First pick
Plage municipale Saint-Zénon
Park or garden
1.7 ha
3.0 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Miguel Tremblay · CC07%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Saint-Zénon · parks, protected land & trails
A national route near Saint-Zénon: the Sentier National
Count 45 protected areas within 10 km of town. A provincial park, Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), lies 5.7 km away. The nearest national park is La Mauricie National Park, 39 km away.
Protected land
7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
45
within 10 km, 42 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
39 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
5.7 km
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
2
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Saint-Zénon apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
On a national routeThe Sentier National passes within 2 kmMany protected areas42 public areas within 10 kmProtected land all round7% of the land within 10 km, more than 78% of Canadian towns
Saint-Zénon is strongest on the Sentier National, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Saint-Zénon, set against 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km7%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 areas42Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches2Beaches 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-Zénon comes 6th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,435 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-Zénon7%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Saint-Zénon42
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Saint-Zénon2
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Saint-Zénon leads its size group for public protected areas: none of the other 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 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Saint-Zénon QC | 7% | 5.8% | 45 | 2 | 2 |
| 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
Parks, woods and paths around Saint-Zénon
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Saint-Zénon
Plage municipale Saint-Zénon is the largest, at 1.7 ha; the rest follow by size, 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
In Saint-Zénon, 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-Zénon0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%. That leaves about 1,400 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Within 10 km of Saint-Zénon, 7% is protected land
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Saint-Zénon5.8%
Within 10 km7%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 42 of the 45, and private owners the rest. Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec) covers 151,010 ha, the most of any named area. 3 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Basilières-Kaël Land set asideProtected area · 2,857 ha · reaches Saint-Zénon
Sept-Chutes Land set asideProtected area · 760 ha · reaches Saint-Zénon
06251R050 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 159 ha · reaches Saint-Zénon
06251R037 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 128 ha · reaches Saint-Zénon
06251R029 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 107 ha · reaches Saint-Zénon
06251R020 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 96 ha · reaches Saint-Zénon
06251R026 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 92 ha · reaches Saint-Zénon
06251R036 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 92 ha · reaches Saint-Zénon
06251R027 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 86 ha · reaches Saint-Zénon
06251R040 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 78 ha · reaches Saint-Zénon
27 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
39 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)
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
5.7 km west1,510 km²since 1981
National park
La Mauricie National Park
39 km east536 km²since 1970
Nearer still is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), a provincial park 5.7 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
Saint-Zénon has 137 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
137 km
in and around the town (610 km²)
Woodland
89%
about 545.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Saint-ZénonTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Saint-ZénonTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland89%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 99% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 76% 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
Walks near Saint-Zénon
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
NationalLocal
Sentier National340.0 km
Boucle Zen Nature58.1 km
The Sentier National is 340 km long on the map, and 24.6 km of it lies within 2 km of town.
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-Zénon: May and August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Nicolet, 103 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 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 70 | 49 | 52 | 82 | 75 | 95 | 103 | 86 | 95 | 90 | 75 | 76 |
The warmest days come in July (25 °C highs), the coldest in January (-6 °C). July is warm and wet, 103 mm; the driest month, February, has 49 mm. The climate in Saint-Zénon →
Beaches
2 unnamed beaches near Saint-Zénon
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Saint-Zénon: 22 and 4
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Look up to Mont Brassard: 655 m. Count 22 viewpoints, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 22
Balcon du Nordin town
DirectionsLe Bisseauin town
DirectionsLe Picin town
DirectionsMontsin town
DirectionsPaysage Nordiquein town
DirectionsPin Rougein town
DirectionsSokolykin town
DirectionsSte-Éméliein town
DirectionsPlus 14 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Le Calvairein town
DirectionsMont Barrière616 m · in town
DirectionsMont Brassard655 m · in town
DirectionsNature reserves 2
Parc régional des Sept-Chutesin town
DirectionsRéserve faunique Mastigouchein town
DirectionsPicnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 7
Camping du Lac Clairin town
DirectionsCamping du Lac Sauvagein town
DirectionsEvolution Naturein town
DirectionsPlateformesin town
DirectionsCamping Lac-Juneau0.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Accès publicin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Saint-Zénon
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 13–39 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Saint-Zénon.
Saint-Michel-des-SaintsSaint-CômeSainte-Émélie-de-l'ÉnergieSaint-DamienNotre-Dame-de-la-MerciSaint-Zénon
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Zénon | 7% | 45 | 2 | 2 |
| Saint-Michel-des-Saints 13 km | 5.5% | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| Saint-Côme 33 km | 9.2% | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie 34 km | 6.3% | 22 | 1 | 2 |
| Saint-Damien 35 km | 4% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci 39 km | 13% | 18 | 1 | 3 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Saint-Zénon’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- 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. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Saint-Zénon
How far is the nearest provincial park from Saint-Zénon?
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 5.7 km from the edge of town.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Saint-Zénon?
May and August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Which is the biggest protected area near Saint-Zénon?
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec): 151,010 ha, a québec national park (provincial).
Where can you swim near Saint-Zénon?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Are there hiking trails near Saint-Zénon?
Try the Sentier National and Boucle Zen Nature; more are on the map.
Are there protected areas near Saint-Zénon?
Protected areas cover 7% of the land within 10 km.
How far is Saint-Zénon from a national park?
La Mauricie National Park is closest, at 39 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Saint-Zénon
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).