First pick
Parc municipal
Park or garden
2.1 ha
2.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: abdallahh from Montréal, Canada · CC BY 2.034%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Pointe-Lebel · parks, protected land & trails
Around Pointe-Lebel, 34% of the land is set aside for nature
CPCAD lists 13 protected areas within 10 km. OpenStreetMap shows 3 unnamed beaches within 5 km. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land
34%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 12 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
86 km
Bic National Park (Québec)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Pointe-Lebel apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round34% of the land within 10 km, more than 99% of Canadian townsParks are a drive awayThe nearest provincial park, Bic National Park (Québec), is 86 km off
Pointe-Lebel is strongest on protected land around it. The gap is a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
Pointe-Lebel 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km34%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.4%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas12Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Pointe-Lebel has the most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,800 to 2,587 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-Lebel34%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Pointe-Lebel12
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Pointe-Lebel0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Pointe-Lebel tops all 39 other towns its size.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Lebel QC | 34% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 3 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Pointe-Lebel
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
A named park or wood to walk in near Pointe-Lebel
The biggest is Parc municipal, 2.1 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
In Pointe-Lebel, parks are rarely a short walk away
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%)
Pointe-Lebel0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. About 1,800 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
The 13 protected areas near Pointe-Lebel
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Pointe-Lebel0.4%
Within 10 km34%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 13, 12 are public land; the others are privately held. At 71,200 ha, Proposed Manicouagan Aquatic Reserve is the largest. The figures include one private conservation area, left unnamed.
Proposed Manicouagan Aquatic ReserveNature reserve · 71,200 ha · reaches Pointe-Lebel
Batture de la Pointe Lebel Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 629 ha · reaches Pointe-Lebel
Anse Lebel Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 561 ha · reaches Pointe-Lebel
Anse à la Peinture Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 373 ha · reaches Pointe-Lebel
Rivière du Vieux-Poste Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,154 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
batture de Baie Saint-Ludger Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 451 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
Anse de la Grosse Pointe Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 513 ha · 5.4 km from the edge of town
Baie Comeau Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 578 ha · 5.7 km from the edge of town
Banc de l'Île à Bélanger Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 135 ha · 6.2 km from the edge of town
Ruisseau-Couillard Rare Forest EcosystemProtected area · 9.0 ha · 7.3 km from the edge of town
2 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
The nearest big park: Bic National Park (Québec), 86 km away
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)
Bic National Park (Québec)
86 km south-west33 km²since 1984
For a national park, people in Pointe-Lebel travel more than 100 km. Note that Québec calls its provincial parks parcs nationaux; Sépaq manages them.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Pointe-Lebel has 81 km of footpaths in and around it
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
81 km
in and around the town (136.8 km²)
Woodland
39%
about 53.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Pointe-LebelTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.6
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Pointe-LebelTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland39%
0%50%100%
For path density, 64% of Canadian towns do better. More of it is wooded than in 78% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Pointe-Lebel
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 Pointe-Lebel in June and August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Baie-Comeau, 6.3 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) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | -8 | -7 | -2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 65 | 61 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 83 | 111 | 82 | 93 | 96 | 87 | 78 |
Summer storms make July the wettest month, 111 mm; February sees 61 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 21 °C; January the coldest, at -8 °C. The climate in Pointe-Lebel →
Beaches
3 unnamed beaches near Pointe-Lebel
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
The shoreline runs 73 km within 5 km of town. This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
A waterfall near Pointe-Lebel
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
Waterfalls 1
1ère Chute1.8 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Pointe-Lebel
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Pointe-aux-OutardesChute-aux-OutardesBaie-ComeauRagueneauPointe-Lebel
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Lebel | 34% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Pointe-aux-Outardes 8.4 km | 42% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| Chute-aux-Outardes 8.8 km | 22% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Baie-Comeau 8.8 km | 7.4% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| Ragueneau 16 km | 23% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Pointe-Lebel’s protected share.
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. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Pointe-Lebel
Is there a provincial park near Pointe-Lebel?
It is Bic National Park (Québec), 86 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Pointe-Lebel?
On the normals, June and August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is Pointe-Lebel near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Pointe-Lebel.
Which is the biggest protected area near Pointe-Lebel?
It is Proposed Manicouagan Aquatic Reserve, a nature reserve covering 71,200 ha.
What is the nearest beach to Pointe-Lebel?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Is there protected land near Pointe-Lebel?
Protected areas cover 34% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Pointe-Lebel
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).