First pick
Parc Legault
Park or garden
1.9 ha0.3 km of path
0.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.02.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Val-Morin · parks, protected land & trails
The nearest provincial park to Val-Morin is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 30 km away
Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve (2,963 ha) is the biggest, 7.2 km from town. Within 5 km are 4 beaches; Plage du Lac Raymond is the nearest. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
2.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
30 km
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Val-Morin against 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km2.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town5.7%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
Beaches4Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Val-Morin sits 20th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,174 to 3,279 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
Val-Morin2.5%
Towns its size3.1%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Val-Morin4
Towns its size4
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Val-Morin0
Towns its size1
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Where Val-Morin trails its peers is walking routes; 20 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pincher Creek No. 9 AB | 32% | 30% | 74 | 11 | 43 |
| 2 | Annapolis County, Subdivision D NS | 25% | 31% | 135 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine BC | 21% | 17% | 36 | 0 | 84 |
| 4 | Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast BC | 16% | 11% | 27 | 0 | 37 |
| 5 | Saint-Alexis-des-Monts QC | 16% | 12% | 43 | 15 | 8 |
| 6 | Dalhousie NB | 13% | 0.2% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | New Maryland NB | 11% | 25% | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | North Cypress-Langford MB | 9.8% | 6.1% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | French River / Rivière des Français ON | 9.5% | 8.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Roblin MB | 8.8% | 0.5% | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Beaumont QC | 7.7% | 0.1% | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Gilbert ON | 7.2% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Electoral Area D, North Okanagan BC | 6.2% | 6.4% | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Adstock QC | 5% | 8.3% | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Hill Park ON | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Marathon ON | 4.6% | 3% | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| 17 | St. Clair ON | 4.5% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Pilot Butte SK | 3.8% | 0% | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 19 | Hampton NB | 3.7% | 1% | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Lake City BC | 3.7% | 1.2% | 33 | 2 | 27 |
| 21 | Val-Morin QC | 2.5% | 5.7% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Normanhurst ON | 2% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 23 | Athlone AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Cedar Hill ON | 1.9% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Greater Madawaska ON | 1.8% | 1.6% | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 26 | Erlton AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Jasper Park AB | 1.1% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Sturgeon Creek MB | 1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 29 | Canossa AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Seven Oaks MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Rosslyn AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Stoke QC | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Adelaide-Metcalfe ON | 0.3% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Bulyea Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Weinlos AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Enniskillen ON | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Hazeldean AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Coalhurst AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Beverly Heights AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Westwood AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Val-Morin on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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 Val-Morin: one named park or wood
Parc Legault is the largest, at 1.9 ha; the rest follow by size, 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 Val-Morin 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%)
Val-Morin0%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this. About 3,200 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
2.5% of the land around Val-Morin is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Val-Morin5.7%
Within 10 km2.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 13, 4 are public land; the others are privately held. Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve leads for size with 2,963 ha. 9 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Station-de-Biologie-des-Laurentides Territorial reserve for protected area purposesNature reserve · 89 ha · 6.8 km from the edge of town
Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity ReserveNature reserve · 2,963 ha · 7.2 km from the edge of town
06151R002 Biological RefugeWildlife area · 62 ha · 8.8 km from the edge of town
Lac Cornu (ouest) HeronryProtected area · 24 ha · 9.6 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
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 30 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)
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)
30 km north-west1,510 km²since 1981
For a national park, people in Val-Morin travel more than 100 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
Val-Morin and its edge hold 165 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
165 km
in and around the town (81 km²)
Woodland
86%
about 69.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Val-MorinTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Val-MorinTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland86%
0%50%100%
Few places match it for paths: more than 56% of Canadian towns have fewer. It is more wooded than 98% 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 Val-Morin 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.
No named walking or hiking route is mapped near the town; local paths may simply not be on OpenStreetMap 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
Val-Morin is best on foot in May to August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lachute, 41 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -6 | -3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 97 | 72 | 74 | 100 | 89 | 111 | 112 | 104 | 114 | 120 | 93 | 94 |
Expect around 218 cm of snow over a winter. July is the warmest month, with highs around 25 °C; January the coldest, at -6 °C. Rain and snow peak in October (120 mm) and ease in February (72 mm). The climate in Val-Morin →
Beaches
Beaches near Val-Morin: 4 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage du Lac Raymondin town
DirectionsPlage Jean-Guy-Caronsand · 4.4 km from town
DirectionsThere are also 2 beaches without a name. 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
Near Val-Morin: 30 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Hills and peaks lead the count with 30. Mont Edward tops the hills nearby, 525 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 30
Belvédère Mariette-Dubreuil1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 29 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 30
Colline Beauvais524 m · in town
DirectionsColline Maupasin town
DirectionsMassif Sud-Ouest483 m · in town
DirectionsMont Bel Air405 m · in town
DirectionsMont Devils Jump445 m · in town
DirectionsMont Gilbertin town
DirectionsMont Iceberg445 m · in town
DirectionsMont Marinier510 m · in town
DirectionsPlus 22 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Camping et Vaning Belle-Neige0.0 km from town
DirectionsCamping Laurentien0.1 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Val-Morin
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Val-DavidSainte-AdèleSainte-Agathe-des-MontsSainte-Lucie-des-LaurentidesSainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-MassonMorin-HeightsVal-Morin
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-Morin | 2.5% | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Val-David 2.8 km | 1.3% | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| Sainte-Adèle 6.7 km | 4.8% | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts 8.8 km | 1.8% | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides 11 km | 4% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson 11 km | 5.9% | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Morin-Heights 12 km | 2.2% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson 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. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- 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. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Val-Morin
When is the best time for walking in Val-Morin?
May to August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Which is the biggest protected area near Val-Morin?
Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve: 2,963 ha, a nature reserve.
Is there a provincial park near Val-Morin?
The closest is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), at 30 km.
What is the nearest beach to Val-Morin?
Try Plage du Lac Raymond, in town, first of several.
Are there protected areas near Val-Morin?
Yes: 2.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is Val-Morin from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Val-Morin.
Sources
Sources for this page on Val-Morin
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).