First pick
Fort-Chambly
Park or garden · 130 m outside town
6.5 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
3.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.01.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Richelieu · parks, protected land & trails
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec) is 9.3 km from Richelieu
The 10 km around town hold 18 protected areas. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.
Protected land
1.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
18
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
9.3 km
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Richelieu compares with 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 km1.4%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town4.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Richelieu sits 18th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,948 to 6,139 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
Richelieu1.4%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Richelieu1
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Richelieu0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Richelieu trails its peers is public protected areas; 26 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crowsnest Pass AB | 25% | 20% | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Cumberland County, Subdivision C NS | 20% | 8% | 133 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts QC | 15% | 0.2% | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Civic Hospital ON | 11% | 0% | 34 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park ON | 7.1% | 20% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Central Business Dis ON | 6.9% | 11% | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Cumberland ON | 6.7% | 2.9% | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Rolston ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | McMasterville QC | 5.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Creston BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Cochrane ON | 5.3% | 0.6% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Port Mann BC | 5.1% | 4.4% | 108 | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | Lawfield ON | 4.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Crown Point West ON | 4.1% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Southwood AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Stettler County No. 6 AB | 3.9% | 3.3% | 96 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Homeside ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Underwood ON | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Sioux Lookout ON | 1.7% | 4.5% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Haultain SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Richmond West MB | 1.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Pleasant Hill SK | 1.6% | 6.9% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Richelieu QC | 1.4% | 4.8% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Caernarvon AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Worthington MB | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Dunluce AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Saint-Henri QC | 0.5% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Inkster Gardens MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Capitol Hill AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Saint-Pie QC | 0.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Stettler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Castleridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Forest Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | MacEwan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | South Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Melfort SK | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Ellerslie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Amqui QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Alberta Avenue AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Homesteader AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Richelieu
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
11 named parks and woods to walk in near Richelieu
Fort-Chambly is the largest, at 6.5 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
11 named parks and woods, 22 ha in all
Parks & gardens 22 ha
Two places, Fort-Chambly and Parc Florence-Viens, make up 45% of the total.
Parc des Rapides
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
1.9 ha0.4 km of path
2.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de l'étang
Park or garden
2.1 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Richelieu
Directionsto a point inside
Halte de Richelieu
Park or garden
1.8 ha0.4 km of path
2.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Commune
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
2.1 ha0.2 km of path
2.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Rue Charles-Boyer
Directionsto a point inside
All 11 named parks and green spaces
Fort-ChamblyPark or garden · 6.5 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Florence-ViensPark or garden · 3.5 ha
DirectionsParc des RapidesPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de l'étangPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsHalte de RichelieuPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc de la CommunePark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Bruno-RoyPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsParc FortierPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsParc des PeupliersPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc Alphonsine-DubucPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsParc Maurice-BerthiaumePark 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 Richelieu’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 (61%)Further (40%)
Richelieu61%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. About 2,400 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Around Richelieu, protected areas make up 1.4%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Richelieu4.8%
Within 10 km1.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 18, 1 are public and the remainder private. Another 17 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 884 ha · 9.3 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
9.3 km to Mont-Saint-Bruno 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)
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
9.3 km north-west8.8 km²since 1985
For a national park, people in Richelieu travel more than 100 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
23 km of paths in and around Richelieu
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
23 km
in and around the town (68.1 km²)
Woodland
13%
about 9.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
RichelieuTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
RichelieuTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland13%
0%50%100%
For path density, 71% of Canadian towns do better. It is more wooded than 59% 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 Richelieu
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered as routes.
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 Richelieu: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 40 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 66 | 77 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 103 | 84 | 92 |
Most rain and snow falls in October, 103 mm; February sees 66 mm. From -4 °C in January to 27 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The yearly snowfall is near 217 cm. The climate in Richelieu →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Richelieu
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
3 viewpoints near Richelieu
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 35 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Lieu historique national du Fort-Chambly0.2 km from town
DirectionsCanal-de-Chambly0.8 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 22
Plus 22 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 35
Plus 35 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Richelieu
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
ChamblySaint-Mathias-sur-RichelieuMarievilleCarignanSaint-Basile-le-GrandBienvilleRichelieu
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richelieu | 1.4% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Chambly 4.3 km | 2.7% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu 4.8 km | 4.3% | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| Marieville 5.9 km | 2.9% | 37 | 0 | 5 |
| Carignan 6.8 km | 2.7% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand 10 km | 4.3% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Bienville 11 km | 4.1% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Marieville and Saint-Basile-le-Grand have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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.
- 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. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Richelieu
Is there a provincial park near Richelieu?
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 9.3 km away.
Are there protected areas near Richelieu?
Yes: 1.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a beach near Richelieu?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
What is the largest protected area near Richelieu?
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec): 884 ha, a québec national park (provincial).
What is the best season to get outdoors in Richelieu?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the nearest national park to Richelieu?
No national park lies within 100 km of Richelieu.
Sources
Sources for this page on Richelieu
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.
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).