First pick
Bois de Naples
Wood or forest
30 ha5 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 5 km of path
3.5 km eastfrom the centre
Maxi RoadBouldersNid d'Oizo+1 path
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.01.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Sainte-Rose · parks, protected land & trails
Sainte-Rose touches rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat Habitat
The nearest provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), is 18 km away. The largest named area nearby is Lac des Deux Montagnes (Île Bizard) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 895 ha, 10.0 km away. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land
1.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
35
within 10 km, 8 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
18 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Sainte-Rose 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 km1.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas8Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, Sainte-Rose is 12th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (34,805 to 40,274 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
Sainte-Rose1.9%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Sainte-Rose8
Towns its size13
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Sainte-Rose0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Sainte-Rose lags towns its size: 28 of 39 are ahead.
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 | Edmonds BC | 6.2% | 0% | 40 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | Vellore ON | 5.1% | 1.8% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 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
Sainte-Rose on the map: green space, protected land and paths
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; 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 Sainte-Rose
Bois de Naples is the largest, at 30 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 178 ha in all
Parks & gardens 68 haWoods 110 ha
The green is scattered, with no place over 17%.
Parc Champfleury
Park or garden
6.6 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
1.4 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Boisé Messier Auteuil
Wood or forest · 290 m outside town
22 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
2.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Olier-Payette
Park or garden
6.2 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
2.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Bois Saint-Saëns Ouest
Wood or forest · 350 m outside town
12 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
3.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Rue Roland
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Iles
Park or garden
4.4 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Route Verte
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Raymond-Millar
Park or garden
5.2 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc-école Horizon-Jeunesse
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
6.3 ha0.2 km of path
2.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Bois de NaplesWood or forest · 30 ha · 5 km of path
DirectionsParc ChampfleuryPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 2.5 km of path
DirectionsBoisé Messier AuteuilWood or forest · 22 ha · 1.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Olier-PayettePark or garden · 6.2 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsBois Saint-Saëns OuestWood or forest · 12 ha · 1.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la Rivière-des-Mille-IlesPark or garden · 4.4 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Raymond-MillarPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc-école Horizon-JeunessePark or garden · 6.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des TerrassesPark or garden · 6.2 ha
DirectionsParc École Odyssée des JeunesPark or garden · 6.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc des CardinauxPark or garden · 5.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Notre-DamePark or garden · 4.2 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsBois de l'Île LocasWood or forest · 11 ha · 1.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBerge des BaigneursPark or garden · 4.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc ChampenoisPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsÎle des JuifsWood or forest · 12 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la RenaissancePark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc des CrécerellesPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Roch-HébertPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsÎle ThibaultWood or forest · 5.9 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc Gisèle-LamoureuxPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsÎle LacroixWood or forest · 5.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la VolièrePark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc des ChoucasPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsÎle LefebvreWood or forest · 4.7 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la Fabrique-Sainte-RosePark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Rivière-des-Mille-ÎlesPark or garden · 1.0 ha · just outside town
DirectionsÎle DarlingWood or forest · 3.5 ha
DirectionsParc-école Paul-Émile-DufresnePark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsÎle aux FraisesWood or forest · 3.3 ha · just outside town
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
9 in 10 people in Sainte-Rose 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 (90%)Further (10%)
Sainte-Rose90%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That beats the typical Canadian town, where it is 83%. About 4,000 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 1.9% of the land near Sainte-Rose
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Sainte-Rose0.1%
Within 10 km1.9%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 35, 8 are public and the remainder private. At 895 ha, Lac des Deux Montagnes (Île Bizard) Water Fowl Gathering Area is the largest. 27 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 40 ha · reaches Sainte-Rose
Rivière-des-Mille-Îles Wildlife PreserveWildlife area · 24 ha · reaches Sainte-Rose
Marais-de-l'Île-des-Juifs Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 4.1 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
rivière des Milles Îles (Ile Provost) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 7.3 ha · 2.3 km from the edge of town
Île-Garth Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 17 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
rivière des Mille Îles - Saint-Eustache Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 28 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
lac des Deux Montagnes - Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 754 ha · 9.3 km from the edge of town
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Île Bizard) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 895 ha · 10.0 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: Oka National Park (Québec), 18 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)
Oka National Park (Québec)
18 km south-west24 km²since 1990
For a national park, people in Sainte-Rose travel more than 100 km. Sépaq runs Québec’s parcs nationaux, which are provincial parks under another name.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Sainte-Rose and its edge hold 89 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
89 km
in and around the town (36.9 km²)
Woodland
15%
about 5.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Sainte-RoseTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.4
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Sainte-RoseTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland15%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 63% of Canadian towns have fewer. It is more wooded than 61% 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 Sainte-Rose
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 route shows within 2 km of the neighbourhood; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
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 Sainte-Rose in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 15 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 |
Winter brings about 217 cm of snow. The warmest days come in July (27 °C highs), the coldest in January (-5 °C). Expect 103 mm in October, the wettest month, and 66 mm in February. The climate in Sainte-Rose →
Things to do
Near Sainte-Rose: 10 viewpoints, 1 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
146 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 10
Belvédère de la rivière1.6 km from town
DirectionsBelvédère des hirondelles1.6 km from town
DirectionsBelvédère de la chauve-souris1.7 km from town
DirectionsBelvédère du marais1.7 km from town
DirectionsHalte1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 8
Berge des Baigneursin town
DirectionsBois de l'Équerrein town
DirectionsRéserve naturelle de l'Île Darlingin town
DirectionsRéserve naturelle de l'Île des Juifs0.3 km from town
DirectionsRéserve naturelle de l'Île Locas0.4 km from town
DirectionsParc Marais Tylee0.6 km from town
DirectionsMarais Le Bouthillier0.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 146
Plus 146 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Parc Canin de Chavigny1.7 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Sainte-Rose: Montréal Botanical Garden, 15 km away
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Montréal Botanical GardenNational Historic Site · 15 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 Sainte-Rose
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
AuteuilRosemèreVimontFabrevilleBoisbriandLe Boisé ChampêtreSainte-Rose
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Rose | 1.9% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Auteuil 4.0 km | 1.4% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosemère 4.2 km | 1.8% | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Vimont 4.5 km | 1.9% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabreville 4.9 km | 5.8% | 39 | 0 | 4 |
| Boisbriand 5.3 km | 2.3% | 35 | 2 | 1 |
| Le Boisé Champêtre 5.5 km | 3.2% | 37 | 0 | 2 |
For walking routes, Boisbriand leads the area with 2. Around Fabreville the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Sainte-Rose
What is the largest protected area near Sainte-Rose?
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Île Bizard) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 895 ha, a wildlife area.
What is the nearest national park to Sainte-Rose?
No national park lies within 100 km of Sainte-Rose.
Is there protected land near Sainte-Rose?
Protected areas cover 1.9% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest provincial park to Sainte-Rose?
The closest is Oka National Park (Québec), at 18 km.
When should you visit Sainte-Rose for the outdoors?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
The sources behind Sainte-Rose’s outdoors figures
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).