First pick
Parc Holliday
Wood or forest
217 ha7.7 km of path
1 h 45 minto walk all 7.7 km of path
2.2 km eastfrom the centre
Piste Ski de Fond HollidaySentier raquettes Holliday
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Robert Garry · CC BY-SA 4.024%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Sept-Îles · parks, protected land & trails
33% of Sept-Îles itself is protected land
Count 64 protected areas within 10 km of town. Of the country within 10 km, 24% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Swimmers have 15 beaches within 5 km, Plage Monaghan the nearest.
Protected land
24%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
64
within 10 km, 60 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
94 km
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
Beaches
15
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Sept-Îles stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land in town33% of Sept-Îles itself lies in protected areasProtected land all round24% of the land within 10 km, more than 97% of Canadian townsMany protected areas60 public areas within 10 kmBeaches15 beaches within 5 km
What Sept-Îles has most to offer outdoors is protected land inside its own boundary, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
How Sept-Îles compares with 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km24%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town33%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas60Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches15Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Sept-Îles has the most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (23,380 to 25,554 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
Sept-Îles24%
Towns its size2.8%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Sept-Îles60
Towns its size5
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Sept-Îles0
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Sept-Îles does best for public protected areas: 2 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sept-Îles QC | 24% | 33% | 64 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | White Rock BC | 22% | 0.2% | 101 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Brownsville BC | 11% | 1.3% | 119 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Box Grove ON | 10% | 18% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | L'Assomption QC | 8.5% | 0.4% | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Old Barrhaven East ON | 6.9% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Riley Park BC | 6.2% | 0% | 14 | 2 | 48 |
| 8 | Outremont QC | 5.9% | 0.1% | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Candiac QC | 5.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Morningside Heights ON | 5.7% | 4.1% | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Cartierville QC | 5.6% | 19% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Kingston NS | 4.8% | 3.1% | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Mile End QC | 4.5% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Milliken ON | 4.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Waterdown ON | 4.4% | 4.9% | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Springwater ON | 3.8% | 6.9% | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 17 | Beloeil QC | 3.6% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Agincourt South-Malvern West ON | 3.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Sheldon ON | 3.1% | 0.3% | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Port Perry ON | 2.9% | 2% | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | South Eglinton-Davisville ON | 2.7% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Dorset Park ON | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | West London ON | 2.4% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Renfrew-Collingwood BC | 2.2% | 0.7% | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 25 | Brockville ON | 1.9% | 3.1% | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Huntsville ON | 1.8% | 2.2% | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 27 | Junction-Wallace Emerson ON | 1.8% | 0% | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| 28 | Newtonbrook West ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Fort St. John BC | 1.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Owen Sound ON | 1.3% | 0.2% | 33 | 2 | 12 |
| 31 | Sault-au-Récollet QC | 1.3% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Mount Pearl NL | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Embrun ON | 0.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Oro-Medonte ON | 0.6% | 0.6% | 32 | 4 | 18 |
| 35 | Islington ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 36 | Kingsville ON | 0.1% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 37 | Essex ON | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Tecumseh ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Etobicoke City Centre ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 40 | Panorama Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Sept-Îles
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
Walk in Sept-Îles: 30 named parks and woods
Parc Holliday is the largest, at 217 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 311 ha in all
Parks & gardens 94 haWoods 217 ha
Most of it sits in Parc Holliday and Parc Aylmer-Whittom: 80% together.
Parc Aylmer-Whittom
Park or garden
32 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
7.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Boucle des ÉcureuilsTraverseSentiers de la Nature
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Jardins de l'Anse
Park or garden
15 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
2.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc des Générations
Park or garden
6.0 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
0.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jardins de l'Anse
Park or garden
5.0 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
2.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Centre Socio-Récréatif
Park or garden
6.6 ha0.2 km of path
0.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Jardin du ruisseau Bois-Joli
Park or garden
4.5 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
6.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Maisonneuve
Park or garden
4.6 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.4 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Parc HollidayWood or forest · 217 ha · 7.7 km of path
DirectionsParc Aylmer-WhittomPark or garden · 32 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsParc des Jardins de l'AnsePark or garden · 15 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsParc des GénérationsPark or garden · 6.0 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsJardins de l'AnsePark or garden · 5.0 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsParc du Centre Socio-RécréatifPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsJardin du ruisseau Bois-JoliPark or garden · 4.5 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsParc MaisonneuvePark or garden · 4.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsParc du SouvenirPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsParc Bois-JoliPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc FergusonPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsParc du Vieux-QuaiPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Steve-DuchesnePark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsParc CummingsPark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsParc MonaghanPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsParc RégnaultPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc LivingstonPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsParc Camille-MarcouxPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsParc RotaryPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsParc des Petites FranciscainesPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc des AînésPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsParc Réjean-MercierPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc du Centre La ChapellePark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsParc ChampagnePark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsParc CyrPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsParc DevostPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsParc des Habitations-BasquesPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc RochettePark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc Denis-PerronPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc Gustave-GauvreauPark 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 7 in 10 in Sept-Îles
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 (68%)Further (32%)
Sept-Îles68%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. That leaves about 8,000 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
Around Sept-Îles, protected areas make up 24%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Sept-Îles33%
Within 10 km24%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 60 of the 64, and private owners the rest. Proposed rivière Moisie Aquatic Reserve leads for size with 394,522 ha. Another 2 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Proposed rivière Moisie Aquatic ReserveNature reserve · 394,522 ha · reaches Sept-Îles
Proposed Matamec (partie nord) Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 54,600 ha · reaches Sept-Îles
Matamec Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 18,486 ha · reaches Sept-Îles
Batture de Matamec Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,050 ha · reaches Sept-Îles
Rivière aux Loups Marins, Île de la Grande Anse Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 918 ha · reaches Sept-Îles
Batture Pointe Jolliet Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 911 ha · reaches Sept-Îles
Île Grande Basque Ouest Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 907 ha · reaches Sept-Îles
Île Manowin Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 850 ha · reaches Sept-Îles
Île de l'Échouerie à Loups Marins, Récifs Saint-Charles Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 819 ha · reaches Sept-Îles
Batture des Plages Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 802 ha · reaches Sept-Îles
28 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
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve is 94 km away
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
National park
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
94 km east151 km²since 1984
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
165 km of paths in and around Sept-Îles
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
165 km
in and around the town (2,206 km²)
Woodland
78%
about 1,731.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Sept-ÎlesTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Sept-ÎlesTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland78%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 89% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 95% 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
No named walking route passes Sept-Îles on the map
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Nothing near the town is mapped as a named walking route, which often means the trails just haven’t been entered as routes.
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 Sept-Îles: June and August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Sept-Iles (7.8 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | -9 | -7 | -2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 2 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 77 | 60 | 74 | 76 | 86 | 87 | 103 | 86 | 107 | 118 | 112 | 92 |
October is the wettest month (118 mm) and February the driest (60 mm). From -9 °C in January to 20 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. The climate in Sept-Îles →
Beaches
15 beaches within 5 km of Sept-Îles
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage Monaghanin town
DirectionsPlage de Val Margueritesand · 0.2 km from town
DirectionsWithin 5 km is 344 km of coastline. Add 13 unnamed beaches to the count. Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Sept-Îles: 23 viewpoints, 6 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
23Viewpoints5Hills and peaks6Waterfalls1Nature reserves6Picnic sites11Playgrounds3Campsites4Slipways
The tallest named summit close by is Mont Trouble (200 m). The map shows 23 viewpoints, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 23
Belvédère du Lac d'Aiglein town
DirectionsBelvédère Routhierin town
Directionsbelevédère0.0 km from town
Directionsbelvédère0.1 km from town
DirectionsBelvédère0.2 km from town
DirectionsLa baie des tout nus0.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 17 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 5
Mont Gallixin town
DirectionsMont Trouble200 m · in town
DirectionsPlus 3 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 6
Chute à l'Outardein town
DirectionsChute du Cran de Ferin town
DirectionsLa Grosse Chute (Chute Molson)0.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Réserve écologique de la Matamecin town
DirectionsCampsites 3
Camping Laurent-Valin town
DirectionsCamping ZEC de la Rivière Moisiein town
DirectionsCamping ZEC Matimek1.7 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 4
Plus 4 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Sept-Îles
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Uashat 27MaliotenamSept-Îles
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept-Îles | 24% | 64 | 0 | 15 |
| Uashat 27 1.6 km | 18% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Maliotenam 13 km | 12% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Sept-Îles has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- 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. 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Sept-Îles
What is the nearest beach to Sept-Îles?
The nearest is Plage Monaghan, in town.
Is there protected land near Sept-Îles?
Protected areas cover 24% of the land within 10 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Sept-Îles?
Proposed rivière Moisie Aquatic Reserve, a nature reserve of 394,522 ha.
When is the best time for walking in Sept-Îles?
June and August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Sept-Îles from a national park?
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, 94 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Where Sept-Îles’ 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).