First pick
Parc des enfants-de-la-Métairie
Park or garden
13 ha
2.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gaétan Veillette · CC BY-SA 4.00.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Hyacinthe · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Saint-Hyacinthe is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 21 km away
Count 15 protected areas within 10 km of town. National parks are all over 100 km off. 0.7% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
0.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
15
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
21 km
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Saint-Hyacinthe 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 km0.7%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-Hyacinthe has the 11th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (49,388 to 74,655 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-Hyacinthe0.7%
Towns its size2.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Hyacinthe0
Towns its size6
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Hyacinthe0
Towns its size2
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Saint-Hyacinthe trails its peers is walking routes; 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dollard-Des Ormeaux QC | 27% | 3.7% | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Langford BC | 27% | 18% | 41 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Shawinigan QC | 24% | 61% | 40 | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Châteauguay QC | 19% | 0.8% | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Newton BC | 15% | 7.3% | 174 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Port Coquitlam BC | 15% | 5.6% | 125 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Pointe-aux-Trembles QC | 9.5% | 7.3% | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Rimouski QC | 8.8% | 3.6% | 43 | 10 | 48 |
| 9 | Vernon BC | 8.4% | 1.9% | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Whalley BC | 8.2% | 1% | 125 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Fleetwood BC | 7.8% | 7.9% | 162 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | North Vancouver BC | 7.5% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 66 |
| 13 | North Bay ON | 7.4% | 5.6% | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 14 | Mirabel QC | 5.9% | 0.3% | 76 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Stouffville ON | 5.9% | 0.5% | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Fredericton NB | 4.3% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| 17 | Mascouche QC | 4% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | St. Albert AB | 3.4% | 2.1% | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 19 | Welland ON | 3.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Granby QC | 2.5% | 3.6% | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | Aurora ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Alliston ON | 2.1% | 0.4% | 36 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Georgetown ON | 1.8% | 3.5% | 38 | 6 | 2 |
| 24 | Grande Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 25 | Quinte West ON | 1.4% | 0.6% | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Belleville ON | 1.2% | 1.8% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Blainville QC | 1.1% | 0% | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Bradford ON | 1.1% | 1.3% | 28 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Brandon MB | 1.1% | 0.9% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Saint-Hyacinthe QC | 0.7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Keswick ON | 0.7% | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 32 | Roseborough ON | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Rocky View County AB | 0.5% | 0.6% | 20 | 9 | 19 |
| 34 | Woodstock ON | 0.4% | 0% | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Innisfil ON | 0.3% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 36 | Victoriaville QC | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Caledonia ON | 0.2% | 0.4% | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 38 | St. Thomas ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Cornwall ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Medicine Hat AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The map
Saint-Hyacinthe on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
30 named parks and woods to walk in near Saint-Hyacinthe
Largest first: Parc des enfants-de-la-Métairie leads with 13 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 108 ha in all
Parks & gardens 85 haWoods 24 ha
No one place dominates; the largest has 22%.
Parc de La Survivance
Park or garden
9.4 ha
3.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Réserve naturelle Boisé des Douze
Wood or forest
24 ha
2.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Loisirs La Providence
Park or garden
5.7 ha
1.4 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Christ-Roi
Park or garden
4.0 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Promenade Gérard-Côté
Directionsto a point inside
Jardin Daniel A. Séguin
Park or garden
4.9 ha
1.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Gérard-Côté
Park or garden
3.2 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
4.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Promenades Gérard-Coté
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Parc des enfants-de-la-MétairiePark or garden · 13 ha
DirectionsParc de La SurvivancePark or garden · 9.4 ha
DirectionsRéserve naturelle Boisé des DouzeWood or forest · 24 ha
DirectionsParc des Loisirs La ProvidencePark or garden · 5.7 ha
DirectionsChrist-RoiPark or garden · 4.0 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsJardin Daniel A. SéguinPark or garden · 4.9 ha
DirectionsParc Gérard-CôtéPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc des AquinoisPark or garden · 4.4 ha
DirectionsParc des SociétairesPark or garden · 4.2 ha
DirectionsParc de la YamaskaPark or garden · 3.5 ha
DirectionsParc Paul-MorrissettePark or garden · 3.3 ha
DirectionsParc Jean-Claude PatenaudePark or garden · 3.1 ha
DirectionsParc René-LafleurPark or garden · 2.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Loisirs Notre-DamePark or garden · 2.4 ha
DirectionsParc T.-A.-St-GermainPark or garden · 2.4 ha
DirectionsParc Eugène-VeilleuxPark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsParc René-BeaugrandPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsParc Casimir-DessaullesPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsTerrasse Louis-Côté'.Park or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsParc des Loisirs AssomptionPark or garden · 1.5 ha
DirectionsParc Fridolin-SavoiePark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsTerrasse Honoré-MercierPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc du BourgPark or garden · 1.3 ha
DirectionsParc Gustave-LabellePark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc François-CadoretPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Gérard-ChicoinePark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsParc Jean-Jacques-LeducPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsParc de la MétairiePark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsParc du RuisseauPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsParc Jeanne-DaiglePark or garden · 0.5 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 7 in 10 of Saint-Hyacinthe’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 (69%)Further (31%)
Saint-Hyacinthe69%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
A median Canadian town manages 83%. For about 19,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
15 protected areas lie within 10 km of Saint-Hyacinthe
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Hyacinthe0%
Within 10 km0.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
None of the 15 is public land. Not named: 15 areas held privately or with no public owner on record.
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: Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 21 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-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
21 km west8.8 km²since 1985
No national park lies within 100 km of Saint-Hyacinthe; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. In Québec, a parc national is a provincial park (Sépaq), not one of Parks Canada’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
48 km of paths in and around Saint-Hyacinthe
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
48 km
in and around the town (265.4 km²)
Woodland
9%
about 23.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-HyacintheTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-HyacintheTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland9%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 79% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 50% 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-Hyacinthe
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 walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap as routes.
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-Hyacinthe in May to July and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Fleury, 20 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) | 9.1 | 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 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 61 | 71 | 96 | 98 | 102 | 106 | 114 | 97 | 108 | 90 | 85 |
A typical year sees 202 cm of snow. For dry weather, February is best (61 mm); August gets 114 mm. In July the typical high is 26 °C; in January, -6 °C. The climate in Saint-Hyacinthe →
Things to do
Outdoors around Saint-Hyacinthe: 20 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Playgrounds lead the count with 11.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Parc Les Salinesin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 11
Plus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping Kamayin 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-Hyacinthe
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
La PrésentationSaint-Barnabé-SudSaint-DominiqueSainte-MadeleineSainte-Marie-MadeleineSaint-SimonSaint-Hyacinthe
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 0.7% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| La Présentation 7.7 km | 1.7% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Barnabé-Sud 10 km | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Dominique 10 km | 0.1% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Madeleine 12 km | 2.8% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine 12 km | 2% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Simon 12 km | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
La Présentation, Sainte-Madeleine and Sainte-Marie-Madeleine have at least twice the protected share around them.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- 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-Hyacinthe
Is there protected land near Saint-Hyacinthe?
Protected areas cover 0.7% of the land within 10 km.
Is Saint-Hyacinthe near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Saint-Hyacinthe.
When is the best time for walking in Saint-Hyacinthe?
May to July and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to Saint-Hyacinthe?
The closest is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), at 21 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Saint-Hyacinthe
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).