First pick
Sand Hills Beach Provincial Park
Park or garden
101 ha0.5 km of path
6.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.05.2%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Barrington · parks, protected land & trails
Within 10 km of Barrington: 46 public protected areas
Within 5 km are 45 beaches; Lyons Beach is the nearest. 5.2% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Within its own boundary, 6.8% of the town is protected.
Protected land
5.2%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
91
within 10 km, 46 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
45 km
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Sand Hills Beach Provincial Park
Beaches
45
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Barrington has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Beaches45 beaches within 5 kmMany protected areas46 public areas within 10 kmA provincial park at the edgeSand Hills Beach Provincial Park reaches the town
Barrington is strongest on its beaches, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Barrington 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km5.2%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town6.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas46Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches45Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Barrington comes 13th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,590 to 6,860 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
Barrington5.2%
Towns its size2.7%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Barrington46
Towns its size4
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Barrington0
Towns its size0
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
Barrington beats most towns its size for public protected areas; 3 of 39 do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Bay, Unorganized ON | 18% | 18% | 136 | 6 | 347 |
| 2 | Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen ON | 14% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Old Ottawa South ON | 12% | 5.4% | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Charlemagne QC | 11% | 1.4% | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Harrietsfield NS | 11% | 19% | 33 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Beaverbrook ON | 7.8% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | The Estates of Rainbow Creek ON | 7.1% | 6.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Centre QC | 6.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Douglas NB | 6.4% | 9.4% | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde QC | 6.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Southern Gulf Islands BC | 6.2% | 26% | 115 | 0 | 83 |
| 12 | Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel QC | 5.7% | 21% | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Barrington NS | 5.2% | 6.8% | 91 | 0 | 45 |
| 14 | Barnstown ON | 4.9% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Anniedale BC | 4.5% | 7.9% | 155 | 8 | 3 |
| 16 | Millrise AB | 4.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Canyon Meadows AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Westview Village AB | 3.4% | 0% | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | Annapolis County, Subdivision A NS | 3.1% | 1.6% | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Whitmore Park SK | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Hillsdale SK | 2.4% | 40% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Riverdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| 23 | Glenwood MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Old Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| 25 | Weston MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Industrial ON | 1.2% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| 27 | Elmhurst MB | 0.9% | 1.8% | 19 | 1 | 38 |
| 28 | Spruce Cliff AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Griesbach AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Garden City MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Applewood Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Renfrew AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Brintnell AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Stephenville NL | 0.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 35 | Tamarack AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Lucan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Bonnie Doon AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rhineland MB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Klarvatten AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Barrington
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
A named park or wood to walk in near Barrington
The biggest is Sand Hills Beach Provincial Park, 101 ha. Biggest first, 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 1 in 10 of Barrington’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 (8.2%)Further (92%)
Barrington8.2%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 6,200 people more than a short walk away. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
Around Barrington, protected areas make up 5.2%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Barrington6.8%
Within 10 km5.2%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Governments hold 46 of the 91, and private owners the rest. Biggest of the named areas: Port la Tour Bogs Wilderness Area, 1,023 ha. 26 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Port la Tour Bogs Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 1,023 ha · reaches Barrington
Sand Hills Beach Provincial ParkProvincial park · 95 ha · reaches Barrington
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 74 ha · reaches Barrington
Quinns Meadow Nature ReserveNature reserve · 46 ha · reaches Barrington
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 35 ha · reaches Barrington
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 33 ha · reaches Barrington
Crows Neck Nature ReserveNature reserve · 22 ha · reaches Barrington
Green Island Nature ReserveNature reserve · 11 ha · reaches Barrington
Port la Tour Bogs Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 9.8 ha · reaches Barrington
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 5.1 ha · reaches Barrington
4 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, 45 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
Sand Hills Beach Provincial Park
At the edge0.9 km²since 1989
National park
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
45 km north404 km²since 1967
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Barrington and its edge hold 94 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
94 km
in and around the town (1,007.2 km²)
Woodland
62%
about 620.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
BarringtonTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BarringtonTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland62%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 88% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 87% 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 Barrington 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
Barrington is best on foot in June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Yarmouth, 54 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°C) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 124 | 103 | 111 | 101 | 99 | 89 | 78 | 88 | 96 | 119 | 143 | 139 |
Summer highs reach 22 °C in August; in January they stay near 1 °C. Rain and snow peak in November (143 mm) and ease in July (78 mm). The climate in Barrington →
Beaches
45 beaches within 5 km of Barrington
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Lyons Beachin town
DirectionsPubnico Beachin town
DirectionsSebim Beachin town
DirectionsAllen Flats0.2 km from town
DirectionsBlacksmiths Beach0.4 km from town
DirectionsBlanche Beach0.4 km from town
DirectionsAdd 39 unnamed beaches to the count. Within 5 km is 473 km of coastline. 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
A waterfall near Barrington
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 9.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 9
Birch Hillin town
DirectionsBull Hillin town
DirectionsLyles Hillin town
DirectionsMathesons Lookoutin town
DirectionsRatcliffe Hillsin town
DirectionsSam Crowells Hillin town
DirectionsStoddarts Hillin town
DirectionsThe Pinnaclein town
DirectionsPlus 1 peak more.
Waterfalls 1
Cobbs Scutch Fallsin town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Quinns Meadow Nature Reserve1.0 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Woods Harbour Clubhouse Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Clyde Farm Campgroundin town
DirectionsThurston Creek Campgroundin town
DirectionsSlipways 5
Plus 5 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Barrington
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer places have figures: these lie 39–43 km from Barrington.
ShelburneShelburneArgyleBarrington
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
For protected land, Shelburne and Argyle have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Barrington
Is Barrington near a national park?
The nearest is Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, 45 km away.
Which is the biggest protected area near Barrington?
Port la Tour Bogs Wilderness Area: 1,023 ha, a nature reserve.
When should you visit Barrington for the outdoors?
On the normals, June to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there a beach near Barrington?
Lyons Beach, in town, is the nearest mapped beach.
Are there protected areas near Barrington?
Yes: 5.2% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Barrington?
Sand Hills Beach Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
Sources
Sources for this page on Barrington
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).