First pick
Parc Le Rocher
Park or garden
123 ha12 km of path
2 h 40 minto walk all 12 km of path
2.6 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.04.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Amable · parks, protected land & trails
6.9 km from Saint-Amable to Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
Count 32 protected areas within 10 km of town. fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area (2,095 ha) is the biggest, 8.5 km from town. Within 100 km there is no national park. Count 32 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land
4.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
32
within 10 km, 16 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
6.9 km
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Saint-Amable 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km4.3%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 areas16Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named 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
Saint-Amable has the 15th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (13,844 to 14,407 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-Amable4.3%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Amable16
Towns its size6
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Amable0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Saint-Amable sits near the top of its size group: 6 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerrisdale BC | 18% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 33 |
| 2 | Hammonds Plains NS | 16% | 4.9% | 35 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Riverview ON | 15% | 1.9% | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Oakridge BC | 13% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 5 | Convent Glen - Orleans Woods ON | 13% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Chapel Hill South ON | 12% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Matane QC | 11% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Findlay Creek ON | 8.2% | 2.5% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights ON | 6.8% | 11% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Maricourt QC | 6.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Glen Cairn ON | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Manor Park NS | 5.3% | 0% | 22 | 6 | 21 |
| 13 | Vieux-Limoilou QC | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Sillery QC | 4.8% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Saint-Amable QC | 4.3% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Plateau QC | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Tiny ON | 3.9% | 7.9% | 23 | 0 | 61 |
| 18 | Louis-Hébert QC | 2.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Oakridge ON | 2.5% | 11% | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 20 | Fletchers Creek Village / Lundy Village ON | 2.5% | 7.1% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Copperfield AB | 2.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 22 | South Glengarry ON | 2.3% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | Ridgehill / Armbro Heights ON | 2.3% | 9.7% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Greenwood-Coxwell ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 25 | Harbour Landing SK | 2.2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Prévost QC | 2.1% | 3.5% | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Humewood-Cedarvale ON | 2% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills ON | 1.9% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosemère QC | 1.8% | 2.4% | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Colchester County, Subdivision C NS | 1.7% | 1.8% | 125 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | Hickory Woods ON | 1.6% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Forest Heights ON | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Durham ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Junction Area ON | 0.3% | 0% | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| 35 | Warman SK | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | River West ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Mount Forest ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Sandwich ON | 0.1% | 2.9% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Sainte-Marie QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Skyview Ranch AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Saint-Amable
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
14 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Saint-Amable
The biggest is Parc Le Rocher, 123 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
14 named parks and woods, 132 ha in all
Parks & gardens 132 ha
Add Parc Le Rocher to Parc Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix and you have 94% of it.
Parc Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Park or garden
1.9 ha
0.6 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc François-Williams
Park or garden
1.5 ha
0.6 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Comtois
Park or garden
0.8 ha0.2 km of path
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Albini Gemme
Park or garden
1.2 ha
Centralin the middle of Saint-Amable
Directionsto a point inside
Parc-école le Sablier
Park or garden
0.7 ha
0.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 14 named parks and green spaces
Parc Le RocherPark or garden · 123 ha · 12 km of path
DirectionsParc Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixPark or garden · 1.9 ha
DirectionsParc François-WilliamsPark or garden · 1.5 ha
DirectionsParc ComtoisPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Albini GemmePark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsParc-école le SablierPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc Saint-FrançoisPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc Bel-AirPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc-école de l'OdysséePark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsParc SafoPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc des OriolesPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsParc-école de l'EnvoléePark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsParc BourgeoisPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsParc DalpéPark 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
A park is within a short walk for 5 in 10 in Saint-Amable
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 (47%)Further (53%)
Saint-Amable47%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this. That leaves about 7,500 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
4.3% of the country within 10 km of Saint-Amable is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Amable0%
Within 10 km4.3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
16 of the 32 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. The largest named one is fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 2,095 ha. The figures include 16 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 884 ha · 6.9 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Bellegarde) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 346 ha · 8.4 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 2,095 ha · 8.5 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île de Varennes) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 24 ha · 8.6 km from the edge of town
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 814 ha · 8.7 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Île Sainte-Thérèse) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 322 ha · 9.1 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Emb Rdp) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 326 ha · 9.2 km from the edge of town
Îles de Boucherville (fleuve Saint-Laurent) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 283 ha · 9.3 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Repentigny Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 491 ha · 9.4 km from the edge of town
Île-Beauregard Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 17 ha · 9.4 km from the edge of town
6 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.
National & provincial parks
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 6.9 km off
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)
6.9 km south8.8 km²since 1985
Québec national park (provincial)
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
8.7 km west8.1 km²since 1984
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Saint-Amable has its province’s. Within 10 km are 2 provincial parks. Despite the name, a Québec parc national is a provincial park.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
27 km of paths in and around Saint-Amable
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
27 km
in and around the town (68 km²)
Woodland
46%
about 31.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-AmableTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-AmableTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland46%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 69% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 82% 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
No named walking route passes Saint-Amable on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Saint-Amable is best on foot in May to July and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Fleury (29 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 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 61 | 71 | 96 | 98 | 102 | 106 | 114 | 97 | 108 | 90 | 85 |
January brings highs of -6 °C, July highs of 27 °C. Rain and snow peak in August (114 mm) and ease in February (61 mm). About 202 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Saint-Amable →
Things to do
Saint-Amable has a viewpoint 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, 9 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Réserve naturelle des Quatre-Temps0.1 km from town
DirectionsParc des Étangs Antoine-Charlebois0.2 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 9
Plus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Amable
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-Mathieu-de-BeloeilSainte-JulieSaint-Marc-sur-RichelieuSaint-Charles-sur-RichelieuBeloeilVarennesSaint-Amable
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Amable | 4.3% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil 6.6 km | 3.6% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Julie 7.0 km | 5.8% | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu 8.4 km | 1.9% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu 8.7 km | 1.9% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Beloeil 10 km | 3.6% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Varennes 11 km | 9.3% | 56 | 0 | 2 |
Varennes has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint-Amable
Are there protected areas near Saint-Amable?
Yes: 4.3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Which is the biggest protected area near Saint-Amable?
It is fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 2,095 ha.
Is Saint-Amable near a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Saint-Amable.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Saint-Amable?
May to July and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Saint-Amable?
It is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 6.9 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Saint-Amable
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).