First pick
Halte de L'Isle-Verte
Park or garden
0.4 ha
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Nicogag · Public domain39%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in L'Isle-Verte · parks, protected land & trails
L'Isle-Verte is ringed by protected land: 39% within 10 km
The 10 km around town hold 36 protected areas. A provincial park, Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, lies 9.6 km away. Swimmers have 3 beaches within 5 km, Batture de l'Île Ronde the nearest.
Protected land
39%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
36
within 10 km, 27 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
9.6 km
Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in L'Isle-Verte, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round39% of the land within 10 km, more than 99% of Canadian townsMany protected areas27 public areas within 10 km
For someone who likes to get outside, L'Isle-Verte’s draw is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for L'Isle-Verte, 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km39%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.9%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas27Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Of 40 towns its size, L'Isle-Verte has the most protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,427 to 2,587 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
L'Isle-Verte39%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
L'Isle-Verte27
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
L'Isle-Verte0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, L'Isle-Verte tops all 39 other towns its size.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L'Isle-Verte QC | 39% | 3.9% | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 3 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in L'Isle-Verte
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
A named park or wood to walk in near L'Isle-Verte
Largest first: Halte de L'Isle-Verte leads with 0.4 ha. Numbers match 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
Most of L'Isle-Verte is more than a short walk from 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 (0%)Further (100%)
L'Isle-Verte0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. Around 1,400 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
36 protected areas around L'Isle-Verte
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside L'Isle-Verte3.9%
Within 10 km39%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 27 of the 36. The others are private conservation land. The largest named one is Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposes, at 174,227 ha. 9 areas, privately held or of unrecorded ownership, are left unnamed.
Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposesNature reserve · 174,227 ha · reaches L'Isle-Verte
Sector of Basques Territorial reserve for protected area purposesNature reserve · 13,319 ha · reaches L'Isle-Verte
Baie de l'Isle-Verte Ouest Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,096 ha · reaches L'Isle-Verte
Baie de l'Isle-Verte Est Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 888 ha · reaches L'Isle-Verte
Batture Île Ronde Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 851 ha · reaches L'Isle-Verte
Îlet du Chasseur Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 758 ha · reaches L'Isle-Verte
Baie de l'Isle-Verte National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 569 ha · reaches L'Isle-Verte
Pointe de Tobin Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 518 ha · reaches L'Isle-Verte
Quai de l'Isle-Verte Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 466 ha · reaches L'Isle-Verte
Pointe à la Loupe Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 249 ha · reaches L'Isle-Verte
16 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
1 area recorded only by its type (a provincial layer such as wildlife habitat areas) is counted, not listed.
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
Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park is 9.6 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
Provincial park
Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park
9.6 km west1,246 km²since 1998
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from L'Isle-Verte, so the parks here are provincial. Québec’s “national” parks are the province’s own, managed by Sépaq.
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: 8 km in and around L'Isle-Verte
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
8.2 km
in and around the town (190 km²)
Woodland
28%
about 53.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
L'Isle-VerteTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
L'Isle-VerteTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland28%
0%50%100%
93% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². More of it is wooded than in 73% 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 L'Isle-Verte
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in L'Isle-Verte: June, August and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Grandes-Bergeronnes (29 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) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -6 | -1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 3 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 63 | 68 | 74 | 98 | 96 | 101 | 113 | 111 | 110 | 124 | 78 | 86 |
The yearly snowfall is near 281 cm. From -7 °C in January to 23 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. January is the driest month at 63 mm; October the wettest at 124 mm. The climate in L'Isle-Verte →
Beaches
L'Isle-Verte has 3 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Batture de l'Île Ronde1.2 km from town
DirectionsBattures des Loups Marins2.7 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap maps 75 km of coastline within 5 km. OpenStreetMap shows one more, nameless. 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
A waterfall near L'Isle-Verte
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
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
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 L'Isle-Verte
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-ArsèneNotre-Dame-des-NeigesTrois-PistolesCacounaL'Isle-Verte
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Isle-Verte | 39% | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| Saint-Arsène 12 km | 25% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre-Dame-des-Neiges 14 km | 41% | 28 | 2 | 5 |
| Trois-Pistoles 17 km | 44% | 20 | 1 | 4 |
| Cacouna 17 km | 44% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
For walking routes, Notre-Dame-des-Neiges leads the area with 2. L'Isle-Verte holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in L'Isle-Verte
Are there protected areas near L'Isle-Verte?
Protected areas cover 39% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest national park to L'Isle-Verte?
No national park lies within 100 km of L'Isle-Verte.
Is there a beach near L'Isle-Verte?
Try Batture de l'Île Ronde, 1.2 km from town, first of several.
When should you visit L'Isle-Verte for the outdoors?
June, August and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Which is the biggest protected area near L'Isle-Verte?
Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposes: 174,227 ha, a nature reserve.
How far is the nearest provincial park from L'Isle-Verte?
Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, 9.6 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Where L'Isle-Verte’s outdoors figures come from
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).