First pick
Domaine de Maizerets
Park or garden
30 ha7.9 km of path
1 h 45 minto walk all 7.9 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Corridor du Littoral
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Malimage · CC BY-SA 3.05.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Maizerets · parks, protected land & trails
From Maizerets, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is the nearest provincial park (30 km)
For a swim, Battures de Beauport is the nearest of 6 beaches within 5 km. 5.2% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 4.1 km out lies the largest, Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 325 ha.
Protected land
5.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 10 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
30 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Maizerets 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 km5.2%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 areas10Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches6Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Maizerets has the 10th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (14,321 to 14,837 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
Maizerets5.2%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Maizerets10
Towns its size7
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Maizerets0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Maizerets beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 9 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravenhurst ON | 18% | 24% | 27 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Bayshore ON | 11% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | La Crète AB | 11% | 7.9% | 9 | 0 | 112 |
| 4 | Mont-Laurier QC | 9.7% | 4.6% | 29 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Vieux-Montréal QC | 8% | 0% | 28 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Maricourt QC | 6.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Vieux-Bourg QC | 6.1% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis QC | 6.1% | 0.1% | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Peace Village ON | 5.7% | 0.6% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Maizerets QC | 5.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Vieux-Limoilou QC | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy QC | 4.8% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Guildford BC | 4.5% | 4% | 125 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Val-des-Monts QC | 4.4% | 2.6% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Bourg-Royal QC | 4.1% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Long Sault ON | 2.6% | 2.5% | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Orsainville QC | 2.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Southcrest ON | 2.5% | 7.8% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | South Glengarry ON | 2.3% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | Ridgehill / Armbro Heights ON | 2.3% | 9.7% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Hyde Park ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Harbour Landing SK | 2.2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | South London ON | 2% | 1.2% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Forest Heights ON | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lawrence Park North ON | 1.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Des Châtels QC | 1.3% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Pont-Viau QC | 1.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Roncesvalles ON | 1.3% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 29 | Briar Hill-Belgravia ON | 1% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Chappelle AB | 0.8% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Carleton Place ON | 0.6% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Lacombe AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Durham ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Martindale AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Truro NS | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Mount Forest ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Mountain View County AB | 0.1% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Cooksville NHD (West) ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Grand Falls-Windsor NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Portage la Prairie MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Maizerets
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
Walk in Maizerets: 14 named parks and woods
Largest first: Domaine de Maizerets leads with 30 ha. Numbers match the map.
14 named parks and woods, 49 ha in all
Parks & gardens 49 ha
Domaine de Maizerets and Parc Bardy together hold 72% of it.
Parc Bardy
Park or garden
5.0 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Maizerets
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Ferland
Park or garden
3.3 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Petit-Village
Park or garden
3.4 ha0.4 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Gérard-Marchand
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
1.6 ha0.5 km of path
1.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
École Saint-Paul-Apôtre
Park or garden
1.7 ha
0.8 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jardin du Mont-Thabor
Park or garden
0.3 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Maizerets
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Gazouillis
Park or garden
0.5 ha0.2 km of path
1.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 14 named parks and green spaces
Domaine de MaizeretsPark or garden · 30 ha · 7.9 km of path
DirectionsParc BardyPark or garden · 5.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc FerlandPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc du Petit-VillagePark or garden · 3.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Gérard-MarchandPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsÉcole Saint-Paul-ApôtrePark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsJardin du Mont-ThaborPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc des GazouillisPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc ConwayPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsJardin Saint-Michel-ArchangePark or garden · 0.7 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc de l'Oasis Saint-Albert-le-GrandPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc ÉvangélinePark or garden · 0.7 ha · just outside town
DirectionsJardin communautaire BardyPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc OMHQ-GravelPark 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
9 in 10 people in Maizerets 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 (9%)
Maizerets91%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 1,300 residents are further than 400 m from a park. It is above the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
5.2% of the country within 10 km of Maizerets 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 Maizerets0%
Within 10 km5.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 10 of the 17. The others are private conservation land. At 325 ha, Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering Area is the largest. 7 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Battures de Beauport Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 153 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
Battures de Beauport Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 311 ha · 0.9 km from the edge of town
Marina de Lévis Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 181 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
Anse aux Sauvages Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 55 ha · 3.8 km from the edge of town
Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 325 ha · 4.1 km from the edge of town
Montmorency Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 146 ha · 4.6 km from the edge of town
Baribeau Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 130 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
Pointe de la Martinière Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 245 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
Saint-Romuald Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 194 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
Île d'Orléans (Est du pont) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 232 ha · 7.1 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
30 km to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
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
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Maizerets, so the parks here are provincial. Québec’s “national” parks are the province’s own, managed by Sépaq.
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: 38 km in and around Maizerets
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
38 km
in and around the town (15 km²)
Woodland
2.8%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MaizeretsTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.5
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MaizeretsTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland2.8%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 64% of Canadian towns have fewer. Woods cover less of it than in 71% 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 Maizerets
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the neighbourhood; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
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 Maizerets
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Lauzon (9.7 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 | 8.5 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 80 | 80 | 78 | 95 | 98 | 120 | 129 | 117 | 123 | 112 | 84 | 101 |
Expect around 299 cm of snow over a winter. Summer storms make July the wettest month, 129 mm; March sees 78 mm. July is the warmest month, with highs around 25 °C; January the coldest, at -7 °C. The climate in Maizerets →
Beaches
Battures de Beauport, 3.5 km away, is the beach near Maizerets
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Battures de Beauport3.5 km from town
DirectionsUnnamed on the map: 5 more. 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
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Maizerets: 14 and 1
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
71 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 14
Tour d'observationin town
DirectionsLorne1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 12 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 20
Plus 20 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Parc canin de la Pointe-aux-Lièvres1.3 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Maizerets: 3 gardens and parks 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.
Parc VictoriaGarden or park · 1.7 km from town
DirectionsBois-de-Coulonge ParkGarden or park · 4.6 km from town
DirectionsRoger-Van den Hende botanical gardenGarden or park · 7.5 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 Maizerets
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Vieux-LimoilouLairetVieux-MoulinSaint-RodrigueSaint-RochJésuitesMaizerets
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maizerets | 5.2% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| Vieux-Limoilou 1.6 km | 4.9% | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| Lairet 1.7 km | 5% | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| Vieux-Moulin 1.9 km | 4.7% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| Saint-Rodrigue 2.7 km | 4.8% | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| Saint-Roch 2.9 km | 5.1% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| Jésuites 3.1 km | 4.6% | 17 | 1 | 6 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Maizerets’ protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
Questions about the outdoors in Maizerets
What is the best season to get outdoors in Maizerets?
May, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is Maizerets near a national park?
None within 100 km of Maizerets.
What is the largest protected area near Maizerets?
It is Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 325 ha.
How much land around Maizerets is protected?
Within 10 km, 5.2% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is there a beach near Maizerets?
The nearest is Battures de Beauport, 3.5 km from town.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Maizerets?
The closest is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), at 30 km.
Sources
Where Maizerets’ 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.
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).