First pick
Bois de La Prairie
Wood or forest
396 ha2.9 km of path
40 minto walk all 2.9 km of path
3.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: NickCibroit · CC BY-SA 4.04.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in La Prairie · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park, Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), is 14 km from La Prairie
0.6 km out lies the largest, Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 903 ha. CPCAD lists 19 protected areas within 10 km. Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map.
Protected land
4.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
19
within 10 km, 11 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
14 km
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
La Prairie 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km4.6%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 areas11Areas 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
La Prairie comes 9th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (26,027 to 28,353 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
La Prairie4.6%
Towns its size2.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
La Prairie11
Towns its size6
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
La Prairie0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
La Prairie beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 9 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marpole BC | 17% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Loyola QC | 14% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Austinville NS | 11% | 0% | 27 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Kitsilano BC | 10% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 68 |
| 5 | René-Lévesque QC | 8.1% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Ebenezer East ON | 7.5% | 6.6% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Parc-Kent QC | 5.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Laurendeau QC | 4.9% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | La Prairie QC | 4.6% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Enfield NS | 4.4% | 5.2% | 184 | 13 | 6 |
| 11 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville QC | 4.4% | 20% | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Angus ON | 4.3% | 0.2% | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Sandalwood West (sunny Meadow) ON | 4.1% | 4.4% | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Duberger—Les Saules QC | 3.7% | 0% | 29 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Vieux-Rosemont QC | 3.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Grandview-Woodland BC | 3.5% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 51 |
| 17 | Malvern East ON | 3.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Agincourt North ON | 3.3% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Woburn North ON | 3.2% | 5.1% | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Clairlea-Birchmount ON | 2.7% | 2.4% | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn ON | 2.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Thetford Mines QC | 2.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Harbourfront-CityPlace ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 7 | 42 |
| 24 | Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan ON | 2.2% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lunenburg NS | 2.1% | 1.7% | 140 | 5 | 33 |
| 26 | Don Valley Village ON | 1.8% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Westminster-Branson ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Banbury-Don Mills ON | 1.6% | 2.4% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Picton ON | 1.5% | 3.6% | 31 | 1 | 13 |
| 30 | South Riverdale ON | 1.5% | 16% | 12 | 9 | 49 |
| 31 | Argyle ON | 1.5% | 0.3% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Auteuil QC | 1.4% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Sainte-Thérèse QC | 1% | 0% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Paradise NL | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 35 | Beltline AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Strathroy ON | 0.4% | 0.4% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Rathwood ON | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Saint-Lin--Laurentides QC | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Amherstburg ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Beaumont AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The map
The green map of La Prairie
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
30 parks and woods to walk in, in or near La Prairie
Largest first: Bois de La Prairie leads with 396 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 1,242 ha in all
Parks & gardens 70 haWoods 1,172 ha
Most of it sits in Bois de Brossard and Bois de La Prairie: 89% together.
Boisé de La Prairie
Wood or forest
65 ha5.6 km of path
1 h 15 minto walk all 5.6 km of path
2.2 km southfrom the centre
Sentier Multifonctionnel (Piste de ski de fond) (2)
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Lucie-F.-Roussel
Park or garden
10 ha3.2 km of path
40 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of La Prairie
Sentier Multifonctionnel (Piste de ski de fond) (2)
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Émilie-Gamelin
Park or garden
11 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
1.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Rue des Tulipes
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Bassin de La Prairie
Park or garden
7.3 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
2.0 km north-westfrom the centre
La RiveraineRue du Quai
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Illinois
Park or garden
7.8 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.5 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Goélands
Park or garden
7.6 ha0.3 km of path
2.4 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Bois de La PrairieWood or forest · 396 ha · 2.9 km of path
DirectionsBois de BrossardWood or forest · 712 ha
DirectionsBoisé de La PrairieWood or forest · 65 ha · 5.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Lucie-F.-RousselPark or garden · 10 ha · 3.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Émilie-GamelinPark or garden · 11 ha · 2.5 km of path
DirectionsParc du Bassin de La PrairiePark or garden · 7.3 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsParc IllinoisPark or garden · 7.8 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsParc des GoélandsPark or garden · 7.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc RadissonPark or garden · 3.9 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsParc Optimiste-Paul-GodinPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Thomas-Auguste-BrissonPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsParc des JésuitesPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc du RempartPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc des CigalesPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc Prés-VertsPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc LunanPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de l'ArrondissementPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc du FaubourgPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsParc du Grand BoiséPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsSentier RichelieuPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc du Frère Ulysse-BaronPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Pierre-LefebvrePark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc de la TadoussacPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Jean-de-la-MennaisPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc des RochesPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Pierre-RaffeixPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Léo-RouillierPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc PicardiePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Sainte-MariePark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Sentier du Vieux FortPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
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
8 in 10 people in La Prairie live near 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 (83%)Further (17%)
La Prairie83%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
A median Canadian town manages 83%. Around 5,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
4.6% of the country within 10 km of La Prairie 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 La Prairie0%
Within 10 km4.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 11 of the 19. The others are private conservation land. Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area covers 903 ha, the most of any named area. The count includes 8 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 903 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
Canal de la Rive Sud (Rivière de la Tortue) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 26 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Île des Soeurs) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 389 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Verdun) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 424 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Cote Ste-Catherine) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 260 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Île aux Hérons) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 190 ha · 3.4 km from the edge of town
Couvée Islands Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 15 ha · 3.8 km from the edge of town
Île-Rock Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 1.1 ha · 4.1 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Lasalle) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 264 ha · 4.2 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 · 5.1 km from the edge of town
1 more named area within 10 km is in the comparison 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
The nearest big park: Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 14 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)
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
14 km north-east8.8 km²since 1985
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from La Prairie, 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
La Prairie and its edge hold 120 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
120 km
in and around the town (86.4 km²)
Woodland
20%
about 17.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
La PrairieTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
La PrairieTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland20%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 67% of Canadian towns. 53% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
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 La Prairie
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
Get out in La Prairie in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Montreal Trudeau (Airport) (22 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 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 66 | 77 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 103 | 84 | 92 |
The yearly snowfall is near 217 cm. For dry weather, February is best (66 mm); October gets 103 mm. From -4 °C in January to 27 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in La Prairie →
Beaches
2 beaches within 5 km of La Prairie, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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 La Prairie: 4 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.
Playgrounds lead the count with 144.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Plus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 8
Plus 8 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 144
Plus 144 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping La Clé des Champs - Complexe VR1.7 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to La Prairie
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
CandiacBrossardSaint-PhilippeDelsonSainte-CatherineIle-des-SoeursLa Prairie
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Prairie | 4.6% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| Candiac 4.2 km | 5.8% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Brossard 5.1 km | 5.6% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| Saint-Philippe 6.0 km | 4.2% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Delson 6.5 km | 6.1% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Sainte-Catherine 6.9 km | 7.9% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Ile-des-Soeurs 7.7 km | 7.8% | 24 | 0 | 7 |
No place nearby has double La Prairie’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in La Prairie
What is the nearest beach to La Prairie?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Are there protected areas near La Prairie?
Within 10 km, 4.6% of the land lies in protected areas.
Which is the biggest protected area near La Prairie?
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area of 903 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from La Prairie?
The closest is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), at 14 km.
What is the nearest national park to La Prairie?
No national park lies within 100 km of La Prairie.
When is the best time for walking in La Prairie?
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
Sources for this page on La Prairie
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).