First pick
Parc Municipale Percé
Park or garden
0.7 ha
12 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.015%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Percé · parks, protected land & trails
Forillon National Park is 8.7 km from Percé
Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 15% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. For a swim, Plage Sud de percé is the nearest of 20 beaches within 5 km. Biggest among them: Banc-des-Américains Marine Protected Area, 100,013 ha, 0.3 km off.
Protected land
15%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
39
within 10 km, 15 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
8.7 km
Forillon National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
20
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Percé, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A national park nearbyForillon National Park, 8.7 km awayProtected land all round15% of the land within 10 km, more than 92% of Canadian townsBeaches20 beaches within 5 kmA provincial park at the edgeÎle-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park (Québec) reaches the town
What Percé has most to offer outdoors is Forillon National Park within easy reach, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Percé, 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km15%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town2.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas15Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches20Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Percé comes 5th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,087 to 3,188 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
Percé15%
Towns its size4.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Percé15
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Percé2
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Percé’s strong point is public protected areas, where 9 of 39 top it.
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 | French River / Rivière des Français ON | 9.5% | 8.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré QC | 9.1% | 0.2% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Roblin MB | 8.8% | 0.5% | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Saint-David-de-Falardeau QC | 8.6% | 3.7% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Chalk River ON | 8.2% | 1% | 29 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Beaumont QC | 7.7% | 0.1% | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | Electoral Area D, North Okanagan BC | 6.2% | 6.4% | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| 19 | Clear Hills AB | 5.4% | 5.4% | 31 | 0 | 115 |
| 20 | Clermont QC | 4.1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Blakeley ON | 4.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Garrison Woods AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Lakeshore ON | 1.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | Minburn County No. 27 AB | 1.2% | 0.9% | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Thorhild County AB | 1.2% | 1.9% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Brooklands MB | 1.1% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Mont-Saint-Grégoire QC | 0.9% | 0.8% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 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
The green map of Percé
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Percé
The biggest is Parc Municipale Percé, 0.7 ha. Biggest first, 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
Most of Percé is more than 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Percé0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. Around 3,100 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Around Percé, protected areas make up 15%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Percé2.2%
Within 10 km15%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
15 of the 39 are on public land. Banc-des-Américains Marine Protected Area covers 100,013 ha, the most of any named area. 24 areas, privately held or of unrecorded ownership, are left unnamed.
Pointe Saint-Pierre (Percé) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,608 ha · reaches Percé
Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 580 ha · reaches Percé
Muraille 18-18-07 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 375 ha · reaches Percé
Coin du Banc 18-18-06 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 276 ha · reaches Percé
Île Bonaventure Sud 19-02-04 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 243 ha · reaches Percé
Rocher Percé 19-01-01 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 206 ha · reaches Percé
Île Bonaventure Cliff Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 76 ha · reaches Percé
Rocher Percé Cliff Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 7.5 ha · reaches Percé
Banc-des-Américains Marine Protected AreaNature reserve · 100,013 ha · 0.3 km from the edge of town
Proposed Banc-des-Américains Aquatic ReserveNature reserve · 100,000 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
4 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
1 area recorded only by its type (a provincial layer such as wildlife habitat areas) is counted, not listed.
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
Big parks near Percé
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)
Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park (Québec)
At the edge5.8 km²since 1985
National park
Forillon National Park
8.7 km north217 km²since 1970
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: 98 km in and around Percé
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
98 km
in and around the town (571.4 km²)
Woodland
73%
about 415.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PercéTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PercéTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland73%
0%50%100%
79% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². More of it is wooded than in 93% 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
2 walking routes near Percé
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Other waymarked
Sentier de la Grande Coupe2.6 km
Sentier de la Crevasse0.7 km
For a short stroll, 2 are under 3 km.
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 Percé: June to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Gaspe (24 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 4 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 88 | 73 | 104 | 88 | 92 | 79 | 100 | 91 | 91 | 130 | 105 | 120 |
Expect around 385 cm of snow over a winter. Most rain and snow falls in October, 130 mm; February sees 73 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 24 °C; January the coldest, at -6 °C. The climate in Percé →
Beaches
20 beaches within 5 km of Percé
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Sud de percéin town
DirectionsPlage de Barachoissand · in town
DirectionsPlage de Coin-du-Bancsand · 0.1 km from town
DirectionsPlage de Bridgevillesand · 0.2 km from town
DirectionsWithin 5 km is 117 km of coastline. 3 are mapped as sand. 16 further beaches go unnamed. 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
Near Percé: 29 viewpoints, 3 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Look up to Mont Sainte-Anne: 340 m. Count 29 viewpoints, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 29
Belvédère 1in town
DirectionsBelvédère 2in town
DirectionsBelvédère 4in town
DirectionsBelvédère de L'Aurorein town
DirectionsBelvédère de la Grivein town
DirectionsBelvédère du Barachoisin town
DirectionsBelvédère du Nid de Corbeauin town
DirectionsBelvédère du Picin town
DirectionsPlus 21 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 4
Mont Blancin town
DirectionsMont Sainte-Anne340 m · in town
DirectionsMontagne à Paulin town
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 3
Chute de la rivière du Portagein town
DirectionsChute rivière aux émeraudesin town
DirectionsPlus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Camping Tête d'Indienin town
DirectionsCamping Fort Prével0.4 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 Percé
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer places have figures: these lie 17–30 km from Percé.
Sainte-Thérèse-de-GaspéGrande-RivièreGaspéPercé
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percé | 15% | 39 | 2 | 20 |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé 17 km | 3.1% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Grande-Rivière 24 km | 4.9% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Gaspé 30 km | 13% | 41 | 13 | 51 |
More routes are mapped around Gaspé (13). None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Percé.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- 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. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Percé
How far is Percé from a national park?
Forillon National Park is closest, at 8.7 km.
When should you visit Percé for the outdoors?
On the normals, June to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Which is the biggest protected area near Percé?
Banc-des-Américains Marine Protected Area, a nature reserve of 100,013 ha.
Is there protected land near Percé?
Protected areas cover 15% of the land within 10 km.
Is there a provincial park near Percé?
Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park (Québec), which reaches the edge of town.
Are there hiking trails near Percé?
Try the Sentier de la Grande Coupe and Sentier de la Crevasse; more are on the map.
Where can you swim near Percé?
The nearest is Plage Sud de percé, in town.
Sources
Where Percé’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).