First pick
Récré-O-Parc de Sainte-Catherine
Park or garden
49 ha10 km of path
2 h 15 minto walk all 10 km of path
2.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Petite Voie du Fleuve
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.07.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Sainte-Catherine · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Sainte-Catherine beats 8 in 10 Canadian towns
Count 23 protected areas within 10 km of town. The largest is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 3,183 ha, 9.3 km from the edge of town. For a provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) lies 20 km off.
Protected land
7.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
23
within 10 km, 15 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
20 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Sainte-Catherine 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 km7.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town6.3%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas15Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches 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-Catherine comes 5th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (17,303 to 18,251 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-Catherine7.9%
Towns its size2.3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Sainte-Catherine15
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Sainte-Catherine0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Sainte-Catherine sits near the top of its size group: 7 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canmore AB | 90% | 57% | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Fallingbrook ON | 14% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Saint-Henri QC | 10% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Central Saanich BC | 9.2% | 3.3% | 35 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | Sainte-Catherine QC | 7.9% | 6.3% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Unionville ON | 7.5% | 0% | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Yorkton SK | 6.4% | 0% | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lake Country BC | 6.1% | 0.5% | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Schmidtville NS | 5.9% | 0% | 16 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | Saint-Michel QC | 5.2% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Iberville QC | 5.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Fraser Heights BC | 4.1% | 24% | 129 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux QC | 4% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | L'Ancienne-Lorette QC | 3.9% | 0% | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Centre ON | 3.8% | 12% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Malvern West ON | 3.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Morningside ON | 3% | 27% | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | McKenzie Towne AB | 3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 19 | Bay-Cloverhill ON | 2.4% | 0% | 12 | 9 | 18 |
| 20 | Downtown Yonge East ON | 2.3% | 0% | 11 | 10 | 39 |
| 21 | Victoria Village ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Credit Valley ON | 2.2% | 5.5% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Thornhill ON | 2.1% | 0.4% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Greater Napanee ON | 1.9% | 1.2% | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Cold Lake AB | 1.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Port Elgin ON | 1.6% | 6.2% | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| 27 | Mahogany AB | 1.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 28 | Clanton Park ON | 1.3% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Downsview ON | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Oakbank MB | 0.8% | 0.8% | 22 | 7 | 1 |
| 31 | Edmundston NB | 0.6% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Swift Current SK | 0.6% | 0.2% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Listowel ON | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Sylvan Lake AB | 0.5% | 0.1% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Brookhaven-Amesbury ON | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Brooks AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Mimico-Queensway ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 38 | DT Fairview ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Taradale AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Coventry Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Sainte-Catherine
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
27 named parks and woods to walk in near Sainte-Catherine
Largest first: Récré-O-Parc de Sainte-Catherine leads with 49 ha. Numbers match the map.
27 named parks and woods, 119 ha in all
Parks & gardens 109 haWoods 10 ha
48% of the area is in just two places: Récré-O-Parc de Sainte-Catherine and Parc André-J.-Côté.
Parc André-J.-Côté
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
8.3 ha2.7 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.7 km of path
2.6 km eastfrom the centre
Boulevard Marie-Victorin
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Fleur-de-Lys
Park or garden
7.5 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
0.8 km westfrom the centre
Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Lafarge
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
7.2 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.4 km southfrom the centre
Rue Leriger
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Chevaliers de Colomb
Park or garden
5.8 ha0.2 km of path
1.5 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Montcalm
Park or garden
3.1 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
0.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Éperviers
Park or garden
3.7 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
Centralin the middle of Sainte-Catherine
Rue des Faucons
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Terry-Fox
Park or garden
3.0 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.5 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 27 named parks and green spaces
Récré-O-Parc de Sainte-CatherinePark or garden · 49 ha · 10 km of path
DirectionsParc André-J.-CôtéPark or garden · 8.3 ha · 2.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Fleur-de-LysPark or garden · 7.5 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsParc LafargePark or garden · 7.2 ha · 1.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Chevaliers de ColombPark or garden · 5.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc MontcalmPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des ÉperviersPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsParc Terry-FoxPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc OptimistePark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsParc d'Auteuil - Espace vert Gravel-GuérinPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Voie MaritimnePark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Francis-Xavier-FontainePark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsEspace vert Saint-Jean-UnionPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc MermozPark or garden · 1.8 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc LevasseurPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc du CourantPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc BrébeufPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsÎle au DiableWood or forest · 5.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsMarécage Saint-LouisWood or forest · 5.1 ha
DirectionsParc BeauvaisPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsEspace vert des SaulesPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc de la ProvidencePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Karine-DubéPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsEspace vert du PortagePark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc du TitanicPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsParc MagellanPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsParc SoucyPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
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
9 in 10 people in Sainte-Catherine 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 (89%)Further (11%)
Sainte-Catherine89%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 2,000 people more than a short walk away. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
The 23 protected areas near Sainte-Catherine
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Sainte-Catherine6.3%
Within 10 km7.9%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
15 of the 23 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. The largest named one is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 3,183 ha. The count includes 8 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
Rapides de Lachine (Cote Ste-Catherine) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 260 ha · reaches Sainte-Catherine
Canal de la Rive Sud (Rivière de la Tortue) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 26 ha · reaches Sainte-Catherine
Rapides de Lachine (Lasalle) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 264 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 903 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Île aux Hérons) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 190 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Verdun) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 424 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
Île-Rock Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 1.1 ha · 2.1 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Ese Lasalle) Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 0.9 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (S de Verdun) Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 0.8 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Île des Soeurs) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 389 ha · 2.8 km from the edge of town
5 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
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 20 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)
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
20 km north8.1 km²since 1984
There is no national park within 100 km; for big parks, Sainte-Catherine has its province’s. Despite the name, a Québec parc national is a provincial park.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Sainte-Catherine and its edge hold 94 km of footpath
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 (32.4 km²)
Woodland
11%
about 3.7 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Sainte-CatherineTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.9
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Sainte-CatherineTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland11%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 70% of Canadian towns. Woods cover more of it than in 55% 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 Sainte-Catherine
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Sainte-Catherine is best on foot in May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 17 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 66 | 77 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 103 | 84 | 92 |
Rain and snow peak in October (103 mm) and ease in February (66 mm). In July the typical high is 27 °C; in January, -5 °C. A typical year sees 217 cm of snow. The climate in Sainte-Catherine →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Sainte-Catherine
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
4 viewpoints near Sainte-Catherine
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 141 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Belvédèrein town
DirectionsPointe ouest du parc-des-Rapides1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 10
Plus 10 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 141
New Developments Park1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 140 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 3
Parc canin Delson0.5 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc Lacharité2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Camping Urbainin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Sainte-Catherine: 2 gardens and parks to visit
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Riverside ParkGarden or park · 1.6 km from town
DirectionsParc AngrignonGarden or park · 3.5 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Sainte-Catherine
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
DelsonSaint-ConstantCandiacSault-Saint-LouisDesmarchais-CrawfordVille-ÉmardSainte-Catherine
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Catherine | 7.9% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Delson 1.9 km | 6.1% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint-Constant 2.5 km | 5.8% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Candiac 4.1 km | 5.8% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Sault-Saint-Louis 5.7 km | 11% | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| Desmarchais-Crawford 5.9 km | 8.8% | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| Ville-Émard 6.8 km | 10% | 21 | 0 | 2 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Sainte-Catherine has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Sainte-Catherine
How far is the nearest provincial park from Sainte-Catherine?
It is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 20 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Sainte-Catherine?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Sainte-Catherine?
Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 3,183 ha, a wildlife area.
What is the nearest beach to Sainte-Catherine?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
How far is Sainte-Catherine from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Sainte-Catherine.
Is there protected land near Sainte-Catherine?
Protected areas cover 7.9% of the land within 10 km.
Sources
The sources behind Sainte-Catherine’s outdoors figures
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).