First pick
Central Grove Provincial Park
Park or garden
13 ha
38 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Reynoborn64 · Public domain27%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Digby · parks, protected land & trails
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site reaches Digby
Of the country within 10 km, 27% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Inside the town itself, 33% of the land is protected. For a swim, Brooks Beach is the nearest of 15 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land
27%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
43
within 10 km, 23 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
At the edge
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Central Grove Provincial Park
Walking routes
3
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
15
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Digby has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Next to a national parkKejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site starts at the edge of townProtected land all round27% of the land within 10 km, more than 98% of Canadian townsProtected land in town33% of Digby itself lies in protected areasMany protected areas23 public areas within 10 km
Above all, Digby offers Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site on its doorstep, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Digby, 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 km27%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town33%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas23Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes3Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches15Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Digby has the most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (7,364 to 7,694 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
Digby27%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Digby23
Towns its size4
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Digby3
Towns its size0
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Digby tops all 39 other towns its size.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digby NS | 27% | 33% | 43 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Saint-Joseph-du-Lac QC | 20% | 1.1% | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Blackburn Hamlet ON | 15% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Hampstead QC | 12% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lochdale BC | 7.2% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 71 |
| 6 | Parry Sound ON | 7.1% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Saint-Jude QC | 7.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Louiseville QC | 6.9% | 0.9% | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Colborne ON | 6.1% | 5.7% | 31 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | N-Section (bramalea) ON | 5.5% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Teston ON | 5.1% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Landsdale ON | 4.7% | 0% | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Gibson ON | 4.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Saint-Calixte QC | 3.6% | 0.4% | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Campbellton NB | 3.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Westlock County AB | 2.6% | 3.4% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Blake-Jones ON | 2.3% | 0% | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 18 | University ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 9 | 20 |
| 19 | Altadore AB | 2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Stoneybrook ON | 1.8% | 21% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Eastview SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Bonnyville AB | 1.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Bostwick ON | 1.3% | 0.1% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Kentville NS | 1.1% | 17% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Brazeau County AB | 1% | 1.2% | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Fruitland ON | 0.9% | 4.9% | 25 | 5 | 9 |
| 27 | Betsworth MB | 0.8% | 1.5% | 12 | 1 | 37 |
| 28 | Blairmore Suburban Centre SK | 0.8% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ranchlands AB | 0.6% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Sage Creek MB | 0.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Chesley ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Fort Frances ON | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Forest Lawn AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Ermineskin AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Fairview ON | 0.1% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Port Credit ON | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 37 | Brentwood AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Clarenville NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Saint-Félix-de-Valois QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Digby on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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 Digby: 6 named parks and woods
The biggest is Central Grove Provincial Park, 13 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
6 named parks and woods, 29 ha in all
Parks & gardens 29 ha
Most of it sits in Central Grove Provincial Park and Savary Provincial Park: 84% together.
Annapolis Basin Look Off Provincial Park
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
1.4 ha
16 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Don Brown Memorial Ball Field
Park or garden · 200 m outside town
1.2 ha
14 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Smiths Cove Look Off Provincial Park
Park or garden
0.5 ha
18 km north-eastfrom 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
Few people in Digby live 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Digby0%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 7,500 residents live further than 400 m from one. For comparison, the typical Canadian town has 83%.
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 27% of the land near Digby
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Digby33%
Within 10 km27%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 43, 23 are public land; the others are privately held. Tobeatic Wilderness Area covers 103,646 ha, the most of any named area. 19 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Tobeatic Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 103,646 ha · reaches Digby
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic SiteNational park · 40,364 ha · reaches Digby
Tobeatic Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 15,673 ha · reaches Digby
Silver River Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 5,294 ha · reaches Digby
Sissiboo River Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 1,203 ha · reaches Digby
Silver River Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 1,180 ha · reaches Digby
Tobeatic Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 242 ha · reaches Digby
Tiddville Nature ReserveNature reserve · 30 ha · reaches Digby
Sporting Lake Nature ReserveNature reserve · 23 ha · reaches Digby
Central Grove Provincial ParkProvincial park · 13 ha · reaches Digby
11 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
Parks around Digby
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
National park
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
At the edge404 km²since 1967
Provincial park
Central Grove Provincial Park
At the edge0.1 km²since 1976
Provincial park
North Mountain Provincial Park
4.6 km north-east0.7 km²since 2024
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
Digby and its edge hold 325 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
325 km
in and around the town (2,150 km²)
Woodland
64%
about 1,379 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
DigbyTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
DigbyTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland64%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 89% 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
3 walking routes near Digby
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalOther waymarked
Liberty Lake Loop55.1 km
West River Trail6.3 km
Balancing Rock Trail1.2 km
For a longer outing, the Liberty Lake Loop runs 55.1 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 Digby: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Kejimkujik, 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 159 | 118 | 124 | 114 | 106 | 97 | 76 | 93 | 117 | 144 | 161 | 146 |
Summer highs reach 26 °C in July; in January they stay near -1 °C. The wettest month, November, brings 161 mm, against 76 mm in July. The climate in Digby →
Beaches
15 beaches within 5 km of Digby
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Brooks Beachin town
DirectionsFrench Beachin town
DirectionsKinney Shorein town
DirectionsLong Beachin town
DirectionsRattling Beachin town
DirectionsTommys Beachin town
DirectionsLighthouse Beach0.5 km from town
DirectionsIndian Beach1.2 km from town
DirectionsThere are also 7 beaches without a name. OpenStreetMap maps 289 km of coastline within 5 km. 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 Digby: 5 viewpoints, 3 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
5Viewpoints10Hills and peaks3Waterfalls1Nature reserves6Picnic sites3Playgrounds11Campsites2Slipways
Count 11 campsites, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Plus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 10
Beamans Mountainin town
DirectionsHendersons Mountainin town
DirectionsLynchs Mountainin town
DirectionsMount Shubleyin town
DirectionsOakland Ridgein town
DirectionsPine Hillin town
DirectionsPost Mountainin town
DirectionsRidge of Rocksin town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks more.
Nature reserves 1
Savary Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Fishermans Memorial Park Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 11
38in town
Directions40in town
Directions41in town
Directions42in town
DirectionsBear River Millyard Recreationin town
DirectionsFundy Spray Camp Groundin town
DirectionsW1in town
DirectionsWhale of a Timein town
DirectionsPlus 3 campsites without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Digby
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 14–37 km from Digby.
DigbyAnnapolis County, Subdivision AClareDigby
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digby | 27% | 43 | 3 | 15 |
| Digby 14 km | 0.4% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision A 33 km | 3.1% | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| Clare 37 km | 11% | 43 | 0 | 19 |
No place nearby has double Digby’s share of protected land.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Digby
When should you visit Digby for the outdoors?
May to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
What is the nearest provincial park to Digby?
Central Grove Provincial Park touches the town.
Is Digby near a national park?
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site begins right at Digby’s edge.
Are there protected areas near Digby?
Within 10 km, 27% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Digby?
It is Tobeatic Wilderness Area, a nature reserve covering 103,646 ha.
Is there a beach near Digby?
The nearest is Brooks Beach, in town.
What walking routes are near Digby?
The Liberty Lake Loop, West River Trail and Balancing Rock Trail, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Sources
The sources behind Digby’s outdoors figures
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).