First pick
Parc 3R
Park or garden
3.8 ha0.3 km of path
5.8 km northfrom the centre
Sentiers pédestre Village de Stoke
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.00.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Stoke · parks, protected land & trails
The Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Chapman runs by Stoke
The 10 km around town hold 6 protected areas. For a provincial park, Mont-Orford National Park (Québec) lies 23 km off. 0.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
0.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
6
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
23 km
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
3
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Stoke has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
On a national routeThe Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Chapman passes within 2 kmWalking routes3 named routes within 2 kmLittle protected land0.3% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Out of doors, Stoke leads with the Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Chapman, with its choice of walking routes close behind. The gap is protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Stoke 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km0.3%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 areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes3Named 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
Stoke has the 12th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,223 to 3,319 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
Stoke0.3%
Towns its size1.9%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Stoke0
Towns its size3
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Stoke3
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Stoke lags towns its size: 33 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annapolis County, Subdivision D NS | 25% | 31% | 135 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Pictou NS | 24% | 0.5% | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast BC | 16% | 11% | 27 | 0 | 37 |
| 4 | Dalhousie NB | 13% | 0.2% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | North Cypress-Langford MB | 9.8% | 6.1% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Inverness County, Subdivision C NS | 8.2% | 6.3% | 181 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Saint-André-d'Argenteuil QC | 7.4% | 7.4% | 46 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Central Okanagan West BC | 6.7% | 5.4% | 49 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Enderby BC | 5.7% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Greeningdon ON | 5.4% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Grande-Rivière QC | 4.9% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Hill Park ON | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Marathon ON | 4.6% | 3% | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| 14 | Pilot Butte SK | 3.8% | 0% | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Hampton NB | 3.7% | 1% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Lake City BC | 3.7% | 1.2% | 33 | 2 | 27 |
| 17 | Val-Morin QC | 2.5% | 5.7% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Wellington AB | 2.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Normanhurst ON | 2% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 20 | Athlone AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Greater Madawaska ON | 1.8% | 1.6% | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 22 | North Algona Wilberforce ON | 1.8% | 4.6% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Mill Courtland Woodside Park ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Point Road MB | 1.5% | 0.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Canossa AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bonavista NL | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | Seven Oaks MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Rosslyn AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Stoke QC | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Bulyea Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Miller AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Weinlos AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Hazeldean AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Sainte-Clotilde QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Coalhurst AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Hay River NT | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 38 | Beverly Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Holyrood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Westwood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The map
The green map of Stoke
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
One park or wood to walk in, in or near Stoke
The biggest is Parc 3R, 3.8 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
Few people in Stoke 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Stoke0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. Around 3,300 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
6 protected areas lie within 10 km of Stoke
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Stoke0%
Within 10 km0.3%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Every one is privately held, and none is named: private land isn’t a place to visit.
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 nearest big park: Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), 23 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
Québec national park (provincial)
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
23 km south-west59 km²since 1979
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Stoke, so the parks here are provincial. Québec’s parcs nationaux are provincial parks, run by Sépaq; Parks Canada’s national parks are separate.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Stoke and its edge hold 34 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
34 km
in and around the town (338 km²)
Woodland
79%
about 268.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
StokeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
StokeTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland79%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 96% of Canadian towns. 86% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
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 Stoke
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
National
Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Chapman15.9 km
Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone East-Angus9.3 km
Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Chapman, Accès1.1 km
Of the Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Chapman’s 16 km, 15.9 km passes close to town.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Stoke
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Lennoxville (12 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -5 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 76 | 66 | 68 | 82 | 85 | 102 | 99 | 104 | 96 | 91 | 70 | 75 |
Expect 104 mm in August, the wettest month, and 66 mm in February. January brings highs of -5 °C, July highs of 25 °C. About 269 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Stoke →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Stoke
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Stoke has 19 viewpoints and 1 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Among the peaks, Mont Chapman is highest at 653 m. Most numerous: viewpoints (19).
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 19
Pv Chaine Chapmanin town
DirectionsPv Danvillein town
DirectionsPv de la Grotte de L'Oursin town
DirectionsPv Étangin town
DirectionsPv Grotte de l'Oursin town
DirectionsPv Méganticin town
DirectionsPv Monts Stokein town
DirectionsPv Pic Baldin town
DirectionsPlus 11 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 8
Mont Chapman653 m · in town
DirectionsMont John-Guillemette565 m · in town
DirectionsMonts Stoke520 m · in town
DirectionsPic Bald612 m · in town
DirectionsLe Dos de Cheval0.8 km from town
DirectionsColline de Beauvoir313 m · 1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 2
CPE La Jardinière0.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Association Protection Lac Stokein town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Stoke
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Ascot CornerSherbrookeEast AngusWestburyVal-JoliCookshire-EatonStoke
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke | 0.3% | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Ascot Corner 4.0 km | 0.7% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherbrooke 12 km | 4.1% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| East Angus 13 km | 0.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Westbury 15 km | 0.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Val-Joli 15 km | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Cookshire-Eaton 16 km | 0.4% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Sherbrooke has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- 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. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- 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 Stoke
What is the nearest provincial park to Stoke?
It is Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), 23 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Stoke?
May: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Stoke from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Stoke.
Is there protected land near Stoke?
Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km.
Where can you walk near Stoke?
The Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Chapman, Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone East-Angus and Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Chapman, Accès, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Is there a beach near Stoke?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
Sources
Sources for this page on Stoke
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).