First pick
Parc du Lac Aylmer
Park or garden
1.3 ha
3.6 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Richard Coté · CC BY-SA 4.013%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Stratford · parks, protected land & trails
More of the land around Stratford is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns
For walks, 4 named routes run within 2 km, such as the Le Massif de Winslow and Les Passereaux. OpenStreetMap shows 7 unnamed beaches within 5 km. Some protected land is inside the town: 15% of its area.
Protected land
13%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 10 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Frontenac National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
4
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
7
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Stratford apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round13% of the land within 10 km, more than 90% of Canadian townsWalking routes4 named routes within 2 kmA provincial park at the edgeFrontenac National Park (Québec) reaches the townBeaches7 beaches within 5 km
For someone who likes to get outside, Stratford’s draw is protected land around it, with its choice of walking routes close behind.
Against other towns
Stratford 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 km13%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town15%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas10Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes4Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches7Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Stratford ranks 5th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,062 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
Stratford13%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Stratford10
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Stratford4
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Stratford sits near the top of its size group: 4 of 39 have more.
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 | Stratford QC | 13% | 15% | 13 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 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
The green map of Stratford
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
Walk in Stratford: one named park or wood
Largest first: Parc du Lac Aylmer leads with 1.3 ha. Numbers match 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
Most of Stratford is more than a short walk from 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%)
Stratford0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. For about 1,100 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
13 protected areas around Stratford
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Stratford15%
Within 10 km13%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 10 of the 13. Frontenac National Park (Québec) covers 15,650 ha, the most of any named area. The figures include 3 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Frontenac National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 15,650 ha · reaches Stratford
Lac des Atacas 50 Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 81 ha · reaches Stratford
Lac des Îles-Ouest Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 55 ha · reaches Stratford
Lac à la Barbue Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 35 ha · reaches Stratford
Lac à la Barbue Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 33 ha · reaches Stratford
Rivière Maskinonge Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 20 ha · reaches Stratford
Lac des Îles Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 70 ha · 0.2 km from the edge of town
Lac des Ours HeronryProtected area · 26 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
Lac des Ours Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 42 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
Rivière Legendre Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 16 ha · 6.4 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
Frontenac National Park (Québec) meets Stratford
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)
Frontenac National Park (Québec)
At the edge157 km²since 1987
No national park lies within 100 km of Stratford; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. The province names its big parks parcs nationaux, though they are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Stratford has 20 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
20 km
in and around the town (202.7 km²)
Woodland
70%
about 142 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
StratfordTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
StratfordTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland70%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 86% of Canadian towns. For woods, it beats 91% 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
4 mapped routes to walk from Stratford
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Le Massif de Winslow8.2 km
Les Passereaux6.4 km
La Colline3.2 km
Les Grands-Pins2.3 km
The Le Massif de Winslow is the big one locally: 8.2 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Walking season in Stratford: May and September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Thetford Mines (32 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 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -7 | -5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 3 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 102 | 92 | 95 | 103 | 107 | 127 | 140 | 129 | 102 | 122 | 91 | 114 |
January brings highs of -7 °C, July highs of 24 °C. Summer storms make July the wettest month, 140 mm; November sees 91 mm. About 358 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Stratford →
Beaches
7 beaches within 5 km of Stratford, none named
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Stratford has 6 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.
Highest of the named peaks: Massif de Winslow, 444 m. Top of the list: campsites, 6 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 2
Mont Aylmerin town
DirectionsMassif de Winslow444 m · 0.6 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 6
Camping rustique Lac Elganin town
DirectionsLe camping du Parc du Lac-Aylmerin town
DirectionsLe Huard0.1 km from town
DirectionsLe Castor0.7 km from town
DirectionsCamping Baie-Sauvage1.0 km from town
DirectionsL'Orignal1.6 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 3
Lac Aylmerin town
DirectionsLac des Îles1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Stratford
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
DisraeliDisraeliWeedonSaint-Joseph-de-ColeraineLambtonStratford
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | 13% | 13 | 4 | 7 |
| Disraeli 11 km | 7.5% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Disraeli 13 km | 8.2% | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| Weedon 16 km | 0.6% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine 18 km | 6.9% | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Lambton 19 km | 17% | 12 | 6 | 27 |
More routes are mapped around Lambton (6). No place nearby has double Stratford’s share of protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. National parks are Parks Canada’s; provincial parks are the province’s or territory’s, Québec’s parcs nationaux among them.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Stratford
Is there a beach near Stratford?
The beaches mapped within 5 km have no names on the map.
Where can you walk near Stratford?
The Le Massif de Winslow, Les Passereaux and Les Grands-Pins, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Is there a provincial park near Stratford?
Frontenac National Park (Québec) begins at the town’s edge.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Stratford?
Frontenac National Park (Québec): 15,650 ha, a québec national park (provincial).
How much land around Stratford is protected?
Protected areas cover 13% of the land within 10 km.
When should you visit Stratford for the outdoors?
May and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Stratford from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Stratford.
Sources
Where Stratford’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).