First pick
Parc du Ruisseau
Park or garden
22 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Fermont
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Élie Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.019%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Fermont · parks, protected land & trails
More of the land around Fermont is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns
0.6 km from town is Duley Lake Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Within 5 km are 3 beaches; Plage du lac Carheil is the nearest. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land
19%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
3
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
0.6 km
Duley Lake Provincial Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Fermont 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 km19%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town7%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas3Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Fermont has the 2nd most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,129 to 2,587 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
Fermont19%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Fermont3
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Fermont0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Fermont beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; only 1 of 39 does better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Fermont QC | 19% | 7% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Fermont
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
10 named parks and woods to walk in near Fermont
Parc du Ruisseau is the largest, at 22 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
10 named parks and woods, 36 ha in all
Parks & gardens 36 ha
Two places, Parc du Ruisseau and Parc du Sentier, make up 68% of the total.
Parc du Sentier
Park or garden
2.9 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
Centralin the middle of Fermont
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Bon-Plaisir
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
0.6 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Épinettes
Park or garden
2.4 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Fermont
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Rivage
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.2 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Jean-Fortin
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.2 km of path
0.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Parc du RuisseauPark or garden · 22 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsParc du SentierPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc du Bon-PlaisirPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc des ÉpinettesPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Gazon-VertPark or garden · 2.8 ha
DirectionsParc du RivagePark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Jean-FortinPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Passe-PartoutPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc BeauséjourPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc YoupiPark 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
About 6 in 10 of Fermont’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 (61%)Further (39%)
Fermont61%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 800 people more than a short walk away. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
3 protected areas around Fermont
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Fermont7%
Within 10 km19%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
The 3 are all publicly owned. Proposed rivière Moisie Aquatic Reserve leads for size with 394,522 ha.
Proposed rivière Moisie Aquatic ReserveNature reserve · 394,522 ha · reaches Fermont
Rivière-Moisie Territorial reserve for protected area purposesNature reserve · 124,900 ha · reaches Fermont
Duley Lake Provincial ParkProvincial park · 690 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
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
Duley Lake Provincial Park, 0.6 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
Provincial park
Duley Lake Provincial Park
0.6 km north-east6.9 km²
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Fermont 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
Fermont has 57 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
57 km
in and around the town (598.7 km²)
Woodland
0%
of the town and 1 km around it
Footpaths · km per km²
FermontTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
FermontTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland0%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 86% 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 named walking route passes Fermont on the map
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
The walking year in Fermont
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Wabush (21 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) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | -16 | -14 | -7 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 5 | -4 | -11 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 49 | 38 | 52 | 48 | 55 | 89 | 114 | 120 | 91 | 81 | 72 | 53 |
Rain and snow peak in August (120 mm) and ease in February (38 mm). From -16 °C in January to 20 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The yearly snowfall is near 459 cm. The climate in Fermont →
Beaches
Fermont has 3 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage du lac Carheilin town
DirectionsPlage du Lac Daviaultin town
DirectionsAdd one unnamed beach to the count. This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Fermont: 82 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.
Viewpoints lead the count with 82.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 82
Plus 82 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Mont du Solsticein town
DirectionsMont-Daviaultin town
DirectionsSudbury Hill / Colline Sévilly1.0 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 6
Plus 6 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Fermont
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Fermont with figures are 19–20 km away.
WabushLabrador CityFermont
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fermont | 19% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Wabush 19 km | 1% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Labrador City 20 km | 1.2% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Fermont’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Fermont
Is Fermont near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Fermont.
How much land around Fermont is protected?
Yes: 19% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest beach to Fermont?
Try Plage du lac Carheil, in town, first of several.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Fermont?
Proposed rivière Moisie Aquatic Reserve: 394,522 ha, a nature reserve.
What is the nearest provincial park to Fermont?
The closest is Duley Lake Provincial Park, at 0.6 km.
Sources
The sources behind Fermont’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).