First pick
Parc Gilles Plante
Park or garden
7.9 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
Centralin the middle of McMasterville
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.05.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in McMasterville · parks, protected land & trails
McMasterville is 3.8 km from Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
Protected areas cover 5.5% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Within 10 km are 23 protected areas. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land
5.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
23
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
3.8 km
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
McMasterville against other 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 km5.5%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 areas1Areas 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
McMasterville has the 11th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,028 to 6,199 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
McMasterville5.5%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
McMasterville1
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
McMasterville0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
McMasterville beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 10 of 39 do better. For public protected areas, though, 26 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland County, Subdivision C NS | 20% | 8% | 133 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts QC | 15% | 0.2% | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates ON | 13% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Civic Hospital ON | 11% | 0% | 34 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park ON | 7.1% | 20% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Nouveau Greenfield Park QC | 6.9% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Central Business Dis ON | 6.9% | 11% | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Cumberland ON | 6.7% | 2.9% | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Rolston ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Tay Valley ON | 5.8% | 3.9% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | McMasterville QC | 5.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Electoral Area A, Cariboo BC | 5.4% | 6% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Crown Point West ON | 4.1% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Southwood AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Delta East ON | 3.7% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Barrhead County No. 11 AB | 3.4% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rosemount ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Sioux Lookout ON | 1.7% | 4.5% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Haultain SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Richmond West MB | 1.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Pleasant Hill SK | 1.6% | 6.9% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Glenora AB | 1.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Richelieu QC | 1.4% | 4.8% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Worthington MB | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Dunluce AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Saint-Henri QC | 0.5% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Inkster Gardens MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Saint-Césaire QC | 0.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Capitol Hill AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Saint-Pie QC | 0.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Stettler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Castleridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Forest Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | MacEwan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Vegreville AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | South Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Melfort SK | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Amqui QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Alberta Avenue AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Homesteader AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The map
The green map of McMasterville
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; 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
9 parks and woods to walk in, in or near McMasterville
Largest first: Parc Gilles Plante leads with 7.9 ha. Numbers match the map.
9 named parks and woods, 19 ha in all
Parks & gardens 19 ha
Parc Gilles Plante and Parc du Ruisseau-Bernard together hold 71% of it.
Parc du Ruisseau-Bernard
Park or garden
5.7 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of McMasterville
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Pointe-Valaine
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
1.9 ha0.2 km of path
1.4 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Des Élus
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of McMasterville
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Mélodie-Dufresne
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
0.7 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Normand-Angers
Park or garden
0.8 ha
Centralin the middle of McMasterville
Directionsto a point inside
Place du Domaine
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
0.3 ha
1.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Parc Gilles PlantePark or garden · 7.9 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc du Ruisseau-BernardPark or garden · 5.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Pointe-ValainePark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Des ÉlusPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Mélodie-DufresnePark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Normand-AngersPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsParc CommémoratifPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsPlace du DomainePark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsPlace Raymond-LaisnéPark or garden · 0.5 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
Every resident of McMasterville lives near 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%)
McMasterville100%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
5.5% of the country within 10 km of McMasterville 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 McMasterville0%
Within 10 km5.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
1 of the 23 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Not named: 22 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 884 ha · 3.8 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) is 3.8 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)
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
3.8 km west8.8 km²since 1985
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, McMasterville has its province’s. Despite the name, a Québec parc national is a provincial park.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
McMasterville has 16 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
16 km
in and around the town (14.2 km²)
Woodland
4.5%
about 0.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
McMastervilleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
McMastervilleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland4.5%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 56% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 63% 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 McMasterville
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the town; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
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 McMasterville: May to July and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Fleury (33 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) | -4 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 61 | 71 | 96 | 98 | 102 | 106 | 114 | 97 | 108 | 90 | 85 |
A typical year sees 202 cm of snow. In July the typical high is 27 °C; in January, -4 °C. February is the driest month at 61 mm; August the wettest at 114 mm. The climate in McMasterville →
Things to do
Near McMasterville: 39 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.
36 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 36
Plus 36 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Parc Canin d’Otterburn Park0.9 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 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 McMasterville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Otterburn ParkBeloeilMont-Saint-HilaireSaint-Basile-le-GrandSaint-Mathieu-de-BeloeilSaint-Mathias-sur-RichelieuMcMasterville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMasterville | 5.5% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Otterburn Park 2.8 km | 5% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| Beloeil 3.2 km | 3.6% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Mont-Saint-Hilaire 4.1 km | 3% | 37 | 0 | 3 |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand 5.2 km | 4.3% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil 5.3 km | 3.6% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu 8.1 km | 4.3% | 41 | 0 | 3 |
Around McMasterville, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in McMasterville
When is the best time for walking in McMasterville?
May to July and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is McMasterville from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from McMasterville.
What is the largest protected area near McMasterville?
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec): 884 ha, a québec national park (provincial).
What is the nearest provincial park to McMasterville?
The closest is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), at 3.8 km.
Is there protected land near McMasterville?
Yes: 5.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
The sources behind McMasterville’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).