First pick
Parc Paul-Gohier
Park or garden
8.4 ha
3.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Edgar Gariépy · Public domain4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Mascouche · parks, protected land & trails
Mascouche is 12 km from Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
8.7 km out lies the largest, fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 2,095 ha. 32 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land
4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
32
within 10 km, 13 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
12 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Each figure for Mascouche, 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 km4%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 areas13Areas 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
Mascouche has the 19th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (47,280 to 68,265 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
Mascouche4%
Towns its size2.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Mascouche13
Towns its size9
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Mascouche0
Towns its size2
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Mascouche’s strong point is public protected areas, where 14 of 39 top it. For walking routes, though, 26 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dollard-Des Ormeaux QC | 27% | 3.7% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Langford BC | 27% | 18% | 41 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Shawinigan QC | 24% | 61% | 40 | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Châteauguay QC | 19% | 0.8% | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Mission BC | 19% | 3.5% | 28 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Newton BC | 15% | 7.3% | 174 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Port Coquitlam BC | 15% | 5.6% | 125 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Saint-Eustache QC | 9.9% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Pointe-aux-Trembles QC | 9.5% | 7.3% | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Rimouski QC | 8.8% | 3.6% | 43 | 10 | 48 |
| 11 | West Vancouver BC | 8.6% | 21% | 56 | 10 | 132 |
| 12 | Vernon BC | 8.4% | 1.9% | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 13 | Whalley BC | 8.2% | 1% | 125 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | Fleetwood BC | 7.8% | 7.9% | 162 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | North Vancouver BC | 7.5% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 66 |
| 16 | North Bay ON | 7.4% | 5.6% | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 17 | Stouffville ON | 5.9% | 0.5% | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Fabreville QC | 5.8% | 3% | 39 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Mascouche QC | 4% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Welland ON | 3.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Aurora ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Alliston ON | 2.1% | 0.4% | 36 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Charlottetown PE | 2% | 2% | 15 | 25 | 13 |
| 24 | Georgetown ON | 1.8% | 3.5% | 38 | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | Quinte West ON | 1.4% | 0.6% | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Belleville ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Blainville QC | 1.1% | 0% | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Bradford ON | 1.1% | 1.3% | 28 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Brandon MB | 1.1% | 0.9% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Saint-Hyacinthe QC | 0.7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Keswick ON | 0.7% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 32 | Roseborough ON | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Rocky View County AB | 0.5% | 0.6% | 20 | 9 | 19 |
| 34 | Woodstock ON | 0.4% | 0% | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Churchill Meadows ON | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Innisfil ON | 0.3% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 37 | Victoriaville QC | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Caledonia ON | 0.2% | 0.4% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 39 | St. Thomas ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Cornwall ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
The map
Mascouche 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
Walk in Mascouche: 30 named parks and woods
Largest first: Parc Paul-Gohier leads with 8.4 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 61 ha in all
Parks & gardens 61 ha
Its largest place holds only 14%: the rest is spread out.
Parc du Boisé
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
5.2 ha0.5 km of path
7.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Seigneurie
Park or garden
3.6 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Le Rucher
Park or garden
4.2 ha0.3 km of path
2.5 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Ruisseau
Park or garden
3.1 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
0.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Pins
Park or garden
4.0 ha0.2 km of path
1.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de l'Esplanade
Park or garden
3.2 ha0.4 km of path
1.6 km southfrom the centre
Avenue de l'Esplanade
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Parc Paul-GohierPark or garden · 8.4 ha
DirectionsParc du BoiséPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la SeigneuriePark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc Le RucherPark or garden · 4.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc du RuisseauPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc des PinsPark or garden · 4.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc de l'EsplanadePark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Gilles ForestPark or garden · 4.0 ha
DirectionsParc DupuisPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc des OptimistesPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc des Bois-FrancsPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc MemorialPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Marie des Hauts-BoisPark or garden · 1.8 ha
DirectionsParc TrudelPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsParc des SaulesPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc La SourcePark or garden · 1.5 ha
DirectionsParc De l’EnvoléePark or garden · 1.5 ha
DirectionsParc Soleil-LevantPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Terry-FoxPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsParc des MontagnesPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsParc Armand-NadeauPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsParc Des Nations-UniesPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsParc du NordPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsParc Saint-GabrielPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc MathieuPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc NelliganPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc de la GarePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc de PontoisePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc CaninPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc l'Orée-des-BoisPark 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
A park is within a short walk for 6 in 10 in Mascouche
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 (61%)Further (39%)
Mascouche61%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. Around 22,000 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Mascouche, 4% 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 Mascouche0%
Within 10 km4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
13 of the 32 are on public land. fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area leads for size with 2,095 ha. 19 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Alvar-de-l'Île-de-Pierre Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 1.2 ha · 6.1 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Repentigny Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 491 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Emb Rdp) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 326 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Sainte-Thérèse / et Ci) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 411 ha · 7.4 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Saint-Sulpice, Repentigny Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 883 ha · 7.5 km from the edge of town
Fl St-Laurent (Île aux Canards) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 22 ha · 7.5 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Bellegarde) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 346 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
Fl St-Laurent (Ilot Vert) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 9.5 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 2,095 ha · 8.7 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Sainte-Thérèse Sud) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 24 ha · 8.9 km from the edge of town
3 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
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) is 12 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)
12 km south-east8.1 km²since 1984
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Mascouche, so the parks here are provincial. Québec’s parcs nationaux are provincial parks, run by Sépaq; Parks Canada’s national parks are separate.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Mascouche and its edge hold 129 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
129 km
in and around the town (161.4 km²)
Woodland
30%
about 49.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MascoucheTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.8
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MascoucheTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland30%
0%50%100%
61% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². For woods, it beats 74% 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 Mascouche
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
The best months for walking in Mascouche: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 32 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) | 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) | 86 | 66 | 77 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 103 | 84 | 92 |
Snowfall averages 217 cm a year. Daytime highs run from -6 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. February is the driest month at 66 mm; October the wettest at 103 mm. The climate in Mascouche →
Things to do
Mascouche has 3 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 143 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Parc du Grand-Coteauin town
DirectionsParc écologique de la Coulée1.7 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 143
Parc Mathieuin town
DirectionsSalon de Quilles Grande-Allée1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 141 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Parc Caninin town
DirectionsCampsites 1
Camping Horizon (2008) Inc1.4 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Mascouche
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
TerrebonneSaint-FrançoisCharlemagneRivière-des-PrairiesMarc-Aurèle-FortinSaint-Roch-de-l'AchiganMascouche
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mascouche | 4% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrebonne 4.3 km | 3.8% | 60 | 0 | 3 |
| Saint-François 8.0 km | 5.4% | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlemagne 10 km | 11% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| Rivière-des-Prairies 10 km | 8.8% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc-Aurèle-Fortin 12 km | 7.1% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan 12 km | 0.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, Charlemagne and Rivière-des-Prairies have twice as much or more.
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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Mascouche
Is there protected land near Mascouche?
Within 10 km, 4% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is there a provincial park near Mascouche?
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 12 km from the edge of town.
When is the best time for walking in Mascouche?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is Mascouche from a national park?
None within 100 km of Mascouche.
Which is the biggest protected area near Mascouche?
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 2,095 ha, a wildlife area.
Sources
Sources for this page on Mascouche
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).