First pick
Parc commémoratif Henry-Heeney
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
8.7 ha
11 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Miguel Á. Sancha M. · CC BY-SA 3.012%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Kazabazua · parks, protected land & trails
More of the land around Kazabazua is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
CPCAD lists 21 protected areas within 10 km. 2.7 km out lies the largest, Proposed Mont-Sainte-Marie Biodiversity Reserve, at 13,679 ha. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land
12%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
21
within 10 km, 18 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
46 km
Fitzroy Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Kazabazua apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round12% of the land within 10 km, more than 89% of Canadian townsParks are a drive awayThe nearest provincial park, Fitzroy Provincial Park, is 46 km off
Kazabazua is strongest on protected land around it. The gap is a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
Each figure for Kazabazua, set against 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km12%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town5.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas18Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Kazabazua has the 5th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,083 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
Kazabazua12%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Kazabazua18
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Kazabazua0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Kazabazua’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 4 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Kazabazua QC | 12% | 5.8% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 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
Kazabazua 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 Kazabazua: one named park or wood
Parc commémoratif Henry-Heeney is the largest, at 8.7 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
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
Most of Kazabazua is more than 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Kazabazua0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 1,100 residents are further than 400 m from a park. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
The 21 protected areas near Kazabazua
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Kazabazua5.8%
Within 10 km12%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 18 of the 21. The others are private conservation land. Biggest of the named areas: Proposed Mont-Sainte-Marie Biodiversity Reserve, 13,679 ha. 3 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Venosta White-Tailed Deer YardProtected area · 4,792 ha · reaches Kazabazua
Lac Heney White-Tailed Deer YardProtected area · 1,945 ha · reaches Kazabazua
Lac Manitou White-Tailed Deer YardProtected area · 538 ha · reaches Kazabazua
Aylwin Station White-Tailed Deer YardProtected area · 352 ha · reaches Kazabazua
Rivière-Kazabazua Forest RefugeWildlife area · 7.0 ha · reaches Kazabazua
Lac-Fresavy Forest RefugeWildlife area · 72 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
Mont-Sainte-Marie Land set asideProtected area · 7,562 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
Proposed Mont-Sainte-Marie Biodiversity ReserveNature reserve · 13,679 ha · 2.7 km from the edge of town
07151R017 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 109 ha · 4.1 km from the edge of town
Proposed Mont-O'Brien Biodiversity ReserveNature reserve · 2,407 ha · 4.6 km from the edge of town
8 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
Fitzroy Provincial Park is 46 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
Provincial park
Fitzroy Provincial Park
46 km south2.0 km²since 1963
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Kazabazua, so the parks here are provincial. Québec’s “national” parks are the province’s own, managed by Sépaq.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Kazabazua has 19 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
19 km
in and around the town (252.8 km²)
Woodland
78%
about 196.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
KazabazuaTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
KazabazuaTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland78%
0%50%100%
89% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². For woods, it beats 95% 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 Kazabazua
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the town, though paths on the ground may well exist.
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 Kazabazua: May to July and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Maniwaki, 17 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 76 | 56 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 95 | 87 | 96 | 72 | 76 |
Summer highs reach 26 °C in July; in January they stay near -6 °C. October is the wettest month (96 mm) and February the driest (56 mm). Some 182 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Kazabazua →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Kazabazua
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
25 things to do outdoors near Kazabazua
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 17 hills and peaks, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 17
Belvédèrein town
DirectionsBloc erratiquein town
DirectionsCairn1in town
DirectionsCairn2in town
DirectionsColline à Howardin town
DirectionsColline des Blondinin town
DirectionsCollines à Cornishin town
DirectionsCollines à Lacharityin town
DirectionsPlus 9 hills and peaks more.
Picnic sites 5
Halte de Kazabazuain town
DirectionsHalte des Cannebergesin town
DirectionsHalte du 8e Rangin town
DirectionsHalte du chemin Marksin town
DirectionsPlus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping Municipal1.2 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Kazabazua
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 Kazabazua with figures are 12–30 km away.
GracefieldLowMessinesKazabazua
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazabazua | 12% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Gracefield 12 km | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| Low 21 km | 11% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| Messines 30 km | 5.2% | 11 | 0 | 6 |
Around Kazabazua, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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. 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Kazabazua
Is Kazabazua near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Kazabazua.
What is the nearest beach to Kazabazua?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
How much land around Kazabazua is protected?
Within 10 km, 12% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the largest protected area near Kazabazua?
Proposed Mont-Sainte-Marie Biodiversity Reserve, a nature reserve of 13,679 ha.
What is the nearest provincial park to Kazabazua?
Fitzroy Provincial Park, 46 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Kazabazua?
May to July and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
The sources behind Kazabazua’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).