First pick
Parc Optimiste
Park or garden
2.2 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Steven.Pigeon · Public domain20%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Oka · parks, protected land & trails
Few places match Oka for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 10 km are 53 protected areas. 12 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Plage d'Oka. Protected areas take in 26% of the town itself.
Protected land
20%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
53
within 10 km, 33 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Oka National Park (Québec)
Beaches
12
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Oka, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round20% of the land within 10 km, more than 95% of Canadian townsProtected land in town26% of Oka itself lies in protected areasMany protected areas33 public areas within 10 kmA provincial park at the edgeOka National Park (Québec) reaches the town
Oka’s best card is protected land around it, with protected land inside its own boundary close behind.
Against other towns
Oka 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km20%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town26%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas33Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches12Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Oka has the 2nd most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (4,242 to 4,388 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
Oka20%
Towns its size2.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Oka33
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Oka0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Oka sits near the top of its size group: 3 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area E, Central Kootenay BC | 26% | 31% | 24 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Oka QC | 20% | 26% | 53 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Electoral Area E, Cariboo BC | 16% | 17% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Beaupré QC | 16% | 1.2% | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Victoria County, Subdivision B NS | 12% | 17% | 244 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Invermere BC | 10% | 13% | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Red Lake ON | 10% | 1.1% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Bancroft ON | 9.5% | 2.3% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Deep River ON | 8.1% | 1% | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Sunrise Estates BC | 5.8% | 3.1% | 152 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Highlands East ON | 5.2% | 2.1% | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Bruleville ON | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Grand Forks BC | 4.5% | 0.9% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Simonds NB | 3.9% | 12% | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast BC | 3.4% | 5.1% | 34 | 0 | 48 |
| 16 | Downtown SK | 3.2% | 39% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Stellarton NS | 3.1% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ormstown QC | 2.9% | 1.6% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Richmond County, Subdivision A NS | 2.7% | 1.4% | 149 | 0 | 27 |
| 20 | Bartonville ON | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | White City SK | 2.3% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Central Park MB | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Spence MB | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Eganville ON | 1.5% | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Lantzville BC | 1.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| 26 | St. George MB | 1.5% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Rossland BC | 1.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 20% | 24 | 1 | 27 |
| 29 | Glenridding Heights AB | 1.1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Inglewood AB | 0.6% | 17% | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Discovery Ridge AB | 0.5% | 32% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Lorelei AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Patricia Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Pollard Meadows AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Winston Heights/Mountview AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | East Angus QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Ambroise QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Prescott ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Claresholm AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Mayliewan AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Oka on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
3 named parks and woods to walk in near Oka
Largest first: Parc Optimiste leads with 2.2 ha. Numbers match the map.
Parc Philippe-Lavallée
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.2 km of path
3.2 km south-westfrom the centre
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
1 in 10 people in Oka live 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 (14%)Further (86%)
Oka14%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 3,700 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
53 protected areas around Oka
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Oka26%
Within 10 km20%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 33 of the 53. Oka National Park (Québec) is the biggest, 2,370 ha. The count includes 15 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
Oka National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 2,370 ha · reaches Oka
Deux Montagnes, Lac des - Oka Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,583 ha · reaches Oka
lac des Deux Montagnes (Baie de Saint-Placide) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 546 ha · reaches Oka
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Pointe-Calumet) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 486 ha · reaches Oka
Deux Montagnes, lac des - la Grande Baie Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 217 ha · reaches Oka
Lac des Deux Montagnes - la Grande Baie Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 93 ha · reaches Oka
rivière aux Serpents Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 67 ha · reaches Oka
Anglais, Pointe aux Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 57 ha · reaches Oka
Serpents, Rivière aux Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 26 ha · reaches Oka
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Como) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 513 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
15 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
From the edge of Oka, Oka National Park (Québec) begins
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)
Oka National Park (Québec)
At the edge24 km²since 1990
No national park lies within 100 km of Oka; 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
Paths to walk: 142 km in and around Oka
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
142 km
in and around the town (118.7 km²)
Woodland
37%
about 44.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
OkaTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
OkaTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland37%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 77% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 56% 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 Oka
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
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 Oka in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 25 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) | 9.1 | 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 |
January brings highs of -5 °C, July highs of 27 °C. Expect 103 mm in October, the wettest month, and 66 mm in February. About 217 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Oka →
Beaches
12 beaches within 5 km of Oka
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage d'Okasand · in town
DirectionsPlage d'Okasand · in town
DirectionsSandy Beachsand · 1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlage de Pointe-Calumet2.5 km from town
DirectionsPlage du Centre de plein airsand · 3.9 km from town
DirectionsPlage du Cap Saint-Jacquessand · 4.1 km from town
DirectionsPlage de Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac4.8 km from town
DirectionsThe map adds 5 unnamed stretches of beach. Sandy ones: 5. No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Oka 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.
Highest of the named peaks: Mont Bleu, 249 m. Top of the list: playgrounds, 30 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 7
Mont du Calvaire d'Oka150 m · in town
DirectionsMontagne du Radar190 m · in town
DirectionsSommet110 m · in town
DirectionsMont Bleu249 m · 0.4 km from town
DirectionsColline de St-Joseph-du-Lac227 m · 0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Parc national d'Okain town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 30
Plus 30 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 6
Camping Parc national d'Okain town
DirectionsL'Ansein town
DirectionsLa Crêtein town
DirectionsLe Méandrein town
DirectionsLe Refugein town
DirectionsLes Dunesin town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Oka: Morgan Arboretum, 6.1 km off
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Morgan ArboretumGarden or park · 6.1 km from town
DirectionsSources: 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 Oka
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
KanesatakeSaint-Joseph-du-LacHudsonPointe-CalumetVaudreuil-sur-le-LacVaudreuil-DorionOka
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oka | 20% | 53 | 0 | 12 |
| Kanesatake 3.7 km | 19% | 35 | 0 | 5 |
| Saint-Joseph-du-Lac 6.7 km | 20% | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| Hudson 6.8 km | 20% | 52 | 0 | 5 |
| Pointe-Calumet 7.2 km | 28% | 35 | 0 | 12 |
| Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac 7.6 km | 30% | 29 | 0 | 5 |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion 9.8 km | 20% | 73 | 0 | 10 |
No place nearby has double Oka’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Oka
Is there a provincial park near Oka?
Oka National Park (Québec), which reaches the edge of town.
Are there protected areas near Oka?
Yes: 20% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest beach to Oka?
Try Plage d'Oka, in town, first of several.
When should you visit Oka 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 Oka?
It is Oka National Park (Québec), a québec national park (provincial) covering 2,370 ha.
How far is Oka from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Oka.
Sources
Sources for this page on Oka
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).