First pick
Parc de l'Exposition
Park or garden
9.6 ha
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.03%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Huntingdon · parks, protected land & trails
Oka National Park (Québec), 41 km away, is the closest provincial park to Huntingdon
lac Saint-Francois (Canal Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering Area (1,275 ha) is the biggest, 9.4 km from town. Within 100 km there is no national park. The 10 km around town hold 14 protected areas.
Protected land
3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
14
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
41 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Huntingdon 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km3%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 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
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Huntingdon ranks 19th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,956 to 3,045 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
Huntingdon3%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Huntingdon2
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Huntingdon0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Huntingdon is weakest for public protected areas: 25 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocagne NB | 39% | 4.3% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Electoral Area C, Strathcona BC | 12% | 8.1% | 61 | 0 | 170 |
| 3 | Elkford BC | 12% | 16% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Vanscoy No. 345 SK | 11% | 4.2% | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Saint-Marc-des-Carrières QC | 10% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | McDougall ON | 10% | 4.1% | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Lac-des-Écorces QC | 8.8% | 4.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu QC | 8.6% | 0.1% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Riverside Park South - Revelstoke ON | 8.3% | 6.2% | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Gilkson ON | 7.1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kirkendall South ON | 6.9% | 0.9% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Buchanan ON | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard QC | 4.9% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Bainbridge BC | 4% | 0% | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 15 | North Shore PE | 3.6% | 7.3% | 19 | 11 | 18 |
| 16 | Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil QC | 3.6% | 0.1% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Grenville-sur-la-Rouge QC | 3.2% | 3.7% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Dewdney Place SK | 3.1% | 90% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Huntingdon QC | 3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Granville AB | 2.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 AB | 2.4% | 2.2% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Holliston SK | 1.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Nutana Park SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Poplar Park ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 25 | Albany AB | 1.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | South Portage MB | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Trillium ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | East Garafraxa ON | 1.1% | 0.6% | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Varsity View MB | 1.1% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 30 | Hillcrest Management Area SK | 0.9% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Wallace-Woodworth MB | 0.8% | 0.1% | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Lorne MB | 0.7% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Sunnyside AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Stanstead QC | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Kernohan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Skyrattler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Markstay-Warren ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Avonmore AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Division No. 1, Subdivision E NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 40 | Lago Lindo AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Huntingdon
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 Huntingdon
Parc de l'Exposition is the largest, at 9.6 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
4 named parks and woods, 13 ha in all
Parks & gardens 13 ha
Two places, Parc de l'Exposition and Parc de l’Ile Russell, make up 88% of the total.
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
A park is within a short walk for 8 in 10 in Huntingdon
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 (81%)Further (19%)
Huntingdon81%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. About 600 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Huntingdon, 3% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Huntingdon0%
Within 10 km3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 14, 2 are public land; the others are privately held. Biggest of the named areas: lac Saint-Francois (Canal Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 1,275 ha. 12 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Boisé-des-Muir Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 12 ha · 3.6 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Francois (Canal Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,275 ha · 9.4 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
Oka National Park (Québec) is 41 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)
Oka National Park (Québec)
41 km north24 km²since 1990
For a national park, people in Huntingdon travel more than 100 km. Note that Québec calls its provincial parks parcs nationaux; Sépaq manages them.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
0 km of paths in and around Huntingdon
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
0.5 km
in and around the town (14.4 km²)
Woodland
9.7%
about 1.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
HuntingdonTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
HuntingdonTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland9.7%
0%50%100%
For path density, 95% of Canadian towns do better. More of it is wooded than in 52% 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 Huntingdon
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 best months for walking in Huntingdon: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from ST-Anicet (14 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 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 73 | 59 | 67 | 97 | 90 | 105 | 100 | 89 | 99 | 109 | 81 | 77 |
Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -4 °C in January. October is the wettest month (109 mm) and February the driest (59 mm). Snow totals about 170 cm a year. The climate in Huntingdon →
Things to do
Outdoors around Huntingdon: 3 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Huntingdon
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
GodmanchesterHinchinbrookeSainte-BarbeSaint-Stanislas-de-KostkaOrmstownSaint-AnicetHuntingdon
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 3% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Godmanchester 2.6 km | 4.7% | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Hinchinbrooke 9.3 km | 1% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Barbe 11 km | 8.6% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka 12 km | 6.3% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Ormstown 14 km | 2.9% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint-Anicet 17 km | 6.1% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
For protected land, Sainte-Barbe, Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka and Saint-Anicet have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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 Huntingdon
Is there protected land near Huntingdon?
Yes: 3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to Huntingdon?
None within 100 km of Huntingdon.
When should you visit Huntingdon for the outdoors?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Huntingdon?
It is lac Saint-Francois (Canal Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 1,275 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Huntingdon?
The closest is Oka National Park (Québec), at 41 km.
Sources
Where Huntingdon’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).