First pick
Île du Corbeau
Wood or forest
45 ha0.1 km of path
5.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Andrijko Z. · CC BY-SA 4.02.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Kitigan Zibi · parks, protected land & trails
Ottawa River Provincial Park, 74 km away, is the closest provincial park to Kitigan Zibi
lac des Trente et Un Milles White-Tailed Deer Yard (24,354 ha) is the biggest, 3.2 km from town. OpenStreetMap shows 2 unnamed beaches within 5 km. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
2.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
10
within 10 km, 10 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
74 km
Ottawa River Provincial Park
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Kitigan Zibi beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km2.4%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 areas10Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches2Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Kitigan Zibi has the 18th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,261 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
Kitigan Zibi2.4%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Kitigan Zibi10
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Kitigan Zibi0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Kitigan Zibi sits near the top of its size group: 10 of 39 have more.
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 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Kitigan Zibi QC | 2.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 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
Where the green is in Kitigan Zibi
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the First Nations reserve; 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
Walk in Kitigan Zibi: 4 named parks and woods
Largest first: Île du Corbeau leads with 45 ha. Numbers match the map.
4 named parks and woods, 64 ha in all
Parks & gardens 0.5 haWoods 64 ha
Between them, Île du Corbeau and Île Boom cover 89%.
Île Boom
Wood or forest · 120 m outside town
12 ha
6.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
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 Kitigan Zibi 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%)
Kitigan Zibi0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 1,300 people more than a short walk away. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
2.4% of the land around Kitigan Zibi is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Kitigan Zibi0%
Within 10 km2.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments or Indigenous nations hold all 10. The largest named one is lac des Trente et Un Milles White-Tailed Deer Yard, at 24,354 ha.
07351R029 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 100 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
lac des Trente et Un Milles White-Tailed Deer YardProtected area · 24,354 ha · 3.2 km from the edge of town
07351R007 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 101 ha · 4.5 km from the edge of town
07351R063 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 72 ha · 4.8 km from the edge of town
07351R032 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 95 ha · 4.8 km from the edge of town
07351R056 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 81 ha · 8.6 km from the edge of town
Nord-est du lac Otterson, Bois-Franc HeronryProtected area · 28 ha · 9.6 km from the edge of town
07351R011 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 113 ha · 9.8 km from the edge of town
Lac Profond White-Tailed Deer YardProtected area · 926 ha · 9.9 km from the edge of town
1 area recorded only by its type (a provincial layer such as wildlife habitat areas) is counted, not listed.
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
Ottawa River Provincial Park, 74 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
Provincial park
Ottawa River Provincial Park
74 km south-west1.3 km²since 1989
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Kitigan Zibi 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
Paths to walk: 36 km in and around Kitigan Zibi
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
36 km
in and around the town (299.7 km²)
Woodland
86%
about 258.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Kitigan ZibiTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Kitigan ZibiTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland86%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 83% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 98% 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 Kitigan Zibi 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.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the First Nations reserve. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Kitigan Zibi is best on foot in May to July and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Maniwaki (25 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| 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 |
Rain and snow peak in October (96 mm) and ease in February (56 mm). The warmest days come in July (26 °C highs), the coldest in January (-6 °C). The climate in Kitigan Zibi →
Beaches
2 beaches within 5 km of Kitigan Zibi, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
13 things to do outdoors near Kitigan Zibi
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 9 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Montagne des Pères0.3 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Halte du de Farley0.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 9
Plus 9 playgrounds 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.
Next door
Next to Kitigan Zibi
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
ManiwakiDéléageMessinesKitigan Zibi
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
Déléage and Messines have at least twice the protected share around them.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Kitigan Zibi
Is Kitigan Zibi near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Kitigan Zibi.
How much land around Kitigan Zibi is protected?
Within 10 km, 2.4% of the land lies in protected areas.
Which is the biggest protected area near Kitigan Zibi?
lac des Trente et Un Milles White-Tailed Deer Yard: 24,354 ha, a protected area.
Is there a beach near Kitigan Zibi?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
When should you visit Kitigan Zibi for the outdoors?
May to July and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Kitigan Zibi?
It is Ottawa River Provincial Park, 74 km away.
Sources
Where Kitigan Zibi’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).