First pick
Parc Multisports
Park or garden
10 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
0.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.00.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Princeville · parks, protected land & trails
Frontenac National Park (Québec), 47 km away, is the closest provincial park to Princeville
The 10 km around town hold 2 protected areas. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.2% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. 4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land
0.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
2
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
81 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
47 km
Frontenac National Park (Québec)
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Princeville compares with 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km0.2%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
Beaches4Beaches 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, Princeville is 3rd from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,312 to 6,492 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
Princeville0.2%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Princeville0
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Princeville0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Princeville trails its peers is public protected areas; 35 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Calumet QC | 28% | 12% | 35 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | South Surrey BC | 22% | 28% | 130 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Pontiac QC | 21% | 51% | 67 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Hubley NS | 20% | 37% | 32 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Hautes-Plaines QC | 19% | 9.8% | 33 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Fitzroy ON | 16% | 1.7% | 52 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Pineview ON | 15% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | City View ON | 12% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Fisher Heights ON | 11% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Antigonish County, Subdivision B NS | 11% | 1.8% | 103 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | Cachet ON | 6.6% | 0% | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Mount Royal ON | 6.5% | 2.6% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Turnball ON | 6.1% | 39% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Mont-Joli QC | 5.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Beasley ON | 5.1% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Port-Cartier QC | 5% | 1% | 44 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Pictou County, Subdivision B NS | 4.8% | 1.1% | 165 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Woodhill ON | 4.1% | 16% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Electoral Area C, Peace River BC | 1.9% | 1% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Heritage Park ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Munster - Ashton ON | 1.6% | 1.1% | 28 | 7 | 2 |
| 22 | Osgoode - Vernon ON | 1.6% | 0.8% | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Mcquesten West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| 24 | Glamorgan AB | 1.5% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Valley Park ON | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Greystone Heights SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Neepawa MB | 1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Royalwood MB | 0.7% | 9.6% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Terwillegar Towne AB | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Lanark Highlands ON | 0.5% | 0.3% | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | Beechborough-Greenbrook ON | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | St. Paul County No. 19 AB | 0.4% | 0.7% | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| 33 | Mission AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Petrolia ON | 0.3% | 3.1% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Glencoe ON | 0.3% | 0.7% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Crescent Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Hollick-Kenyon AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Princeville QC | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Ste. Anne MB | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Bay Roberts NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 17 |
The map
The green map of Princeville
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
3 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Princeville
Largest first: Parc Multisports leads with 10 ha. Numbers match the map.
Parc Laurent-Lacoursière
Park or garden
0.4 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Princeville
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Jean-Paul-Rousseau
Park or garden
0.3 ha
1.1 km north-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
5 in 10 people in Princeville 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 (47%)Further (53%)
Princeville47%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. About 3,400 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Princeville has 2 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Princeville0%
Within 10 km0.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one is privately held, and none is named: private land isn’t a place to visit.
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 is 81 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)
Frontenac National Park (Québec)
47 km south-east157 km²since 1987
National park
La Mauricie National Park
81 km north-west536 km²since 1970
A provincial park is closer: Frontenac National Park (Québec), at 47 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
Princeville and its edge hold 4 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
4.5 km
in and around the town (279.4 km²)
Woodland
52%
about 146.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
PrincevilleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
PrincevilleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland52%
0%50%100%
For path density, 97% of Canadian towns do better. More of it is wooded than in 84% 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
No mapped walking route near Princeville
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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 Princeville
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Arthabaska (17 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 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 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 |
July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (131 mm); February is driest (67 mm). January brings highs of -6 °C, July highs of 25 °C. About 220 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Princeville →
Beaches
4 unnamed beaches near Princeville
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
Outdoors around Princeville: 21 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 14 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 14
Parc des Goélands1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Camping Plage des Sablesin town
DirectionsCamping Plage Paquetin town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Princeville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-Norbert-d'ArthabaskaPlessisvillePlessisvilleSaint-Louis-de-BlandfordVictoriavilleSaint-Christophe-d'ArthabaskaPrinceville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeville | 0.2% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska 8.4 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Plessisville 10 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plessisville 13 km | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint-Louis-de-Blandford 14 km | 0.3% | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Victoriaville 14 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska 17 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Princeville has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Princeville
What is the nearest provincial park to Princeville?
Frontenac National Park (Québec), 47 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Princeville?
On the normals, May: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Are there protected areas near Princeville?
Protected areas cover 0.2% of the land within 10 km.
Is Princeville near a national park?
La Mauricie National Park, 81 km from the edge of town.
What is the nearest beach to Princeville?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Sources
Sources for this page on Princeville
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).