First pick
Parc des Berges
Park or garden
5.5 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.02.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Paul · parks, protected land & trails
From Saint-Paul, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) is the nearest provincial park (30 km)
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Lanoraie, Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering Area (1,525 ha) is the biggest, 8.7 km from town. La Mauricie National Park is the closest national park, 79 km from town. CPCAD lists 13 protected areas within 10 km.
Protected land
2.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 5 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
79 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
30 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
How Saint-Paul 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km2.4%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 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-Paul comes 14th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,086 to 7,342 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-Paul2.4%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Paul5
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Paul0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Saint-Paul does best for public protected areas: 15 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernie BC | 31% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hope BC | 15% | 4.1% | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Vanier South ON | 12% | 1.1% | 39 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Les Cèdres QC | 11% | 0.1% | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Peace River AB | 8.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kent BC | 8.3% | 8.2% | 16 | 2 | 42 |
| 7 | Chandler QC | 5.8% | 0.4% | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Carlisle ON | 4% | 0% | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Raleigh ON | 4% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Coronation Park SK | 4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Haysboro AB | 3.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Concord ON | 3.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cathedral Village SK | 2.8% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Saint-Paul QC | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Athabasca County AB | 2.4% | 3.2% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Twin Lakes SK | 2.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Colborne ON | 2.2% | 0.3% | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Fairwinds BC | 2.2% | 4.7% | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| 19 | Slave Lake AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Currie Barracks AB | 1.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Brown's Corners ON | 1.8% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Whyte Ridge MB | 1.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Lymburn AB | 1.7% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | North River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Sherbrooke AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Wainfleet ON | 1.4% | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | King Edward MB | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Inglewood AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Shannon QC | 0.9% | 3.9% | 21 | 1 | 14 |
| 30 | Merritt BC | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 31 | Chibougamau QC | 0.8% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 32 | Cougar Ridge AB | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Yarmouth NS | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 34 | Erin Woods AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 35 | La Sarre QC | 0.5% | 0.1% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Brighton SK | 0.5% | 0.1% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Cavanagh AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Val-des-Sources QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Niverville MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Kincora AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Saint-Paul
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
13 named parks and woods to walk in near Saint-Paul
Parc des Berges is the largest, at 5.5 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
13 named parks and woods, 27 ha in all
Parks & gardens 27 ha
No one place dominates; the largest has 21%.
Parc du Bourg-Boisé
Park or garden
4.2 ha0.9 km of path
15 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
0.7 km northfrom the centre
Piste Cyclable Saint-Paul
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Réal-Laurin
Park or garden · 270 m outside town
4.4 ha
1.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Amyot
Park or garden
2.8 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Saint-Paul
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Boisé-Paulois
Park or garden
1.5 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
Centralin the middle of Saint-Paul
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Tourelles
Park or garden
2.0 ha0.5 km of path
1.0 km north-westfrom the centre
Piste Cyclable Saint-Paul
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Robert-Quenneville
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
1.6 ha
1.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 13 named parks and green spaces
Parc des BergesPark or garden · 5.5 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc du Bourg-BoiséPark or garden · 4.2 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc Réal-LaurinPark or garden · 4.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc AmyotPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc du Boisé-PauloisPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc des TourellesPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc RoyalPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc Robert-QuennevillePark or garden · 1.6 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc du Centre communautaire Jeannette-LaviolettePark or garden · 1.5 ha
DirectionsParc Georges-Émile-LapalmePark or garden · 0.6 ha · just outside town
DirectionsParc ChevrettePark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc du Lac MauricePark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsParc LandryPark 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
A park is within a short walk for 4 in 10 in Saint-Paul
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 (36%)Further (64%)
Saint-Paul36%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 4,600 residents are further than 400 m from a park. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 2.4% of the land near Saint-Paul
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Paul0%
Within 10 km2.4%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 5 of the 13. The others are private conservation land. At 1,525 ha, fleuve Saint-Laurent, Lanoraie, Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering Area is the largest. Another 8 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Tourbières-de-Lanoraie Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 415 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Lanoraie, Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,525 ha · 8.7 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 550 ha · 8.9 km from the edge of town
Îles de Contrecoeur National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 298 ha · 9.2 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Saint-Sulpice, Repentigny Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 883 ha · 9.5 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
79 km to La Mauricie National Park
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)
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
30 km south8.1 km²since 1984
National park
La Mauricie National Park
79 km north536 km²since 1970
A provincial park is closer: Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), at 30 km. Québec’s “national” parks are the province’s own, managed by Sépaq.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
27 km of paths in and around Saint-Paul
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
27 km
in and around the town (93 km²)
Woodland
29%
about 26.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-PaulTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-PaulTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland29%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 73% of Canadian towns. 73% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
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-Paul
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped 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
Walking season in Saint-Paul: May to July and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Fleury, 40 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 | 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 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 5 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 61 | 71 | 96 | 98 | 102 | 106 | 114 | 97 | 108 | 90 | 85 |
Snowfall averages 202 cm a year. Daytime highs run from -6 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. The wettest month, August, brings 114 mm, against 61 mm in February. The climate in Saint-Paul →
Things to do
Near Saint-Paul: one waterfall on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 15 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 15
Plus 15 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Camping Au soleil St-Paul De Joliettein town
DirectionsCamping des Deux Rivières1.6 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Paul
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
JolietteCrabtreeSaint-Charles-BorroméeNotre-Dame-des-PrairiesSaint-ThomasSainte-Marie-SaloméSaint-Paul
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul | 2.4% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Joliette 3.0 km | 1.2% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Crabtree 4.0 km | 0.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Charles-Borromée 6.5 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies 6.8 km | 1.2% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Thomas 7.3 km | 5.1% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Marie-Salomé 8.8 km | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Around Saint-Thomas the protected share is at least double.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint-Paul
Is there a provincial park near Saint-Paul?
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 30 km away.
Which is the biggest protected area near Saint-Paul?
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Lanoraie, Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering Area: 1,525 ha, a wildlife area.
When should you visit Saint-Paul for the outdoors?
May to July and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is there protected land near Saint-Paul?
Protected areas cover 2.4% of the land within 10 km.
How far is Saint-Paul from a national park?
La Mauricie National Park, 79 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Sources for this page on Saint-Paul
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).