First pick
Parc et jeux enfants
Park or garden
2.4 ha0.3 km of path
2.4 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Chacal1233 · CC BY-SA 3.06.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Paspébiac · parks, protected land & trails
7 beaches lie within 5 km of Paspébiac
The protected share within 10 km is 6.5%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Biggest among them: Karst-de-Saint-Elzéar Biodiversity Reserve, 4,427 ha, 4.3 km off. The nearest national park is Forillon National Park, 95 km away.
Protected land
6.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
3
within 10 km, 3 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
95 km
Forillon National Park
Nearest provincial park
75 km
Miguasha National Park (Québec)
Beaches
7
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Paspébiac, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Beaches7 beaches within 5 kmProtected land all round6.5% of the land within 10 km, more than 76% of Canadian towns
Out of doors, Paspébiac leads with its beaches, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Paspébiac 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km6.5%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 areas3Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches7Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Paspébiac ranks 17th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,083 to 3,184 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
Paspébiac6.5%
Towns its size3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Paspébiac3
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Paspébiac0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Paspébiac beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 16 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trois-Pistoles QC | 44% | 0.9% | 20 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Cap-Pelé NB | 43% | 2.6% | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Pincher Creek No. 9 AB | 32% | 30% | 74 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | Welcome Beach BC | 15% | 8.8% | 37 | 0 | 60 |
| 5 | Percé QC | 15% | 2.2% | 39 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Queensway Terrace North ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part ON | 11% | 9.8% | 92 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | French River / Rivière des Français ON | 9.5% | 8.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré QC | 9.1% | 0.2% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Roblin MB | 8.8% | 0.5% | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-David-de-Falardeau QC | 8.6% | 3.7% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Chalk River ON | 8.2% | 1% | 29 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | Kingsclear NB | 7.4% | 7.7% | 31 | 1 | 14 |
| 14 | Greenbelt (east) ON | 7.4% | 45% | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Ainslie Wood East ON | 7.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Gilbert ON | 7.2% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Paspébiac QC | 6.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Clear Hills AB | 5.4% | 5.4% | 31 | 0 | 115 |
| 19 | Clermont QC | 4.1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Blakeley ON | 4.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Garrison Woods AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Lakeshore ON | 1.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Minburn County No. 27 AB | 1.2% | 0.9% | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Thorhild County AB | 1.2% | 1.9% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Brooklands MB | 1.1% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Mont-Saint-Grégoire QC | 0.9% | 0.8% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Admaston/Bromley ON | 0.7% | 1% | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Lower Mount Royal AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Ange-Gardien QC | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Westgate AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Brookside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Saint-Gabriel QC | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 33 | Enniskillen ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Valhalla MB | 0.2% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Bishop's Falls NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Saint-Liboire QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | La Loche SK | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Houston BC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 39 | Crystallina Nera West AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Glengarry AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Paspébiac
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
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Paspébiac
The biggest is Parc et jeux enfants, 2.4 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Espace Vert
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
0.9 ha
2.4 km north-eastfrom 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
About 3 in 10 of Paspébiac’s residents are a short walk from 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 (30%)Further (70%)
Paspébiac30%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. Around 2,200 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
6.5% of the country within 10 km of Paspébiac 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 Paspébiac0%
Within 10 km6.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one of the 3 is on public land. At 4,427 ha, Karst-de-Saint-Elzéar Biodiversity Reserve is the largest.
Pointe de Paspébiac, Bonaventure Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 2,005 ha · reaches Paspébiac
Saint-Godefroi, Paspébiac Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,089 ha · reaches Paspébiac
Karst-de-Saint-Elzéar Biodiversity ReserveNature reserve · 4,427 ha · 4.3 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
95 km to Forillon National Park
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)
Miguasha National Park (Québec)
75 km west0.6 km²since 1985
National park
Forillon National Park
95 km north-east217 km²since 1970
Miguasha National Park (Québec), a provincial park, is nearer at 75 km. 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
Paths to walk: 5 km in and around Paspébiac
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
4.7 km
in and around the town (151.9 km²)
Woodland
76%
about 114.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PaspébiacTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PaspébiacTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland76%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 94% of Canadian towns. 95% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
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 Paspébiac
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
Walking season in Paspébiac: June to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from New Carlisle (1.6 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) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 4 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 83 | 71 | 92 | 73 | 90 | 94 | 96 | 83 | 90 | 117 | 101 | 106 |
Expect around 343 cm of snow over a winter. Most rain and snow falls in October, 117 mm; February sees 71 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 23 °C; January the coldest, at -6 °C. The climate in Paspébiac →
Beaches
The shore near Paspébiac
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage de Paspébiacin town
DirectionsPlage de Hope2.2 km from town
DirectionsPlage Green3.2 km from town
DirectionsPlage de Hope Townsand · 4.1 km from town
Directions3 more are mapped without a name. OpenStreetMap maps 20 km of coastline within 5 km. 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
3 things to do outdoors near Paspébiac
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
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 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 Paspébiac
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
New CarlisleBonaventurePaspébiac
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paspébiac | 6.5% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| New Carlisle 6.8 km | 4.2% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Bonaventure 16 km | 3.7% | 7 | 0 | 11 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Paspébiac’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Paspébiac
When is the best time for walking in Paspébiac?
On the normals, June to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is Paspébiac near a national park?
The nearest is Forillon National Park, 95 km away.
Is there protected land near Paspébiac?
Yes: 6.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a beach near Paspébiac?
Plage de Paspébiac, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Is there a provincial park near Paspébiac?
The closest is Miguasha National Park (Québec), at 75 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Paspébiac?
Karst-de-Saint-Elzéar Biodiversity Reserve: 4,427 ha, a nature reserve.
Sources
Where Paspébiac’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).