First pick
Parc Maurice-Richard
Park or garden
6.8 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
5.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Antho116 · CC BY-SA 3.012%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Sulpice · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Saint-Sulpice beats nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 10 km are 29 protected areas. A provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), lies 16 km away. For a national park, La Mauricie National Park is 91 km away.
Protected land
12%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
29
within 10 km, 18 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
91 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
16 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Saint-Sulpice 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km12%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town5.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas18Areas 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-Sulpice has the 4th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,639 to 3,733 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-Sulpice12%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Sulpice18
Towns its size6
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Sulpice0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Saint-Sulpice sits near the top of its size group: 3 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baie-D'Urfé QC | 49% | 0.1% | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 33% | 25% | 26 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | Blind River ON | 21% | 41% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Saint-Sulpice QC | 12% | 5.8% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bright NB | 7.1% | 4.6% | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Woodbridge Meadows ON | 5.7% | 2.7% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Central ON | 5.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 4.8% | 4.4% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Cowichan Bay BC | 4.2% | 5.7% | 64 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Westville NS | 4.1% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Industrial Sector A and Keith ON | 3.5% | 0.9% | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Deer Run AB | 3.4% | 47% | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Parkland AB | 3.4% | 39% | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Piedmont QC | 3.1% | 15% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Parkview West ON | 2.1% | 2.7% | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | North Glenora AB | 1.9% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Killarney MB | 1.8% | 2.3% | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Powassan ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Electoral Area C, Nanaimo BC | 1.5% | 1.1% | 60 | 6 | 47 |
| 20 | Kensington AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Studholm NB | 1.4% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Deer Lodge MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Fifty Point ON | 1.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Rapperswill AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez QC | 0.9% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Alpine Place MB | 0.9% | 2.3% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Cameron Heights AB | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Inkster-Faraday MB | 0.8% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ascot Corner QC | 0.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | North Inkster Industrial MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Flagstaff County AB | 0.4% | 0.3% | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Radisson MB | 0.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Victoria West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Eau Claire AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | West Kildonan Industrial MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Greenfield AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Magrath Heights AB | 0.3% | 13% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Sainte-Claire QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Michel QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Country Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Saint-Sulpice
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Saint-Sulpice
The biggest is Parc Maurice-Richard, 6.8 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on 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
About 2 in 10 of Saint-Sulpice’s residents are 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 (23%)Further (77%)
Saint-Sulpice23%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 2,800 people more than a short walk away. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
29 protected areas around Saint-Sulpice
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Sulpice5.8%
Within 10 km12%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 18 of the 29, and private owners the rest. fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area is the biggest, 2,095 ha. The figures include 11 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 2,095 ha · reaches Saint-Sulpice
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Saint-Sulpice, Repentigny Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 883 ha · reaches Saint-Sulpice
Marécage-de-l'Île-Bouchard Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 29 ha · reaches Saint-Sulpice
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Île aux Boeufs Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 22 ha · reaches Saint-Sulpice
Îles de Contrecoeur (Suite En 0180) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 705 ha · reaches Saint-Sulpice
fleuve Saint-Laurent - Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 550 ha · 0.1 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Contrecoeur) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 625 ha · 1.1 km from the edge of town
Îles de Contrecoeur National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 298 ha · 1.5 km from the edge of town
Marécage-de-l'Île-Marie Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 6.3 ha · 1.7 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Lanoraie, Lavaltrie Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,525 ha · 3.6 km from the edge of town
8 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
91 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)
16 km south8.1 km²since 1984
National park
La Mauricie National Park
91 km north536 km²since 1970
Nearer still is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), a provincial park 16 km away. 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
Paths to walk: 4 km in and around Saint-Sulpice
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
4.3 km
in and around the town (84.3 km²)
Woodland
15%
about 12.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-SulpiceTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-SulpiceTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland15%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 92% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 60% 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-Sulpice
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
Walking season in Saint-Sulpice: May to July and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Fleury, 29 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 |
The yearly snowfall is near 202 cm. From -6 °C in January to 27 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The wettest month, August, brings 114 mm, against 61 mm in February. The climate in Saint-Sulpice →
Things to do
A viewpoint near Saint-Sulpice
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (22).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 22
Plus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping Le Marquisin town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Sulpice
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
L'AssomptionVerchèresLavaltrieRepentignyL'ÉpiphanieContrecoeurSaint-Sulpice
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sulpice | 12% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| L'Assomption 5.1 km | 8.5% | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Verchères 6.2 km | 8.9% | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| Lavaltrie 8.2 km | 9.9% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Repentigny 10.0 km | 8.3% | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| L'Épiphanie 10 km | 4% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Contrecoeur 12 km | 10% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
No place nearby has double Saint-Sulpice’s share of protected land.
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. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint-Sulpice
Is Saint-Sulpice near a national park?
It is La Mauricie National Park, 91 km off.
Is there protected land near Saint-Sulpice?
Within 10 km, 12% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Saint-Sulpice?
fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 2,095 ha, a wildlife area.
When is the best time for walking in Saint-Sulpice?
May to July and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to Saint-Sulpice?
It is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 16 km away.
Sources
Sources for this page on Saint-Sulpice
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).