First pick
Parc Cécile-Rochefort
Park or garden
5.3 ha
Centralin the middle of Saint-Chrysostome
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.00.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Chrysostome · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land at Saint-Chrysostome’s edge: Pin-Rigide Ecological Reserve
Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map. Within 10 km of the town, 0.4% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land
0.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
5
within 10 km, 1 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
38 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Saint-Chrysostome, 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 km0.4%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.3%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas1Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches2Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Saint-Chrysostome has the 10th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,599 to 2,683 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-Chrysostome0.4%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Chrysostome1
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Chrysostome0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Saint-Chrysostome lags towns its size: 30 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Ronge SK | 49% | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Tsawwassen BC | 31% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Division No. 7, Subdivision E NL | 30% | 28% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Bouctouche NB | 27% | 1.6% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay BC | 26% | 38% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Tumbler Ridge BC | 12% | 5.1% | 5 | 0 | 51 |
| 7 | Outlook SK | 11% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Sainte-Croix QC | 9.6% | 0.3% | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Saint George NB | 7.2% | 14% | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel QC | 6.9% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | East River, Part 1 PE | 4.3% | 9.1% | 38 | 14 | 20 |
| 12 | Boothill SK | 3.9% | 76% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Kinburn ON | 3.1% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton QC | 2.8% | 5.3% | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Saint-Mathieu QC | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lambeth ON | 1.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | High Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Adelaide/Churchill SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Westmeria ON | 1.6% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | Meadowlark Park AB | 1.6% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Brockville MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | South River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Westview SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | North Point Douglas MB | 1.2% | 0% | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove NL | 1.1% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 26 | Grand Manan NB | 0.8% | 6.1% | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 27 | Hanna AB | 0.8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Waterville QC | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Berwick NS | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Grey MB | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Saint-Chrysostome QC | 0.4% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Sundre AB | 0.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Sweet Grass AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Cy Becker AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Spaniard's Bay NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 36 | Saint-Bernard QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Rosetown SK | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Delton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Highlands AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Saint-Chrysostome
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 Saint-Chrysostome: one named park or wood
The biggest is Parc Cécile-Rochefort, 5.3 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
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
A park is within a short walk for 3 in 10 in Saint-Chrysostome
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 (27%)Further (73%)
Saint-Chrysostome27%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. Around 1,900 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
Protected land at the edge of Saint-Chrysostome: Pin-Rigide Ecological Reserve
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Chrysostome0.3%
Within 10 km0.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
1 of the 5 are on public land. 4 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Pin-Rigide Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 66 ha · reaches Saint-Chrysostome
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
The nearest big park: Oka National Park (Québec), 38 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)
Oka National Park (Québec)
38 km north-west24 km²since 1990
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Saint-Chrysostome, so the parks here are provincial. Québec’s parcs nationaux are provincial parks, run by Sépaq; Parks Canada’s national parks are separate.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Saint-Chrysostome and its edge hold 1 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
1.0 km
in and around the town (166.7 km²)
Woodland
42%
about 69.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-ChrysostomeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-ChrysostomeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland42%
0%50%100%
99% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². More of it is wooded than in 80% 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 mapped walking route near Saint-Chrysostome
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Saint-Chrysostome in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Montreal Trudeau (Airport) (41 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 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 66 | 77 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 103 | 84 | 92 |
Expect 103 mm in October, the wettest month, and 66 mm in February. Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -4 °C in January. Snow totals about 217 cm a year. The climate in Saint-Chrysostome →
Beaches
2 unnamed beaches near Saint-Chrysostome
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
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
Near Saint-Chrysostome: 5 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Réserve écologique du Pin-Rigide0.4 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Camping Russeltownin town
DirectionsCamping Gémeaux 20110.2 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Chrysostome
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Sainte-ClotildeHemmingfordTrès-Saint-SacrementSaint-Urbain-PremierFranklinSainte-MartineSaint-Chrysostome
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Chrysostome | 0.4% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Sainte-Clotilde 6.7 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hemmingford 11 km | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Très-Saint-Sacrement 13 km | 1.3% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Urbain-Premier 14 km | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin 14 km | 0.4% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Sainte-Martine 17 km | 8.8% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, Très-Saint-Sacrement and Sainte-Martine have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint-Chrysostome
When should you visit Saint-Chrysostome for the outdoors?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is Saint-Chrysostome from a national park?
None within 100 km of Saint-Chrysostome.
What is the largest protected area near Saint-Chrysostome?
Pin-Rigide Ecological Reserve, a nature reserve of 66 ha.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Saint-Chrysostome?
Oka National Park (Québec), 38 km from the edge of town.
What is the nearest beach to Saint-Chrysostome?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Is there protected land near Saint-Chrysostome?
Yes: 0.4% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Sources for this page on Saint-Chrysostome
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).