First pick
Bois Angell
Wood or forest
87 ha7 km of path
1 h 35 minto walk all 7 km of path
3.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Vert/GreenBlanc/WhiteMarsh Loop+2 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Visem · CC BY-SA 4.041%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Kirkland · parks, protected land & trails
Around Kirkland, 41% of the land is set aside for nature
The 10 km around town hold 50 protected areas. The closest provincial park is Oka National Park (Québec), 6.7 km from the edge of town. The largest is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 3,183 ha, 3.1 km from the edge of town.
Protected land
41%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
50
within 10 km, 32 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
6.7 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Kirkland has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round41% of the land within 10 km, more than 99% of Canadian townsMany protected areas32 public areas within 10 kmBeaches6 beaches within 5 km
Kirkland is strongest on protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Kirkland, 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km41%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.2%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
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
Kirkland comes 2nd of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (19,305 to 20,122 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
Kirkland41%
Towns its size3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Kirkland32
Towns its size6
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Kirkland0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Kirkland’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 1 of 39 tops it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaconsfield QC | 45% | 3.2% | 47 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Kirkland QC | 41% | 0.2% | 50 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Overbrook ON | 14% | 1.1% | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Esquimalt BC | 12% | 1% | 31 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Vinegar Hill ON | 8.7% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Tétreaultville QC | 8% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Laflèche QC | 7.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | North End NS | 7% | 0% | 14 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Purpleville ON | 6.2% | 13% | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Louis-Riel QC | 6.1% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Kanata Lakes ON | 6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Evergreen AB | 5.9% | 1.5% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Riverside South - Leitrim ON | 4.3% | 3.2% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Maple ON | 4.3% | 1.2% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Heart Lake South ON | 4.3% | 4.2% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Stittsville ON | 4.2% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lorimier QC | 4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Midland ON | 3.4% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Miramichi NB | 3.2% | 0.1% | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Mont-Saint-Hilaire QC | 3% | 24% | 37 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Cranston AB | 2.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Tuscany AB | 2.8% | 1.2% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Pelham ON | 2.7% | 2.5% | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | Mount Pleasant Village ON | 2.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Westmount ON | 2.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Père-Marquette QC | 2.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Mitchell MB | 2.3% | 0% | 65 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Highland ON | 2.2% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Kemptville ON | 2.1% | 1.7% | 30 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | Petawawa ON | 1.9% | 1.2% | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 31 | Henry Farm ON | 1.9% | 3.8% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Central London ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Port Alberni BC | 1.8% | 2.8% | 11 | 31 | 4 |
| 34 | Fort York-Liberty Village ON | 1.7% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 35 | Nicolas-Viel QC | 1.3% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Loyalist ON | 1.2% | 2.2% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Sainte-Sophie QC | 1% | 0.2% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Stony Plain AB | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Niagara-on-the-Lake ON | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The map
Kirkland 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
30 named parks and woods to walk in near Kirkland
Bois Angell is the largest, at 87 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 186 ha in all
Parks & gardens 81 haWoods 105 ha
Between them, Bois Angell and Fairview Forest cover 56%.
Parc des Bénévoles
Park or garden
11 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Boulevard Elkas
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Grier
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
8.9 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Yuile
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
8.1 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
1.3 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Duval
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
8.1 ha
1.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Ecclestone
Park or garden
5.3 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Windermere
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
4.4 ha0.3 km of path
1.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Bois AngellWood or forest · 87 ha · 7 km of path
DirectionsParc des BénévolesPark or garden · 11 ha · 2.5 km of path
DirectionsParc GrierPark or garden · 8.9 ha · 2.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc YuilePark or garden · 8.1 ha · 1.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc DuvalPark or garden · 8.1 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc EcclestonePark or garden · 5.3 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsFairview ForestWood or forest · 17 ha
DirectionsParc WindermerePark or garden · 4.4 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc MeadesPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Beaconsfield HeightsPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc ElmPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc HéritagePark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc SeignioryPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc GibsonPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc HolleufferPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Henri-JarryPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc SmileyPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc HarrisPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsCanvinPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc RoyalPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc KirklandPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc PaiementPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Edgar-BudgePark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Robbie-LoftusPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsParc DancePark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc HillcrestPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc LetartePark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc JonquillePark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc FewtrellPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc d'Estérel-BoiséPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
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
Nearly all of Kirkland is 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 (97%)Further (3.2%)
Kirkland97%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
It is above the typical Canadian town (83%). About 600 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
50 protected areas around Kirkland
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Kirkland0.2%
Within 10 km41%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 50, 32 are public land; the others are privately held. Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area is the biggest, 3,183 ha. The count includes 14 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
lac Saint-Louis (Beaconsfield) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 567 ha · 1.7 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Pointe-Claire) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 335 ha · 1.9 km from the edge of town
L'Île-Bizard man-made landscapeProtected area · 1,354 ha · 2.0 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis Nord-Ouest Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 770 ha · 2.3 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Baie de Valois) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 393 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Anse à l'Orme) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,984 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 3,183 ha · 3.1 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Grande Anse) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,746 ha · 3.4 km from the edge of town
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Île Bizard) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 895 ha · 4.5 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Dorval) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 475 ha · 4.7 km from the edge of town
16 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
6.7 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)
6.7 km west24 km²since 1990
For a national park, people in Kirkland 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
Kirkland and its edge hold 82 km of footpath
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 (29.2 km²)
Woodland
10%
about 3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
KirklandTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.8
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
KirklandTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland10%
0%50%100%
It has more footpath per km² than 69% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 53% 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 named walking route passes Kirkland on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
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 Kirkland: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 9.6 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) | -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 |
January brings highs of -5 °C, July highs of 27 °C. Most rain and snow falls in October, 103 mm; February sees 66 mm. About 217 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Kirkland →
Beaches
Kirkland has 6 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Crystal1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlage Noël1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlage du Cap Saint-Jacquessand · 3.4 km from town
DirectionsPlage du Centre de plein airsand · 3.7 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap marks 2 as sandy. There are also 2 beaches without a name. Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Kirkland: 178 outdoor spots 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 most common are playgrounds: 164 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 164
Plus 164 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 5
Terra Cotta Dog Park1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Kirkland: Morgan Arboretum, 4.0 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 · 4.0 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 Kirkland
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Pierrefonds-OuestBeaconsfieldPointe-ClaireL'Île-Bizard–Sainte-GenevièveBaie-D'UrféDollard-Des OrmeauxKirkland
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland | 41% | 50 | 0 | 6 |
| Pierrefonds-Ouest 1.8 km | 34% | 48 | 0 | 13 |
| Beaconsfield 2.0 km | 45% | 47 | 0 | 6 |
| Pointe-Claire 4.6 km | 33% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève 4.8 km | 29% | 48 | 0 | 13 |
| Baie-D'Urfé 5.3 km | 49% | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux 5.9 km | 27% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
Kirkland is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Kirkland
What is the biggest park or reserve near Kirkland?
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 3,183 ha, a wildlife area.
Are there protected areas near Kirkland?
Yes: 41% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to Kirkland?
None within 100 km of Kirkland.
Where can you swim near Kirkland?
The nearest is Plage Crystal, 1.6 km from town.
What is the nearest provincial park to Kirkland?
Oka National Park (Québec), 6.7 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Kirkland?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
The sources behind Kirkland’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).