First pick
Terrain de jeux
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.2 km of path
2.2 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.02%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Sainte-Élisabeth · parks, protected land & trails
A national park 60 km from Sainte-Élisabeth: La Mauricie National Park
Biggest among them: zone 5, Ouest du lac Saint-Pierre Water Fowl Gathering Area, 2,049 ha, 9.2 km off. The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 47 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
18
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
60 km
La Mauricie National Park
Nearest provincial park
47 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Against other towns
Each figure for Sainte-Élisabeth, 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. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%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 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
Among 40 towns its size, Sainte-Élisabeth ranks 18th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,473 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
Sainte-Élisabeth2%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Sainte-Élisabeth4
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Sainte-Élisabeth0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Sainte-Élisabeth’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 17 of 39 top it.
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 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Sainte-Élisabeth QC | 2% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 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
Where the green is in Sainte-Élisabeth
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
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Sainte-Élisabeth
The biggest is Terrain de jeux, 1.6 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
In Sainte-Élisabeth, 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%)
Sainte-Élisabeth0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 1,500 residents live further than 400 m from one. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
Around Sainte-Élisabeth, protected areas make up 2%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Sainte-Élisabeth0%
Within 10 km2%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 18, 4 are public land; the others are privately held. The largest named one is zone 5, Ouest du lac Saint-Pierre Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 2,049 ha. 14 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Tourbières-de-Lanoraie Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 415 ha · 5.2 km from the edge of town
Île du Milieu - Île de la Commune Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 377 ha · 8.1 km from the edge of town
fleuve Saint-Laurent, Lanoraie, Île aux Foins Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 746 ha · 8.7 km from the edge of town
zone 5, Ouest du lac Saint-Pierre Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 2,049 ha · 9.2 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
The parks within reach of Sainte-Élisabeth
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)
47 km south8.1 km²since 1984
National park
La Mauricie National Park
60 km north-east536 km²since 1970
A provincial park is closer: Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), at 47 km. Note that Québec calls its provincial parks parcs nationaux; Sépaq manages them.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
0 km of paths in and around Sainte-Élisabeth
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
0.2 km
in and around the town (120 km²)
Woodland
15%
about 18.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Sainte-ÉlisabethTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Sainte-ÉlisabethTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland15%
0%50%100%
For path density, 99% of Canadian towns do better. More of it is wooded than in 61% 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-Élisabeth
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the town, though paths on the ground may well exist.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Sainte-Élisabeth: May to July and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Fleury (45 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| 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. February is the driest month at 61 mm; August the wettest at 114 mm. From -6 °C in January to 27 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Sainte-Élisabeth →
Things to do
Outdoors around Sainte-Élisabeth: 3 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Domaine Sentinelle du Parc1.0 km from town
DirectionsCamping Le Petit Bonheur1.6 km from town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Sainte-Élisabeth
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Notre-Dame-des-PrairiesSaint-Félix-de-ValoisNotre-Dame-de-LourdesSaint-Charles-BorroméeSainte-MélanieSaint-ThomasSainte-Élisabeth
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Élisabeth | 2% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies 7.7 km | 1.2% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Félix-de-Valois 7.9 km | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes 8.3 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Charles-Borromée 10.0 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sainte-Mélanie 10 km | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint-Thomas 11 km | 5.1% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, Saint-Thomas has twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Sainte-Élisabeth
Is Sainte-Élisabeth near a national park?
La Mauricie National Park is closest, at 60 km.
How much land around Sainte-Élisabeth is protected?
Within 10 km, 2% of the land lies in protected areas.
Which is the biggest protected area near Sainte-Élisabeth?
It is zone 5, Ouest du lac Saint-Pierre Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 2,049 ha.
When is the best time for walking in Sainte-Élisabeth?
May to July and September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is there a provincial park near Sainte-Élisabeth?
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 47 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Where Sainte-Élisabeth’s outdoors figures come from
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).