First pick
Parc Tembec
Park or garden
1.7 ha0.4 km of path
0.6 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.00.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Macamic · parks, protected land & trails
Macamic has 3 beaches within 5 km
A provincial park, Aiguebelle National Park (Québec), lies 15 km away. OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Sentier de Montagne à Fred and Sentiers du Grand Héron. Of the country within 10 km, 0.3% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
0.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
11
within 10 km, 10 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
15 km
Aiguebelle National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Macamic, 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 km0.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas10Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named 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
Macamic sits 11th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,662 to 2,737 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
Macamic0.3%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Macamic10
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Macamic2
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Macamic’s strong point is public protected areas, where 9 of 39 top it. For protected land nearby, though, 29 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Ronge SK | 49% | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Bouctouche NB | 27% | 1.6% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay BC | 26% | 38% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Waskaganish QC | 24% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Electoral Area E, Peace River BC | 19% | 24% | 25 | 2 | 103 |
| 6 | Musquodoboit Harbour NS | 16% | 28% | 50 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Meadow Lake No. 588 SK | 13% | 15% | 25 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Tumbler Ridge BC | 12% | 5.1% | 5 | 0 | 51 |
| 9 | Eastman QC | 11% | 7.4% | 49 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | Swan Valley West MB | 11% | 1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast BC | 10% | 15% | 73 | 0 | 231 |
| 12 | Saint George NB | 7.2% | 14% | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Freelton ON | 5.6% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Russell MB | 4.9% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Bonaventure QC | 3.7% | 1.5% | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 16 | Emerson-Franklin MB | 3.7% | 0.1% | 123 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Trinity ON | 2.6% | 2.8% | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L NL | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | La Présentation QC | 1.7% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Eastdale ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | Meadowlark Park AB | 1.6% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Central River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Tuxedo Industrial MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 36 |
| 24 | Westview SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | North Point Douglas MB | 1.2% | 0% | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Hanna AB | 0.8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Saint-Alexandre QC | 0.6% | 0.6% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Souris MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Sundre AB | 0.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Macamic QC | 0.3% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Cy Becker AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Lee Ridge AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Spaniard's Bay NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 34 | Saint-Bernard QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Martin QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Country Hills Village AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Gold Bar AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Highlands AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Macamic on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
7 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Macamic
The biggest is Parc Tembec, 1.7 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
7 named parks and woods, 13 ha in all
Parks & gardens 5.8 haWoods 6.8 ha
Île à Parent and Parc Baseball Macamic together hold 72% of it.
Centre Joachim-Tremblay de Macamic
Park or garden
0.5 ha
Centralin the middle of Macamic
Directionsto a point inside
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
In Macamic, parks are rarely a short walk away
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%)
Macamic0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. For about 2,700 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Protected land at the edge of Macamic: Lac Macamic (Île 3) Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of Birds
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Macamic0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 10 of the 11. The largest named one is rivière Maine Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 530 ha. One area belongs to a private owner or a land trust and isn’t named here.
Lac Macamic (Île 3) Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 0.7 ha · reaches Macamic
Lac Macamic (Île 5) Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 0.5 ha · reaches Macamic
Rivière Dagenais Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 45 ha · 4.1 km from the edge of town
Lac Abitibi (Île 2) HeronryProtected area · 24 ha · 5.9 km from the edge of town
08551R001 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 171 ha · 7.1 km from the edge of town
rivière Maine Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 530 ha · 9.2 km from the edge of town
rivière Maine Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 523 ha · 9.2 km from the edge of town
08551R002 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 230 ha · 9.7 km from the edge of town
2 areas recorded only by their type (provincial layers such as wildlife habitat areas) are 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
Aiguebelle National Park (Québec) is 15 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)
Aiguebelle National Park (Québec)
15 km south-east268 km²since 1985
No national park lies within 100 km of Macamic; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. The province names its big parks parcs nationaux, though they are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Macamic has 11 km of footpaths in and around it
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
11 km
in and around the town (320.9 km²)
Woodland
40%
about 127.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MacamicTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MacamicTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland40%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 79% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 94% 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
Macamic has 2 named walking routes
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
Sentier de Montagne à Fred4.6 km
Sentiers du Grand Héron1.7 km
Among local routes, the Sentier de Montagne à Fred is longest at 4.6 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Macamic
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Kirkland Lake, 100 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -8 | -1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 1 | -6 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 47 | 36 | 43 | 62 | 65 | 74 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 78 | 63 | 54 |
February is the driest month at 36 mm; August the wettest at 90 mm. The warmest days come in July (24 °C highs), the coldest in January (-10 °C). The climate in Macamic →
Beaches
The shore near Macamic
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Macamicin town
DirectionsPlage Lac La Sarre1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlage Camping La Sarre4.0 km from town
DirectionsThis page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Macamic: 5 outdoor spots on the map
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
Hills and peaks 1
Montagne à Fredin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping Municipal0.7 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Macamic
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
La SarrePalmarolleMacamic
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macamic | 0.3% | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| La Sarre 16 km | 0.5% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Palmarolle 18 km | 1% | 8 | 1 | 2 |
For protected land, Palmarolle has twice as much or more.
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.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Macamic
Is there a beach near Macamic?
The nearest is Plage Macamic, in town.
What walking routes are near Macamic?
The Sentier de Montagne à Fred and Sentiers du Grand Héron, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Is there protected land near Macamic?
Yes: 0.3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest provincial park to Macamic?
Aiguebelle National Park (Québec), 15 km from the edge of town.
Which is the biggest protected area near Macamic?
It is rivière Maine Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 530 ha.
How far is Macamic from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Macamic.
When is the best time for walking in Macamic?
May: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Sources
The sources behind Macamic’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).