First pick
Parc Summit
Wood or forest
24 ha5.8 km of path
1 h 20 minto walk all 5.8 km of path
1.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: abdallahh · CC BY 2.08.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Westmount · parks, protected land & trails
More of the land around Westmount is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns
For a provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) lies 13 km off. 23 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The largest named area nearby is Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 1,242 ha, 7.8 km away.
Protected land
8.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
23
within 10 km, 16 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
13 km
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Westmount 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km8.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.3%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas16Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named 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
Westmount has the 5th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (19,918 to 20,890 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
Westmount8.5%
Towns its size3.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Westmount16
Towns its size6
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Westmount1
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Westmount sits near the top of its size group: 9 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivière-du-Loup QC | 36% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Overbrook ON | 14% | 1.1% | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Côte-Saint-Antoine QC | 11% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Wismer Commons ON | 11% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Westmount QC | 8.5% | 0.3% | 23 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Lower Sackville NS | 8.5% | 14% | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Édouard-Montpetit QC | 8.3% | 0.7% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Baie-Comeau QC | 7.4% | 0.4% | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Corner Brook NL | 6.3% | 3.8% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Sacré-Coeur QC | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Longue-Pointe QC | 6.3% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Purpleville ON | 6.2% | 13% | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Evergreen AB | 5.9% | 1.5% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Windsor NS | 5.7% | 2.2% | 153 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | Maisonneuve QC | 5.2% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Quispamsis NB | 5% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| 17 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures QC | 5% | 0.5% | 37 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Bridgenorth ON | 4.7% | 0.3% | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | Maple ON | 4.3% | 1.2% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lorimier QC | 4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Cranston AB | 2.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Tuscany AB | 2.8% | 1.2% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Pelham ON | 2.7% | 2.5% | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | Thorncliffe Park ON | 2.5% | 16% | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Mitchell MB | 2.3% | 0% | 65 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Rosedale-Moore Park ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 8 | 14 |
| 27 | Highland ON | 2.2% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Gabriel-Sagard QC | 2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Thornlea ON | 1.9% | 0% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Fenside-Parkwoods ON | 1.9% | 5.5% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Henry Farm ON | 1.9% | 3.8% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Yonge-Doris ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Fort York-Liberty Village ON | 1.7% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 34 | Huron Heights ON | 1.6% | 1.8% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Oakwood Village ON | 1.3% | 0% | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Centre (Montréal-Nord) QC | 1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Camrose AB | 0.9% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Niagara-on-the-Lake ON | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | East Windsor ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Roseland ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Westmount 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
23 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Westmount
The biggest is Parc Summit, 24 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
23 named parks and woods, 58 ha in all
Parks & gardens 34 haWoods 24 ha
Parc Summit and Parc Westmount together hold 59% of it.
Parc Westmount
Park or garden
10 ha3.6 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Westmount
Directionsto a point inside
King George Park
Park or garden
5.9 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
Centralin the middle of Westmount
Directionsto a point inside
Parc linéaire du Premier-Chemin-de-Fer
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
2.9 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the centre
Parc du Premier-Chemin-de-Fer
Directionsto a point inside
Terrain d'athlétisme de Westmount
Park or garden
2.2 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Domaine des Messieurs de Saint-Sulpice
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
3.2 ha0.2 km of path
1.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc Vinet
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
1.6 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Square Cabot
Park or garden
0.7 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Rue Lambert-Closse
Directionsto a point inside
All 23 named parks and green spaces
Parc SummitWood or forest · 24 ha · 5.8 km of path
DirectionsParc WestmountPark or garden · 10 ha · 3.6 km of path
DirectionsKing George ParkPark or garden · 5.9 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsParc linéaire du Premier-Chemin-de-FerPark or garden · 2.9 ha · 1.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsTerrain d'athlétisme de WestmountPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsDomaine des Messieurs de Saint-SulpicePark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc VinetPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSquare CabotPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsJardin des sculpturesPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Saint-HenriPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Émile-BerlinerPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc SunnysidePark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Maurice-CullenPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsJardins Queen-ElizabethPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc DevonPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc Prince-AlbertPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc StaynerPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsSquare Sainte-ÉlisabethPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPlace Henri-DunantPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Gabriel-Lenoir-Dit-RollandPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Hector-Toe-BlakePark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPlace du 6-décembre-1989Park or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsParc Canin King GeorgePark or garden · 0.2 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
Every resident of Westmount lives 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Westmount100%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For comparison, the median Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
The 23 protected areas near Westmount
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Westmount0.3%
Within 10 km8.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 16 of the 23. The others are private conservation land. At 1,242 ha, Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area is the largest. The count includes 7 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
Parc-du-Mont-Royal Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 3.0 ha · 1.9 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Verdun) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 424 ha · 3.7 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Île des Soeurs) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 389 ha · 4.2 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Lasalle) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 264 ha · 4.5 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (S de Verdun) Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 0.8 ha · 4.6 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Ese Lasalle) Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony of BirdsWildlife area · 0.9 ha · 4.8 km from the edge of town
Couvée Islands Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 15 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
Île-Rock Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant SpeciesWildlife area · 1.1 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
Rapides de Lachine (Île aux Hérons) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 190 ha · 5.4 km from the edge of town
Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 903 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
6 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
13 km to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)
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)
13 km north-east8.1 km²since 1984
Canada’s national parks are all more than 100 km from Westmount, so the parks here are provincial. Québec’s “national” parks are the province’s own, managed by Sépaq.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
94 km of paths in and around Westmount
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
94 km
in and around the town (15.7 km²)
Woodland
5.4%
about 0.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
WestmountTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths6
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WestmountTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland5.4%
0%50%100%
For path density, it beats 96% of Canadian towns. 60% of Canadian towns are more wooded.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
1 walking route near Westmount
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
RESO1.0 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 Westmount: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Montreal Trudeau (Airport), 12 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) | 9.1 | 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 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 66 | 77 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 103 | 84 | 92 |
Snowfall averages 217 cm a year. Daytime highs run from -5 °C in January up to 27 °C in July. The wettest month, October, brings 103 mm, against 66 mm in February. The climate in Westmount →
Beaches
Westmount has 4 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage urbaine de Verdunsand · 3.0 km from town
DirectionsPlage de l'Horlogemixed · 3.9 km from town
DirectionsPlage Jean-Dorésand · 4.7 km from town
DirectionsSandy ones: 2. OpenStreetMap shows one more, nameless. No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Westmount: 17 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.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 124 of them. Highest of the named peaks: Mont-Royal, 233 m.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 17
Belvédère de Westmountin town
DirectionsBelvédère Kondiaronk1.4 km from town
DirectionsBelvédère Outremont1.4 km from town
DirectionsBelvédère Camillien-Houde1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 13 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 4
Sommet de Westmount201 m · in town
DirectionsColline de l'Abri200 m · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsColline d'Outremont211 m · 1.4 km from town
DirectionsMont-Royal233 m · 1.8 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Parc Tiohtià:ke Otsira'kéhne1.4 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 20
Plus 20 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 124
Westmount Parkin town
DirectionsAire de jeux La salamandre0.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 122 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 12
Course de chiensin town
DirectionsParc Canin King Georgein town
DirectionsParc à chiens - bande Saint-Antoine0.2 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc Louis-Cyr0.7 km from town
DirectionsParc à chiens du parc Notre-Dame-de-Grâce0.7 km from town
DirectionsLucien-L'Allier dog park1.3 km from town
DirectionsAire d'exercice canin pour petits chiens1.7 km from town
DirectionsGallery dog park1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Near Westmount: 8 gardens and parks to visit
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Parc Jeanne-ManceGarden or park · 2.8 km from town
DirectionsParc AngrignonGarden or park · 3.7 km from town
DirectionsParc de l'EspoirGarden or park · 4.2 km from town
DirectionsParc Sir-Wilfrid-LaurierGarden or park · 4.4 km from town
DirectionsLa Fontaine ParkGarden or park · 4.4 km from town
DirectionsJarry ParkGarden or park · 4.9 km from town
DirectionsMontréal Botanical GardenNational Historic Site · 7.9 km from town
Its pageAhuntsic ParkGarden or park · 8.1 km from town
DirectionsOne carries a national designation.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Westmount
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Saint-HenriMontagneCôte-Saint-AntoineÉdouard-MontpetitSnowdonUpper LachineWestmount
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount | 8.5% | 23 | 1 | 4 |
| Saint-Henri 1.4 km | 10% | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| Montagne 1.9 km | 7.7% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| Côte-Saint-Antoine 2.0 km | 11% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Édouard-Montpetit 2.2 km | 8.3% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Snowdon 2.4 km | 10% | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Upper Lachine 2.5 km | 12% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
No neighbouring place reaches twice Westmount’s protected share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Westmount
What is the biggest park or reserve near Westmount?
It is Lac St-Louis (Île St-Bernard/Pt Mercier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, a wildlife area covering 1,242 ha.
When is the best time for walking in Westmount?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to Westmount?
It is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 13 km away.
Are there hiking trails near Westmount?
The RESO, mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Westmount?
Try Plage urbaine de Verdun, 3.0 km from town, first of several.
Is there protected land near Westmount?
Yes: 8.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the nearest national park to Westmount?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Westmount.
Sources
Sources for this page on Westmount
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).