Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest provincial park to Saint-Mathieu is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 25 km away
The largest named area nearby is Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 903 ha, 7.8 km away. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Count 12 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Each figure for Saint-Mathieu, 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Saint-Mathieu has the 14th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,600 to 2,685 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Among its peers, Saint-Mathieu’s strong point is public protected areas, where 8 of 39 top it.
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 | East River, Part 1 PE | 4.3% | 9.1% | 38 | 14 | 20 |
| 11 | Boothill SK | 3.9% | 76% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Kinburn ON | 3.1% | 0% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton QC | 2.8% | 5.3% | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Saint-Mathieu QC | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Lambeth ON | 1.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | High Prairie AB | 1.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Adelaide/Churchill SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Westmeria ON | 1.6% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Meadowlark Park AB | 1.6% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Brockville MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | South River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Westview SK | 1.4% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | North Point Douglas MB | 1.2% | 0% | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove NL | 1.1% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 25 | Grand Manan NB | 0.8% | 6.1% | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 26 | Hanna AB | 0.8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Waterville QC | 0.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Berwick NS | 0.6% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Saint-Alexandre QC | 0.6% | 0.6% | 23 | 1 | 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 |
Where the green is in Saint-Mathieu
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town.
Most of Saint-Mathieu 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.
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. For about 2,600 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Around Saint-Mathieu, protected areas make up 2.4%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Public ownership covers 8 of the 12. Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area covers 903 ha, the most of any named area. Not named: 4 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.
The nearest big park: Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 25 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.
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)
No national park lies within 100 km of Saint-Mathieu; 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.
Saint-Mathieu has 1 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 · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 97% of Canadian towns. It is less wooded than 61% 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.
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Saint-Mathieu
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the town, though paths on the ground may well exist.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Get out in Saint-Mathieu in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Montreal Trudeau (Airport) (25 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 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| 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. From -4 °C in January to 27 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The yearly snowfall is near 217 cm. The climate in Saint-Mathieu →
10 things to do outdoors near Saint-Mathieu
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 5 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 4
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Saint-Mathieu
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mathieu | 2.4% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Philippe 5.8 km | 4.2% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Candiac 7.7 km | 5.8% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Delson 7.9 km | 6.1% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Constant 8.7 km | 5.8% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Michel 9.5 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur 9.7 km | 0.2% | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Candiac, Delson and Saint-Constant have at least twice the protected share around them.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
- 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-Mathieu
What is the best season to get outdoors in Saint-Mathieu?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the nearest provincial park to Saint-Mathieu?
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 25 km from the edge of town.
Are there protected areas near Saint-Mathieu?
Within 10 km, 2.4% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is Saint-Mathieu near a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Saint-Mathieu.
Which is the biggest protected area near Saint-Mathieu?
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 903 ha, a wildlife area.
Sources for this page on Saint-Mathieu
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).