First pick
Éco-Parc des Etchemins
Park or garden
4.9 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Lac-Etchemin
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: essede · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Lac-Etchemin · parks, protected land & trails
6 named trails run within 2 km of Lac-Etchemin
Protected areas cover 0% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
60 km
Frontenac National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
6
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Lac-Etchemin stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Walking routes6 named routes within 2 kmLittle protected land0% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Lac-Etchemin’s best card is its choice of walking routes. What it lacks is protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Lac-Etchemin 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km0%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 areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes6Named 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
Lac-Etchemin has the 9th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,028 to 4,151 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
Lac-Etchemin0%
Towns its size0.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lac-Etchemin0
Towns its size2
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lac-Etchemin6
Towns its size1
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
None of the other 39 towns its size has more walking routes than Lac-Etchemin. For public protected areas, though, 27 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mistissini QC | 26% | 1.4% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges QC | 12% | 0% | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen BC | 12% | 12% | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Fort Nelson BC | 11% | 9.8% | 36 | 0 | 330 |
| 5 | Oakes ON | 7.4% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 6.3% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Centremount ON | 5.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Alexander MB | 4.9% | 1.3% | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Lake of Bays ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Woodlands MB | 4.8% | 6.6% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Inch Park ON | 4.8% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | North Norfolk MB | 4.5% | 0.5% | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Barry's Bay ON | 3.9% | 1.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Pioneer Tower West ON | 2.3% | 3.9% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Haut-Madawaska NB | 2.2% | 7.7% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs QC | 2% | 2.9% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Elbow Park AB | 2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Kirkfield MB | 1% | 0.3% | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 19 | Northern Lights County AB | 0.9% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 67 |
| 20 | Smoky Lake County AB | 0.7% | 0.5% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Island Lakes MB | 0.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sunalta AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | University Heights AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Beaumaris AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Perth South ON | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Tuxedo Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Leger AB | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Malmo Plains AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Meyokumin AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Saint-Prosper QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Matt Berry AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Lac-Etchemin QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | Morris-Turnberry ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Swan River MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Crossfield AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Balwin AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Forest Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | McCauley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Parkdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | York AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Lac-Etchemin on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
2 named parks and woods to walk in near Lac-Etchemin
Éco-Parc des Etchemins is the largest, at 4.9 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Parc Fernande-Métivier-Poulin
Park or garden
1.5 ha
Centralin the middle of Lac-Etchemin
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
About 3 in 10 of Lac-Etchemin’s residents are 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 (33%)Further (67%)
Lac-Etchemin33%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. That leaves about 2,700 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
No protected area lies within 10 km of Lac-Etchemin
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Frontenac National Park (Québec), 60 km away, is the closest provincial park.
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
60 km to Frontenac 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)
Frontenac National Park (Québec)
60 km south-west157 km²since 1987
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Lac-Etchemin has its province’s. Despite the name, a Québec parc national is a provincial park.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
54 km of paths in and around Lac-Etchemin
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
54 km
in and around the town (227 km²)
Woodland
77%
about 174.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Lac-EtcheminTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Lac-EtcheminTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland77%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 75% of Canadian towns. It is more wooded than 94% 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
Where to walk from Lac-Etchemin
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Sentier du lac Caribou6.4 km
Sentier des Urubus4.1 km
Sentier des Trois Piquets2.7 km
Sentier Écologique de la Haute Etchemin2.7 km
Sentier le Morne à Mathias1.1 km
Sentier du Pèlerin1.0 km
Among local routes, the Sentier du lac Caribou is longest at 6.4 km. 4 are short walks under 3 km.
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 Lac-Etchemin: May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (ST Camille, 24 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 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -8 | -6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 3 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 99 | 85 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 132 | 140 | 117 | 105 | 122 | 90 | 116 |
Winter brings about 367 cm of snow. July is warm and wet, 140 mm; the driest month, February, has 85 mm. The warmest days come in July (24 °C highs), the coldest in January (-8 °C). The climate in Lac-Etchemin →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Lac-Etchemin
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Lac-Etchemin: 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.
Highest of the named peaks: Mont Orignal, 612 m. Top of the list: hills and peaks, 10 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 8
Plus 8 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 10
Mont Orignal612 m · in town
DirectionsMont Roy480 m · in town
DirectionsMont Turmel540 m · 0.1 km from town
DirectionsSommet des Trois Cantons603 m · 0.3 km from town
DirectionsMont du Soleil Couchant403 m · 0.5 km from town
DirectionsLe Morne460 m · 0.9 km from town
DirectionsMont Hadden530 m · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsMont des Méandres560 m · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping Lac-Etcheminin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Lac-Etchemin
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Sainte-JustineSaint-Odilon-de-CranbourneSaint-Léon-de-StandonSaint-BenjaminLac-Etchemin
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac-Etchemin | 0% | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Sainte-Justine 11 km | 0.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne 13 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Léon-de-Standon 13 km | 0% | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Saint-Benjamin 18 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Lac-Etchemin’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Lac-Etchemin
What is the nearest national park to Lac-Etchemin?
None within 100 km of Lac-Etchemin.
When is the best time for walking in Lac-Etchemin?
May, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is there a provincial park near Lac-Etchemin?
It is Frontenac National Park (Québec), 60 km away.
Where can you walk near Lac-Etchemin?
The Sentier du lac Caribou, Sentier des Urubus and Sentier des Trois Piquets, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
What is the nearest beach to Lac-Etchemin?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
Sources
Where Lac-Etchemin’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).