First pick
Parc Promutuel Assurance
Park or garden
16 ha0.4 km of path
1.1 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.01.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Raymond · parks, protected land & trails
Saint-Raymond has 8 walking routes on the map
Within 10 km are 27 protected areas. The closest of Canada’s national parks is La Mauricie National Park, at 53 km. 5 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land
1.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
27
within 10 km, 26 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
53 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
24 km
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
8
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Saint-Raymond apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Walking routes8 named routes within 2 kmMany protected areas26 public areas within 10 kmBeaches5 beaches within 5 km
Out of doors, Saint-Raymond leads with its choice of walking routes, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
How Saint-Raymond 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 graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km1.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas26Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes8Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches5Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Saint-Raymond is 13th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (11,663 to 12,244 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-Raymond1.2%
Towns its size2.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Raymond26
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Raymond8
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Saint-Raymond does best for public protected areas: 5 of the other 39 have more. On protected land nearby it is behind: 27 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L'Île-Perrot QC | 42% | 0.5% | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot QC | 34% | 0.6% | 50 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Mont-Tremblant QC | 27% | 29% | 20 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Chapel Hill North ON | 14% | 1.2% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Nelson BC | 14% | 0.1% | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Clearwater County AB | 13% | 5.7% | 44 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Cardinal Creek ON | 11% | 0% | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Rideau Lakes ON | 10% | 14% | 77 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | Valley Creek ON | 6.3% | 29% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chapman Mills ON | 6% | 1.9% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-Rodrigue QC | 4.8% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Adjala-Tosorontio ON | 4.7% | 1.1% | 68 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Chester NS | 4.1% | 6.1% | 124 | 1 | 21 |
| 14 | Humber Summit ON | 3.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Moncton NB | 3.4% | 1.4% | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Milliken ON | 3.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | McKenzie Lake AB | 3.3% | 1.1% | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 18 | Fletchers Meadow North ON | 3% | 4.9% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Marieville QC | 2.9% | 0.7% | 37 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | Morrisburg ON | 2.6% | 4.2% | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Saint-Sauveur QC | 2.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| 22 | St. Andrews MB | 2.3% | 1.1% | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | St. Clements MB | 2.2% | 3% | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| 24 | René-Goupil QC | 2.1% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts QC | 1.8% | 1.6% | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| 26 | German Mills ON | 1.6% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Grey Highlands ON | 1.3% | 0.7% | 77 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Saint-Raymond QC | 1.2% | 1.2% | 27 | 8 | 5 |
| 29 | The Hamptons AB | 1.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Georgian Bluffs ON | 1.1% | 1.9% | 67 | 4 | 17 |
| 31 | Hamilton ON | 0.9% | 0.8% | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | Wetaskiwin County No. 10 AB | 0.7% | 1% | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Tay ON | 0.5% | 0.6% | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| 34 | Uptown ON | 0.3% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Weyburn SK | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Etobicoke West Mall ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | South Cameron ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Mississauga Valleys ON | 0.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Cityscape AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Martensville SK | 0% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Saint-Raymond
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
5 named parks and woods to walk in near Saint-Raymond
Largest first: Parc Promutuel Assurance leads with 16 ha. Numbers match the map.
5 named parks and woods, 22 ha in all
Parks & gardens 18 haWoods 3.3 ha
Most of it sits in Parc Promutuel Assurance and Île Ouellet: 89% together.
Parc Alexandre Paquet
Park or garden
1.5 ha0.3 km of path
1.4 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Alban-Robitaille
Park or garden
0.3 ha0.1 km of path
1.2 km westfrom 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
2 in 10 people in Saint-Raymond live near 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 (21%)Further (79%)
Saint-Raymond21%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 9,400 people more than a short walk away. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected areas
Around Saint-Raymond, protected areas make up 1.2%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Raymond1.2%
Within 10 km1.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 26 of the 27, and private owners the rest. Tantaré Ecological Reserve is the biggest, 1,450 ha. One further area is privately owned conservation land; it counts in the figures but isn’t named, as a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
Lac Rita White-Tailed Deer YardProtected area · 425 ha · reaches Saint-Raymond
03151R040 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 86 ha · reaches Saint-Raymond
03151R039 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 83 ha · reaches Saint-Raymond
03151R027 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 75 ha · reaches Saint-Raymond
Lac-du-Parcours Old-Growth ForestNature reserve · 24 ha · reaches Saint-Raymond
Petit-Lac-Alexandre Old-Growth ForestNature reserve · 20 ha · reaches Saint-Raymond
Forêt ancienne Gérald Landry Old-GrowthNature reserve · 16 ha · reaches Saint-Raymond
Rivière-Sainte-Anne Old-Growth ForestNature reserve · 13 ha · 1.6 km from the edge of town
Duchesnay Old-Growth ForestNature reserve · 17 ha · 1.9 km from the edge of town
03151R036 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 186 ha · 2.2 km from the edge of town
15 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
1 area recorded only by its type (a provincial layer such as wildlife habitat areas) is counted, not listed.
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
53 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)
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)
24 km north-east671 km²since 1981
National park
La Mauricie National Park
53 km west536 km²since 1970
A provincial park is closer: Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), at 24 km. A Québec parc national belongs to the province, not to Parks Canada.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Saint-Raymond has 373 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
373 km
in and around the town (839.3 km²)
Woodland
87%
about 731.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-RaymondTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-RaymondTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland87%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 99% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 68% 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
Where to walk from Saint-Raymond
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Sentier du Philosore27.4 km
Sentier Bras-du-Nord18.6 km
Sentier des Falaises10.9 km
Boucle du Montagne Art6.0 km
Sentier de la Mauvaise5.9 km
Boucle de la Hauteur4.4 km
Sentier du Castor3.5 km
Sentier du Petit Bûcher1.7 km
For a longer outing, the Sentier du Philosore runs 27.4 km.
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-Raymond: May and August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Quebec Jean Lesage (Airport) (35 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 87 | 66 | 78 | 94 | 92 | 115 | 119 | 109 | 111 | 116 | 91 | 96 |
About 253 cm of snow falls in a year. July is warm and wet, 119 mm; the driest month, February, has 66 mm. January brings highs of -7 °C, July highs of 25 °C. The climate in Saint-Raymond →
Beaches
5 unnamed beaches near Saint-Raymond
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Saint-Raymond: 10 viewpoints, 4 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 17 hills and peaks, more than of anything else. The highest named peak nearby is Montagne des Falaises, at 630 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 10
Magnifique chute d'eauin town
DirectionsPoint de vue Chute Delaneyin town
DirectionsPlus 8 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 17
Cap des Sept-Côtes415 m · in town
DirectionsMont Cambraiin town
DirectionsMont Laura-Plamondon250 m · in town
DirectionsMontagne Art570 m · in town
DirectionsMontagne des Falaises630 m · in town
DirectionsMontagne du Suisse293 m · in town
DirectionsMontagne de Sainte-Angélique0.7 km from town
DirectionsMont Saint-Bernard1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 9 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 4
Chute à Gillesin town
DirectionsChute Delaneyin town
DirectionsPlus 2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 7
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 13
Camping de la Valléein town
DirectionsCamping du lac Petit Batiscanin town
DirectionsCamping du lac Soixantein town
DirectionsCamping Etsanha - groupesin town
DirectionsCamping Etsanha - secteur Plagein town
DirectionsCamping Lac Delaneyin town
DirectionsCamping Martinetin town
DirectionsCamping Plage Saint-Raymondin town
DirectionsPlus 5 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Raymond
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-Léonard-de-PortneufSaint-BasileFossambault-sur-le-LacSainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-CartierPont-RougeSaint-Raymond
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Raymond | 1.2% | 27 | 8 | 5 |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf 10 km | 3.3% | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| Saint-Basile 15 km | 3.3% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac 15 km | 1.3% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier 17 km | 1.4% | 27 | 0 | 16 |
| Pont-Rouge 18 km | 5.1% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
For protected land, Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf, Saint-Basile and Pont-Rouge have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint-Raymond
When is the best time for walking in Saint-Raymond?
May and August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the largest protected area near Saint-Raymond?
Tantaré Ecological Reserve: 1,450 ha, a nature reserve.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Saint-Raymond?
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 24 km away.
What is the nearest beach to Saint-Raymond?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Where can you walk near Saint-Raymond?
The Sentier Bras-du-Nord, Sentier du Philosore and Sentier des Falaises, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
How far is Saint-Raymond from a national park?
La Mauricie National Park, 53 km from the edge of town.
Is there protected land near Saint-Raymond?
Within 10 km, 1.2% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
Sources for this page on Saint-Raymond
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).