First pick
Parc-Nature Harwood
Park or garden
26 ha3.5 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.5 km of path
4.2 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.013%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Lazare · parks, protected land & trails
Few places match Saint-Lazare for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Count 42 protected areas within 10 km of town. A provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), lies 5.2 km away. 4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Sandy Beach.
Protected land
13%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
42
within 10 km, 25 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
5.2 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
The outdoors in Saint-Lazare, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round13% of the land within 10 km, more than 90% of Canadian townsMany protected areas25 public areas within 10 km
Saint-Lazare is strongest on protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Saint-Lazare 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km13%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 areas25Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches4Beaches 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-Lazare comes 2nd of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (22,162 to 23,655 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-Lazare13%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Lazare25
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Lazare0
Towns its size1
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Saint-Lazare beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; only 1 of 39 does better. It trails them for walking routes, where 21 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colwood BC | 19% | 2.3% | 36 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | Saint-Lazare QC | 13% | 0% | 42 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Westmount NS | 11% | 4.8% | 16 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Brownsville BC | 11% | 1.3% | 119 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Snowdon QC | 10% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Saint-Lambert QC | 8.1% | 0.4% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Mont-Royal QC | 7.5% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Old Barrhaven East ON | 6.9% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Du College/Hodge QC | 6% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Rivière-Blanche QC | 5.8% | 8.1% | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Uxbridge ON | 4.8% | 5.1% | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Cité-Universitaire QC | 4.1% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Brentwood BC | 4% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 14 | Riverview NB | 2.7% | 2.3% | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | South Eglinton-Davisville ON | 2.7% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Eglinton East ON | 2.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Birchcliffe-Cliffside ON | 2.5% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 19 |
| 18 | Cranbrook BC | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Flemingdon Park ON | 2.4% | 17% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Church-Wellesley ON | 2.3% | 0% | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 21 | Moss Park ON | 2.2% | 0% | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| 22 | Renfrew-Collingwood BC | 2.2% | 0.7% | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 23 | Sainte-Lucie QC | 2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Steeles ON | 1.9% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Junction-Wallace Emerson ON | 1.8% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| 26 | Bayview Village ON | 1.7% | 16% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bedford Park-Nortown ON | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Joliette QC | 1.2% | 0.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | High Park-Swansea ON | 0.9% | 5% | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 30 | Binbrook ON | 0.9% | 0.2% | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Embrun ON | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Ouest (Montréal-Nord) QC | 0.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview ON | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | High Park North ON | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 4 | 15 |
| 35 | New Hamburg ON | 0.4% | 0% | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Humber Bay Shores ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 37 | Rockcliffe-Smythe ON | 0.3% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 38 | Erindale ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Cobourg ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Yellowknife NT | 0% | 0% | 0 | 7 | 4 |
The map
Saint-Lazare 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
17 named parks and woods to walk in near Saint-Lazare
Parc-Nature Harwood is the largest, at 26 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
17 named parks and woods, 52 ha in all
Parks & gardens 52 ha
Most of it sits in Parc-Nature Harwood and Parc Saint-Robert: 66% together.
Parc Saint-Robert
Park or garden
8.1 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
2.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Bédard
Park or garden
5.0 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
0.6 km eastfrom the centre
Avenue Bédard
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de Saddlebrook
Park or garden
3.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
3.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de Cedarbrook
Park or garden
2.0 ha0.2 km of path
1.0 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Grand-Pré
Park or garden
1.1 ha0.3 km of path
2.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Rhapsodie
Park or garden
1.0 ha0.1 km of path
2.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 17 named parks and green spaces
Parc-Nature HarwoodPark or garden · 26 ha · 3.5 km of path
DirectionsParc Saint-RobertPark or garden · 8.1 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsParc BédardPark or garden · 5.0 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsParc de SaddlebrookPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de CedarbrookPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc du Grand-PréPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc de la RhapsodiePark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc BrazeauPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Vallée-ChalinePark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsParc Ivor-McLeodPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc FrontenacPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Blueberry HjllPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsParc Maple-RidgePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc de Sand CastlePark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc Pearl's PondPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc des PinsPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsParc de la DécouvertePark or garden · 0.2 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
5 in 10 people in Saint-Lazare live near 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 (50%)Further (50%)
Saint-Lazare50%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
A median Canadian town manages 83%. For about 11,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
The 42 protected areas near Saint-Lazare
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Lazare0%
Within 10 km13%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 25 of the 42; land trusts and private owners hold the others. At 2,370 ha, Oka National Park (Québec) is the largest. 16 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Como) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 513 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Hudson) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 865 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Lac des Deux Montagnes (A de Vaudreuil) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,239 ha · 3.5 km from the edge of town
Deux Montagnes, Lac des - Oka Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,583 ha · 3.8 km from the edge of town
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Baie de Choisy) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 493 ha · 4.4 km from the edge of town
lac des Deux Montagnes (Baie de Saint-Placide) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 546 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Louis (Rivière des Outaouais) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,980 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
Anglais, Pointe aux Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 57 ha · 5.1 km from the edge of town
Oka National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 2,370 ha · 5.2 km from the edge of town
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Anse à l'Orme) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,984 ha · 5.5 km from the edge of town
14 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
The nearest big park: Oka National Park (Québec), 5.2 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)
5.2 km north-east24 km²since 1990
No national park lies within 100 km of Saint-Lazare; 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
Paths to walk: 138 km in and around Saint-Lazare
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
138 km
in and around the town (110.8 km²)
Woodland
44%
about 48.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-LazareTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-LazareTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland44%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 81% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Saint-Lazare
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-Lazare in May to August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lachute, 31 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 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 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 |
A typical year sees 218 cm of snow. For dry weather, February is best (72 mm); October gets 120 mm. In July the typical high is 27 °C; in January, -6 °C. The climate in Saint-Lazare →
Beaches
For a swim near Saint-Lazare: Sandy Beach, 2.6 km off
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Sandy Beachsand · 2.6 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap shows 3 more, nameless. No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
71 things to do outdoors near Saint-Lazare
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
66 playgrounds top the list. Colline Victoria, 100 m, is the high point nearby.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Colline Victoria100 m · 2.0 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 2
Parc nature de la Tourbière-du-Bordelaisin town
DirectionsParc nature les Forestiers-de-Saint-Lazarein town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 66
Plus 66 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping Choisy0.2 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
The garden near Saint-Lazare: Morgan Arboretum, 11 km off
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Morgan ArboretumGarden or park · 11 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Saint-Lazare
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
HudsonSaint-CletVaudreuil-DorionVaudreuil-sur-le-LacKanesatakeSainte-MartheSaint-Lazare
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lazare | 13% | 42 | 0 | 4 |
| Hudson 6.3 km | 20% | 52 | 0 | 5 |
| Saint-Clet 7.5 km | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion 8.3 km | 20% | 73 | 0 | 10 |
| Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac 9.0 km | 30% | 29 | 0 | 5 |
| Kanesatake 9.4 km | 19% | 35 | 0 | 5 |
| Sainte-Marthe 9.5 km | 5% | 39 | 1 | 0 |
Around Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint-Lazare
What is the nearest provincial park to Saint-Lazare?
The closest is Oka National Park (Québec), at 5.2 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Saint-Lazare?
May to August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the largest protected area near Saint-Lazare?
Oka National Park (Québec): 2,370 ha, a québec national park (provincial).
Is there protected land near Saint-Lazare?
Protected areas cover 13% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest beach to Saint-Lazare?
Sandy Beach, 2.6 km from town, is the nearest mapped beach.
What is the nearest national park to Saint-Lazare?
No national park lies within 100 km of Saint-Lazare.
Sources
Where Saint-Lazare’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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).