First pick
Parc de la Rivière-Etchemin
Park or garden
127 ha17.2 km of path
3 h 50 minto walk all 17.2 km of path
0.8 km eastfrom the centre
fatbikeParcours de la rivière Etcheminsentier des pêcheurs
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Wilfredor · CC04.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lévis · parks, protected land & trails
32 public protected areas lie within 10 km of Lévis
For a swim, Plage Gagnon is the nearest of 8 beaches within 5 km. One named trail is close: the De Cap en Cap 1. The largest named area nearby is Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly (Pointe Aubin) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 562 ha, 0.2 km away.
Protected land
4.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
62
within 10 km, 32 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
98 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
34 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
8
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Lévis, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Above all, Lévis offers the number of public protected areas close by, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Lévis, 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 town0.6%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas32Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches8Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Lévis ranks 16th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (105,925 to 243,107 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
Lévis4.1%
Towns its size3.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lévis32
Towns its size15
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lévis1
Towns its size2
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Lévis’ strong point is public protected areas, where 7 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 | Maple Ridge BC | 26% | 21% | 101 | 1 | 41 |
| 2 | Coquitlam BC | 25% | 28% | 130 | 5 | 69 |
| 3 | Delta BC | 24% | 17% | 181 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Richmond BC | 21% | 3.2% | 73 | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | Kamloops BC | 14% | 13% | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Kelowna BC | 13% | 3.8% | 36 | 0 | 42 |
| 7 | Saanich BC | 11% | 9.4% | 43 | 7 | 56 |
| 8 | Strathcona County AB | 9.4% | 1.4% | 38 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Trois-Rivières QC | 8.4% | 1.2% | 44 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Cape Breton NS | 8.2% | 8.6% | 176 | 1 | 74 |
| 11 | Pickering ON | 7.6% | 11% | 46 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury ON | 6.7% | 3.5% | 43 | 5 | 18 |
| 13 | Saguenay QC | 6% | 6.1% | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Kingston ON | 5% | 6.2% | 54 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Ajax ON | 4.9% | 5.8% | 31 | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | Lévis QC | 4.1% | 0.6% | 62 | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | Sherbrooke QC | 4.1% | 0.8% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Whitby ON | 3.9% | 4.7% | 37 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Abbotsford BC | 3.9% | 0.5% | 37 | 2 | 10 |
| 20 | Terrebonne QC | 3.8% | 3.6% | 60 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Langley BC | 3.5% | 2.9% | 144 | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | Barrie ON | 2.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Burlington ON | 2.5% | 1.6% | 27 | 2 | 17 |
| 24 | Oshawa ON | 2.4% | 0.3% | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | St. John's NL | 2.2% | 1.2% | 6 | 1 | 41 |
| 26 | Richmond Hill ON | 1.9% | 8.4% | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Nanaimo BC | 1.9% | 6.7% | 42 | 2 | 33 |
| 28 | Cambridge ON | 1.7% | 0.4% | 33 | 10 | 2 |
| 29 | Bowmanville ON | 1.6% | 3% | 25 | 2 | 9 |
| 30 | Milton ON | 1.3% | 0% | 38 | 15 | 3 |
| 31 | St. Catharines ON | 1.2% | 1.7% | 15 | 4 | 7 |
| 32 | Niagara Falls ON | 1.1% | 1.7% | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 33 | Chatham ON | 1% | 1% | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| 34 | Guelph ON | 0.9% | 3.1% | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 35 | Oakville ON | 0.9% | 4.1% | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 36 | Red Deer AB | 0.7% | 1.2% | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Waterloo ON | 0.6% | 0% | 17 | 12 | 1 |
| 38 | Lethbridge AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Brantford ON | 0.3% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Thunder Bay ON | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Lévis
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
30 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Lévis
Largest first: Parc de la Rivière-Etchemin leads with 127 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 440 ha in all
Parks & gardens 440 ha
The bulk, 54%, is Parc de la Rivière-Etchemin and Parc Des Chutes de la Chaudière.
Parc Des Chutes de la Chaudière
Park or garden
111 ha6.6 km of path
1 h 30 minto walk all 6.6 km of path
5.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Valéro-Les Écarts
Park or garden
68 ha4.4 km of path
1 hto walk all 4.4 km of path
4.0 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Georges-Maranda
Park or garden
12 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
7.5 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Renaud-Maillette
Park or garden
11 ha0.4 km of path
8.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Sentier sous-bois
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Fort-numéro-un-de-la-Pointe-Lévy
Park or garden
9.4 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
9.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Domaine-Etchemin
Park or garden
7.2 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.3 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Champigny
Park or garden
6.4 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
3.2 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Parc de la Rivière-EtcheminPark or garden · 127 ha · 17.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Des Chutes de la ChaudièrePark or garden · 111 ha · 6.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Valéro-Les ÉcartsPark or garden · 68 ha · 4.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Georges-MarandaPark or garden · 12 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc Renaud-MaillettePark or garden · 11 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc du Fort-numéro-un-de-la-Pointe-LévyPark or garden · 9.4 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc du Domaine-EtcheminPark or garden · 7.2 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsParc ChampignyPark or garden · 6.4 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsParc des Quatre-SaisonsPark or garden · 6.8 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc Philippe LabergePark or garden · 7.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc de l'Anse-TibbitsPark or garden · 5.5 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsParc de la PaixPark or garden · 4.0 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsQuai PaquetPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsParc Guy-DionnePark or garden · 5.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc du RigoletPark or garden · 5.6 ha
DirectionsParc Benoît-LetartePark or garden · 4.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc du Grand-QuevillyPark or garden · 4.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc du Domaine-de-L'AuberivièrePark or garden · 3.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Elizabeth-Johnson-DaviePark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc TurcottePark or garden · 3.8 ha
DirectionsParc Ian-BreakeyPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Maréchal-JoffrePark or garden · 3.6 ha
DirectionsParc du Fort-de-la-MartinièrePark or garden · 3.5 ha
DirectionsParc du Moulin-RuelPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de la HaltePark or garden · 3.4 ha
DirectionsParc de l'EnvolPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc-école TaniataPark or garden · 2.9 ha
DirectionsParc Bruno-VerretPark or garden · 2.9 ha
DirectionsParc Élisabeth-Bélanger-RousseauPark or garden · 3.0 ha
DirectionsParc Ludger-BastienPark or garden · 2.9 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
7 in 10 people in Lévis 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 (70%)Further (30%)
Lévis70%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. That leaves about 48,000 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Lévis, 4.1% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Lévis0.6%
Within 10 km4.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
32 of the 62 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly (Pointe Aubin) Water Fowl Gathering Area is the biggest, 562 ha. 21 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Pointe Saint-Nicolas Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 346 ha · reaches Lévis
Saint-Nicolas (Anse Méthot) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 250 ha · reaches Lévis
Pointe de la Martinière Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 245 ha · reaches Lévis
Marina de Lévis Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 181 ha · reaches Lévis
Anse du Vieux Moulin Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 174 ha · reaches Lévis
Saint-Nicolas (Anse Ross) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 139 ha · reaches Lévis
Anse Aubin Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 102 ha · reaches Lévis
Îlets Fréchette Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 78 ha · reaches Lévis
Anse aux Sauvages Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 55 ha · reaches Lévis
Saint-Romuald Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 194 ha · reaches Lévis
9 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
98 km to La Mauricie National Park
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)
34 km north671 km²since 1981
National park
La Mauricie National Park
98 km west536 km²since 1970
A provincial park is closer: Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), at 34 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
Paths to walk: 255 km in and around Lévis
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
255 km
in and around the town (588.3 km²)
Woodland
42%
about 249.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
LévisTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LévisTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland42%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 80% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 68% 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
Lévis has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Other waymarked
De Cap en Cap 110.1 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 Lévis: May and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Beausejour, 10 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) | 8.9 | 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 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 93 | 87 | 90 | 101 | 102 | 127 | 133 | 120 | 107 | 118 | 97 | 123 |
July is the warmest month, with highs around 25 °C; January the coldest, at -7 °C. Expect 133 mm in July, warm and wet, and 87 mm in February. Expect around 331 cm of snow over a winter. The climate in Lévis →
Beaches
Beaches near Lévis: 8 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Gagnon1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlage Samuel de Champlainsand · 1.8 km from town
DirectionsBattures de Beauport2.8 km from town
DirectionsBattures de Beaumont4.0 km from town
Directions4 further beaches go unnamed. For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Lévis: 63 and 2
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
63Viewpoints4Hills and peaks2Waterfalls2Nature reserves17Picnic sites115Playgrounds6Campsites7Slipways
Count 115 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 63
Baie St-Nicolasin town
DirectionsBelvédèrein town
DirectionsBelvédère 15m face aux chutesin town
DirectionsBelvédère 23m face aux chutesin town
DirectionsBelvédère Mercierin town
DirectionsQuai des Cageux1.0 km from town
DirectionsDufferin1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlessis1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 55 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 4
Cap Andersonin town
DirectionsCap Samsonin town
DirectionsLe Tas d'Écorcesin town
DirectionsSommet de Saint-Jeanin town
DirectionsWaterfalls 2
Chutes de la Chaudièrein town
DirectionsChute de Gaspé0.2 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 2
Parc régional de la Pointe-de-la-Martinièrein town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 17
Plus 17 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 115
Jeux en fontaine d'eauin town
DirectionsMille Pattes Amusementsin town
DirectionsParc Quatre-Saisonsin town
DirectionsTerrain de jeux du Plateauin town
DirectionsJeux d'eau1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 110 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 6
Camping Bernièresin town
DirectionsCamping du Fort de la Martinièrein town
DirectionsCamping Transitin town
DirectionsBeaumont Parc Vincennes1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 7
Rue de la Grève Joliettein town
DirectionsParc nautique Lévis0.0 km from town
DirectionsMarina Québec1.7 km from town
DirectionsRampe de mise à l'eau Anse au Foulon1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Lévis: 3 gardens and parks to visit
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Bois-de-Coulonge ParkGarden or park · 2.6 km from town
DirectionsParc VictoriaGarden or park · 3.5 km from town
DirectionsRoger-Van den Hende botanical gardenGarden or park · 4.0 km from town
DirectionsSources: 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 Lévis
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
SillerySaint-LouisSaint-SacrementMontcalmCité-UniversitaireSaint-Jean-BaptisteLévis
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lévis | 4.1% | 62 | 1 | 8 |
| Sillery 3.5 km | 4.8% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| Saint-Louis 5.0 km | 4.3% | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| Saint-Sacrement 5.2 km | 4% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| Montcalm 5.7 km | 4.7% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| Cité-Universitaire 5.8 km | 4.1% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste 6.4 km | 5.3% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Lévis’ protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Lévis
What is the nearest provincial park to Lévis?
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 34 km from the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Lévis?
May and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Lévis?
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly (Pointe Aubin) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area of 562 ha.
Is there protected land near Lévis?
Yes: 4.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest beach to Lévis?
Try Plage Gagnon, 1.1 km from town, first of several.
Are there hiking trails near Lévis?
OpenStreetMap maps the De Cap en Cap 1 close by.
What is the nearest national park to Lévis?
La Mauricie National Park is closest, at 98 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Lévis
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).