First pick
Parc des loisirs
Park or garden
3.8 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Saint-Elzéar
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Société du patrimoine des Beaucerons - Fonds PR86 - Collection Chantale Gilbert pl. 1, no 1 · Public domain–Not graded
Outdoors in Saint-Elzéar · parks, protected land & trails
Saint-Elzéar has no protected land within 10 km
Within 100 km there is no national park. For a provincial park, Frontenac National Park (Québec) lies 40 km off.
Protected land
0%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
0
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
40 km
Frontenac National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Saint-Elzéar against other 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 km0%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 areas0Areas 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-Elzéar sits 3rd from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,808 to 2,878 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-Elzéar0%
Towns its size3.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Elzéar0
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Elzéar0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Saint-Elzéar lags towns its size: 34 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Léry QC | 27% | 3.4% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Forestville QC | 26% | 1% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | O'Leary PE | 25% | 4.9% | 53 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | Labelle QC | 25% | 19% | 22 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part ON | 15% | 16% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Saint-Côme QC | 9.2% | 0.8% | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Addington Highlands ON | 8.9% | 8.2% | 37 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | South Keys ON | 8.3% | 0.1% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Navan - Sarsfield ON | 8% | 0.3% | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Westcliffe East ON | 7.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Senneterre QC | 7% | 9.3% | 166 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Leeming ON | 6.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Anicet QC | 6.1% | 4.9% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ferme-Neuve QC | 5.6% | 8.2% | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Saint-Michel-des-Saints QC | 5.5% | 1% | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Jerome ON | 5.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Crerar ON | 4.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sainte-Luce QC | 4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Laurier-Station QC | 3.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Normanview West SK | 3.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Regent Park SK | 3.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Perry ON | 2.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Minnedosa MB | 2.9% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Rougemont QC | 1.5% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Saint-Prime QC | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | Dundonald SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Westmount SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Sicamous BC | 0.9% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Bridgeport North ON | 0.9% | 4.2% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bedford QC | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Weedon QC | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Grassie MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Westbrook Estates AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Greenview AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Meyonohk AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Tipaskan AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Harbour Grace NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 38 | Saint-Elzéar QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kildare AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Newton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Saint-Elzéar
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Saint-Elzéar
The biggest is Parc des loisirs, 3.8 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
Most of Saint-Elzéar is more than 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Saint-Elzéar0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 2,800 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
There is no protected land within 10 km of Saint-Elzéar
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
The nearest provincial park is Frontenac National Park (Québec), 40 km away.
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: Frontenac National Park (Québec), 40 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)
Frontenac National Park (Québec)
40 km south157 km²since 1987
No national park lies within 100 km of Saint-Elzéar; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. The province names its big parks parcs nationaux, though they are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Saint-Elzéar and its edge hold 7 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
7.1 km
in and around the town (133.8 km²)
Woodland
48%
about 64.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-ElzéarTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-ElzéarTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland48%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 92% 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 mapped walking route near Saint-Elzéar
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the town; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
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-Elzéar in May, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Scott, 11 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 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 75 | 77 | 93 | 98 | 121 | 126 | 111 | 99 | 109 | 81 | 106 |
Snow totals about 287 cm a year. Highs peak near 25 °C in July and fall to -7 °C in January. Summer brings the most rain: 126 mm in July; February gets 75 mm. The climate in Saint-Elzéar →
Things to do
A waterfall near Saint-Elzéar
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Mont du Cosmos, 495 m, is the high point nearby. 3 hills and peaks top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 3
Le Chaudronin town
DirectionsMont du Cosmos495 m · in town
DirectionsMont Saint-André0.1 km from town
DirectionsWaterfalls 1
Chutes à Corrine1.4 km from town
DirectionsCampsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Elzéar
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Sainte-MarieScottVallée-JonctionSaint-Patrice-de-BeaurivageSaint-BernardSaint-FrédéricSaint-Elzéar
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Elzéar | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Marie 6.0 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott 11 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vallée-Jonction 11 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage 12 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Bernard 12 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Frédéric 13 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |
None of the places nearby has twice as much protected land around it as Saint-Elzéar.
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.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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-Elzéar
What is the nearest national park to Saint-Elzéar?
None within 100 km of Saint-Elzéar.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Saint-Elzéar?
The closest is Frontenac National Park (Québec), at 40 km.
When is the best time for walking in Saint-Elzéar?
May, August and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
Where Saint-Elzéar’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).