First pick
Parc des Alliances
Park or garden
7.8 ha0.4 km of path
0.6 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.03.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Laurier-Station · parks, protected land & trails
From Laurier-Station, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is the nearest provincial park (65 km)
Biggest among them: Land set aside Seigneurie-de-Joly, 1,822 ha, 0.9 km off. A drive of 85 km reaches La Mauricie National Park, the nearest national park. 3.7% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
3.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
6
within 10 km, 6 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
85 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
65 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Laurier-Station 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km3.7%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 areas6Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Laurier-Station has the 18th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,801 to 2,876 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
Laurier-Station3.7%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Laurier-Station6
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Laurier-Station0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Laurier-Station sits near the top of its size group: 16 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Léry QC | 27% | 3.4% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Forestville QC | 26% | 1% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Labelle QC | 25% | 19% | 22 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Saint-Côme QC | 9.2% | 0.8% | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Addington Highlands ON | 8.9% | 8.2% | 37 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | South Keys ON | 8.3% | 0.1% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Navan - Sarsfield ON | 8% | 0.3% | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Rivière-Beaudette QC | 7.6% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Westcliffe East ON | 7.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Senneterre QC | 7% | 9.3% | 166 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Leeming ON | 6.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Saint-Anicet QC | 6.1% | 4.9% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Ferme-Neuve QC | 5.6% | 8.2% | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Saint-Michel-des-Saints QC | 5.5% | 1% | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Jerome ON | 5.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Yamachiche QC | 5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Sainte-Luce QC | 4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Laurier-Station QC | 3.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Normanview West SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Regent Park SK | 3.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Perry ON | 2.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | Minnedosa MB | 2.9% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Lacolle QC | 1.9% | 1.1% | 34 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Rougemont QC | 1.5% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Saint-Prime QC | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | Dundonald SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Westmount SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Sicamous BC | 0.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Bridgeport North ON | 0.9% | 4.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bedford QC | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Weedon QC | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Grassie MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Westbrook Estates AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Greenview AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Meyonohk AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Tipaskan AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Harbour Grace NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 38 | Saint-Elzéar QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kildare AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Newton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Laurier-Station
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
Walk in Laurier-Station: one named park or wood
The biggest is Parc des Alliances, 7.8 ha. Biggest first, 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
3 in 10 people in Laurier-Station 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 (30%)Further (70%)
Laurier-Station30%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
A median Canadian town manages 83%. About 2,000 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
3.7% of the country within 10 km of Laurier-Station 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 Laurier-Station0%
Within 10 km3.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Each of the 6 is held by a public body. Land set aside Seigneurie-de-Joly is the biggest, 1,822 ha.
Land set aside Seigneurie-de-JolyProtected area · 1,822 ha · 0.9 km from the edge of town
Lionel-Cinq-Mars Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 440 ha · 6.7 km from the edge of town
Sainte-Croix (Plage Maurice) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 377 ha · 8.5 km from the edge of town
Sainte-Croix Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 139 ha · 8.9 km from the edge of town
Sainte-Croix (est) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 344 ha · 9.2 km from the edge of town
Sainte-Croix (Autodrome) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 413 ha · 9.8 km from the edge of town
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: La Mauricie National Park, 85 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)
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
65 km north671 km²since 1981
National park
La Mauricie National Park
85 km west536 km²since 1970
Closer to home, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is 65 km away. 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
2 km of paths in and around Laurier-Station
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
2.2 km
in and around the town (34.8 km²)
Woodland
46%
about 16.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Laurier-StationTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Laurier-StationTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland46%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 82% of Canadian towns. For path density, 91% of Canadian towns do better.
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 mapped walking route near Laurier-Station
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 town. 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
Get out in Laurier-Station in May, June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Fortierville (33 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 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 69 | 79 | 94 | 92 | 108 | 133 | 103 | 95 | 105 | 82 | 100 |
The yearly snowfall is near 253 cm. July is warm and wet, 133 mm; the driest month, February, has 69 mm. From -7 °C in January to 26 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Laurier-Station →
Things to do
Outdoors around Laurier-Station: one place to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Laurier-Station
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-FlavienSaint-Janvier-de-JolySainte-CroixSaint-ApollinaireSaint-Antoine-de-TillySaint-AgapitLaurier-Station
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurier-Station | 3.7% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Flavien 4.7 km | 1.5% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Janvier-de-Joly 7.0 km | 3.6% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Croix 12 km | 9.6% | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| Saint-Apollinaire 13 km | 5.1% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly 14 km | 6.8% | 29 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint-Agapit 15 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
For protected land, Sainte-Croix has twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- 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. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Laurier-Station
Is there protected land near Laurier-Station?
Within 10 km, 3.7% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the largest protected area near Laurier-Station?
Land set aside Seigneurie-de-Joly: 1,822 ha, a protected area.
What is the nearest provincial park to Laurier-Station?
It is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 65 km away.
What is the nearest national park to Laurier-Station?
It is La Mauricie National Park, 85 km off.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Laurier-Station?
May, June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
Sources for this page on Laurier-Station
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).