First pick
Parc Terra Cotta
Park or garden
41 ha7.1 km of path
1 h 35 minto walk all 7.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Pointe-Claire
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.033%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Pointe-Claire · parks, protected land & trails
Protected areas cover 33% of the country around Pointe-Claire
40 protected areas lie within 10 km. The largest named area nearby is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha, 0.8 km away. Within 5 km are 6 beaches; Plage Noël is the nearest.
Protected land
33%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
40
within 10 km, 21 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
10 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Pointe-Claire has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round33% of the land within 10 km, more than 99% of Canadian townsMany protected areas21 public areas within 10 kmBeaches6 beaches within 5 km
Pointe-Claire’s best card is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Pointe-Claire 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 km33%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas21Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches6Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
No town of the 40 its size has more protected land around it than Pointe-Claire
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (34,805 to 40,274 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
Pointe-Claire33%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Pointe-Claire21
Towns its size13
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Pointe-Claire0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Pointe-Claire tops all 39 other towns its size.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Claire QC | 33% | 0.2% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Panorama Ridge BC | 23% | 13% | 181 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Strawberry Hill BC | 20% | 0.8% | 158 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Pierrefonds-Est QC | 18% | 3.1% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Port Moody BC | 16% | 23% | 48 | 5 | 102 |
| 6 | Côte-Saint-Luc QC | 14% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Bois-Francs QC | 14% | 1.4% | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Cecil-P.-Newman QC | 14% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Sorel-Tracy QC | 12% | 0% | 75 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Penticton BC | 12% | 1% | 26 | 0 | 61 |
| 11 | Sainte-Dorothée QC | 12% | 3.7% | 45 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | West Kelowna BC | 12% | 2.7% | 29 | 1 | 40 |
| 13 | Marc-Aurèle-Fortin QC | 7.1% | 0.5% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sunset BC | 6.9% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Edmonds BC | 6.2% | 0% | 40 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | Vellore ON | 5.1% | 1.8% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Hastings-Sunrise BC | 4.7% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 18 | Mount Pleasant BC | 4.2% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 73 |
| 19 | Duvernay QC | 4.1% | 1.2% | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Langley BC | 3.2% | 0% | 95 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf QC | 3.2% | 0% | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Le Boisé Champêtre QC | 3.2% | 0% | 37 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Campbell River BC | 3% | 7.3% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Kensington-Cedar Cottage BC | 3% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| 25 | Beverley Glen ON | 2.8% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Metrotown BC | 2.5% | 0% | 21 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | Malton ON | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Cochrane AB | 2.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Sainte-Rose QC | 1.9% | 0.1% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Stratford ON | 1.5% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Dieppe NB | 1.2% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Meadowvale ON | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Orillia ON | 0.7% | 0.1% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 34 | Fort Erie ON | 0.5% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 35 | Moose Jaw SK | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Central Erin Mills ON | 0.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | LaSalle ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Clarkson - Lorne Park ON | 0.1% | 1.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Erin Mills ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Leduc AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Pointe-Claire
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
30 named parks and woods to walk in near Pointe-Claire
Parc Terra Cotta is the largest, at 41 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 167 ha in all
Parks & gardens 121 haWoods 45 ha
Add Parc Terra Cotta to Terra Cotta and you have 42% of it.
Terra Cotta
Wood or forest
28 ha4.1 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Pointe-Claire
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Valois
Park or garden
6.6 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Cedar Park Heights
Park or garden
5.9 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Sunnyside
Park or garden
6.1 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
6.6 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
3.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Alexandre-Bourgeau
Park or garden
4.8 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
3.2 km southfrom the centre
cartier walking path
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Kinsmen
Park or garden
3.6 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
2.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Parc Terra CottaPark or garden · 41 ha · 7.1 km of path
DirectionsTerra CottaWood or forest · 28 ha · 4.1 km of path
DirectionsParc ValoisPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Cedar Park HeightsPark or garden · 5.9 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsParc SunnysidePark or garden · 6.1 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc Dollard-des-OrmeauxPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Alexandre-BourgeauPark or garden · 4.8 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc KinsmenPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsFairview ForestWood or forest · 17 ha
DirectionsParc FairviewPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la Grande-AnsePark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de Stewart HallPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc Baie de ValoisPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc OvidePark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc ElmPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc HermitagePark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc SeignioryPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc D.W. BeckPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc John-FisherPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc NorthviewPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc du VoyageurPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc EdgewaterPark or garden · 2.5 ha
DirectionsParc Arthur-E.-SéguinPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc ClearpointPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc AmbassadorPark or garden · 2.4 ha
DirectionsCanvinPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc BriarwoodPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des érablesPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc BayviewPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsParc de Lansdowne GardensPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
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
About 9 in 10 of Pointe-Claire’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 (94%)Further (6.2%)
Pointe-Claire94%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here. For about 2,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
The 40 protected areas near Pointe-Claire
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Pointe-Claire0.2%
Within 10 km33%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 21 of the 40. Biggest of the named areas: Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha. The count includes 19 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
lac Saint-Louis (Baie de Valois) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 393 ha · reaches Pointe-Claire
lac Saint-Louis (Pointe-Claire) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 335 ha · reaches Pointe-Claire
lac Saint-Louis (Beaconsfield) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 567 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Dorval) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 475 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 3,183 ha · 0.8 km from the edge of town
L'Île-Bizard man-made landscapeProtected area · 1,354 ha · 3.2 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Grande Anse) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,746 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis Nord-Ouest Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 770 ha · 4.0 km from the edge of town
Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,242 ha · 4.6 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Île Dixie) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 38 ha · 4.7 km from the edge of town
11 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
Oka National Park (Québec), 10 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)
Oka National Park (Québec)
10 km west24 km²since 1990
No national park lies within 100 km of Pointe-Claire; 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
Pointe-Claire and its edge hold 88 km of footpath
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
88 km
in and around the town (42.9 km²)
Woodland
2.7%
about 1.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Pointe-ClaireTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Pointe-ClaireTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland2.7%
0%50%100%
71% of Canadian towns are more wooded. Few places match it for paths: more than 57% of Canadian towns have fewer.
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 Pointe-Claire
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
Pointe-Claire is best on foot in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 5.1 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 |
Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -5 °C in January. Rain and snow peak in October (103 mm) and ease in February (66 mm). Snow totals about 217 cm a year. The climate in Pointe-Claire →
Beaches
Pointe-Claire has 6 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Noël3.3 km from town
DirectionsRoxboro Beachpebbles · 3.9 km from town
DirectionsPlage Lajeunesse4.3 km from town
DirectionsPlage Crystal4.9 km from town
DirectionsThe map adds 2 unnamed stretches of beach. Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Pointe-Claire: 2 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
128 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Parc écologique des Sources1.7 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 128
Lower Terra Cotta playgroundin town
DirectionsClub Enfants Transat1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 126 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 5
Parc canin Baie de Valoisin town
DirectionsParc canin Ovidein town
DirectionsTerra Cotta Dog Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 4
Plus 4 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Pointe-Claire
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Dollard-Des OrmeauxKirklandDorvalBeaconsfieldPierrefonds-OuestPierrefonds-EstPointe-Claire
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Claire | 33% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux 3.6 km | 27% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| Kirkland 4.6 km | 41% | 50 | 0 | 6 |
| Dorval 4.9 km | 20% | 38 | 0 | 6 |
| Beaconsfield 4.9 km | 45% | 47 | 0 | 6 |
| Pierrefonds-Ouest 5.1 km | 34% | 48 | 0 | 13 |
| Pierrefonds-Est 5.6 km | 18% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Pointe-Claire has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Pointe-Claire
How far is the nearest provincial park from Pointe-Claire?
The closest is Oka National Park (Québec), at 10 km.
How much land around Pointe-Claire is protected?
Yes: 33% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the largest protected area near Pointe-Claire?
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area of 3,183 ha.
Where can you swim near Pointe-Claire?
Try Plage Noël, 3.3 km from town, first of several.
How far is Pointe-Claire from a national park?
None within 100 km of Pointe-Claire.
When should you visit Pointe-Claire for the outdoors?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
Sources for this page on Pointe-Claire
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).