First pick
Amherst Shore Provincial Park
Park or garden
262 ha5.5 km of path
1 h 15 minto walk all 5.5 km of path
20 km north-eastfrom the centre
Annabelles Brook TrailAnnabelle Blacks Point Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain20%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Cumberland County, Subdivision C · parks, protected land & trails
Around Cumberland County, Subdivision C, 20% of the land is set aside for nature
Within 10 km are 133 protected areas. Swimmers have 9 beaches within 5 km, Cameron Beach the nearest. For a national park, Fundy National Park is 51 km away.
Protected land
20%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
133
within 10 km, 37 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
51 km
Fundy National Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Amherst Shore Provincial Park
Beaches
9
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Cumberland County, Subdivision C apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round20% of the land within 10 km, more than 95% of Canadian townsMany protected areas37 public areas within 10 kmA provincial park at the edgeAmherst Shore Provincial Park reaches the townBeaches9 beaches within 5 km
For someone who likes to get outside, Cumberland County, Subdivision C’s draw is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Cumberland County, Subdivision C, 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km20%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas37Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches9Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Cumberland County, Subdivision C ranks 2nd for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,947 to 6,132 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
Cumberland County, Subdivision C20%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Cumberland County, Subdivision C37
Towns its size3
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Cumberland County, Subdivision C0
Towns its size0
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Cumberland County, Subdivision C’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 | Crowsnest Pass AB | 25% | 20% | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Cumberland County, Subdivision C NS | 20% | 8% | 133 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts QC | 15% | 0.2% | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Civic Hospital ON | 11% | 0% | 34 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Lowertown West ON | 10% | 1.5% | 36 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park ON | 7.1% | 20% | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Central Business Dis ON | 6.9% | 11% | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Rolston ON | 6.5% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | McMasterville QC | 5.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Creston BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Cochrane ON | 5.3% | 0.6% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Port Mann BC | 5.1% | 4.4% | 108 | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | Lawfield ON | 4.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Crown Point West ON | 4.1% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Southwood AB | 4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Stettler County No. 6 AB | 3.9% | 3.3% | 96 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Homeside ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Underwood ON | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Sioux Lookout ON | 1.7% | 4.5% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Haultain SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Richmond West MB | 1.6% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Pleasant Hill SK | 1.6% | 6.9% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Richelieu QC | 1.4% | 4.8% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Caernarvon AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Worthington MB | 1.3% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Dunluce AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Saint-Henri QC | 0.5% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Inkster Gardens MB | 0.5% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Saint-Pie QC | 0.3% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Stettler AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Castleridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Forest Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | MacEwan AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Lac-Mégantic QC | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | South Walkerville ON | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Melfort SK | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Ellerslie AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Amqui QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Alberta Avenue AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Homesteader AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Cumberland County, Subdivision C
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
8 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Cumberland County, Subdivision C
The biggest is Amherst Shore Provincial Park, 262 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
8 named parks and woods, 311 ha in all
Parks & gardens 311 ha
Between them, Amherst Shore Provincial Park and Northport Beach Provincial Park cover 88%.
Northport Beach Provincial Park
Park or garden
12 ha
21 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Amherst Visitor Information Centre
Park or garden
9.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
14 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Tidnish Dock Provincial Park
Park or garden
9.7 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
19 km northfrom the centre
Tidnish Dock Walking Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Heather Beach Provincial Park
Park or garden
6.8 ha
26 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Dickey Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
4.3 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
8.3 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Strawberry Fields
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
0.5 ha
8.3 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
A park is within a short walk for 1 in 10 in Cumberland County, Subdivision C
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 (7.5%)Further (93%)
Cumberland County, Subdivision C7.5%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. That leaves about 5,600 people more than a short walk away.
Protected areas
133 protected areas around Cumberland County, Subdivision C
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Cumberland County, Subdivision C8%
Within 10 km20%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
37 of the 133 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Biggest of the named areas: Chignecto Isthmus Wilderness Area, 2,785 ha. 25 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Chignecto Isthmus Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 2,785 ha · reaches Cumberland County, Subdivision C
Chignecto Isthmus Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 963 ha · reaches Cumberland County, Subdivision C
Chase Lake Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 874 ha · reaches Cumberland County, Subdivision C
Amherst Shore Provincial ParkProvincial park · 255 ha · reaches Cumberland County, Subdivision C
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 92 ha · reaches Cumberland County, Subdivision C
Slade Lake Nature ReserveNature reserve · 25 ha · reaches Cumberland County, Subdivision C
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 12 ha · reaches Cumberland County, Subdivision C
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 8.1 ha · reaches Cumberland County, Subdivision C
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 7.7 ha · reaches Cumberland County, Subdivision C
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 5.8 ha · reaches Cumberland County, Subdivision C
5 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
Fundy National Park is 51 km away
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
Amherst Shore Provincial Park
At the edge2.6 km²since 2000
National park
Fundy National Park
51 km west206 km²since 1948
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Cumberland County, Subdivision C has 72 km of footpaths in and around it
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
72 km
in and around the town (1,115.2 km²)
Woodland
61%
about 684 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Cumberland County, Subdivision CTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Cumberland County, Subdivision CTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland61%
0%50%100%
It has fewer paths per km² than 90% of Canadian towns. It is more wooded than 88% 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 mapped walking route near Cumberland County, Subdivision C
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
The best months for walking in Cumberland County, Subdivision C: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Nappan (15 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 102 | 80 | 91 | 93 | 84 | 96 | 81 | 83 | 109 | 115 | 114 | 114 |
From -2 °C in January to 24 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. February is the driest month at 80 mm; October the wettest at 115 mm. The climate in Cumberland County, Subdivision C →
Beaches
Cumberland County, Subdivision C has 9 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Cameron Beachin town
DirectionsHeather Beachin town
DirectionsPhilip Bar0.7 km from town
DirectionsWoods Beach1.5 km from town
DirectionsMitchells Beach2.2 km from town
DirectionsMason Beach2.3 km from town
DirectionsCrescent Beach4.3 km from town
DirectionsPoint Monash4.9 km from town
DirectionsThe coast is close: 136 km of shoreline within 5 km. There is also one beach without a name. Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Cumberland County, Subdivision C: 1 and 1
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: 12 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 12
Fort Lawrence Ridgein town
DirectionsLeicester Ridgein town
DirectionsMount Pleasantin town
DirectionsEtter Ridge0.8 km from town
DirectionsUniacke Hill0.9 km from town
DirectionsHalls Hill1.1 km from town
DirectionsFort Cumberland Ridge1.5 km from town
DirectionsClaremont Hill1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 4 hills and peaks more.
Waterfalls 1
Hannons Fallsin town
DirectionsNature reserves 5
Chignecto National Wildlife Areain town
DirectionsSlade Lake Nature Reservein town
DirectionsJohn Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area1.0 km from town
DirectionsRéserve nationale de faune du marais John Lusby1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve more.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
McDonald's Rotary Park1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 4
Loch Lomondin town
DirectionsCamp Tindish0.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Cumberland 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.
AmherstWestmorlandCumberland County, Subdivision C
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C | 20% | 133 | 0 | 9 |
| Amherst 9.1 km | 8.7% | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Westmorland 19 km | 16% | 100 | 1 | 4 |
Cumberland County, Subdivision C holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Cumberland County, Subdivision C
What is the biggest park or reserve near Cumberland County, Subdivision C?
Chignecto Isthmus Wilderness Area: 2,785 ha, a nature reserve.
What is the nearest national park to Cumberland County, Subdivision C?
Fundy National Park is closest, at 51 km.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Cumberland County, Subdivision C?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Where can you swim near Cumberland County, Subdivision C?
The nearest is Cameron Beach, in town.
Are there protected areas near Cumberland County, Subdivision C?
Yes: 20% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a provincial park near Cumberland County, Subdivision C?
Amherst Shore Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
Sources
Sources for this page on Cumberland 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).