First pick
Parc des Clos
Park or garden
4.2 ha0.3 km of path
2.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.02.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Prévost · parks, protected land & trails
Oka National Park (Québec), 36 km away, is the closest provincial park to Prévost
7.6 km out lies the largest, Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve, at 2,963 ha. OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Tour du Massif 25km and Pandora 10km. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land
2.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
18
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
36 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Prévost 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km2.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.5%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches2Beaches 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, Prévost is 13th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (13,998 to 14,571 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
Prévost2.1%
Towns its size4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Prévost2
Towns its size7
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Prévost2
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Prévost is weakest for public protected areas: 29 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerrisdale BC | 18% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 33 |
| 2 | Riverview ON | 15% | 1.9% | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Oakridge BC | 13% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 4 | Convent Glen - Orleans Woods ON | 13% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Chapel Hill South ON | 12% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Bayshore ON | 11% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Matane QC | 11% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | La Crète AB | 11% | 7.9% | 9 | 0 | 112 |
| 9 | Findlay Creek ON | 8.2% | 2.5% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights ON | 6.8% | 11% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Maricourt QC | 6.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Glen Cairn ON | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Manor Park NS | 5.3% | 0% | 22 | 6 | 21 |
| 14 | Maizerets QC | 5.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Vieux-Limoilou QC | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy QC | 4.8% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Val-des-Monts QC | 4.4% | 2.6% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Saint-Amable QC | 4.3% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Plateau QC | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Bourg-Royal QC | 4.1% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| 21 | Tiny ON | 3.9% | 7.9% | 23 | 0 | 61 |
| 22 | Louis-Hébert QC | 2.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Southcrest ON | 2.5% | 7.8% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | South Glengarry ON | 2.3% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | Ridgehill / Armbro Heights ON | 2.3% | 9.7% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Greenwood-Coxwell ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 27 | Harbour Landing SK | 2.2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Prévost QC | 2.1% | 3.5% | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Rosemère QC | 1.8% | 2.4% | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Colchester County, Subdivision C NS | 1.7% | 1.8% | 125 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | Hickory Woods ON | 1.6% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Forest Heights ON | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Durham ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Junction Area ON | 0.3% | 0% | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| 35 | Warman SK | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Martindale AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Mount Forest ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Sandwich ON | 0.1% | 2.9% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Grand Falls-Windsor NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Skyview Ranch AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Prévost
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
15 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Prévost
The biggest is Parc des Clos, 4.2 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
15 named parks and woods, 15 ha in all
Parks & gardens 15 ha
Parc des Clos and Centre récréatif du lac Écho together hold 40% of it.
Domaine Laurentien
Park or garden
2.0 ha0.2 km of path
3.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Centre récréatif du lac Écho
Park or garden
2.0 ha
3.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Tennis Lesage
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.2 km of path
0.9 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Chopin
Park or garden
0.6 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Prévost
Directionsto a point inside
All 15 named parks and green spaces
Parc des ClosPark or garden · 4.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsDomaine LaurentienPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsCentre récréatif du lac ÉchoPark or garden · 2.0 ha
DirectionsTennis LesagePark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Leon-ArcandPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsParc Val-des-MontsPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsParc ChopinPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des 14 IlesPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc du Clos-FourtetPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc LesagePark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsParc des PatriarchesPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsParc Terasse des PinsPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc PrévostPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsParc du lac RenaudPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsParc LouisPark or garden · 0.2 ha
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
4 in 10 people in Prévost 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 (40%)Further (60%)
Prévost40%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 8,600 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
2.1% of the land around Prévost 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 Prévost3.5%
Within 10 km2.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 2 of the 18; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve covers 2,963 ha, the most of any named area. The figures include 16 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity ReserveNature reserve · 2,963 ha · 7.6 km from the edge of town
Station-de-Biologie-des-Laurentides Territorial reserve for protected area purposesNature reserve · 89 ha · 8.2 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
The nearest big park: Oka National Park (Québec), 36 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)
Oka National Park (Québec)
36 km south24 km²since 1990
No national park lies within 100 km of Prévost; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. In Québec, a parc national is a provincial park (Sépaq), not one of Parks Canada’s.
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: 143 km in and around Prévost
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
143 km
in and around the town (74.7 km²)
Woodland
55%
about 41.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PrévostTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.9
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PrévostTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland55%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 86% of Canadian towns. For path density, it beats 55% 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 mapped routes to walk from Prévost
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Tour du Massif 25km37.6 km
Pandora 10km14.1 km
At 37.6 km, the Tour du Massif 25km is the longest local route.
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 Prévost in May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Lachute (31 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 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 97 | 72 | 74 | 100 | 89 | 111 | 112 | 104 | 114 | 120 | 93 | 94 |
Expect 120 mm in October, the wettest month, and 72 mm in February. Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -6 °C in January. Snow totals about 218 cm a year. The climate in Prévost →
Beaches
2 unnamed beaches near Prévost
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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 Prévost: 6 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.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 24 of them. Highest of the named peaks: Mont Shaw, 285 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 6
La croix viewpoint1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 6
Mont Sainte-Annein town
DirectionsMont Shaw285 m · in town
DirectionsColline Lafontaine175 m · 1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Parc Régional de la Rivière du Nord1.9 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 24
Parc du Lac Claude1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 23 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Camping Rustiquein town
DirectionsCamping Au Pin D'Erable Inc1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite 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 Prévost
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Sainte-Anne-des-LacsSaint-HippolytePiedmontSaint-JérômeSainte-SophieSaint-SauveurPrévost
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prévost | 2.1% | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs 4.6 km | 2% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| Saint-Hippolyte 6.3 km | 4.2% | 21 | 2 | 5 |
| Piedmont 7.6 km | 3.1% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| Saint-Jérôme 8.5 km | 1% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| Sainte-Sophie 9.8 km | 1% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint-Sauveur 10 km | 2.3% | 21 | 0 | 7 |
For protected land, Saint-Hippolyte has twice as much or more.
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.
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Prévost
Is Prévost near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Prévost.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Prévost?
On the normals, May to August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there a beach near Prévost?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
What walking routes are near Prévost?
OpenStreetMap maps the Tour du Massif 25km and Pandora 10km close by, with others.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Prévost?
It is Oka National Park (Québec), 36 km away.
How much land around Prévost is protected?
Within 10 km, 2.1% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the largest protected area near Prévost?
It is Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve, a nature reserve covering 2,963 ha.
Sources
Where Prévost’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).