First pick
Boisé du Curé
Wood or forest
18 ha1.7 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
Centralin the middle of Saint-Prime
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: ChristianT · CC BY-SA 3.01.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Prime · parks, protected land & trails
02251R031 Biological Refuge begins at the edge of Saint-Prime
Swimmers have 7 beaches within 5 km, Plage de Saint-Prime the nearest. The nearest provincial park, Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec), is 19 km away. Baie Ptarmigan Water Fowl Gathering Area (648 ha) is the biggest, 7.7 km from town.
Protected land
1.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
10
within 10 km, 10 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
19 km
Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec)
Beaches
7
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Saint-Prime 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 km1.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.4%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas10Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches7Beaches 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-Prime sits 13th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,767 to 2,849 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-Prime1.5%
Towns its size4.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Prime10
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Prime0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Saint-Prime sits near the top of its size group: 14 of 39 have more. For protected land nearby, though, 26 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tofino BC | 41% | 21% | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | Léry QC | 27% | 3.4% | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Forestville QC | 26% | 1% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Atikokan ON | 19% | 1.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel QC | 18% | 23% | 83 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Maria QC | 9.5% | 1% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Cultus Lake BC | 9.3% | 52% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Saint-Côme QC | 9.2% | 0.8% | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Addington Highlands ON | 8.9% | 8.2% | 37 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Rivière-Beaudette QC | 7.6% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Westcliffe East ON | 7.1% | 0% | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Senneterre QC | 7% | 9.3% | 166 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Leeming ON | 6.6% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ferme-Neuve QC | 5.6% | 8.2% | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Saint-Michel-des-Saints QC | 5.5% | 1% | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Jerome ON | 5.3% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Vernon River PE | 5.1% | 4.5% | 48 | 11 | 3 |
| 18 | Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part ON | 5.1% | 4.9% | 81 | 0 | 28 |
| 19 | Yamachiche QC | 5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Front of Yonge ON | 4.9% | 6% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Sainte-Luce QC | 4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Vars ON | 3.8% | 1.4% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Laurier-Station QC | 3.7% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Rosthern No. 403 SK | 2.2% | 2.6% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lacolle QC | 1.9% | 1.1% | 34 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Woodcroft AB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Rougemont QC | 1.5% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Saint-Prime QC | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 29 | Turner Valley AB | 1.4% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Mathers MB | 1.4% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Bedford QC | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Weedon QC | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Grimshaw AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Downtown West End AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Westbrook Estates AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Greenview AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Meyonohk AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Saint-Elzéar QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kildare AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Newton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Saint-Prime
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-Prime
Largest first: Boisé du Curé leads with 18 ha. Numbers match the map.
Boisé Tanguay
Wood or forest
5.1 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.9 km eastfrom the centre
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
Most of Saint-Prime 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.
Within 400 m (0%)Further (100%)
Saint-Prime0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. About 2,800 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
1.5% of the country within 10 km of Saint-Prime is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Prime3.4%
Within 10 km1.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All 10 are public land. The largest named one is Baie Ptarmigan Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 648 ha.
02251R031 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 619 ha · reaches Saint-Prime
marais du Golf de Saint-Prime Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 8.8 ha · reaches Saint-Prime
Rivière Ticouape Sud Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 68 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
rivière Ticouape Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 40 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
Îles Flottantes Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 463 ha · 7.6 km from the edge of town
Baie Ptarmigan Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 648 ha · 7.7 km from the edge of town
02251R047 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 46 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
Lac du Curé HeronryProtected area · 26 ha · 8.0 km from the edge of town
Rivière Mistassini 160502 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 37 ha · 8.1 km from the edge of town
rivière Ticouape-1 Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 7.4 ha · 8.4 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
Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec) is 19 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)
Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec)
19 km north-east98 km²since 1985
For a national park, people in Saint-Prime travel more than 100 km. Sépaq runs Québec’s parcs nationaux, which are provincial parks under another name.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
94 km of paths in and around Saint-Prime
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
94 km
in and around the town (232.6 km²)
Woodland
51%
about 119.1 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-PrimeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-PrimeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland51%
0%50%100%
For path density, 69% of Canadian towns do better. More of it is wooded than in 84% 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 mapped walking route near Saint-Prime
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Saint-Prime
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Roberval, 10 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°C) | -11 | -8 | -1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 2 | -6 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 55 | 45 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 87 | 112 | 104 | 99 | 81 | 71 | 66 |
Snowfall averages 271 cm a year. Daytime highs run from -11 °C in January up to 24 °C in July. Summer brings the most rain: 112 mm in July; February gets 45 mm. The climate in Saint-Prime →
Beaches
7 beaches within 5 km of Saint-Prime
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage de Saint-Primesand · in town
DirectionsPlage Robertsonsand · 1.6 km from town
DirectionsSandy ones: 2. Unnamed on the map: 5 more. Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Saint-Prime: 8 outdoor spots on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: campsites (3).
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Camping Saint-Primein town
DirectionsCamping Tobo-Ski1.1 km from town
DirectionsAssi-Nipi camping-écohébergement1.6 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Prime
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
MashteuiatshSaint-FélicienRobervalSaint-Prime
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Prime | 1.5% | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Mashteuiatsh 7.7 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Saint-Félicien 9.8 km | 1.6% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Roberval 13 km | 0.6% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
Saint-Prime holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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-Prime
Where can you swim near Saint-Prime?
The nearest is Plage de Saint-Prime, in town.
Is there protected land near Saint-Prime?
Yes: 1.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the largest protected area near Saint-Prime?
It is Baie Ptarmigan Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 648 ha.
How far is Saint-Prime from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Saint-Prime.
When should you visit Saint-Prime for the outdoors?
May: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Saint-Prime?
It is Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec), 19 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Saint-Prime
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).