First pick
Parc Gérard-Lavallée
Park or garden
4.3 ha0.3 km of path
1.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.09.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lavaltrie · parks, protected land & trails
Lavaltrie has more protected land around it than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 10 km are 33 protected areas. 1.1 km out lies the largest, fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 2,095 ha. The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 26 km away.
Protected land
9.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
33
within 10 km, 14 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
81 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
26 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Each figure for Lavaltrie, 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km9.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.3%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas14Areas 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, Lavaltrie ranks 6th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (15,610 to 16,386 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
Lavaltrie9.9%
Towns its size2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lavaltrie14
Towns its size8
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lavaltrie0
Towns its size1
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Lavaltrie’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 5 of 39 top it. For walking routes, though, 20 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Golfs QC | 17% | 18% | 40 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Mercier QC | 15% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Fairview NS | 14% | 0% | 16 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Carlington ON | 12% | 2.5% | 33 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont ON | 12% | 0% | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Lavaltrie QC | 9.9% | 0.3% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Severn ON | 9.6% | 1.1% | 52 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Old Hunt Club ON | 7.3% | 7% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Chutes-Montmorency QC | 6.4% | 0.1% | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Parc-Lafontaine QC | 5.4% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Saint-Sauveur QC | 4.9% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Vieux-Moulin QC | 4.7% | 0.1% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Jésuites QC | 4.6% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Saint-Louis QC | 4.3% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Downtown ON | 3.6% | 2.8% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Vanier ON | 2.6% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Oakridge ON | 2.6% | 4.4% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Mount Pleasant East ON | 2.5% | 0% | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Cliffcrest ON | 2.1% | 2.4% | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 20 | Trinity-Bellwoods ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 7 | 24 |
| 21 | North Toronto ON | 1.9% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Little Portugal ON | 1.8% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 23 | Newtonbrook East ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bathurst Manor ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Hillcrest Village ON | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Glen Cairn ON | 1.6% | 7% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Parc-Jarry QC | 1.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Almonte ON | 1.4% | 0.7% | 26 | 0 | 8 |
| 29 | Comox BC | 1.4% | 2.6% | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Lansing-Westgate ON | 1.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Loretteville QC | 1.1% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides QC | 1.1% | 4.1% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Kenora ON | 1% | 0% | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 34 | Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines QC | 0.7% | 0.1% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Evergreen SK | 0.7% | 8.9% | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Corunna ON | 0.4% | 1% | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | South Windsor ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Sheridan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Winkler MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | East Riverside ON | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
The map
Where the green is in Lavaltrie
The town’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
Walk in Lavaltrie: 10 named parks and woods
The biggest is Parc Gérard-Lavallée, 4.3 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
10 named parks and woods, 14 ha in all
Parks & gardens 11 haWoods 3.6 ha
Parc Gérard-Lavallée and Boisé de Lavaltrie together hold 55% of it.
Boisé de Lavaltrie
Wood or forest
3.6 ha0.9 km of path
15 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
0.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Parc Gérard-LavalléePark or garden · 4.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsBoisé de LavaltrieWood or forest · 3.6 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc Jacques-AuclairPark or garden · 2.6 ha
DirectionsRoger-LemelinPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsParc Charles-Édouard-HétuPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsDes RiverainsPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc Saint-AntoinePark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsYves-ThériaultPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsRoland-MironPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsRosePark or garden · 0.3 ha
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
4 in 10 people in Lavaltrie 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 (42%)Further (58%)
Lavaltrie42%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 9,300 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
The 33 protected areas near Lavaltrie
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Lavaltrie0.3%
Within 10 km9.9%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
14 of the 33 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area covers 2,095 ha, the most of any named area. 19 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Lanoraie, Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,525 ha · reaches Lavaltrie
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 550 ha · reaches Lavaltrie
Îles de Contrecoeur National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 298 ha · reaches Lavaltrie
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 2,095 ha · 1.1 km from the edge of town
Îles de Contrecoeur (Suite En 0180) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 705 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
Îles de Contrecoeur (Suite de 0178) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 578 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Contrecoeur) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 625 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Saint-Ours) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 445 ha · 1.7 km from the edge of town
Marécage-de-l'Île-Bouchard Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 29 ha · 1.8 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Saint-Ours) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 57 ha · 2.3 km from the edge of town
4 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: La Mauricie National Park, 81 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)
26 km south-west8.1 km²since 1984
National park
La Mauricie National Park
81 km north536 km²since 1970
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), a provincial park, is nearer at 26 km. 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
Lavaltrie and its edge hold 3 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
3.4 km
in and around the town (112 km²)
Woodland
34%
about 38.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LavaltrieTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LavaltrieTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland34%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 95% of Canadian towns. More of it is wooded than in 76% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Lavaltrie
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 town, 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 Lavaltrie in May to July and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Fleury (24 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 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 61 | 71 | 96 | 98 | 102 | 106 | 114 | 97 | 108 | 90 | 85 |
A typical year sees 202 cm of snow. In July the typical high is 27 °C; in January, -6 °C. Expect 114 mm in August, the wettest month, and 61 mm in February. The climate in Lavaltrie →
Things to do
Outdoors around Lavaltrie: 10 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 7 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 7
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping Le Marquis1.6 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Lavaltrie
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
ContrecoeurSaint-SulpiceSaint-Roch-de-RichelieuLanoraieL'AssomptionSaint-OursLavaltrie
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavaltrie | 9.9% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Contrecoeur 5.8 km | 10% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Sulpice 8.2 km | 12% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu 10 km | 8.6% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanoraie 10 km | 9% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| L'Assomption 11 km | 8.5% | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Ours 11 km | 6.4% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Lavaltrie’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Lavaltrie
What is the nearest provincial park to Lavaltrie?
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 26 km from the edge of town.
How much land around Lavaltrie is protected?
Yes: 9.9% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to Lavaltrie?
La Mauricie National Park is closest, at 81 km.
When is the best time for walking in Lavaltrie?
May to July and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Lavaltrie?
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 2,095 ha, a wildlife area.
Sources
The sources behind Lavaltrie’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.
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).