First pick
Parc-Nature Harwood
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
26 ha3.5 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.5 km of path
2.0 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.020%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Hudson · parks, protected land & trails
Few places match Hudson for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
52 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The nearest provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), is 1.6 km away. Within 5 km are 5 beaches; Sandy Beach is the nearest.
Protected land
20%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
52
within 10 km, 32 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
1.6 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Hudson stands out 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 areas32 public areas within 10 kmBeaches5 beaches within 5 km
Hudson’s best card is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
How Hudson 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. 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 town1.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas32Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches5Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Hudson has the most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,434 to 5,643 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
Hudson20%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Hudson32
Towns its size2
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Hudson0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Hudson does best for public protected areas: 1 of the other 39 has more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hudson QC | 20% | 1.1% | 52 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Juan de Fuca (Part 1) BC | 14% | 50% | 64 | 12 | 71 |
| 3 | Island Park-Wellington Village ON | 12% | 2.9% | 35 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Greenboro West ON | 9.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Armstrong BC | 8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Garner ON | 6.5% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Smithers BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Carillon / Saint-Pie-X QC | 5.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Espanola ON | 4.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Countryside ON | 4.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Carp ON | 3.8% | 2.9% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Gananoque ON | 3.3% | 1.5% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Creditview ON | 3% | 24% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Oakridge AB | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | New Glasgow PE | 2.2% | 3% | 20 | 12 | 17 |
| 16 | Huron South ON | 2.1% | 2.4% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Memramcook NB | 2% | 0% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | North Gower - Kars ON | 2% | 3% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Carlton AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | The Pas MB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Metcalfe ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Stirling ON | 1.3% | 1.5% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Burrows Central MB | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | West Lorne ON | 0.6% | 0.6% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Bankview AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Wolfville NS | 0.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Cookshire-Eaton QC | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | Riverbend MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Charleswood AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Coral Springs AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Belgravia AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Hillview AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Larkspur AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Southwold ON | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 35 | Grand Falls / Grand-Sault NB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Stonewall MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Crystallina Nera East AB | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Evansdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kilkenny AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Riverdale AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Hudson 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
Walk in Hudson: 9 named parks and woods
Largest first: Parc-Nature Harwood leads with 26 ha. Numbers match the map.
9 named parks and woods, 59 ha in all
Parks & gardens 59 ha
Parc-Nature Harwood and Parc Sandy Beach together hold 79% of it.
Parc Sandy Beach
Park or garden
21 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 Thompson
Park or garden
5.7 ha0.1 km of path
2.9 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Saint-Thomas
Park or garden
2.0 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
0.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Jack Layton
Park or garden
1.9 ha0.4 km of path
0.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Benson
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Hudson
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Parc-Nature HarwoodPark or garden · 26 ha · 3.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Sandy BeachPark or garden · 21 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsParc ThompsonPark or garden · 5.7 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Saint-ThomasPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc Jack LaytonPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc BensonPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsRoyal Oak Tennis ClubPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsParc SandersonPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsAire de Repos du Lac PinePark 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
A park is within a short walk for 3 in 10 in Hudson
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 (33%)Further (67%)
Hudson33%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 3,700 residents are further than 400 m from a park. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
The 52 protected areas near Hudson
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Hudson1.1%
Within 10 km20%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
32 of the 52 are on public land. The largest named one is Oka National Park (Québec), at 2,370 ha. The count includes 15 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Hudson) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 865 ha · reaches Hudson
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Como) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 513 ha · reaches Hudson
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Baie de Choisy) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 493 ha · reaches Hudson
Lac des Deux Montagnes (A de Vaudreuil) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,239 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
lac des Deux Montagnes (Baie de Saint-Placide) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 546 ha · 1.0 km from the edge of town
Deux Montagnes, Lac des - Oka Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,583 ha · 1.1 km from the edge of town
Oka National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 2,370 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
Pointe à la Raquette Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 31 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Anglais, Pointe aux Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 57 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Baie Quesnel) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 662 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
15 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), 1.6 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
Québec national park (provincial)
Oka National Park (Québec)
1.6 km east24 km²since 1990
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Hudson, so the parks here are provincial. Québec’s parcs nationaux are provincial parks, run by Sépaq; Parks Canada’s national parks are separate.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
50 km of paths in and around Hudson
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
50 km
in and around the town (56.1 km²)
Woodland
25%
about 14.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
HudsonTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.9
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
HudsonTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland25%
0%50%100%
59% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². Woods cover more of it than in 71% 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 Hudson
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped 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
Hudson is best on foot in May to August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lachute, 26 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) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 97 | 72 | 74 | 100 | 89 | 111 | 112 | 104 | 114 | 120 | 93 | 94 |
The yearly snowfall is near 218 cm. From -6 °C in January to 27 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. Rain and snow peak in October (120 mm) and ease in February (72 mm). The climate in Hudson →
Beaches
Hudson has 5 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Sandy Beachsand · in town
DirectionsPlage d'Okasand · 3.6 km from town
DirectionsPlage d'Okasand · 4.5 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap marks 3 as sandy. OpenStreetMap shows 2 more, nameless. No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
A viewpoint near Hudson
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The highest named peak nearby is Colline Victoria, at 100 m. There are 26 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Colline Victoria100 m · in town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 26
Plus 26 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Hudson: Morgan Arboretum, 9.8 km off
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Morgan ArboretumGarden or park · 9.8 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Hudson
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
KanesatakeSaint-LazareOkaSaint-PlacideVaudreuil-sur-le-LacVaudreuil-DorionHudson
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson | 20% | 52 | 0 | 5 |
| Kanesatake 3.8 km | 19% | 35 | 0 | 5 |
| Saint-Lazare 6.3 km | 13% | 42 | 0 | 4 |
| Oka 6.8 km | 20% | 53 | 0 | 12 |
| Saint-Placide 9.2 km | 9% | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac 9.8 km | 30% | 29 | 0 | 5 |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion 11 km | 20% | 73 | 0 | 10 |
Hudson 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
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Hudson
How far is the nearest provincial park from Hudson?
Oka National Park (Québec), 1.6 km away.
When should you visit Hudson for the outdoors?
May to August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the largest protected area near Hudson?
Oka National Park (Québec), a québec national park (provincial) of 2,370 ha.
Is there protected land near Hudson?
Protected areas cover 20% of the land within 10 km.
Where can you swim near Hudson?
The nearest is Sandy Beach, in town.
How far is Hudson from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Hudson.
Sources
Sources for this page on Hudson
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).