Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Rigaud has 21 public protected areas within 10 km
0.9 km from town is Voyageur Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. 7.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 2 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Les sentiers de l'escapade and Sentiers de l'Escapade.
What sets Rigaud apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
For someone who likes to get outside, Rigaud’s draw is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Rigaud 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Rigaud comes 9th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (8,075 to 8,308 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
For public protected areas, Rigaud sits near the top of its size group: 5 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Malbaie QC | 27% | 0.5% | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est NB | 27% | 2% | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Argyle NS | 21% | 22% | 136 | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Morgan Creek BC | 17% | 1% | 157 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Elmvale - Canterbury ON | 14% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Old Ottawa East ON | 13% | 4.2% | 39 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Upper Cornell ON | 12% | 49% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Crestview-Tanglewood ON | 12% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Rigaud QC | 7.1% | 1.5% | 44 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Lincoln NB | 6.8% | 3.8% | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Secord AB | 6.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Kirkland Lake ON | 5% | 9.5% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | G-Section (bramalea) ON | 5% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Woodbine AB | 4.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Al Ritchie SK | 4.4% | 39% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Haliburton Village ON | 4.1% | 2.6% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Walden AB | 3.2% | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 | Rocky Mountain House AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Langstaff ON | 2.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Torbay NL | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 21 | Jackson ON | 1.6% | 3.2% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Talbot ON | 1.6% | 4.3% | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | South Pointe MB | 1.6% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Wolseley MB | 1.5% | 0% | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Alnwick/Haldimand ON | 1.1% | 2.9% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | South Terwillegar AB | 0.8% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Otonabee-South Monaghan ON | 0.7% | 0.7% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Lawson Heights SK | 0.7% | 8.1% | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | St. Norbert MB | 0.6% | 1.6% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Silverwood Heights SK | 0.6% | 1.6% | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Vermilion River County AB | 0.5% | 0.3% | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | Southdale MB | 0.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Plattsville ON | 0.4% | 0.1% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Allard AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Kildare-Redonda MB | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | St. Marys ON | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Charlesworth AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Strathcona AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Happy Valley-Goose Bay NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 40 | Ponoka AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The green map of Rigaud
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
10 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Rigaud
The biggest is LPFDR, 78 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Most of it sits in LPFDR and Parc Léry-MacDonald: 88% together.
Parc Léry-MacDonald
Parc Chartier-De Lotbinière
Parc François-Chevrier
Parc du Croissant-du-Cerf
Parc de la Nova
Parc (rue Frère André Daoust)
All 10 named parks and green spaces
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.
A park is within a short walk for 3 in 10 in Rigaud
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.
That leaves about 5,400 people more than a short walk away. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas cover 7.1% of the land near Rigaud
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Governments hold 21 of the 44, and private owners the rest. At 1,466 ha, Voyageur Provincial Park is the largest. The count includes 22 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
8 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.
0.9 km to Voyageur Provincial Park
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.
Voyageur Provincial Park
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Rigaud 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.
Rigaud has 121 km of footpaths in and around it
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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Woods cover more of it than in 77% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 61% 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.
2 mapped routes to walk from Rigaud
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The longest of the rest is the Les sentiers de l'escapade, 14.0 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Walking season in Rigaud: May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Lachute (19 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) | 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) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 97 | 72 | 74 | 100 | 89 | 111 | 112 | 104 | 114 | 120 | 93 | 94 |
The wettest month, October, brings 120 mm, against 72 mm in February. The warmest days come in July (27 °C highs), the coldest in January (-6 °C). Winter brings about 218 cm of snow. The climate in Rigaud →
2 beaches within 5 km of Rigaud, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Rigaud has 5 viewpoints within 2 km
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, 31 of them. Highest of the named peaks: Mont Rigaud, 228 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Plus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 4
Nature reserves 6
Plus 4 nature reserves more.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 31
Plus 31 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Rigaud
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigaud | 7.1% | 44 | 2 | 2 |
| Très-Saint-Rédempteur 6.4 km | 4.9% | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| Saint-Placide 8.8 km | 9% | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Marthe 9.2 km | 5% | 39 | 1 | 0 |
| Saint-André-d'Argenteuil 11 km | 7.4% | 46 | 0 | 3 |
| Hudson 12 km | 20% | 52 | 0 | 5 |
| Kanesatake 14 km | 19% | 35 | 0 | 5 |
Hudson and Kanesatake have at least twice the protected share around them.
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.
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Rigaud
Are there hiking trails near Rigaud?
The Les sentiers de l'escapade and Sentiers de l'Escapade, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Rigaud?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
Is there protected land near Rigaud?
Within 10 km, 7.1% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest provincial park to Rigaud?
It is Voyageur Provincial Park, 0.9 km away.
Which is the biggest protected area near Rigaud?
It is Voyageur Provincial Park, a provincial park covering 1,466 ha.
What is the nearest national park to Rigaud?
None within 100 km of Rigaud.
When should you visit Rigaud for the outdoors?
May to August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
The sources behind Rigaud’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).