First pick
Base de plein air de Sainte-Foy
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
137 ha11 km of path
2 h 25 minto walk all 11 km of path
2.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in L'Aéroport · parks, protected land & trails
From L'Aéroport, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is the nearest provincial park (30 km)
The 10 km around town hold 33 protected areas. One named trail is close: the Sentier de la Rivière du Cap-Rouge. For a swim, Plage Gagnon is the nearest of 3 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land
4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
33
within 10 km, 14 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
98 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
30 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
L'Aéroport 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km4%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 areas14Areas 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
Among 40 towns its size, L'Aéroport ranks 17th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (13,331 to 13,943 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
L'Aéroport4%
Towns its size3.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
L'Aéroport14
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
L'Aéroport1
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
L'Aéroport beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 7 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semiahmoo Town Centre BC | 21% | 0.8% | 103 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Bathurst NB | 20% | 2.6% | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | Hammonds Plains NS | 16% | 4.9% | 35 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | West Point Grey BC | 14% | 0.5% | 11 | 1 | 65 |
| 5 | Sandy Hill ON | 13% | 1.7% | 40 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Glebe-Dows Lake ON | 12% | 11% | 36 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Ville-Émard QC | 10% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Beaurivage QC | 8.1% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Sidney BC | 7% | 0.6% | 22 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Terrace BC | 6.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Durand ON | 6.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Cloverdale BC | 6% | 0.4% | 160 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Dolbeau-Mistassini QC | 5.4% | 6.6% | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | E-F-K-Section (bramalea) ON | 5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Montcalm QC | 4.7% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Vanier QC | 4.2% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | L'Aéroport QC | 4% | 0% | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Strathcona BC | 3.8% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 76 |
| 19 | Stittsville North ON | 3.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Centennial Scarborough ON | 3.5% | 8.1% | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | Ionview ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | Oakridge ON | 2.5% | 11% | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 23 | Fletchers Creek Village / Lundy Village ON | 2.5% | 7.1% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Douglasdale/Glen AB | 2.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 25 | West Queen West ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 26 | Wychwood ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| 27 | Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills ON | 1.9% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Avondale ON | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Dawson Creek BC | 1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Beaverton ON | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Streetsville ON | 0.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Perth East ON | 0.5% | 1.7% | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | The Maples MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Mount Dennis ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | River West ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Rossmere-A MB | 0.2% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Wetaskiwin AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Walker AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Sainte-Marie QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Lorette MB | 0% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
The map
L'Aéroport on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
17 parks and woods to walk in, in or near L'Aéroport
The biggest is Base de plein air de Sainte-Foy, 137 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
17 named parks and woods, 165 ha in all
Parks & gardens 165 ha
The bulk, 87%, is Base de plein air de Sainte-Foy and Parc des Primevères.
Parc des Primevères
Park or garden
5.3 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of L'Aéroport
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de Champigny
Park or garden
4.1 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Sentier de la Rivière du Cap-Rouge
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Kiwanis
Park or garden
3.5 ha0.3 km of path
0.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sainte Famille
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of L'Aéroport
Directionsto a point inside
All 17 named parks and green spaces
Base de plein air de Sainte-FoyPark or garden · 137 ha · 11 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc des PrimevèresPark or garden · 5.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc de ChampignyPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc KiwanisPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Le BivouacPark or garden · 3.2 ha
DirectionsSainte FamillePark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Claude-GermainPark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsParc de BélairPark or garden · 1.8 ha
DirectionsParc de la LivardePark or garden · 1.5 ha
DirectionsParc du Grand-HunierPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Le MayPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc MalrauxPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Joseph-Olivier-ChauveauPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Cyrille-GauvinPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Louis DelislePark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc du PassantPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc FénélonPark 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
6 in 10 people in L'Aéroport 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 (63%)Further (38%)
L'Aéroport63%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. About 5,100 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
4% of the country within 10 km of L'Aéroport 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 L'Aéroport0%
Within 10 km4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 33, 14 are public and the remainder private. At 562 ha, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly (Pointe Aubin) Water Fowl Gathering Area is the largest. 19 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Cap-Rouge Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 94 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Plage Saint-Laurent Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 250 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
Île à Gagnon Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 118 ha · 2.7 km from the edge of town
Saint-Nicolas (Anse Méthot) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 250 ha · 3.4 km from the edge of town
Saint-Nicolas (Anse Ross) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 139 ha · 4.1 km from the edge of town
Pointe Saint-Nicolas Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 346 ha · 4.8 km from the edge of town
Anse du Vieux Moulin Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 174 ha · 6.0 km from the edge of town
Saint-Romuald Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 194 ha · 6.1 km from the edge of town
Îlets Fréchette Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 78 ha · 7.6 km from the edge of town
Baribeau Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 130 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
4 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
98 km to La Mauricie National Park
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)
30 km north671 km²since 1981
National park
La Mauricie National Park
98 km west536 km²since 1970
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), a provincial park, is nearer at 30 km. Sépaq runs Québec’s parcs nationaux, which are provincial parks under another name.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
L'Aéroport and its edge hold 93 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
93 km
in and around the town (92.6 km²)
Woodland
32%
about 29.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
L'AéroportTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
L'AéroportTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland32%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 75% of Canadian towns. For path density, 58% of Canadian towns do better.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
One mapped route to walk from L'Aéroport
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
Walking season in L'Aéroport: May and August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Quebec Jean Lesage (Airport), 2.4 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) | 8.9 | 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 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 87 | 66 | 78 | 94 | 92 | 115 | 119 | 109 | 111 | 116 | 91 | 96 |
Some 331 cm of snow falls each winter. Rain peaks with the heat: 119 mm in July, against 66 mm in February. Summer highs reach 25 °C in July; in January they stay near -7 °C. The climate in L'Aéroport →
Beaches
The beach near L'Aéroport: Plage Gagnon, 4.6 km away
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Gagnon4.6 km from town
DirectionsThe map adds 2 unnamed stretches of beach. Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
4 viewpoints near L'Aéroport
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 102.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Plus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Réserve naturelle des Capteuses-de-Rêve1.1 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 18
Plus 18 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 102
Carrie factorie0.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 101 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 3
Parc Canin de St-Augustin-De-Desmaures1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Mise à l'eauin town
DirectionsQuai public1.4 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Roger-Van den Hende botanical garden, 4.0 km from L'Aéroport, is the garden to visit
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 · 4.0 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 L'Aéroport
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Cap-RougeL'Ancienne-LorettePointe-de-Sainte-FoyPlateauDuberger—Les SaulesSaint-LouisL'Aéroport
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Aéroport | 4% | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| Cap-Rouge 2.9 km | 4.7% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| L'Ancienne-Lorette 3.1 km | 3.9% | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy 3.8 km | 4.8% | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| Plateau 4.1 km | 4.1% | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| Duberger—Les Saules 6.0 km | 3.7% | 29 | 1 | 4 |
| Saint-Louis 6.1 km | 4.3% | 15 | 2 | 4 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice L'Aéroport’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in L'Aéroport
What is the largest protected area near L'Aéroport?
It is Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly (Pointe Aubin) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 562 ha.
How far is L'Aéroport from a national park?
The nearest is La Mauricie National Park, 98 km away.
When should you visit L'Aéroport for the outdoors?
May and August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is there a provincial park near L'Aéroport?
The closest is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), at 30 km.
Are there hiking trails near L'Aéroport?
Try the Sentier de la Rivière du Cap-Rouge.
Where can you swim near L'Aéroport?
Try Plage Gagnon, 4.6 km from town, first of several.
How much land around L'Aéroport is protected?
Yes: 4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
The sources behind L'Aéroport’s outdoors figures
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).