First pick
Parc de la Rivière-Bourbon
Park or garden
12 ha2.8 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.8 km of path
0.7 km southfrom the centre
Piste du parc de la rivière Bourbon
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: DomLemLali · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Plessisville · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Plessisville is Frontenac National Park (Québec), 48 km away
Protected areas cover 0% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. A drive of 94 km reaches La Mauricie National Park, the nearest national park.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
94 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
48 km
Frontenac National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Plessisville 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 km0%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 areas0Areas 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
Plessisville sits 3rd from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,617 to 6,914 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
Plessisville0%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Plessisville0
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Plessisville0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Plessisville trails its peers is public protected areas; 33 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Bay, Unorganized ON | 18% | 18% | 136 | 6 | 347 |
| 2 | Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen ON | 14% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Old Ottawa South ON | 12% | 5.4% | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlemagne QC | 11% | 1.4% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Harrietsfield NS | 11% | 19% | 33 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Beaverbrook ON | 7.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | The Estates of Rainbow Creek ON | 7.1% | 6.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Centre QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Douglas NB | 6.4% | 9.4% | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde QC | 6.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Southern Gulf Islands BC | 6.2% | 26% | 115 | 0 | 83 |
| 12 | Barrington NS | 5.2% | 6.8% | 91 | 0 | 45 |
| 13 | Anniedale BC | 4.5% | 7.9% | 155 | 8 | 3 |
| 14 | Millrise AB | 4.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Canyon Meadows AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Willow Park AB | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Annapolis County, Subdivision A NS | 3.1% | 1.6% | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Hillsdale SK | 2.4% | 40% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Riverdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| 20 | Parkhill ON | 1.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Glenwood MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Old Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| 23 | Weston MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Industrial ON | 1.2% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| 25 | Spruce Cliff AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Griesbach AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Garden City MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Applewood Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Renfrew AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Brintnell AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Bridgeland/Riverside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Stephenville NL | 0.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 33 | Kiniski Gardens AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Tamarack AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Lucan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Gimli MB | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 37 | Bonnie Doon AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rhineland MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Klarvatten AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Plessisville
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
6 named parks and woods to walk in near Plessisville
Largest first: Parc de la Rivière-Bourbon leads with 12 ha. Numbers match the map.
6 named parks and woods, 30 ha in all
Parks & gardens 30 ha
Most of it sits in Parc de la Rivière-Bourbon and Parc sportif de la Polyvalente: 67% together.
Parc sportif de la Polyvalente
Park or garden
7.8 ha0.2 km of path
1.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Petits Braves
Park or garden
4.4 ha
1.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Gare-Somerset
Park or garden
4.2 ha
0.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de l'école Notre-Dame
Park or garden
0.8 ha
1.2 km south-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
9 in 10 people in Plessisville 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 (87%)Further (14%)
Plessisville87%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 900 residents are further than 400 m from a park. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
No protected area lies within 10 km of Plessisville
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Frontenac National Park (Québec), 48 km away, is the closest provincial park.
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
La Mauricie National Park, 94 km off
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)
Frontenac National Park (Québec)
48 km south-east157 km²since 1987
National park
La Mauricie National Park
94 km north-west536 km²since 1970
Frontenac National Park (Québec), a provincial park, is nearer at 48 km. Québec’s “national” parks are the province’s own, managed by Sépaq.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
4 km of paths in and around Plessisville
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
3.9 km
in and around the town (18.9 km²)
Woodland
26%
about 4.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PlessisvilleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PlessisvilleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland26%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 71% of Canadian towns. 77% 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 Plessisville
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 walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Plessisville
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Arthabaska (26 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) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 76 | 67 | 73 | 84 | 97 | 117 | 131 | 108 | 109 | 115 | 82 | 90 |
Expect around 220 cm of snow over a winter. July is the warmest month, with highs around 25 °C; January the coldest, at -6 °C. Rain peaks with the heat: 131 mm in July, against 67 mm in February. The climate in Plessisville →
Things to do
Outdoors around Plessisville: 16 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 14.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 14
Plus 14 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Plessisville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
PlessisvillePrincevilleLauriervilleSaint-Norbert-d'ArthabaskaSaint-Louis-de-BlandfordPlessisville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plessisville | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plessisville 2.9 km | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Princeville 10 km | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Laurierville 11 km | 0.2% | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska 14 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint-Louis-de-Blandford 16 km | 0.3% | 8 | 0 | 3 |
Around Plessisville, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Plessisville
When should you visit Plessisville for the outdoors?
On the normals, May: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is Plessisville near a national park?
The nearest is La Mauricie National Park, 94 km away.
What is the nearest provincial park to Plessisville?
The closest is Frontenac National Park (Québec), at 48 km.
Sources
Where Plessisville’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).