First pick
Club de Plein Air Saint Adolphe d'Howard
Park or garden
2.5 ha
2.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Alain Hardy · CC BY 3.03%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard · parks, protected land & trails
4 named trails run within 2 km of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
Swimmers have 9 beaches within 5 km, Plage municipale the nearest. For a provincial park, Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec) lies 20 km off. Jackrabbit Ecological Reserve (750 ha) is the biggest, 2.0 km from town.
Protected land
3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
20
within 10 km, 6 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
20 km
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
4
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
9
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Above all, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard offers its choice of walking routes, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas6Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes4Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches9Beaches 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, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard ranks 13th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,903 to 4,048 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-Adolphe-d'Howard3%
Towns its size1.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard6
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard4
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard sits near the top of its size group: 12 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay BC | 11% | 4.9% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Lamont County AB | 9.6% | 2.2% | 51 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Okanagan Falls BC | 9.1% | 18% | 34 | 0 | 30 |
| 4 | Ainslie Wood West ON | 7.5% | 15% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Oakes ON | 7.4% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | East Lawrencetown NS | 5.9% | 2.4% | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Alexander MB | 4.9% | 1.3% | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Stinson ON | 4.9% | 0% | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Normanview Residents Group SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Fairview AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Belmead AB | 3.7% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | New Richmond QC | 3.4% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard QC | 3% | 0.2% | 20 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré QC | 3% | 0.2% | 14 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | Callander ON | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Lisgar ON | 2.8% | 0% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Auditorium ON | 1.9% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Keswick AB | 1.5% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kentley ON | 1.4% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| 20 | Bridgeport East ON | 1.2% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Forty Mile County No. 8 AB | 1.1% | 1.6% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Haddow AB | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Smoky Lake County AB | 0.7% | 0.5% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Livingston AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | University Heights AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Mission Gardens MB | 0.5% | 2.3% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Leila North MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Templeton-Sinclair MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Pasadena NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Fraser AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Maple AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Saint-Prosper QC | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Watford ON | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Danville QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Morris-Turnberry ON | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Swan River MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Fort Macleod AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Belle Rive AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Parkdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | York AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; 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
5 named parks and woods to walk in near Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
Club de Plein Air Saint Adolphe d'Howard is the largest, at 2.5 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
5 named parks and woods, 5 ha in all
Parks & gardens 4.8 ha
Add Club de Plein Air Saint Adolphe d'Howard to Parc de l'Adénaline and you have 75% of it.
Pavillon Montfort
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
0.3 ha
8.1 km southfrom 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 2 in 10 of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard’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 (19%)Further (81%)
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard19%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 3,200 residents live further than 400 m from one. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
Around Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, protected areas make up 3%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard0.2%
Within 10 km3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 20, 6 are public land; the others are privately held. Jackrabbit Ecological Reserve leads for size with 750 ha. The figures include 14 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
06151R002 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 62 ha · reaches Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
Lac Cornu (ouest) HeronryProtected area · 24 ha · reaches Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
06151R003 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 81 ha · 1.5 km from the edge of town
Jackrabbit Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 750 ha · 2.0 km from the edge of town
Baie Silver Old-Growth ForestNature reserve · 11 ha · 6.0 km from the edge of town
Weir White-Tailed Deer YardProtected area · 546 ha · 7.2 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
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec) is 20 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-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
20 km north-west1,510 km²since 1981
For a national park, people in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard 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
172 km of paths in and around Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
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
172 km
in and around the town (205.3 km²)
Woodland
89%
about 182.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-Adolphe-d'HowardTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.8
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-Adolphe-d'HowardTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland89%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 99% of Canadian towns. For path density, 60% 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 Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Other waymarked
Vanier Loop5.2 km
red trail2.2 km
blue trail1.1 km
green trail0.6 km
For a longer outing, the Vanier Loop runs 5.2 km. For a short stroll, 3 are 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
The best months for walking in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard: May to August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lachute, 35 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 97 | 72 | 74 | 100 | 89 | 111 | 112 | 104 | 114 | 120 | 93 | 94 |
Highs peak near 25 °C in July and fall to -6 °C in January. October is the wettest month (120 mm) and February the driest (72 mm). Snow totals about 218 cm a year. The climate in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard →
Beaches
9 beaches within 5 km of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage municipalesand · 3.0 km from town
DirectionsPlage Ste-Luciesand · 4.6 km from town
DirectionsThe map adds 7 unnamed stretches of beach. OpenStreetMap marks 2 as sandy. No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard has 12 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.
Highest of the named peaks: MRC Les Pays-d'En-Haut High Point, 580 m. Top of the list: hills and peaks, 16 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 16
Le Calvairein town
DirectionsMont Avalanche495 m · in town
DirectionsMont Hurtubise500 m · in town
DirectionsMRC Les Pays-d'En-Haut High Point580 m · in town
DirectionsMont du Lac du Rapide491 m · 0.5 km from town
DirectionsCap Napoléon480 m · 0.9 km from town
DirectionsMontagne de la Croix315 m · 1.8 km from town
DirectionsColline aux Framboises500 m · 1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 8 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Camping Saint-Adolphein town
DirectionsMorin Heights Nature Camping1.3 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Wentworth-NordSainte-Agathe-des-MontsMorin-HeightsVal-MorinVal-DavidSaint-SauveurSaint-Adolphe-d'Howard
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard | 3% | 20 | 4 | 9 |
| Wentworth-Nord 12 km | 1.7% | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts 12 km | 1.8% | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| Morin-Heights 12 km | 2.2% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| Val-Morin 13 km | 2.5% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Val-David 14 km | 1.3% | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| Saint-Sauveur 16 km | 2.3% | 21 | 0 | 7 |
Around Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
What is the nearest provincial park to Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard?
It is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 20 km away.
Is there protected land near Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard?
Within 10 km, 3% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest beach to Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard?
The nearest is Plage municipale, 3.0 km from town.
Which is the biggest protected area near Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard?
Jackrabbit Ecological Reserve, a nature reserve of 750 ha.
What walking routes are near Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard?
Try the red trail, Vanier Loop and blue trail; more are on the map.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard?
May to August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard.
Sources
Where Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard’s outdoors figures come from
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).