First pick
Parc Claude-Henri-Grignon
Park or garden
3.1 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Anna Frodesiak · Public domain4.8%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Sainte-Adèle · parks, protected land & trails
5 beaches lie within 5 km of Sainte-Adèle
For walks, the Tour du Massif 25km runs within 2 km. The protected share within 10 km is 4.8%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land
4.8%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
24
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
34 km
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Sainte-Adèle apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Beaches5 beaches within 5 kmParks are a drive awayThe nearest provincial park, Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), is 34 km off
Above all, Sainte-Adèle offers its beaches. The gap is a big park within easy reach.
Against other towns
Sainte-Adèle against 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 one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km4.8%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas4Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named 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
Sainte-Adèle comes 16th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (14,943 to 15,508 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
Sainte-Adèle4.8%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Sainte-Adèle4
Towns its size8
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Sainte-Adèle1
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Sainte-Adèle beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 15 of 39 do better. It trails them for public protected areas, where 26 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whistler BC | 56% | 26% | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Pincourt QC | 33% | 0.6% | 38 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Lachine-Ouest QC | 19% | 0.1% | 28 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Beauharnois QC | 17% | 2.2% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Les Rapides QC | 16% | 0% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Arbutus Ridge BC | 15% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 62 |
| 7 | Gaspé QC | 13% | 21% | 41 | 13 | 51 |
| 8 | Dupéré QC | 7.7% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Pointe-Saint-Charles QC | 7.7% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Vieux-Longueuil QC | 6.4% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Bécancour QC | 6% | 1.1% | 42 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Lougheed BC | 5.6% | 0% | 53 | 2 | 49 |
| 13 | Powell River BC | 5.5% | 0.1% | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 14 | Saint-François QC | 5.4% | 1% | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Lairet QC | 5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Sainte-Adèle QC | 4.8% | 8% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Parksville BC | 4.4% | 13% | 24 | 0 | 11 |
| 18 | Vallée-de-la-Lièvre QC | 4.3% | 16% | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Lachute QC | 3.5% | 0.9% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Buttonville ON | 3.2% | 0% | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Limoges ON | 3.1% | 5.7% | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Royal Orchard ON | 3% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | François-Perrault QC | 2.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Taylor-Massey ON | 2.3% | 13% | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 25 | Doon South ON | 2.3% | 16% | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Springbrook ON | 2.2% | 15% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Byron ON | 2.1% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Pleasant View ON | 1.9% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Lawrence Park South ON | 1.7% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Hamilton Road ON | 1.7% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Stonebridge SK | 1.7% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul QC | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Pembroke ON | 1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Campbellford ON | 0.8% | 0.5% | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | Dorchester ON | 0.6% | 1% | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | High River AB | 0.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Central Elgin ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| 38 | Edenbridge-Humber Valley ON | 0.2% | 2.1% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 39 | Laurel AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Edgemont AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Sainte-Adèle
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
10 named parks and woods to walk in near Sainte-Adèle
The biggest is Parc Claude-Henri-Grignon, 3.1 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
10 named parks and woods, 14 ha in all
Parks & gardens 9.4 haWoods 4.4 ha
Its largest place holds only 22%: the rest is spread out.
Parc Claude Cardinal
Park or garden
1.9 ha0.1 km of path
0.6 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la famille
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Sainte-Adèle
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Zénon-Alary
Park or garden
0.6 ha0.2 km of path
2.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Lionel-Patry
Park or garden
0.3 ha0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Sainte-Adèle
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Parc Claude-Henri-GrignonPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsParc Claude CardinalPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc de la famillePark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc LépinePark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsParc Zénon-AlaryPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsÎle LemayWood or forest · 2.2 ha
DirectionsGeronimoWood or forest · 2.1 ha
DirectionsParc Lionel-PatryPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc des Pentes 40/80Park or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc des PaysansPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsSource: 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
A park is within a short walk for 2 in 10 in Sainte-Adèle
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%)
Sainte-Adèle23%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That is below the typical Canadian town (83%). For about 11,800 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 4.8% of the land near Sainte-Adèle
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Sainte-Adèle8%
Within 10 km4.8%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 4 of the 24; land trusts and private owners hold the others. The largest named one is Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve, at 2,963 ha. 20 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity ReserveNature reserve · 2,963 ha · reaches Sainte-Adèle
Station-de-Biologie-des-Laurentides Territorial reserve for protected area purposesNature reserve · 89 ha · reaches Sainte-Adèle
Albert, lac HeronryProtected area · 66 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
06151R002 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 62 ha · 8.8 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
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 34 km off
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)
34 km north-west1,510 km²since 1981
No national park lies within 100 km of Sainte-Adèle; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. In Québec, a parc national is a provincial park (Sépaq), not one of Parks Canada’s.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Sainte-Adèle has 358 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
358 km
in and around the town (189.9 km²)
Woodland
85%
about 161 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Sainte-AdèleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.9
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Sainte-AdèleTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland85%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 54% of Canadian towns have fewer. Woods cover more of it than in 98% 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
Sainte-Adèle has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Tour du Massif 25km37.6 km
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Sainte-Adèle is best on foot in May to August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lachute, 37 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 | -3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 97 | 72 | 74 | 100 | 89 | 111 | 112 | 104 | 114 | 120 | 93 | 94 |
January brings highs of -6 °C, July highs of 25 °C. Precipitation runs from 72 mm in February to 120 mm in October. About 218 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Sainte-Adèle →
Beaches
The shore near Sainte-Adèle
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Jean-Guy-Caronsand · in town
DirectionsPlage du Lac Raymond1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlage municipalesand · 4.3 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap marks 2 as sandy. 2 further beaches go unnamed. 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
Sainte-Adèle has 37 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
37Viewpoints39Hills and peaks2Nature reserves6Picnic sites12Playgrounds1Dog parks1Campsites2Slipways
39 hills and peaks top the list. Mont Marinier, 510 m, is the high point nearby.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 37
Cap à l'Aiglein town
DirectionsCap Bruce-Foyin town
DirectionsRocher capitainein town
DirectionsRocher Capteur de Rêvesin town
DirectionsRocher Caputin town
DirectionsPoint de Vue #40.1 km from town
DirectionsPoint de vue #30.2 km from town
DirectionsPoint de Vue #10.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 29 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 39
Le Grand Élanin town
DirectionsMont Alouette353 m · in town
DirectionsMont Baldy411 m · in town
DirectionsMont Belfry422 m · in town
DirectionsMont Chantecler462 m · in town
DirectionsMont du Loup-Garou;Refuge du mont Loup-Garou501 m · in town
DirectionsMont Gabriel340 m · in town
DirectionsMont Lostin town
DirectionsPlus 31 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Parc de la Rivière Doncasterin town
DirectionsRéserve de biodiversité projetée de la Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides0.4 km from town
DirectionsDog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping du Pin Rouge1.0 km from 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 Sainte-Adèle
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
PiedmontVal-MorinSaint-SauveurVal-DavidMorin-HeightsSainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-MassonSainte-Adèle
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Adèle | 4.8% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| Piedmont 6.4 km | 3.1% | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| Val-Morin 6.7 km | 2.5% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Saint-Sauveur 7.8 km | 2.3% | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| Val-David 9.3 km | 1.3% | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| Morin-Heights 9.5 km | 2.2% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson 11 km | 5.9% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Sainte-Adèle has.
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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- 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.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Sainte-Adèle
What is the largest protected area near Sainte-Adèle?
It is Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve, a nature reserve covering 2,963 ha.
Is there a provincial park near Sainte-Adèle?
The closest is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), at 34 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Sainte-Adèle?
May to August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
How far is Sainte-Adèle from a national park?
None within 100 km of Sainte-Adèle.
Is there a beach near Sainte-Adèle?
The nearest is Plage Jean-Guy-Caron, in town.
Where can you walk near Sainte-Adèle?
OpenStreetMap maps the Tour du Massif 25km close by.
How much land around Sainte-Adèle is protected?
Within 10 km, 4.8% of the land lies in protected areas.
Sources
Sources for this page on Sainte-Adèle
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).