First pick
Récré-O-Parc de Sainte-Catherine
Park or garden
49 ha10 km of path
2 h 15 minto walk all 10 km of path
8.3 km eastfrom the centre
Petite Voie du Fleuve
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Conrad Poirier · Public domain19%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Kahnawake · parks, protected land & trails
More of the land around Kahnawake is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 10 km are 37 protected areas. 0.4 km out lies the largest, Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 3,183 ha. The closest provincial park is Oka National Park (Québec), 20 km from the edge of town.
Protected land
19%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
37
within 10 km, 25 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
20 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Kahnawake stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round19% of the land within 10 km, more than 95% of Canadian townsMany protected areas25 public areas within 10 kmBeaches5 beaches within 5 km
Above all, Kahnawake offers protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
How Kahnawake 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 km19%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.3%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas25Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Kahnawake ranks 3rd for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (10,966 to 11,355 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
Kahnawake19%
Towns its size3.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Kahnawake25
Towns its size11
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Kahnawake0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Kahnawake does best for protected land nearby: 2 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montmagny QC | 26% | 0.1% | 51 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Liverpool NS | 24% | 21% | 230 | 5 | 56 |
| 3 | Kahnawake QC | 19% | 0.3% | 37 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Timberlea NS | 19% | 30% | 22 | 12 | 7 |
| 5 | Whitehaven - Woodpark - Glabar Park ON | 14% | 5.8% | 31 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Carson Grove - Carson Meadows ON | 14% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Laurentian ON | 13% | 0% | 31 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Hintonburg-Mechanicsville ON | 11% | 1.4% | 32 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Rothwell Heights - Beacon Hill North ON | 11% | 7.8% | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Laval-Ouest QC | 11% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Yellowhead County AB | 11% | 3.4% | 33 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | Borden Farm - Fisher Glen ON | 10% | 0.6% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Vieux Greenfield Park QC | 7.8% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Smiths Falls ON | 7.5% | 6.3% | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | New Kleinburg ON | 7.5% | 12% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | La Tuque QC | 7.4% | 7.5% | 372 | 0 | 140 |
| 17 | Penetanguishene ON | 6.6% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | Hochelaga QC | 5.3% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Pont-Rouge QC | 5.1% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Snelgrove ON | 3.7% | 18% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Lake Bonavista AB | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | Little Saigon BC | 3.1% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 37 |
| 23 | Cathedraltown ON | 3% | 0% | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Forest Hill South ON | 2.4% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Broadview North ON | 2.3% | 5.7% | 11 | 4 | 12 |
| 26 | Thornbury ON | 2.2% | 5.5% | 63 | 5 | 8 |
| 27 | Cabbagetown-South St.James Town ON | 2.2% | 0% | 11 | 8 | 33 |
| 28 | Dufferin Grove ON | 1.9% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 29 | East London ON | 1.8% | 1.4% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Sheridan ON | 1.7% | 8.4% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Linden Woods MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Norquay Village BC | 1.4% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 15 |
| 33 | Peguis MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Lacombe County AB | 0.4% | 0.4% | 45 | 0 | 11 |
| 35 | Whitehorn AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Farnham QC | 0.2% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Princess-Rosethorn ON | 0.2% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Creditview ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Lethbridge County AB | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Beddington Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Kahnawake
The First Nations reserve’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 Kahnawake: 15 named parks and woods
Récré-O-Parc de Sainte-Catherine is the largest, at 49 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
15 named parks and woods, 65 ha in all
Parks & gardens 65 ha
Récré-O-Parc de Sainte-Catherine plus Recreation Park account for 88% of the green.
Recreation Park
Park or garden
8.5 ha2.3 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.3 km of path
2.9 km northfrom the centre
Kahnawake Bike Path
Directionsto a point inside
Orville Standup Memorial Park
Park or garden
2.2 ha0.4 km of path
3.5 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Seigneurie
Park or garden · 110 m outside town
1.2 ha0.4 km of path
2.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Matty's
Park or garden
0.8 ha0.3 km of path
3.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Pelletier
Park or garden · 170 m outside town
1.1 ha
4.6 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Albert-Einstein
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
0.5 ha0.1 km of path
3.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc McDonell
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
0.4 ha
3.4 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 15 named parks and green spaces
Récré-O-Parc de Sainte-CatherinePark or garden · 49 ha · 10 km of path
DirectionsRecreation ParkPark or garden · 8.5 ha · 2.3 km of path
DirectionsOrville Standup Memorial ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc de la SeigneuriePark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Matty'sPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc PelletierPark or garden · 1.1 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc Albert-EinsteinPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc McDonellPark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsNew Developments ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsOSHA ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsPollinator GardenPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsSecond Park / Clay Mountains 2Park or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsFirst Park / Clay Mountains 1Park or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsMohawk Trail ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsKahnawa:ke Food ForestPark 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.
Protected areas
37 protected areas around Kahnawake
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Kahnawake0.3%
Within 10 km19%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 25 of the 37, and private owners the rest. Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area is the biggest, 3,183 ha. The count includes 12 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,242 ha · reaches Kahnawake
Rapides de Lachine (Cote Ste-Catherine) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 260 ha · reaches Kahnawake
Rapides de Lachine (Lasalle) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 264 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 3,183 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Île aux Hérons) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 190 ha · 1.0 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Dorval) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 475 ha · 1.8 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Île Dixie) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 38 ha · 1.8 km from the edge of town
Lac St-Louis (Pointe Ross) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,067 ha · 2.3 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Ese Lasalle) Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 0.9 ha · 2.9 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Verdun) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 424 ha · 3.1 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
20 km to Oka National Park (Québec)
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)
20 km west24 km²since 1990
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Kahnawake 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
61 km of paths in and around Kahnawake
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
61 km
in and around the town (91.7 km²)
Woodland
34%
about 31.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
KahnawakeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.7
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
KahnawakeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland34%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 76% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 63% 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 Kahnawake
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 First Nations reserve 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
Walking season in Kahnawake: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 11 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 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 66 | 77 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 103 | 84 | 92 |
In July the typical high is 27 °C; in January, -5 °C. Most rain and snow falls in October, 103 mm; February sees 66 mm. A typical year sees 217 cm of snow. The climate in Kahnawake →
Beaches
Kahnawake has 5 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Annabelle-Beachin town
DirectionsJohnson Beachin town
DirectionsKahnawake Beachgrass · in town
DirectionsAnother 2 have no name on the map. 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
Near Kahnawake: 8 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.
The map shows 147 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 8
Belvédère0.9 km from town
DirectionsPointe ouest du parc-des-Rapides1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 6 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 3
Marsh & Linear Pondin town
DirectionsTurtle Nesting Groundsin town
DirectionsRefuge faunique Marguerite d'Youville0.9 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 7
Plus 7 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 147
New Developments Parkin town
DirectionsMicroZoo1.4 km from town
DirectionsParc l’Aquaciel1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 144 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Parc à chiens du parc Lacharité1.1 km from town
DirectionsCampsites 1
Camping Urbain0.8 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 6
Plus 6 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens and historic parks to visit near Kahnawake
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Riverside ParkGarden or park · 1.4 km from town
DirectionsParc AngrignonGarden or park · 3.6 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 Kahnawake
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
ChâteauguayVieux-Lachine - Saint-PierreCecil-P.-NewmanLachine-OuestSault-Saint-LouisMontréal-OuestKahnawake
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahnawake | 19% | 37 | 0 | 5 |
| Châteauguay 4.5 km | 19% | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| Vieux-Lachine - Saint-Pierre 6.3 km | 17% | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| Cecil-P.-Newman 6.4 km | 14% | 25 | 0 | 5 |
| Lachine-Ouest 6.5 km | 19% | 28 | 0 | 4 |
| Sault-Saint-Louis 7.8 km | 11% | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| Montréal-Ouest 8.1 km | 16% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Kahnawake.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Kahnawake
What is the nearest provincial park to Kahnawake?
Oka National Park (Québec), 20 km away.
Are there protected areas near Kahnawake?
Protected areas cover 19% of the land within 10 km.
What is the largest protected area near Kahnawake?
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area of 3,183 ha.
Where can you swim near Kahnawake?
Try Annabelle-Beach, in town, first of several.
When is the best time for walking in Kahnawake?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the nearest national park to Kahnawake?
No national park lies within 100 km of Kahnawake.
Sources
The sources behind Kahnawake’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.
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).