First pick
Parc Champvert
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
4.9 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Anonymous Unknown author · Public domain6.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Roberval · parks, protected land & trails
6.6 km from Roberval to Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
6.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 8.6 km out lies the largest, Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 903 ha. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land
6.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
22
within 10 km, 7 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
6.6 km
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Roberval beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km6.1%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 areas7Areas 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
Roberval comes 7th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,500 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
Roberval6.1%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Roberval7
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Roberval0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Roberval sits near the top of its size group: 6 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Castlemore Estates ON | 7.8% | 6.5% | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Roberval
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
Walk in Roberval: 10 named parks and woods
Largest first: Parc Champvert leads with 4.9 ha. Numbers match the map.
10 named parks and woods, 24 ha in all
Parks & gardens 24 ha
Most of it sits in Parc Champvert and Parc Racine: 40% together.
Parc des Semis
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
3.6 ha1.3 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Racine
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
4.6 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
0.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Leckie
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
3.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Fonrouge
Park or garden
2.8 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Roberval
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Roméo-Vachon
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
2.5 ha0.5 km of path
0.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Roberval
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
0.4 ha0.1 km of path
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Masson
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
0.4 ha0.1 km of path
0.7 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Parc ChampvertPark or garden · 4.9 ha · 1.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des SemisPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 1.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc RacinePark or garden · 4.6 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc LeckiePark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc FonrougePark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Roméo-VachonPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc RobervalPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc MassonPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Joseph-ParéPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Jardins MontmorencyPark or garden · 0.4 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
All of Roberval is within a short walk of 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Roberval100%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town manages 83%, so this is better.
Protected areas
6.1% of the land around Roberval 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 Roberval1.2%
Within 10 km6.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 7 of the 22, and private owners the rest. Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area leads for size with 903 ha. The figures include 15 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Verte) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 320 ha · 5.6 km from the edge of town
Couvée Islands Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 15 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 884 ha · 6.6 km from the edge of town
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 814 ha · 7.5 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Île des Soeurs) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 389 ha · 7.8 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 903 ha · 8.6 km from the edge of town
Fleuve Saint-Laurent (Iles de Boucherville) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 26 ha · 8.6 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
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 6.6 km off
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)
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
6.6 km north-east8.8 km²since 1985
Québec national park (provincial)
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
7.5 km north8.1 km²since 1984
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Roberval has its province’s. There are 2 provincial parks within 10 km. A Québec parc national belongs to the province, not to Parks Canada.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Roberval and its edge hold 34 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
34 km
in and around the town (8.6 km²)
Woodland
10%
about 0.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
RobervalTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.9
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
RobervalTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland10%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 83% of Canadian towns. It is more wooded than 54% 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 Roberval
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the neighbourhood; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Roberval is best on foot in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Montreal Trudeau (Airport) (25 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 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 |
Snow totals about 217 cm a year. Precipitation runs from 66 mm in February to 103 mm in October. Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -5 °C in January. The climate in Roberval →
Things to do
Outdoors around Roberval: 65 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (63).
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 63
Jardins de Médicis1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 62 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Parc à chiens R-1001.1 km from town
DirectionsParc Réservoir Julien-Lord1.6 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Roberval: 2 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.
Parc René-VeilletGarden or park · 3.0 km from town
DirectionsMontréal Botanical GardenNational Historic Site · 10 km from town
Its pageParks Canada lists one as 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 Roberval
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Zone AéroportuaireSaint-RobertSacré-CoeurSaint-Vincent-de-PaulParcours-du-Cerf - Du TremblayMaricourtRoberval
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberval | 6.1% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Zone Aéroportuaire 1.2 km | 6.5% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Robert 1.5 km | 7.8% | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| Sacré-Coeur 2.1 km | 6.3% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul 2.7 km | 5.6% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| Parcours-du-Cerf - Du Tremblay 2.7 km | 6.9% | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| Maricourt 2.9 km | 6.5% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Roberval doubles its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Roberval
What is the nearest provincial park to Roberval?
It is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 6.6 km away.
Is there protected land near Roberval?
Yes: 6.1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
When should you visit Roberval for the outdoors?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the largest protected area near Roberval?
It is Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 903 ha.
How far is Roberval from a national park?
None within 100 km of Roberval.
Sources
The sources behind Roberval’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).