First pick
Site des Loisirs Hector-Neault
Park or garden
4.1 ha
1.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 3.09.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Maurice · parks, protected land & trails
More of the land around Saint-Maurice is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns
The nearest national park is La Mauricie National Park, 25 km away. Champlain-Batiscan Water Fowl Gathering Area (1,297 ha) is the biggest, 7.9 km from town. 98 km from town is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park.
Protected land
9.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
28
within 10 km, 5 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
25 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
98 km
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
Character
The outdoors in Saint-Maurice, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round9.2% of the land within 10 km, more than 84% of Canadian townsA national park nearbyLa Mauricie National Park, 25 km away
Above all, Saint-Maurice offers protected land around it, with La Mauricie National Park within easy reach close behind.
Against other towns
How Saint-Maurice compares with 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 km9.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.5%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas5Areas 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-Maurice has the 7th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,731 to 3,881 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-Maurice9.2%
Towns its size2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Maurice5
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Maurice0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Saint-Maurice does best for protected land nearby: 6 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alnwick NB | 32% | 7.8% | 62 | 0 | 53 |
| 2 | L'Islet QC | 30% | 0.1% | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Georgian Bay ON | 13% | 19% | 52 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Roberts Creek BC | 11% | 17% | 20 | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Salisbury NB | 11% | 12% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Trend-Arlington ON | 10% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Saint-Maurice QC | 9.2% | 0.5% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Golf Course ON | 7.3% | 3% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson QC | 5.9% | 0.1% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Saint-Tite QC | 5.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-André-Avellin QC | 5.1% | 1.2% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George BC | 4.3% | 8.5% | 11 | 0 | 45 |
| 13 | Westville NS | 4.1% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Berrisfield ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | East Hawkesbury ON | 3.3% | 6.2% | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Maniwaki QC | 3.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George BC | 3.1% | 3.3% | 15 | 1 | 32 |
| 18 | Eleanor ON | 3.1% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Lake Cowichan BC | 2.8% | 3.3% | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | Mulmur ON | 2.1% | 2.9% | 25 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Grand River North ON | 1.8% | 3.6% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Meadowgreen SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Guernsey ON | 1.6% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | Electoral Area C, Nanaimo BC | 1.5% | 1.1% | 60 | 6 | 47 |
| 25 | Stoney Creek ON | 1.5% | 0% | 14 | 4 | 8 |
| 26 | Norwood East MB | 1.5% | 0% | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | City Park SK | 1.3% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Pacific Heights SK | 1% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Corkery ON | 0.9% | 2.3% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Jamieson Place AB | 0.8% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Rosscarrock AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Leila-McPhillips Triangle MB | 0.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Eau Claire AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Meadows MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Cartier MB | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Penhold AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Dixie ON | 0.2% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | Clareview Town Centre AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Cardston AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Pleasantview AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
The map
Saint-Maurice on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
Walk in Saint-Maurice: one named park or wood
Largest first: Site des Loisirs Hector-Neault leads with 4.1 ha. Numbers match 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
In Saint-Maurice, parks are rarely a short walk away
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-Maurice0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 3,800 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
28 protected areas around Saint-Maurice
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Maurice0.5%
Within 10 km9.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 5 of the 28. The largest named one is Champlain-Batiscan Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 1,297 ha. Another 23 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Lac-à-la-Tortue Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 566 ha · 5.0 km from the edge of town
Île Montesson Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 549 ha · 6.4 km from the edge of town
Battures de Gentilly Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 683 ha · 7.5 km from the edge of town
Champlain-Batiscan Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,297 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
Baie Lemarier Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 356 ha · 8.7 km from the edge of town
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
La Mauricie National Park, 25 km off
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
National park
La Mauricie National Park
25 km north-west536 km²since 1970
Québec national park (provincial)
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
98 km west1,510 km²since 1981
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
Paths to walk: 5 km in and around Saint-Maurice
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
4.8 km
in and around the town (140.3 km²)
Woodland
49%
about 69.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-MauriceTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-MauriceTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland49%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 83% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 94% 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-Maurice
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered 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
Saint-Maurice is best on foot in May, June, August and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Trois-Rivieres, 12 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) | -6 | -4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 83 | 66 | 76 | 87 | 83 | 105 | 125 | 96 | 97 | 101 | 88 | 95 |
From -6 °C in January to 25 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. July is warm and wet, 125 mm; the driest month, February, has 66 mm. The yearly snowfall is near 274 cm. The climate in Saint-Maurice →
Things to do
Outdoors around Saint-Maurice: 2 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Maurice
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-CarmelChamplainTrois-RivièresSaint-NarcisseSainte-Geneviève-de-BatiscanBécancourSaint-Maurice
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice | 9.2% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel 11 km | 5.7% | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| Champlain 12 km | 8.4% | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| Trois-Rivières 12 km | 8.4% | 44 | 1 | 10 |
| Saint-Narcisse 13 km | 7% | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan 16 km | 8.5% | 15 | 4 | 4 |
| Bécancour 18 km | 6% | 42 | 1 | 13 |
Around Saint-Maurice, nobody nearby has double its protected land. More routes are mapped around Saint-Narcisse (5).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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. 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint-Maurice
What is the nearest provincial park to Saint-Maurice?
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 98 km away.
Are there protected areas near Saint-Maurice?
Yes: 9.2% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the largest protected area near Saint-Maurice?
It is Champlain-Batiscan Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 1,297 ha.
When should you visit Saint-Maurice for the outdoors?
May, June, August and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is Saint-Maurice near a national park?
La Mauricie National Park, 25 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Sources for this page on Saint-Maurice
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).