First pick
Place des Loisirs
Park or garden
3.9 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Richmond
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Cell82 · CC BY-SA 3.00.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Richmond · parks, protected land & trails
Richmond is on the Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Richmond
CPCAD lists 4 protected areas within 10 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. The nearest provincial park, Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), is 28 km away.
Protected land
0.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
4
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
28 km
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Richmond, set against 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 km0.7%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 areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Richmond has the 15th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,355 to 3,477 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
Richmond0.7%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Richmond0
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Richmond1
Towns its size1
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Richmond’s strong point is walking routes, where 11 of 39 top it. For public protected areas, though, 36 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington NB | 32% | 2.4% | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Shuniah ON | 19% | 1.4% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | North Kawartha ON | 18% | 36% | 20 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Meaghers Grant NS | 15% | 32% | 103 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | Sables-Spanish Rivers ON | 14% | 9.7% | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Kensington, Part 1 PE | 11% | 0.9% | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Cumberland County, Subdivision A NS | 10% | 24% | 90 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Portneuf QC | 9.8% | 0.2% | 29 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | Thurso QC | 8% | 14% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mackenzie BC | 7.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary BC | 6.5% | 1.6% | 24 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 6.2% | 7.6% | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Port Hawkesbury NS | 5.1% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Thomas QC | 5.1% | 0.5% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Havre-Saint-Pierre QC | 3.7% | 2.7% | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | Electoral Area B, North Okanagan BC | 3.7% | 4% | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 17 | Merrickville ON | 2.9% | 5.8% | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Trillium Industrial Park ON | 2.2% | 6.2% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Glenview West ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier QC | 1.8% | 3.9% | 27 | 1 | 12 |
| 21 | West Jasper Place AB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Riverdale East ON | 1.6% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| 23 | North St. Boniface MB | 1.4% | 7.7% | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Buchanan MB | 1.2% | 0.1% | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| 25 | Niakwa Place MB | 0.8% | 4.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Richmond QC | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Richmond County, Subdivision C NS | 0.6% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| 28 | Channel-Port aux Basques NL | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 29 | Lynnwood AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Coach Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Ramsay Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Royal Gardens AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Placentia NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 34 | Sakaw AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Lewisporte NL | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Saint-Côme--Linière QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Richfield AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Sainte-Mélanie QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Montrose AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Virginia Park AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Richmond on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
Walk in Richmond: 2 named parks and woods
Place des Loisirs is the largest, at 3.9 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
Parc Bellevue
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
0.3 ha
1.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Source: 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 4 in 10 of Richmond’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 (43%)Further (57%)
Richmond43%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. About 1,900 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
Richmond has 4 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Richmond0%
Within 10 km0.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
No public land among them: all are private conservation land, counted but unnamed.
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
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec) is 28 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)
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
28 km south59 km²since 1979
For a national park, people in Richmond 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
Richmond and its edge hold 3 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
3.0 km
in and around the town (24 km²)
Woodland
38%
about 9.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
RichmondTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
RichmondTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland38%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 78% of Canadian towns. For path density, 83% 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
Where to walk from Richmond
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
National
Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Richmond13.6 km
3.7 km of the Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Richmond runs within 2 km of town; mapped end to end, it is 14 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Richmond: May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Drummondville, 36 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 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 90 | 66 | 66 | 79 | 91 | 102 | 109 | 99 | 94 | 100 | 80 | 95 |
From -5 °C in January to 26 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. July is warm and wet, 109 mm; the driest month, February, has 66 mm. The yearly snowfall is near 229 cm. The climate in Richmond →
Things to do
15 things to do outdoors near Richmond
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 8 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 8
Plus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping Melbourne0.1 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Richmond
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
ClevelandMelbourneDurham-SudWindsorSaint-Félix-de-KingseySaint-François-Xavier-de-BromptonRichmond
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0.7% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland 2.6 km | 0.6% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Melbourne 2.7 km | 2% | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Durham-Sud 14 km | 0.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Windsor 15 km | 1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey 15 km | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton 16 km | 2.8% | 16 | 1 | 1 |
Melbourne has the most mapped walking routes nearby: 4. Around Melbourne and Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- 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.
- 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 Richmond
What is the nearest national park to Richmond?
No national park lies within 100 km of Richmond.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Richmond?
May, June, August and 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 provincial park to Richmond?
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), 28 km from the edge of town.
Where can you walk near Richmond?
The Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Richmond, mapped within 2 km.
How much land around Richmond is protected?
Yes: 0.7% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
The sources behind Richmond’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.
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).