First pick
Parc de la Famille
Park or garden
18 ha2.3 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.3 km of path
1.9 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.05.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Michel · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Saint-Michel is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 26 km away
For a swim, Battures de Beauport is the nearest of 7 beaches within 5 km. The 10 km around town hold 20 protected areas. Protected areas cover 5.2% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land
5.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
20
within 10 km, 13 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
26 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Beaches
7
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Saint-Michel 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
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 areas13Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches7Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Saint-Michel has the 11th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (16,790 to 17,818 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
Saint-Michel5.2%
Towns its size3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Michel13
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Michel0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Saint-Michel beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 9 of 39 do better.
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 | Saint-Henri QC | 10% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Grandview BC | 10% | 3.9% | 170 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Sainte-Catherine QC | 7.9% | 6.3% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Unionville ON | 7.5% | 0% | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Elder Mills ON | 7.3% | 8% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Yorkton SK | 6.4% | 0% | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Lake Country BC | 6.1% | 0.5% | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | East Burnaby BC | 5.5% | 2.6% | 54 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | Saint-Michel QC | 5.2% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Davie Village BC | 5.2% | 0% | 11 | 3 | 71 |
| 13 | Cap-Rouge QC | 4.7% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Saint-Basile-le-Grand QC | 4.3% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Fraser Heights BC | 4.1% | 24% | 129 | 4 | 6 |
| 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 | Morningside ON | 3% | 27% | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | McKenzie Towne AB | 3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 22 | Bay-Cloverhill ON | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 9 | 18 |
| 23 | Kennedy Park ON | 2.4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | Danforth East York ON | 2.2% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 25 | Victoria Village ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Saint-Émile QC | 2% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Cold Lake AB | 1.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | Mahogany AB | 1.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 32 | Clanton Park ON | 1.3% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Yorkdale-Glen Park ON | 1.3% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | La Visitation QC | 1.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Oakbank MB | 0.8% | 0.8% | 22 | 7 | 1 |
| 36 | Cowansville QC | 0.6% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Brookhaven-Amesbury ON | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Brooks AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Charles-Borromée QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Coventry Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Saint-Michel
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 Saint-Michel: 17 named parks and woods
Parc de la Famille is the largest, at 18 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
17 named parks and woods, 47 ha in all
Parks & gardens 47 ha
Parc de la Famille and Parc Saint-David together hold 56% of it.
Parc Saint-David
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
8.5 ha0.2 km of path
2.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Étienne-Parent
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
2.7 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
2.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Ribambelle
Park or garden
3.3 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Saint-Michel
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Chevalier
Park or garden
2.2 ha0.2 km of path
0.7 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Parmentière
Park or garden
1.7 ha0.4 km of path
1.2 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Fenaison
Park or garden
1.8 ha0.2 km of path
1.0 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 17 named parks and green spaces
Parc de la FamillePark or garden · 18 ha · 2.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Saint-DavidPark or garden · 8.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Étienne-ParentPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de la RibambellePark or garden · 3.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc SavioPark or garden · 2.6 ha
DirectionsParc ChevalierPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc de la ParmentièrePark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc de la FenaisonPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Armand-GrenierPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
Directionsparc Joseph-GiffardPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsParc Prés-de-LisieuxPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Armand-ParisPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc CourcivalPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc MontpellierPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc BlancardinPark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc Zacharie-CloutierPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc FilteauPark or garden · 0.3 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
About 6 in 10 of Saint-Michel’s residents are a short walk from 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 (64%)Further (36%)
Saint-Michel64%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. About 6,200 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 5.2% of the land near Saint-Michel
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Michel0%
Within 10 km5.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 20, 13 are public land; the others are privately held. 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 · 311 ha · 1.3 km from the edge of town
Montmorency Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 146 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
Battures de Beauport Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 153 ha · 1.9 km from the edge of town
Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 325 ha · 2.7 km from the edge of town
Île d'Orléans (Est du pont) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 232 ha · 3.2 km from the edge of town
Anse aux Sauvages Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 55 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
Pointe de la Martinière Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 245 ha · 5.0 km from the edge of town
L'Ange-Gardien Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 255 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
Île d'Orléans (Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 324 ha · 5.7 km from the edge of town
Marina de Lévis Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 181 ha · 6.4 km from the edge of town
3 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
26 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)
26 km north671 km²since 1981
For a national park, people in Saint-Michel 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
Saint-Michel and its edge hold 38 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
38 km
in and around the town (27.2 km²)
Woodland
12%
about 3.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-MichelTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-MichelTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland12%
0%50%100%
For path density, 53% of Canadian towns do better. For woods, it beats 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Saint-Michel
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 Saint-Michel
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lauzon, 11 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 | 15.9 | 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 |
The yearly snowfall is near 299 cm. From -7 °C in January to 25 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. Rain peaks with the heat: 129 mm in July, against 78 mm in March. The climate in Saint-Michel →
Beaches
Beaches near Saint-Michel: 7 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Battures de Beauport2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlage du Lac Johnsand · 2.3 km from town
DirectionsThere are also 5 beaches without a name. 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
Saint-Michel has 2 viewpoints and 2 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
64 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 2
Plus 2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 64
Plus 64 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Centre de plein air de Beauport0.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Mise à l'eau domaine de la rivière1.1 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Parc de la Chute-Montmorency, 2.2 km from Saint-Michel, 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.
Parc de la Chute-MontmorencyGarden or park · 2.2 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 Saint-Michel
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Sainte-Thérèse-de-LisieuxVieux-BourgChutes-MontmorencyVieux-MoulinBourg-RoyalBoischatelSaint-Michel
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel | 5.2% | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux 2.2 km | 4% | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| Vieux-Bourg 2.6 km | 6.1% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| Chutes-Montmorency 3.1 km | 6.4% | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| Vieux-Moulin 3.5 km | 4.7% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| Bourg-Royal 3.5 km | 4.1% | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| Boischatel 4.8 km | 5.9% | 25 | 0 | 6 |
Saint-Michel is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint-Michel
What is the nearest provincial park to Saint-Michel?
The closest is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), at 26 km.
When is the best time for walking in Saint-Michel?
May: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Saint-Michel from a national park?
None within 100 km of Saint-Michel.
Where can you swim near Saint-Michel?
Try Battures de Beauport, 2.0 km from town, first of several.
What is the largest protected area near Saint-Michel?
It is Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 325 ha.
How much land around Saint-Michel is protected?
Within 10 km, 5.2% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
Sources for this page on Saint-Michel
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).