2%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Farnham0
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Farnham1
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Farnham lags towns its size: 38 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banff AB | 100% | 100% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Montmagny QC | 26% | 0.1% | 51 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Whitehaven - Woodpark - Glabar Park ON | 14% | 5.8% | 31 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Carson Grove - Carson Meadows ON | 14% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Williams Lake BC | 14% | 8.3% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Laurentian ON | 13% | 0% | 31 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Milton-Parc QC | 7.5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | New Kleinburg ON | 7.5% | 12% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | La Tuque QC | 7.4% | 7.5% | 372 | 0 | 140 |
| 10 | Katimavik-Hazeldean ON | 6.8% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Ebenezer West ON | 6.8% | 11% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Penetanguishene ON | 6.6% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Estevan SK | 6.5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Coldstream BC | 6.2% | 0.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Hochelaga QC | 5.3% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Pont-Rouge QC | 5.1% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Arnprior ON | 3.9% | 1.3% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Hawkesbury ON | 3.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Lake Bonavista AB | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | Casa Loma ON | 2.3% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Thornbury ON | 2.2% | 5.5% | 63 | 5 | 8 |
| 22 | Cabbagetown-South St.James Town ON | 2.2% | 0% | 11 | 8 | 33 |
| 23 | North Riverdale ON | 2.2% | 0% | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 24 | Dufferin Grove ON | 1.9% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 25 | Sheridan ON | 1.7% | 8.4% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Linden Woods MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Bridgwater Trails MB | 1.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Norquay Village BC | 1.4% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 15 |
| 29 | Pelmo Park-Humberlea ON | 1.3% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | William Whyte MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Millbrook ON | 0.6% | 0.1% | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Keelesdale-Eglinton West ON | 0.5% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Peguis MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Long Branch ON | 0.3% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 35 | New Toronto ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 36 | Whitehorn AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Farnham QC | 0.2% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Princess-Rosethorn ON | 0.2% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Drayton ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Beddington Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Farnham 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
15 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Farnham
The biggest is Centre de la Nature de Farnham, 23 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
15 named parks and woods, 43 ha in all
Parks & gardens 43 ha
Most of it sits in Centre de la Nature de Farnham and Parc de Rainville: 63% together.
Parc de Rainville
Park or garden
3.9 ha0.2 km of path
1.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Israël-Larochelle
Park or garden
3.1 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Farnham
La Montérégiade
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Uldège-Fortin
Park or garden
3.0 ha0.2 km of path
1.3 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Roch-Bourbonnais
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.4 km of path
0.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Conrad-Blain
Park or garden
1.8 ha0.2 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Émile-Pollender
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.2 km of path
0.9 km north-westfrom the centre
La Montérégiade
Directionsto a point inside
Halte cycliste Georges-Harold-Mudie
Park or garden
0.6 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Farnham
La Montérégiade
Directionsto a point inside
All 15 named parks and green spaces
Centre de la Nature de FarnhamPark or garden · 23 ha · 2.9 km of path
DirectionsParc de RainvillePark or garden · 3.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Israël-LarochellePark or garden · 3.1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Uldège-FortinPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Roch-BourbonnaisPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Conrad-BlainPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Émile-PollenderPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsHalte cycliste Georges-Harold-MudiePark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Georges-Étienne-HoulePark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsParc Arthur-LussierPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsParc du Boisé-de-RainvillePark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsParc Lyse-Lafrance-CharleboisPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc des LamoureuxPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc Hector-DelormePark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsPlace Alexandre-SaurettePark 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 5 in 10 of Farnham’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 (47%)Further (53%)
Farnham47%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 6,000 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
9 protected areas lie within 10 km of Farnham
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Farnham0%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
No public land among them: all are private conservation land, counted but unnamed.
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
Yamaska National Park (Québec) is 26 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)
26 km north-east13 km²since 1983
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Farnham has its province’s. A Québec parc national belongs to the province, not to Parks Canada.
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: 22 km in and around Farnham
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
22 km
in and around the town (145.9 km²)
Woodland
34%
about 49.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
FarnhamTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
FarnhamTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland34%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 81% of Canadian towns. More of it is wooded than in 76% 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
Farnham has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Other waymarked
CheminDuQuébec - 5 - St-Jean--Farnham23.1 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Farnham: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Granby, 23 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 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 95 | 74 | 88 | 101 | 100 | 121 | 122 | 113 | 113 | 109 | 92 | 98 |
From -5 °C in January to 26 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. Rain peaks with the heat: 122 mm in July, against 74 mm in February. The yearly snowfall is near 262 cm. The climate in Farnham →
Things to do
Near Farnham: one viewpoint on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
11 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Place du Souvenirin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Halte Opti & Lionsin town
DirectionsHalte Saint-Charles1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 11
Plus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Farnham
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Sainte-SabineSainte-Brigide-d'IbervilleAnge-GardienSaint-AlexandreBrighamSaint-CésaireFarnham
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnham | 0.2% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Sainte-Sabine 5.3 km | 0.1% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville 8.5 km | 0.3% | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Ange-Gardien 9.1 km | 0.3% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Alexandre 13 km | 0.6% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Brigham 14 km | 0.4% | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Saint-Césaire 15 km | 0.4% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
Farnham holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Farnham
How far is Farnham from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Farnham.
When is the best time for walking in Farnham?
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 Farnham?
The closest is Yamaska National Park (Québec), at 26 km.
Are there hiking trails near Farnham?
Try the CheminDuQuébec - 5 - St-Jean--Farnham.
Are there protected areas near Farnham?
Within 10 km, 0.2% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
Sources for this page on Farnham
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).