First pick
Parc botanique à Fleur d'eau
Park or garden
8.1 ha2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
0.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain11%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Rouyn-Noranda · parks, protected land & trails
Few places match Rouyn-Noranda for protected land nearby: more than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 10 km are 90 protected areas. Walkers have 15 mapped routes close by, starting with the Sentier Cédrière and Sentier Clintonie. 8 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Plage des Moose.
Protected land
11%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
90
within 10 km, 89 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Aiguebelle National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
15
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
8
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Rouyn-Noranda has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round11% of the land within 10 km, more than 88% of Canadian townsWalking routes15 named routes within 2 kmMany protected areas89 public areas within 10 kmA provincial park at the edgeAiguebelle National Park (Québec) reaches the town
Above all, Rouyn-Noranda offers protected land around it, with its choice of walking routes close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Rouyn-Noranda, 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. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km11%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town14%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas89Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes15Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches8Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Rouyn-Noranda ranks 11th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (37,901 to 49,388 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
Rouyn-Noranda11%
Towns its size4.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Rouyn-Noranda89
Towns its size13
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Rouyn-Noranda15
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Rouyn-Noranda’s strong point is public protected areas, where 1 of 39 tops it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaudreuil-Dorion QC | 20% | 0.7% | 73 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Mission BC | 19% | 3.5% | 28 | 3 | 33 |
| 3 | Pierrefonds-Est QC | 18% | 3.1% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Port Moody BC | 16% | 23% | 48 | 5 | 102 |
| 5 | Sullivan BC | 15% | 5.6% | 190 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Côte-Saint-Luc QC | 14% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Penticton BC | 12% | 1% | 26 | 0 | 61 |
| 8 | Sainte-Dorothée QC | 12% | 3.7% | 45 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | West Kelowna BC | 12% | 2.7% | 29 | 1 | 40 |
| 10 | Sault-Saint-Louis QC | 11% | 10% | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Rouyn-Noranda QC | 11% | 14% | 90 | 15 | 8 |
| 12 | Saint-Eustache QC | 9.9% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield QC | 8.8% | 1.9% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | West Vancouver BC | 8.6% | 21% | 56 | 10 | 132 |
| 15 | Boucherville QC | 7.1% | 14% | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Anjou QC | 6.5% | 2.4% | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Hagerman's Corners ON | 6.4% | 0% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Fabreville QC | 5.8% | 3% | 39 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Vellore ON | 5.1% | 1.8% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Yaletown BC | 4.7% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 77 |
| 21 | Port-Maurice QC | 4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Prince Albert SK | 3.3% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Spruce Grove AB | 3.1% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Campbell River BC | 3% | 7.3% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Kensington-Cedar Cottage BC | 3% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| 26 | Beverley Glen ON | 2.8% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Timmins ON | 2.7% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | Malton ON | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Cochrane AB | 2.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Charlottetown PE | 2% | 2% | 15 | 25 | 13 |
| 31 | Laval-des-Rapides QC | 1.7% | 0.1% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | East Gwillimbury ON | 0.8% | 0.6% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Hurontario ON | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Paris ON | 0.4% | 0.2% | 26 | 7 | 3 |
| 35 | Lakeshore ON | 0.4% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Churchill Meadows ON | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | St. Thomas ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Clarkson - Lorne Park ON | 0.1% | 1.5% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Erin Mills ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Leduc AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Rouyn-Noranda
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
30 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Rouyn-Noranda
Largest first: Parc botanique à Fleur d'eau leads with 8.1 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 52 ha in all
Parks & gardens 52 ha
No one place dominates; the largest has 15%.
Parc Chadbourne
Park or garden
6.5 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
2.3 km northfrom the centre
Sentier de la Côte-Météo
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Mouska
Park or garden
7.0 ha0.3 km of path
2.2 km northfrom the centre
Sentier de la Côte-Météo
Directionsto a point inside
Halte de Repos du Parc Simard
Park or garden
3.0 ha0.4 km of path
38 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Presqu'île du lac Osisko
Park or garden
2.7 ha
2.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Parc botanique à Fleur d'eauPark or garden · 8.1 ha · 2.2 km of path
DirectionsParc ChadbournePark or garden · 6.5 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc MouskaPark or garden · 7.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc TrémoyPark or garden · 4.9 ha
DirectionsHalte de Repos du Parc SimardPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc BellecombePark or garden · 3.2 ha
DirectionsPresqu'île du lac OsiskoPark or garden · 2.7 ha
DirectionsParc Aurore-LaframboisePark or garden · 2.3 ha
DirectionsParc Terry FoxPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc CléricyPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsHalte rue PerreaultPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsParc La SourcePark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsParc Grouin-GrimardPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsParc D'AlembertPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsAire de jeu Notre-Dame-de-GrâcePark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc de CadillacPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc de L'ÉnergiePark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc DestorPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc VictorPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsTerrain Sportifs Mont-BrunPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc du Lac-HélènePark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc ArntfieldPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc des GénérationsPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc du PapillonPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc LarivièrePark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsPlace André Guay et Micheline CôtéPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsParc AbeyvillePark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc Notre-Dame-de-ProtectionPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc des PionniersPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc Charles-ThibaultPark or garden · 0.4 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 4 in 10 of Rouyn-Noranda’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 (44%)Further (56%)
Rouyn-Noranda44%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 24,000 people more than a short walk away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
90 protected areas around Rouyn-Noranda
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Rouyn-Noranda14%
Within 10 km11%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 89 of the 90, and private owners the rest. Aiguebelle National Park (Québec) is the biggest, 26,830 ha. One area belongs to a private owner or a land trust and isn’t named here.
Aiguebelle National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 26,830 ha · reaches Rouyn-Noranda
Lacs-Vaudray-et-Joannès Biodiversity ReserveNature reserve · 19,307 ha · reaches Rouyn-Noranda
Proposed Ruisseau-Clinchamp Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 1,734 ha · reaches Rouyn-Noranda
08251R020 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 543 ha · reaches Rouyn-Noranda
Dunes-de-la-Moraine-d'Harricana Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 540 ha · reaches Rouyn-Noranda
08251R021 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 450 ha · reaches Rouyn-Noranda
08251R013 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 418 ha · reaches Rouyn-Noranda
Lac Evain White-Tailed Deer YardProtected area · 394 ha · reaches Rouyn-Noranda
08251R022 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 298 ha · reaches Rouyn-Noranda
Lac Écho Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 273 ha · reaches Rouyn-Noranda
25 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
4 areas recorded only by their type (provincial layers such as wildlife habitat areas) are counted, not listed.
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
From the edge of Rouyn-Noranda, Aiguebelle National Park (Québec) begins
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)
Aiguebelle National Park (Québec)
At the edge268 km²since 1985
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Rouyn-Noranda 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
Rouyn-Noranda and its edge hold 814 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
814 km
in and around the town (6,953.3 km²)
Footpaths · km per km²
Rouyn-NorandaTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
It has fewer paths per km² than 84% 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
15 mapped routes to walk from Rouyn-Noranda
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
LocalOther waymarked
Sentiers Kékéko49.9 km
Transkékéko15.6 km
Sentiers La Yol15.0 km
Sentiers Skiwanis14.7 km
Sentiers d'Opasatica12.1 km
Sentier Dufault7.3 km
Sentiers des collines D'Alembert5.6 km
Sentier du mont Duprat3.3 km
mésange1.9 km
Sentier Claude1.8 km
Sentier Cédrière1.1 km
Sentier Clintonie1.1 km
Plus 3 more waymarked walks on the map.
At 49.9 km, the Sentiers Kékéko is the longest local route. 7 are short walks under 3 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 Rouyn-Noranda
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Kirkland Lake, 73 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) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°C) | -10 | -8 | -1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 1 | -6 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 47 | 36 | 43 | 62 | 65 | 74 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 78 | 63 | 54 |
The warmest days come in July (24 °C highs), the coldest in January (-10 °C). Expect 90 mm in August, the wettest month, and 36 mm in February. The climate in Rouyn-Noranda →
Beaches
8 beaches within 5 km of Rouyn-Noranda
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage des Moosesand · in town
DirectionsPlage Kiwanisin town
DirectionsThere are also 6 beaches without a name. Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Rouyn-Noranda: 75 and 5
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
75Viewpoints30Hills and peaks5Waterfalls2Nature reserves12Picnic sites14Playgrounds14Campsites27Slipways
Look up to Mont Dominant: 570 m. Count 75 viewpoints, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 75
Belvédère 1in town
DirectionsBelvédère 2in town
DirectionsBelvédère 3in town
DirectionsBelvédère du sentier Beauchastelin town
DirectionsEl rincón de Joséin town
DirectionsLa dunettein town
DirectionsLa Passerelle Suspenduein town
DirectionsLa vierge des géocatcheursin town
DirectionsPlus 67 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 30
Colline de l'Aigle480 m · in town
DirectionsCollines Abijévisin town
DirectionsCollines Amuletin town
DirectionsCollines Camacin town
DirectionsCollines David-Gourdin town
DirectionsCollines Jumellesin town
DirectionsCrête à la Rouillein town
DirectionsIcpätina490 m · in town
DirectionsPlus 22 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Parc National d'Aiguebellein town
DirectionsParc national d'Aiguebellein town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 14
Parc Chadbournein town
DirectionsTerrain de Jeux Biba Chadbournein town
DirectionsTerrain de Jeux Biba Parc Victorin town
DirectionsTerrain de Jeux Biba St-Lucin town
DirectionsTerrain de Jeux Biba Terry-Foxin town
DirectionsTerrain de jeux Biba Trémoyin town
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 14
Bienvenue Cyclistein town
DirectionsCamping Abijévisin town
DirectionsCamping au petits tremblesin town
DirectionsCamping du Lac Sablonin town
DirectionsCamping Kanasutain town
DirectionsCamping P.Mercierin town
DirectionsCamping Ojibway1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 27
Plus 27 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Rouyn-Noranda
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 49–67 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Rouyn-Noranda.
PalmarolleMacamicRivière-HévaLa SarreMalarticRouyn-Noranda
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouyn-Noranda | 11% | 90 | 15 | 8 |
| Palmarolle 49 km | 1% | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Macamic 58 km | 0.3% | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| Rivière-Héva 62 km | 9.3% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| La Sarre 65 km | 0.5% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Malartic 67 km | 6.6% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Its neighbours have no more than twice Rouyn-Noranda’s protected share.
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.
- 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 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. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Rouyn-Noranda
What is the nearest national park to Rouyn-Noranda?
None within 100 km of Rouyn-Noranda.
Where can you swim near Rouyn-Noranda?
Plage des Moose, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Where can you walk near Rouyn-Noranda?
Try the Sentier Cédrière, Sentier Clintonie and Sentiers Kékéko; more are on the map.
How much land around Rouyn-Noranda is protected?
Within 10 km, 11% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is there a provincial park near Rouyn-Noranda?
Aiguebelle National Park (Québec) begins at the town’s edge.
Which is the biggest protected area near Rouyn-Noranda?
Aiguebelle National Park (Québec), a québec national park (provincial) of 26,830 ha.
When should you visit Rouyn-Noranda for the outdoors?
On the normals, May: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Sources for this page on Rouyn-Noranda
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).