First pick
Parc écologique Pierre-Horace-Boivin
Park or garden
80 ha4.7 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 4.7 km of path
1.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: art_inthecity from Montréal, CA · CC BY 2.02.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Granby · parks, protected land & trails
Granby is 2.7 km from Yamaska National Park (Québec)
Swimmers have 6 beaches within 5 km, Plage Darby the nearest. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Count 18 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land
2.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
18
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
2.7 km
Yamaska National Park (Québec)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Granby compares with 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 km2.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.6%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas2Areas 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
Granby comes 19th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (53,630 to 95,763 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
Granby2.5%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Granby2
Towns its size6
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Granby0
Towns its size1
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For walking routes, Granby lags towns its size: 26 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort McMurray AB | 34% | 35% | 21 | 1 | 289 |
| 2 | Langford BC | 27% | 18% | 41 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Port Coquitlam BC | 15% | 5.6% | 125 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Saint John NB | 14% | 11% | 63 | 3 | 97 |
| 5 | Repentigny QC | 8.3% | 1.6% | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | New Westminster BC | 8% | 0% | 83 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Fleetwood BC | 7.8% | 7.9% | 162 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Lindsay ON | 7.6% | 9.2% | 60 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | North Vancouver BC | 7.5% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 66 |
| 10 | North Bay ON | 7.4% | 5.6% | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | Mirabel QC | 5.9% | 0.3% | 76 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Stouffville ON | 5.9% | 0.5% | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Bolton ON | 4.8% | 5.9% | 113 | 11 | 3 |
| 14 | Fredericton NB | 4.3% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| 15 | Mascouche QC | 4% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Chomedey QC | 3.9% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | St. Albert AB | 3.4% | 2.1% | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | Welland ON | 3.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Granby QC | 2.5% | 3.6% | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | Simcoe ON | 2.3% | 4.7% | 102 | 5 | 36 |
| 21 | Aurora ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Georgetown ON | 1.8% | 3.5% | 38 | 6 | 2 |
| 23 | Grande Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 24 | Sault Ste. Marie ON | 1.6% | 7.5% | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Newmarket ON | 1.3% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Belleville ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Blainville QC | 1.1% | 0% | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Brandon MB | 1.1% | 0.9% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Saint-Jérôme QC | 1% | 0.1% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Saint-Hyacinthe QC | 0.7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Keswick ON | 0.7% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 32 | Roseborough ON | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Woodstock ON | 0.4% | 0% | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Prince George BC | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 | 1 | 51 |
| 35 | Caledonia ON | 0.2% | 0.4% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 36 | Sarnia ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Drummondville QC | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 38 | Cornwall ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Medicine Hat AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Airdrie AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Granby
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
Walk in Granby: 30 named parks and woods
Parc écologique Pierre-Horace-Boivin is the largest, at 80 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 265 ha in all
Parks & gardens 265 ha
Most of it sits in Parc écologique Pierre-Horace-Boivin and Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin: 55% together.
Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin
Park or garden
65 ha6.9 km of path
1 h 30 minto walk all 6.9 km of path
3.7 km eastfrom the centre
La GranbyenneLa PrucheraieLe Marécage+2 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Terry-Fox
Park or garden
27 ha2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
2.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Daniel-Johnson
Park or garden
20 ha2.3 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.3 km of path
2.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Jean-Yves Phaneuf
Park or garden
6.3 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.6 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Victoria
Park or garden
5.1 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Louis-Choinière
Park or garden
6.7 ha0.5 km of path
5.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Parc écologique Pierre-Horace-BoivinPark or garden · 80 ha · 4.7 km of path
DirectionsCentre d'interprétation de la nature du lac BoivinPark or garden · 65 ha · 6.9 km of path
DirectionsParc Terry-FoxPark or garden · 27 ha · 2.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Daniel-JohnsonPark or garden · 20 ha · 2.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Jean-Yves PhaneufPark or garden · 6.3 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc VictoriaPark or garden · 5.1 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Louis-ChoinièrePark or garden · 6.7 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc Edmond-LeducPark or garden · 7.1 ha
DirectionsParc AveryPark or garden · 4.7 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc de la TanneriePark or garden · 2.9 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsParc PoitevinPark or garden · 4.7 ha
DirectionsParc DeslandesPark or garden · 4.3 ha
DirectionsParc BarréPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Napoléon-FontainePark or garden · 3.0 ha
DirectionsParc MinerPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc RobertPark or garden · 2.6 ha
DirectionsParc PelletierPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc DubucPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc RondeauPark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsParc Serge-RobertPark or garden · 2.0 ha
DirectionsParc ComeauPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsParc Jérémia-DuhamelPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc PlaisancePark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsParc LeggettPark or garden · 1.5 ha
DirectionsParc CourtemanchePark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsParc MénardPark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsTennis St-LucPark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsParc BrunetPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsParc LemieuxPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc NoyanPark or garden · 1.1 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
A park is within a short walk for 7 in 10 in Granby
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 (73%)Further (27%)
Granby73%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. That leaves about 19,000 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
2.5% of the country within 10 km of Granby is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Granby3.6%
Within 10 km2.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 2 of the 18, and private owners the rest. Biggest of the named areas: Yamaska National Park (Québec), 1,340 ha. Another 16 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Yamaska National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 1,340 ha · 2.7 km from the edge of town
réservoir Choinière Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 163 ha · 4.7 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
Yamaska National Park (Québec) is 2.7 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)
2.7 km east13 km²since 1983
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Granby 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
Granby has 82 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
82 km
in and around the town (216 km²)
Woodland
35%
about 75.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
GranbyTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
GranbyTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland35%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 70% 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
No mapped walking route near Granby
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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 best months for walking in Granby: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Granby, 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 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 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 |
January brings highs of -5 °C, July highs of 26 °C. Summer brings the most rain: 122 mm in July; February gets 74 mm. About 262 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Granby →
Beaches
For a swim near Granby: Plage Darby, 1.5 km off
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Darby1.5 km from town
Directions5 more are mapped without a name. 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
Granby has 6 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 35 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 6
Halte avec table à pique-niquein town
DirectionsPlus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Les Boisés Miner - Parc Écologique Pierre-Horace-Boivinin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 12
Halte du Fermierin town
DirectionsHalte du Grand Pinin town
DirectionsHalte Yamaskain town
DirectionsHalte de la Pinède0.4 km from town
DirectionsHalte du Cap0.9 km from town
DirectionsHalte Bromont1.4 km from town
DirectionsSur le bord du ruisseau1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 35
Plus 35 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Parc à Chiensin town
DirectionsCampsites 7
Camping Aztecin town
DirectionsCamping Bon-Jourin town
DirectionsCamping Granbyin town
DirectionsCamping l'EstriValin town
DirectionsCamping Vélo 20001.3 km from town
DirectionsCentre Familial Roger Talbot1.6 km from town
DirectionsCamping Parc Bromont2.0 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Granby
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Sainte-Cécile-de-MiltonSaint-Alphonse-de-GranbyRoxton PondSheffordBromontSaint-Paul-d'AbbotsfordGranby
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granby | 2.5% | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton 9.1 km | 2.3% | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby 9.3 km | 1.2% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Roxton Pond 9.6 km | 2.6% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Shefford 9.7 km | 3.1% | 34 | 0 | 7 |
| Bromont 12 km | 2.2% | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford 12 km | 0.6% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Granby’s.
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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Granby
How far is Granby from a national park?
None within 100 km of Granby.
Where can you swim near Granby?
Plage Darby, 1.5 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Which is the biggest protected area near Granby?
Yamaska National Park (Québec): 1,340 ha, a québec national park (provincial).
How much land around Granby is protected?
Yes: 2.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a provincial park near Granby?
Yamaska National Park (Québec), 2.7 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Granby?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Where Granby’s outdoors figures come from
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).