First pick
Parc Jacques-Locas
Park or garden
12 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
2.2 km eastfrom the centre
Fat Jeromefat jerome
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.01%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Jérôme · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Saint-Jérôme is Oka National Park (Québec), 27 km away
16 protected areas lie within 10 km. OpenStreetMap shows 3 unnamed beaches within 5 km. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land
1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
16
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
27 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Each figure for Saint-Jérôme, 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. 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 km1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.1%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
Beaches3Beaches 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-Jérôme is 8th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (63,957 to 112,716 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-Jérôme1%
Towns its size3.7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Jérôme0
Towns its size12
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Jérôme0
Towns its size1
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Saint-Jérôme is weakest for walking routes: 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort McMurray AB | 34% | 35% | 21 | 1 | 289 |
| 2 | Maple Ridge BC | 26% | 21% | 101 | 1 | 41 |
| 3 | North Vancouver BC | 15% | 22% | 18 | 11 | 169 |
| 4 | Port Coquitlam BC | 15% | 5.6% | 125 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | Kamloops BC | 14% | 13% | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Saint John NB | 14% | 11% | 63 | 3 | 97 |
| 7 | Chilliwack BC | 11% | 7.7% | 36 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Strathcona County AB | 9.4% | 1.4% | 38 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Repentigny QC | 8.3% | 1.6% | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Cape Breton NS | 8.2% | 8.6% | 176 | 1 | 74 |
| 11 | New Westminster BC | 8% | 0% | 83 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | Victoria BC | 8% | 0.9% | 20 | 4 | 34 |
| 13 | Fleetwood BC | 7.8% | 7.9% | 162 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Lindsay ON | 7.6% | 9.2% | 60 | 5 | 9 |
| 15 | North Vancouver BC | 7.5% | 0% | 13 | 4 | 66 |
| 16 | Mirabel QC | 5.9% | 0.3% | 76 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Brossard QC | 5.6% | 9.1% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Bolton ON | 4.8% | 5.9% | 113 | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | Fredericton NB | 4.3% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 16 |
| 20 | Chomedey QC | 3.9% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | St. Albert AB | 3.4% | 2.1% | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | Welland ON | 3.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Granby QC | 2.5% | 3.6% | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | Simcoe ON | 2.3% | 4.7% | 102 | 5 | 36 |
| 25 | Moncton NB | 2.2% | 1.7% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Aurora ON | 2.2% | 0.6% | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Nanaimo BC | 1.9% | 6.7% | 42 | 2 | 33 |
| 28 | Georgetown ON | 1.8% | 3.5% | 38 | 6 | 2 |
| 29 | Grande Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 30 | Sault Ste. Marie ON | 1.6% | 7.5% | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Newmarket ON | 1.3% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC | 1.1% | 1.2% | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Saint-Jérôme QC | 1% | 0.1% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Chatham ON | 1% | 1% | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| 35 | Peterborough ON | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Prince George BC | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 | 1 | 51 |
| 37 | Sarnia ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Drummondville QC | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Medicine Hat AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Airdrie AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Saint-Jérôme
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
30 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Saint-Jérôme
Parc Jacques-Locas is the largest, at 12 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 110 ha in all
Parks & gardens 110 ha
It is shared out: the largest place is only 11% of the whole.
Parc du lac Claude
Park or garden
9.2 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
3.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Boulevard Maisonneuve
Directionsto a point inside
Parc naturel de Rivière-à-Gagnon
Park or garden
12 ha
5.5 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Source
Park or garden
8.7 ha0.3 km of path
2.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Horizon-Jeunesse
Park or garden
7.6 ha0.4 km of path
3.3 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Honorine-Melançon
Park or garden
5.5 ha0.4 km of path
1.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Clos
Park or garden · 130 m outside town
4.2 ha0.3 km of path
6.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Schulz
Park or garden
4.0 ha0.2 km of path
2.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Parc Jacques-LocasPark or garden · 12 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc du lac ClaudePark or garden · 9.2 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsParc naturel de Rivière-à-GagnonPark or garden · 12 ha
DirectionsParc de la SourcePark or garden · 8.7 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Horizon-JeunessePark or garden · 7.6 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc Honorine-MelançonPark or garden · 5.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc des ClosPark or garden · 4.2 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc SchulzPark or garden · 4.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Optimiste-Saint-AntoinePark or garden · 4.2 ha
DirectionsParc de la Côte-ParentPark or garden · 3.8 ha
DirectionsParc La SalettePark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Saint-GeorgesPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc des JardinsPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Jean-Baptiste-RollandPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des Soeurs-Notre-Dame-du-Bon-ConseilPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Maurice-Saint-PierrePark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc Henri-DaoustPark or garden · 2.4 ha
DirectionsParc de la RivePark or garden · 2.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsDomaine LaurentienPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc de l'ÉclusePark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc du DomainePark or garden · 2.3 ha
DirectionsParc du Bateau-LaboirPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc de la VolièrePark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsParc naturel des CoudriersPark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsParc De la DurantayePark or garden · 2.0 ha
DirectionsParc HuotPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsParc naturel des FrondaisonsPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsPlace du Curé-LabellePark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc BouvrettePark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsParc Monseigneur-Émile-DuboisPark or garden · 1.5 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
A park is within a short walk for 7 in 10 in Saint-Jérôme
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-Jérôme69%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. That leaves about 27,000 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
1% of the country within 10 km of Saint-Jérôme 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-Jérôme0.1%
Within 10 km1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one is privately held, and none is named: private land isn’t a place to visit.
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
27 km to Oka National Park (Québec)
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)
27 km south24 km²since 1990
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Saint-Jérôme has its province’s. A Québec parc national belongs to the province, not to Parks Canada.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Saint-Jérôme has 184 km of footpaths in and around it
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
184 km
in and around the town (150.2 km²)
Woodland
47%
about 71.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-JérômeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-JérômeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland47%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 82% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 55% 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-Jérôme 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.
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
Walking season in Saint-Jérôme: May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Lachute (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) | 9.0 | 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 | -4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 97 | 72 | 74 | 100 | 89 | 111 | 112 | 104 | 114 | 120 | 93 | 94 |
About 218 cm of snow falls in a year. The wettest month, October, brings 120 mm, against 72 mm in February. January brings highs of -6 °C, July highs of 27 °C. The climate in Saint-Jérôme →
Beaches
3 beaches within 5 km of Saint-Jérôme, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Saint-Jérôme has 3 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.
The most common are playgrounds: 60 on the map. For a climb, Colline Lafontaine rises to 175 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Colline Lafontaine175 m · in town
DirectionsNature reserves 2
Parc naturel des Fagnesin town
DirectionsParc Régional de la Rivière du Nordin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Dog parks 6
Plus 6 dog parks without a name on the map.
Campsites 4
Camping Lac Lafontainein town
DirectionsCamping Rustique0.2 km from town
DirectionsCamping Au Pin D'Erable Inc1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Jérôme
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Sainte-SophieSaint-ColombanPrévostSainte-Anne-des-LacsSaint-HippolyteMirabelSaint-Jérôme
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jérôme | 1% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| Sainte-Sophie 7.2 km | 1% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint-Colomban 8.3 km | 1.1% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Prévost 8.5 km | 2.1% | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs 11 km | 2% | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| Saint-Hippolyte 13 km | 4.2% | 21 | 2 | 5 |
| Mirabel 14 km | 5.9% | 76 | 1 | 2 |
Around Prévost, Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs and Saint-Hippolyte the protected share is at least double. For walking routes, Prévost leads the area with 2.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint-Jérôme
What is the best season to get outdoors in Saint-Jérôme?
On the normals, May to August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
How far is Saint-Jérôme from a national park?
None within 100 km of Saint-Jérôme.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Saint-Jérôme?
Oka National Park (Québec), 27 km from the edge of town.
Where can you swim near Saint-Jérôme?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
How much land around Saint-Jérôme is protected?
Yes: 1% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
Where Saint-Jérôme’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).