First pick
Parc des Champs-de-Bataille
Park or garden
86 ha13.2 km of path
2 h 55 minto walk all 13.2 km of path
1.0 km eastfrom the centre
Avenue Cap-aux-DiamantsEscalier Cap-BlancPromenade des Gouverneurs
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Wilfredor · CC04.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Montcalm · parks, protected land & trails
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 35 km away, is the closest provincial park to Montcalm
One named trail is close: the De Cap en Cap 1. Swimmers have 3 beaches within 5 km, Plage Samuel de Champlain the nearest. 7.2 km out lies the largest, Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 325 ha.
Protected land
4.7%
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
35 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Montcalm 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
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 areas10Areas 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
Montcalm comes 17th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (13,265 to 13,913 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
Montcalm4.7%
Towns its size3.8%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Montcalm10
Towns its size6
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Montcalm1
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Montcalm sits near the top of its size group: 11 of 39 have more.
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 | Pine Grove ON | 6.2% | 37% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cloverdale BC | 6% | 0.4% | 160 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Bonnyville No. 87 AB | 5.5% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Dolbeau-Mistassini QC | 5.4% | 6.6% | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | E-F-K-Section (bramalea) ON | 5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Montcalm QC | 4.7% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Vanier QC | 4.2% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | L'Aéroport QC | 4% | 0% | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Strathcona BC | 3.8% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 76 |
| 21 | Stittsville North ON | 3.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Centennial Scarborough ON | 3.5% | 8.1% | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | Ionview ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | Oakridge ON | 2.5% | 11% | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 25 | Douglasdale/Glen AB | 2.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 26 | West Queen West ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 27 | Wychwood ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| 28 | Avondale ON | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Dawson Creek BC | 1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Signal Hill AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Beaverton ON | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Streetsville ON | 0.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Perth East ON | 0.5% | 1.7% | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | The Maples MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Mount Dennis ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 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
Parks, woods and paths around Montcalm
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
15 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Montcalm
The biggest is Parc des Champs-de-Bataille, 86 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
15 named parks and woods, 132 ha in all
Parks & gardens 132 ha
Two places, Parc des Champs-de-Bataille and Parc du Bois-de-Coulonge, make up 82% of the total.
Parc du Bois-de-Coulonge
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
23 ha5.4 km of path
1 h 10 minto walk all 5.4 km of path
1.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Escalier du Bois-de-Coulonge
Directionsto a point inside
Parc linéaire du coteau Sainte-Geneviève
Park or garden
7.5 ha0.5 km of path
1.5 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Braves
Park or garden
4.4 ha0.4 km of path
0.7 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Dollard-Des-Ormeaux
Park or garden · 250 m outside town
3.7 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de l'Amérique-Française
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
1.7 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jardin Jeanne-d'Arc
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
1.0 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.1 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Karim-Ouellet
Park or garden
1.5 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
0.6 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 15 named parks and green spaces
Parc des Champs-de-BataillePark or garden · 86 ha · 13.2 km of path
DirectionsParc du Bois-de-CoulongePark or garden · 23 ha · 5.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc linéaire du coteau Sainte-GenevièvePark or garden · 7.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc des BravesPark or garden · 4.4 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Dollard-Des-OrmeauxPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de l'Amérique-FrançaisePark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsJardin Jeanne-d'ArcPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Karim-OuelletPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc des FranciscainsPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc du MuséePark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc LangelierPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la côte SauvageauPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc canin de la Pente DoucePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Roger-LemelinPark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc Jacques-MarquettePark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.1 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
In Montcalm, a park is close to every home
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 (100%)Further (0%)
Montcalm100%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Around Montcalm, protected areas make up 4.7%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Montcalm0%
Within 10 km4.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 10 of the 17, and private owners the rest. Biggest of the named areas: Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 325 ha. The figures include 7 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Marina de Lévis Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 181 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
Baribeau Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 130 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
Saint-Romuald Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 194 ha · 2.7 km from the edge of town
Battures de Beauport Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 153 ha · 3.8 km from the edge of town
Battures de Beauport Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 311 ha · 5.2 km from the edge of town
Anse aux Sauvages Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 55 ha · 6.1 km from the edge of town
Pointe de la Martinière Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 245 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 325 ha · 7.2 km from the edge of town
Montmorency Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 146 ha · 8.7 km from the edge of town
Cap-Rouge Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 94 ha · 9.0 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
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is 35 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)
35 km north671 km²since 1981
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Montcalm has its province’s. A Québec parc national belongs to the province, not to Parks Canada.
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: 41 km in and around Montcalm
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
41 km
in and around the town (10.8 km²)
Woodland
6.6%
about 0.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MontcalmTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths3.8
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MontcalmTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland6.6%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 81% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 56% 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
1 walking route near Montcalm
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Other waymarked
De Cap en Cap 110.1 km
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 Montcalm
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lauzon, 10 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 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 80 | 80 | 78 | 95 | 98 | 120 | 129 | 117 | 123 | 112 | 84 | 101 |
January brings highs of -7 °C, July highs of 25 °C. The wettest month is the warmest, July (129 mm); March has 78 mm. About 299 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Montcalm →
Beaches
Plage Samuel de Champlain, 1.6 km away, is the beach near Montcalm
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Samuel de Champlainsand · 1.6 km from town
DirectionsThere are also 2 beaches without a name. For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Montcalm: 36 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, 66 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 36
Earl Grey Terracein town
DirectionsObservatoire de la Capitale0.7 km from town
DirectionsPlessis1.6 km from town
DirectionsDufferin1.7 km from town
DirectionsVictoria1.7 km from town
DirectionsLorne1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 30 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 66
Ecole Marguerite-Bourgeoys Playgroud0.6 km from town
DirectionsParc Lionel Bertrand1.2 km from town
DirectionsJeux d'eau1.2 km from town
DirectionsParc Saint-Charles-Garnier1.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 62 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Parc canin de la Pointe-aux-Lièvres1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Rampe de mise à l'eau Anse au Foulon0.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Montcalm: 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.
Bois-de-Coulonge ParkGarden or park · 0.4 km from town
DirectionsParc VictoriaGarden or park · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsRoger-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 Montcalm
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-SauveurSaint-Jean-BaptisteSaint-RochSaint-SacrementVieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaireVanierMontcalm
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcalm | 4.7% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| Saint-Sauveur 1.0 km | 4.9% | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste 1.1 km | 5.3% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| Saint-Roch 1.5 km | 5.1% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| Saint-Sacrement 1.6 km | 4% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire 2.0 km | 5% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| Vanier 2.7 km | 4.2% | 15 | 1 | 3 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Montcalm has.
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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Montcalm
What is the nearest provincial park to Montcalm?
It is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 35 km away.
Is there protected land near Montcalm?
Protected areas cover 4.7% of the land within 10 km.
Where can you walk near Montcalm?
Try the De Cap en Cap 1.
What is the nearest beach to Montcalm?
Try Plage Samuel de Champlain, 1.6 km from town, first of several.
How far is Montcalm from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Montcalm.
Which is the biggest protected area near Montcalm?
Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 325 ha, a wildlife area.
When should you visit Montcalm for the outdoors?
On the normals, May: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Where Montcalm’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.
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).