First pick
Centre de la nature
Park or garden
44 ha7 km of path
1 h 35 minto walk all 7 km of path
2.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.04.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Duvernay · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 9.4 km from Duvernay
56 protected areas lie within 10 km. Within 100 km there is no national park. Of the country within 10 km, 4.1% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
4.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
56
within 10 km, 18 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
9.4 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Each figure for Duvernay, 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. 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 km4.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas18Areas 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
Duvernay has the 19th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (34,965 to 40,297 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
Duvernay4.1%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Duvernay18
Towns its size12
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Duvernay0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Duvernay’s strong point is public protected areas, where 11 of 39 top it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Claire QC | 33% | 0.2% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Panorama Ridge BC | 23% | 13% | 181 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Strawberry Hill BC | 20% | 0.8% | 158 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Pierrefonds-Est QC | 18% | 3.1% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Port Moody BC | 16% | 23% | 48 | 5 | 102 |
| 6 | Côte-Saint-Luc QC | 14% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Bois-Francs QC | 14% | 1.4% | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Cecil-P.-Newman QC | 14% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Sorel-Tracy QC | 12% | 0% | 75 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Penticton BC | 12% | 1% | 26 | 0 | 61 |
| 11 | Sainte-Dorothée QC | 12% | 3.7% | 45 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | West Kelowna BC | 12% | 2.7% | 29 | 1 | 40 |
| 13 | Marc-Aurèle-Fortin QC | 7.1% | 0.5% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sunset BC | 6.9% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Vellore ON | 5.1% | 1.8% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Yaletown BC | 4.7% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 77 |
| 17 | Hastings-Sunrise BC | 4.7% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 18 | Mount Pleasant BC | 4.2% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 73 |
| 19 | Duvernay QC | 4.1% | 1.2% | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Langley BC | 3.2% | 0% | 95 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf QC | 3.2% | 0% | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Le Boisé Champêtre QC | 3.2% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Campbell River BC | 3% | 7.3% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Kensington-Cedar Cottage BC | 3% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| 25 | Beverley Glen ON | 2.8% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Metrotown BC | 2.5% | 0% | 21 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | Malton ON | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Cochrane AB | 2.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Sainte-Rose QC | 1.9% | 0.1% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Stratford ON | 1.5% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Dieppe NB | 1.2% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Meadowvale ON | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Orillia ON | 0.7% | 0.1% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 34 | Fort Erie ON | 0.5% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 35 | Moose Jaw SK | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Central Erin Mills ON | 0.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | LaSalle ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Clarkson - Lorne Park ON | 0.1% | 1.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Erin Mills ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Leduc AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Duvernay on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The neighbourhood’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 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Duvernay
Centre de la nature is the largest, at 44 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 154 ha in all
Parks & gardens 110 haWoods 44 ha
Centre de la nature and Boisé Val-des-Brises together hold 57% of it.
Parc de Lausanne
Park or garden
19 ha3.9 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.9 km of path
3.3 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Boisé Val-des-Brises
Wood or forest
44 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
0.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Ambassadeurs
Park or garden
6.7 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Duvernay
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Giovanni-Caboto
Park or garden
6.4 ha0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Duvernay
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Chénier
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
3.9 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
4.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Ivan-Pavlov
Park or garden · 60 m outside town
1.6 ha0.4 km of path
2.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Centre de la naturePark or garden · 44 ha · 7 km of path
DirectionsParc de LausannePark or garden · 19 ha · 3.9 km of path
DirectionsBoisé Val-des-BrisesWood or forest · 44 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsParc des AmbassadeursPark or garden · 6.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Giovanni-CabotoPark or garden · 6.4 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc ChénierPark or garden · 3.9 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Val Des ArbresPark or garden · 2.5 ha
DirectionsParc Ivan-PavlovPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la MauriciePark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc l'EscalePark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Saint-ErnestPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc-école Jacques-BourdonPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc RivardPark or garden · 1.9 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc des TilleulsPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des TisserandsPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsParc d'ArgensonPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsParc Des TremblesPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsParc Saint-VictorPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsBerge des ÉcoresPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Henri-DunantPark or garden · 1.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc-école Notre-Dame du SourirePark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc CollinPark or garden · 1.1 ha · just outside town
DirectionsBerge de l'HarmoniePark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsBerge de la RivePark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc St-MauricePark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsParc-École du Bois-JoliPark or garden · 1.0 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc Michel-MathieuPark or garden · 1.0 ha · just outside town
DirectionsBerge des PinsonsPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc DesmarteauPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc LagardePark or garden · 0.5 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 Duvernay 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 (77%)Further (23%)
Duvernay77%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 9,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
4.1% of the country within 10 km of Duvernay 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 Duvernay1.2%
Within 10 km4.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 18 of the 56. Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) is the biggest, 814 ha. 29 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Alvar-de-l'Île-de-Pierre Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 1.2 ha · 0.3 km from the edge of town
Île-Garth Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 17 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
Rivière-des-Mille-Îles Wildlife PreserveWildlife area · 24 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 40 ha · 5.7 km from the edge of town
Marais-de-l'Île-des-Juifs Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 4.1 ha · 6.3 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Battures Tailhandier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 280 ha · 7.6 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Sainte-Thérèse Sud) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 24 ha · 7.8 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Sainte-Thérèse / et Ci) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 411 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Sainte-Thérèse) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 322 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
Îles de Boucherville (fleuve Saint-Laurent) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 283 ha · 8.5 km from the edge of town
2 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
The nearest big park: Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 9.4 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)
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
9.4 km east8.1 km²since 1984
No national park lies within 100 km of Duvernay; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. The province names its big parks parcs nationaux, though they are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Duvernay has 109 km of footpaths in and around it
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
109 km
in and around the town (89.5 km²)
Woodland
14%
about 12.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
DuvernayTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
DuvernayTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland14%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 59% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 55% 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 mapped walking route near Duvernay
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the neighbourhood, though paths on the ground may well exist.
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 Duvernay in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 18 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 | 15.4 | 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 |
Snowfall averages 217 cm a year. Daytime highs run from -5 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. Expect 103 mm in October, the wettest month, and 66 mm in February. The climate in Duvernay →
Things to do
10 viewpoints near Duvernay
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 205 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 2
Bois Duvernayin town
DirectionsBois Papineauin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 11
Plus 11 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 205
Terrain de jeu - École Sainte-Colette1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 204 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 6
Parc canin du Haut-Saint-Françoisin town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc Gouin1.0 km from town
DirectionsParc Pilon dog park1.3 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc du Sault-au-Récollet1.4 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc Ahuntsic1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Slipways 3
Plus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
2 gardens and historic parks to visit near Duvernay
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Ahuntsic ParkGarden or park · 1.7 km from town
DirectionsMontréal Botanical GardenNational Historic Site · 8.0 km from town
Its pageOne is a National Historic Site.
Sources: 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 Duvernay
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-Vincent-de-PaulVimontCentre-Nord (Montréal-Nord)Centre (Montréal-Nord)Est (Montréal-Nord)Ouest (Montréal-Nord)Duvernay
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duvernay | 4.1% | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul 2.2 km | 1.5% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Vimont 3.7 km | 1.9% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre-Nord (Montréal-Nord) 3.8 km | 0.5% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre (Montréal-Nord) 4.5 km | 1% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Est (Montréal-Nord) 4.6 km | 2.6% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Ouest (Montréal-Nord) 4.6 km | 0.8% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Duvernay.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
Questions about the outdoors in Duvernay
What is the largest protected area near Duvernay?
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), a québec national park (provincial) of 814 ha.
How much land around Duvernay is protected?
Yes: 4.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is Duvernay from a national park?
None within 100 km of Duvernay.
What is the nearest provincial park to Duvernay?
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 9.4 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Duvernay?
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 Duvernay
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).