First pick
Centre des loisirs Desjardins
Park or garden
5.2 ha
Centralin the middle of Maskinongé
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Roncanada · CC BY-SA 4.013%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Maskinongé · parks, protected land & trails
Maskinongé has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 10 km are 75 protected areas. La Mauricie National Park is the closest national park, 44 km from town. The largest named area nearby is Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering Area, 4,676 ha, 0.5 km away.
Protected land
13%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
75
within 10 km, 22 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
44 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
63 km
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
Character
What Maskinongé has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round13% of the land within 10 km, more than 91% of Canadian townsMany protected areas22 public areas within 10 km
Out of doors, Maskinongé leads with protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Maskinongé, 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km13%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town5.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas22Areas 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
Maskinongé comes 5th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,457 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
Maskinongé13%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Maskinongé22
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Maskinongé0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Maskinongé’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 4 of 39 top it.
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 | Maskinongé QC | 13% | 5.2% | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 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
The green map of Maskinongé
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 Maskinongé: one named park or wood
Centre des loisirs Desjardins is the largest, at 5.2 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on 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
A park is within a short walk for 2 in 10 in Maskinongé
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 (25%)Further (75%)
Maskinongé25%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. For about 1,900 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
The 75 protected areas near Maskinongé
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Maskinongé5.2%
Within 10 km13%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 22 of the 75; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering Area is the biggest, 4,676 ha. 22 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
zone 5, Ouest du lac Saint-Pierre Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 2,049 ha · reaches Maskinongé
Lac Saint-Pierre Old-Growth ForestNature reserve · 204 ha · reaches Maskinongé
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Île à l'Aigle Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 102 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 4,676 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent. - Île Girodeau la Traverse Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 476 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
St-Laurent, F. - I. Dupas Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 58 ha · 0.9 km from the edge of town
Grande-Île Wildlife PreserveWildlife area · 144 ha · 2.8 km from the edge of town
Grande Île, la - Berthier HeronryProtected area · 107 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Île aux Liards Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 73 ha · 3.6 km from the edge of town
Marécage-de-la-Grande-Île Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 19 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
8 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
The nearest big park: La Mauricie National Park, 44 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
National park
La Mauricie National Park
44 km north536 km²since 1970
Québec national park (provincial)
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
63 km west1,510 km²since 1981
In Québec, a parc national is a provincial park (Sépaq), not one of Parks Canada’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Maskinongé and its edge hold 1 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
0.6 km
in and around the town (122 km²)
Woodland
12%
about 14.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MaskinongéTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MaskinongéTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland12%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 99% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 55% 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 named walking route passes Maskinongé on the map
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
Get out in Maskinongé in May and August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Nicolet (31 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 5 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 70 | 49 | 52 | 82 | 75 | 95 | 103 | 86 | 95 | 90 | 75 | 76 |
July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (103 mm); February is driest (49 mm). In July the typical high is 26 °C; in January, -7 °C. A typical year sees 213 cm of snow. The climate in Maskinongé →
Things to do
Outdoors around Maskinongé: 7 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 3 picnic sites, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Maskinongé
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
LouisevilleSainte-UrsuleSaint-BarthélemyYamachicheSainte-Anne-de-SorelSaint-CuthbertMaskinongé
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maskinongé | 13% | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| Louiseville 6.4 km | 6.9% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Ursule 9.6 km | 0.6% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Barthélemy 10 km | 10% | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamachiche 15 km | 5% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel 19 km | 18% | 83 | 0 | 4 |
| Saint-Cuthbert 19 km | 7% | 54 | 0 | 0 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Maskinongé’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
Questions about the outdoors in Maskinongé
When should you visit Maskinongé for the outdoors?
May and August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is there a provincial park near Maskinongé?
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 63 km from the edge of town.
How far is Maskinongé from a national park?
La Mauricie National Park is closest, at 44 km.
Are there protected areas near Maskinongé?
Within 10 km, 13% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the largest protected area near Maskinongé?
Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering Area: 4,676 ha, a wildlife area.
Sources
Where Maskinongé’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).