First pick
Base de plein air de Sainte-Foy
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
137 ha11 km of path
2 h 25 minto walk all 11 km of path
4.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Judicieux · CC BY-SA 4.04.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Cap-Rouge · parks, protected land & trails
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 36 km away, is the closest provincial park to Cap-Rouge
OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Sentier de la Rivière du Cap-Rouge. Swimmers have 3 beaches within 5 km, Plage Gagnon the nearest. CPCAD lists 22 protected areas within 10 km.
Protected land
4.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
22
within 10 km, 11 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
36 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Cap-Rouge 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 km4.7%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 areas11Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named 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
Cap-Rouge has the 14th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (16,682 to 17,673 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
Cap-Rouge4.7%
Towns its size2.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Cap-Rouge11
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Cap-Rouge1
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Cap-Rouge sits near the top of its size group: 12 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canmore AB | 90% | 57% | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Sooke BC | 23% | 21% | 23 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Sunnyside BC | 19% | 1.9% | 127 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Saint-Henri QC | 10% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Grandview BC | 10% | 3.9% | 170 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Unionville ON | 7.5% | 0% | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Elder Mills ON | 7.3% | 8% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Sturgeon Falls ON | 7.2% | 6.1% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Yorkton SK | 6.4% | 0% | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Lake Country BC | 6.1% | 0.5% | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | East Burnaby BC | 5.5% | 2.6% | 54 | 3 | 17 |
| 12 | Saint-Michel QC | 5.2% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Davie Village BC | 5.2% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 71 |
| 14 | Cap-Rouge QC | 4.7% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Saint-Basile-le-Grand QC | 4.3% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux QC | 4% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Petite-Côte QC | 4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Malvern West ON | 3.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Humbermede ON | 3% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Bay-Cloverhill ON | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 9 | 18 |
| 21 | Kennedy Park ON | 2.4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Saint-Édouard QC | 2.3% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Danforth East York ON | 2.2% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 24 | Leaside-Bennington ON | 2.2% | 1% | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| 25 | Scarborough Village ON | 2.2% | 7% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Victoria Village ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Saint-Émile QC | 2% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Willowdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Laurentian West ON | 1.5% | 5.8% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | St.Andrew-Windfields ON | 1.4% | 2.3% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Clanton Park ON | 1.3% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Yorkdale-Glen Park ON | 1.3% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | La Visitation QC | 1.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Oakbank MB | 0.8% | 0.8% | 22 | 7 | 1 |
| 35 | Cowansville QC | 0.6% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Brookhaven-Amesbury ON | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Brooks AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Summerside AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Saint-Charles-Borromée QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Coventry Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Cap-Rouge
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; 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 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Cap-Rouge
Largest first: Base de plein air de Sainte-Foy leads with 137 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 260 ha in all
Parks & gardens 226 haWoods 34 ha
Between them, Base de plein air de Sainte-Foy and Parc de la Plage-Jacques-Cartier cover 61%.
Parc de la Plage-Jacques-Cartier
Park or garden
21 ha3 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
2.2 km eastfrom the centre
Sentier des Grèves
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Carrière
Park or garden
9.4 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
1.1 km southfrom the centre
Sentier de la Vallée
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Cartier-Roberval
Park or garden
7.7 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.3 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Boisé de Marly
Wood or forest
18 ha2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
1.4 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Boisé des Compagnons-de-Cartier
Wood or forest · 250 m outside town
16 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
1.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Noirefontaine
Park or garden
6.5 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Chaudière
Park or garden
5.9 ha0.5 km of path
1.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Base de plein air de Sainte-FoyPark or garden · 137 ha · 11 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la Plage-Jacques-CartierPark or garden · 21 ha · 3 km of path
DirectionsParc de la CarrièrePark or garden · 9.4 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsParc Cartier-RobervalPark or garden · 7.7 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsBoisé de MarlyWood or forest · 18 ha · 2.2 km of path
DirectionsBoisé des Compagnons-de-CartierWood or forest · 16 ha · 1.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc NoirefontainePark or garden · 6.5 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc de la ChaudièrePark or garden · 5.9 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc du PlateauPark or garden · 4.7 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc des PrimevèresPark or garden · 5.3 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de ChampignyPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc KiwanisPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc des CompagnonsPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des ÉcoresPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc ClérinPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc Claude-GermainPark or garden · 2.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc du CampanilePark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc ProvancherPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc de la PommeraiePark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des BosquetsPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la LivardePark or garden · 1.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc du Grand-HunierPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des PotiersPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc DestorPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc ChaurayPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc GingrasPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la MeulePark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des SeigneuriesPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc du Bon PasteurPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc de FenouilletPark or garden · 0.4 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
9 in 10 people in Cap-Rouge 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 (91%)Further (8.8%)
Cap-Rouge91%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. About 1,500 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Cap-Rouge, 4.7% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Cap-Rouge0%
Within 10 km4.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 22, 11 are public land; the others are privately held. The largest named one is Pointe Saint-Nicolas Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 346 ha. The figures include 11 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Cap-Rouge Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 94 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
Plage Saint-Laurent Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 250 ha · 0.2 km from the edge of town
Saint-Nicolas (Anse Méthot) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 250 ha · 1.3 km from the edge of town
Saint-Nicolas (Anse Ross) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 139 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Île à Gagnon Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 118 ha · 2.3 km from the edge of town
Pointe Saint-Nicolas Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 346 ha · 3.9 km from the edge of town
Saint-Romuald Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 194 ha · 4.0 km from the edge of town
Baribeau Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 130 ha · 7.1 km from the edge of town
Anse du Vieux Moulin Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 174 ha · 7.2 km from the edge of town
Marina de Lévis Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 181 ha · 9.0 km from the edge of town
1 more named area within 10 km is in the comparison 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
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is 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)
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
36 km north671 km²since 1981
For a national park, people in Cap-Rouge 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
77 km of paths in and around Cap-Rouge
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
77 km
in and around the town (30.2 km²)
Woodland
13%
about 4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Cap-RougeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.6
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Cap-RougeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland13%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 58% of Canadian towns. For path density, it beats 65% 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
Cap-Rouge has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Sentier de la Rivière du Cap-Rouge3.3 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Cap-Rouge: May and August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Quebec Jean Lesage (Airport) (5.4 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 87 | 66 | 78 | 94 | 92 | 115 | 119 | 109 | 111 | 116 | 91 | 96 |
Expect around 331 cm of snow over a winter. July is the warmest month, with highs around 25 °C; January the coldest, at -7 °C. July brings both the warmest days and the most rain (119 mm); February is driest (66 mm). The climate in Cap-Rouge →
Beaches
Plage Gagnon, 2.0 km away, is the beach near Cap-Rouge
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Gagnon2.0 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap shows 2 more, nameless. No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Cap-Rouge: 8 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, 83 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 8
Lin town
DirectionsNaufrage de la drague manseau 1011.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 6 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 15
Plus 15 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 83
Carrie factorie1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 82 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Quai public1.0 km from town
DirectionsMise à l'eau1.3 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Cap-Rouge: Roger-Van den Hende botanical garden, 3.3 km away
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Roger-Van den Hende botanical gardenGarden or park · 3.3 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Cap-Rouge
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Pointe-de-Sainte-FoyL'AéroportPlateauSaint-LouisL'Ancienne-LoretteCité-UniversitaireCap-Rouge
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap-Rouge | 4.7% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy 2.2 km | 4.8% | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| L'Aéroport 2.9 km | 4% | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| Plateau 3.6 km | 4.1% | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| Saint-Louis 4.6 km | 4.3% | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| L'Ancienne-Lorette 5.5 km | 3.9% | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| Cité-Universitaire 6.2 km | 4.1% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
Cap-Rouge holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Cap-Rouge
Is there a provincial park near Cap-Rouge?
It is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 36 km away.
Are there protected areas near Cap-Rouge?
Protected areas cover 4.7% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest beach to Cap-Rouge?
Try Plage Gagnon, 2.0 km from town, first of several.
What walking routes are near Cap-Rouge?
The Sentier de la Rivière du Cap-Rouge, mapped within 2 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Cap-Rouge?
It is Pointe Saint-Nicolas Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 346 ha.
Is Cap-Rouge near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Cap-Rouge.
When should you visit Cap-Rouge for the outdoors?
On the normals, May and August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Sources for this page on Cap-Rouge
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).