First pick
Valleyview Provincial Park
Park or garden
170 ha
8.0 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain3.9%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Annapolis County, Subdivision B · parks, protected land & trails
Annapolis County, Subdivision B has 40 public protected areas within 10 km
31 km separate the town from Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, its nearest national park. The largest named area nearby is Cloud Lake Wilderness Area, 10,823 ha, 7.4 km away. Within 5 km are 4 beaches; Keatings Sand Beach is the nearest.
Protected land
3.9%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
44
within 10 km, 40 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
31 km
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Valleyview Provincial Park
Beaches
4
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Annapolis County, Subdivision B has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Many protected areas40 public areas within 10 kmA provincial park at the edgeValleyview Provincial Park reaches the town
What Annapolis County, Subdivision B has most to offer outdoors is the number of public protected areas close by, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Annapolis County, Subdivision B, set against 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 km3.9%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.9%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas40Areas 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
Annapolis County, Subdivision B comes 14th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,005 to 5,169 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
Annapolis County, Subdivision B3.9%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Annapolis County, Subdivision B40
Towns its size13
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Annapolis County, Subdivision B0
Towns its size0
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s strong point is public protected areas, where 1 of 39 tops it.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Donat QC | 41% | 6.7% | 21 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Electoral Area F, Cariboo BC | 29% | 27% | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley BC | 23% | 0.9% | 58 | 4 | 24 |
| 4 | Electoral Area D, Peace River BC | 19% | 18% | 56 | 3 | 123 |
| 5 | Inverness NS | 13% | 5.1% | 141 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Northern Bruce Peninsula ON | 11% | 30% | 97 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Starlight Village NB | 9.2% | 3.1% | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Montréal-Est QC | 7.7% | 0.4% | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Lemoyne QC | 7.6% | 0% | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Cobble Hill BC | 6.6% | 4.5% | 51 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Electoral Area C, North Okanagan BC | 6.1% | 19% | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Webber Greens AB | 6.1% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nipawin SK | 4.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Annapolis County, Subdivision B NS | 3.9% | 0.9% | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Rushdale ON | 3.9% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Tyendinaga ON | 3% | 2.8% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Huntington ON | 2.9% | 0% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Idlewood ON | 2.8% | 12% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Gibsons BC | 2.7% | 4.8% | 43 | 0 | 57 |
| 20 | Morin-Heights QC | 2.2% | 0.9% | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Hearst ON | 2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Coverdale NB | 1.9% | 4.4% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Big Lakes County AB | 1.8% | 1.9% | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | Meinzinger Park-Lakeside ON | 1.7% | 4.4% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Bridgwater Forest MB | 1.7% | 4.1% | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | River-Osborne MB | 1.5% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Earl Grey MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Lord Roberts MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | West Alexander MB | 1.4% | 0% | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Edgemont AB | 1.4% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Kneehill County AB | 1.3% | 1.1% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Westmount ON | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Shaughnessy Park MB | 1.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Robertson MB | 0.7% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kildonan Drive MB | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Twin Brooks AB | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Saint-Germain-de-Grantham QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Queen Alexandra AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Carbonear NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 40 | Capilano AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Annapolis County, Subdivision B
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 Annapolis County, Subdivision B: 2 named parks and woods
Valleyview Provincial Park is the largest, at 170 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
About 2 in 10 of Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s residents are 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 (20%)Further (80%)
Annapolis County, Subdivision B20%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
That is below the typical Canadian town (83%). About 4,100 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
3.9% of the land around Annapolis County, Subdivision B 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 Annapolis County, Subdivision B0.9%
Within 10 km3.9%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 44, 40 are public and the remainder private. Cloud Lake Wilderness Area leads for size with 10,823 ha. 3 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 119 ha · reaches Annapolis County, Subdivision B
Valleyview Provincial Park AdditionProvincial park · 107 ha · reaches Annapolis County, Subdivision B
Valleyview Provincial ParkProvincial park · 57 ha · reaches Annapolis County, Subdivision B
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 2.8 ha · reaches Annapolis County, Subdivision B
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 1.7 ha · reaches Annapolis County, Subdivision B
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 1.6 ha · reaches Annapolis County, Subdivision B
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 3.1 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 0.9 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 2.1 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 0.9 ha · 0.4 km from the edge of town
27 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
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, 31 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
Provincial park
Valleyview Provincial Park Addition
At the edge1.1 km²since 1973
Provincial park
Valleyview Provincial Park
At the edge0.6 km²since 1973
National park
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
31 km south404 km²since 1967
Within 10 km are 2 provincial parks.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Annapolis County, Subdivision B and its edge hold 37 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
37 km
in and around the town (481.8 km²)
Woodland
61%
about 293.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Annapolis County, Subdivision BTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Annapolis County, Subdivision BTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland61%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 88% of Canadian towns. For path density, 89% of Canadian towns do better.
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 mapped walking route near Annapolis County, Subdivision B
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The map shows no named route near the town. That says more about OpenStreetMap’s coverage than about the paths on the ground.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Annapolis County, Subdivision B is best on foot in May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Greenwood (29 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 104 | 87 | 90 | 83 | 78 | 82 | 75 | 80 | 106 | 107 | 120 | 125 |
Some 268 cm of snow falls each winter. Summer highs reach 26 °C in July; in January they stay near 0 °C. Precipitation runs from 75 mm in July to 125 mm in December. The climate in Annapolis County, Subdivision B →
Beaches
4 beaches within 5 km of Annapolis County, Subdivision B
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Keatings Sand Beachin town
DirectionsSmall Keatings Sand Beachin town
DirectionsAnother 2 have no name on the map. The shoreline runs 34 km within 5 km of town. Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Annapolis County, Subdivision B: 2 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.
The most common are hills and peaks: 7 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 7
Birch Hillin town
DirectionsBobby Hillin town
DirectionsBreak Neck Hillin town
DirectionsNorth Mountainin town
DirectionsSouth Mountainin town
DirectionsWeasel Hill0.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 peak more.
Nature reserves 2
St. Croix Cove Conservation Landsin town
DirectionsValleyview Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Lawrencetown Boat Launchin town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Annapolis County, Subdivision B
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Annapolis County, Subdivision B has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 17–30 km out.
MiddletonAnnapolis County, Subdivision DAnnapolis County, Subdivision CAnnapolis County, Subdivision AAnnapolis County, Subdivision B
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis County, Subdivision B | 3.9% | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| Middleton 17 km | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision D 19 km | 25% | 135 | 5 | 5 |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision C 21 km | 6.3% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision A 30 km | 3.1% | 54 | 1 | 4 |
Around Annapolis County, Subdivision D the protected share is at least double. For walking routes, Annapolis County, Subdivision D leads the area with 5.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
Questions about the outdoors in Annapolis County, Subdivision B
What is the nearest national park to Annapolis County, Subdivision B?
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site is closest, at 31 km.
Is there protected land near Annapolis County, Subdivision B?
Protected areas cover 3.9% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest beach to Annapolis County, Subdivision B?
The nearest is Keatings Sand Beach, in town.
What is the largest protected area near Annapolis County, Subdivision B?
Cloud Lake Wilderness Area: 10,823 ha, a nature reserve.
Is there a provincial park near Annapolis County, Subdivision B?
Valleyview Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
When is the best time for walking in Annapolis County, Subdivision B?
On the normals, May to August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Where Annapolis County, Subdivision B’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).