First pick
Parc Cyrille-Lalande
Park or garden
2.0 ha
0.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Laceoflight Louis-Philippe Rousselle-Brosseau · CC BY-SA 3.09%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Placide · parks, protected land & trails
Saint-Placide has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns
CPCAD lists 46 protected areas within 10 km. The closest provincial park is Oka National Park (Québec), 6.6 km from the edge of town. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
46
within 10 km, 23 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
6.6 km
Oka National Park (Québec)
Character
Where Saint-Placide stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round9% of the land within 10 km, more than 84% of Canadian townsMany protected areas23 public areas within 10 km
For someone who likes to get outside, Saint-Placide’s draw is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Saint-Placide beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km9%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 areas23Areas 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-Placide comes 5th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,751 to 2,587 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-Placide9%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Placide23
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Placide0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Saint-Placide sits near the top of its size group: 1 of 39 has more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Saint-Placide QC | 9% | 0.1% | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Saint-Placide
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
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Saint-Placide
The biggest is Parc Cyrille-Lalande, 2.0 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Parc Adélaïde-Paquette
Park or garden
1.3 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Saint-Placide
Directionsto a point inside
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-Placide, 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-Placide0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 1,800 residents are further than 400 m from a park. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
46 protected areas around Saint-Placide
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Placide0.1%
Within 10 km9%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 23 of the 46. The others are private conservation land. Oka National Park (Québec) covers 2,370 ha, the most of any named area. The count includes 19 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
lac des Deux Montagnes (Baie de Saint-Placide) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 546 ha · reaches Saint-Placide
Lac des Deux Montagnes - B. Fer Cheval Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 248 ha · reaches Saint-Placide
Lac des Deux Montagnes - B. Fer Cheval Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 91 ha · 0.3 km from the edge of town
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Baie Quesnel) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 662 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Baie de Choisy) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 493 ha · 0.8 km from the edge of town
Anglais, Pointe aux Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 57 ha · 0.9 km from the edge of town
Pointe à la Raquette Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 31 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
Lac des Deux Montagnes - Baie Carillon Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 434 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
Lac des Deux Montagnes (Hudson) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 865 ha · 1.9 km from the edge of town
Deux Montagnes, Lac des - Baie Carillon Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 227 ha · 1.9 km from the edge of town
11 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), 6.6 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)
6.6 km east24 km²since 1990
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Saint-Placide, so the parks here are provincial. 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
2 km of paths in and around Saint-Placide
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
1.7 km
in and around the town (87 km²)
Woodland
22%
about 19 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-PlacideTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-PlacideTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland22%
0%50%100%
96% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km². Woods cover more of it than in 69% 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-Placide 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.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
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-Placide in May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Lachute (17 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 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 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 |
Expect around 218 cm of snow over a winter. July is the warmest month, with highs around 27 °C; January the coldest, at -6 °C. Expect 120 mm in October, the wettest month, and 72 mm in February. The climate in Saint-Placide →
Things to do
12 things to do outdoors near Saint-Placide
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 6 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 6
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 4
Plus 4 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Placide
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
RigaudKanesatakeHudsonSaint-André-d'ArgenteuilOkaSaint-LazareSaint-Placide
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Placide | 9% | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Rigaud 8.8 km | 7.1% | 44 | 2 | 2 |
| Kanesatake 9.0 km | 19% | 35 | 0 | 5 |
| Hudson 9.2 km | 20% | 52 | 0 | 5 |
| Saint-André-d'Argenteuil 12 km | 7.4% | 46 | 0 | 3 |
| Oka 12 km | 20% | 53 | 0 | 12 |
| Saint-Lazare 15 km | 13% | 42 | 0 | 4 |
Kanesatake, Hudson and Oka have at least twice the protected share around them. For walking routes, Rigaud leads the area with 2.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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-Placide
How far is the nearest provincial park from Saint-Placide?
It is Oka National Park (Québec), 6.6 km away.
How much land around Saint-Placide is protected?
Yes: 9% of the land within 10 km is protected.
When should you visit Saint-Placide for the outdoors?
May to August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the largest protected area near Saint-Placide?
It is Oka National Park (Québec), a québec national park (provincial) covering 2,370 ha.
What is the nearest national park to Saint-Placide?
None within 100 km of Saint-Placide.
Sources
The sources behind Saint-Placide’s outdoors figures
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).