First pick
Riverside Park
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
3.9 ha
4.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain6.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Annapolis County, Subdivision C · parks, protected land & trails
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site is 45 km from Annapolis County, Subdivision C
The nearest provincial park, Clairmont Provincial Park, is 4.9 km away. Biggest among them: Cloud Lake Wilderness Area, 10,823 ha, 4.1 km off. 6.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land
6.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
11
within 10 km, 9 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
45 km
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Nearest provincial park
4.9 km
Clairmont Provincial Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Annapolis County, Subdivision C 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 km6.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.1%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas9Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named 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
Annapolis County, Subdivision C has the 14th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,602 to 5,783 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 C6.3%
Towns its size3.6%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Annapolis County, Subdivision C9
Towns its size5
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Annapolis County, Subdivision C0
Towns its size0
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Annapolis County, Subdivision C sits near the top of its size group: 12 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shediac NB | 14% | 0.9% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Dunrobin ON | 14% | 0.1% | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Osoyoos BC | 14% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Saint Marys NB | 13% | 15% | 44 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Iris ON | 12% | 0% | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | New Edinburgh ON | 11% | 0.1% | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Seguin ON | 10% | 1.2% | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Orford QC | 9.3% | 39% | 44 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | Lanoraie QC | 9% | 7.8% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Armstrong BC | 8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek ON | 6.9% | 21% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Lampman ON | 6.9% | 13% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Chertsey QC | 6.5% | 7.2% | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Annapolis County, Subdivision C NS | 6.3% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Havelock ON | 5.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Smithers BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire QC | 5% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Rosedale Village ON | 4.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Braeside AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | Carp ON | 3.8% | 2.9% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Waterloo QC | 3.4% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Oakridge AB | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Sherwood/McCarthy SK | 2.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Memramcook NB | 2% | 0% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | County Court ON | 2% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | The Pas MB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Duncan BC | 1.9% | 0% | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Montcalm MB | 1.8% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Forest Hill ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Buena Vista SK | 1.7% | 1.6% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | St. Matthews MB | 1.6% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Confederation Park SK | 1.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Parkview AB | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Westwood MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 35 | Meadow Lake SK | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Bankview AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan QC | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Charleswood AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Remington Park ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Evansdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Annapolis County, Subdivision C
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 Annapolis County, Subdivision C: 2 named parks and woods
The biggest is Riverside Park, 3.9 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Cottage Cove Provincial Park
Park or garden
0.4 ha
13 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
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
In Annapolis County, Subdivision C, parks are rarely a short walk away
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%)
Annapolis County, Subdivision C0%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
A median Canadian town manages 83%. About 5,700 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
6.3% of the country within 10 km of Annapolis County, Subdivision C 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 C0.1%
Within 10 km6.3%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 11, 9 are public land; the others are privately held. At 10,823 ha, Cloud Lake Wilderness Area is the largest. The figures include 2 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Cloud Lake Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 4,893 ha · reaches Annapolis County, Subdivision C
Torbrook Nature ReserveNature reserve · 144 ha · 2.0 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 42 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 7.5 ha · 3.0 km from the edge of town
Cloud Lake Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 10,823 ha · 4.1 km from the edge of town
Cloud Lake Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 621 ha · 4.3 km from the edge of town
Clairmont Provincial ParkProvincial park · 23 ha · 4.9 km from the edge of town
Cloud Lake Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 80 ha · 5.4 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 119 ha · 8.8 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
Big parks near Annapolis County, Subdivision C
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
Clairmont Provincial Park
4.9 km north-east0.2 km²since 1972
National park
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
45 km south404 km²since 1967
A provincial park is closer: Clairmont Provincial Park, at 4.9 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
44 km of paths in and around Annapolis County, Subdivision C
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
44 km
in and around the town (301.1 km²)
Woodland
52%
about 156.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Annapolis County, Subdivision CTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Annapolis County, Subdivision CTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland52%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 84% of Canadian towns. For path density, 81% 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 named walking route passes Annapolis County, Subdivision C 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.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the town; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Annapolis County, Subdivision C in May to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Greenwood (8.0 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 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 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 |
About 268 cm of snow falls in a year. For dry weather, July is best (75 mm); December gets 125 mm. January brings highs of 0 °C, July highs of 26 °C. The climate in Annapolis County, Subdivision C →
Beaches
The beach near Annapolis County, Subdivision C: Small Keatings Sand Beach, 0.7 km away
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Small Keatings Sand Beach0.7 km from town
DirectionsThe shoreline runs 28 km within 5 km of town. 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 Annapolis County, Subdivision C: 2 waterfalls on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: campsites (8).
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 4
Plus 1 peak more.
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 8
Yogi Bear's Campground0.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 7 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Annapolis County, Subdivision C
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
MiddletonKingstonAnnapolis County, Subdivision C
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
No place nearby has double Annapolis County, Subdivision C’s share of protected land.
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.
- 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Annapolis County, Subdivision C
Is there a provincial park near Annapolis County, Subdivision C?
It is Clairmont Provincial Park, 4.9 km away.
How much land around Annapolis County, Subdivision C is protected?
Within 10 km, 6.3% of the land lies in protected areas.
Is there a beach near Annapolis County, Subdivision C?
Small Keatings Sand Beach, 0.7 km from town; it is the one beach mapped within 5 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Annapolis County, Subdivision C?
It is Cloud Lake Wilderness Area, a nature reserve covering 10,823 ha.
When should you visit Annapolis County, Subdivision C for the outdoors?
May to August: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Is Annapolis County, Subdivision C near a national park?
It is Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, 45 km off.
Sources
Sources for this page on Annapolis County, Subdivision C
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).