First pick
Long Lake Provincial Park
Park or garden
1,920 ha28.2 km of path
6 h 15 minto walk all 28.2 km of path
7.7 km northfrom the centre
Old St. Margaret's Bay RoadLong Lake Wilderness TrailLakeview Trail+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain11%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Harrietsfield · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Harrietsfield beats nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Swimmers have 22 beaches within 5 km, Bilbys Beach the nearest. Within 10 km are 33 protected areas. Biggest among them: Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area, 8,626 ha, 5.9 km off.
Protected land
11%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
33
within 10 km, 17 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park
Walking routes
3
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
22
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Harrietsfield has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round11% of the land within 10 km, more than 88% of Canadian townsBeaches22 beaches within 5 kmWalking routes3 named routes within 2 kmA provincial park at the edgeCrystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park reaches the town
Harrietsfield’s best card is protected land around it, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
How Harrietsfield compares with 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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km11%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town19%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas17Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes3Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches22Beaches 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, Harrietsfield ranks 5th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,617 to 6,914 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
Harrietsfield11%
Towns its size1.4%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Harrietsfield17
Towns its size3
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Harrietsfield3
Towns its size0
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Harrietsfield does best for protected land nearby: 4 of the other 39 have more.
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 | Barrington NS | 5.2% | 6.8% | 91 | 0 | 45 |
| 13 | Anniedale BC | 4.5% | 7.9% | 155 | 8 | 3 |
| 14 | Millrise AB | 4.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Canyon Meadows AB | 3.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Willow Park AB | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Annapolis County, Subdivision A NS | 3.1% | 1.6% | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Hillsdale SK | 2.4% | 40% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Riverdale West ON | 1.6% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| 20 | Parkhill ON | 1.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Glenwood MB | 1.3% | 1.2% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Old Tuxedo MB | 1.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| 23 | Weston MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Industrial ON | 1.2% | 0% | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| 25 | Spruce Cliff AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Griesbach AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Garden City MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Applewood Park AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Renfrew AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Brintnell AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Bridgeland/Riverside AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Stephenville NL | 0.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 33 | Kiniski Gardens AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Tamarack AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Lucan ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Gimli MB | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 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 Harrietsfield
The neighbourhood’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 Harrietsfield: 26 named parks and woods
The biggest is Long Lake Provincial Park, 1,920 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
26 named parks and woods, 2,667 ha in all
Parks & gardens 2,667 ha
Two places, Long Lake Provincial Park and Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park, make up 91% of the total.
Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park
Park or garden
518 ha13.6 km of path
3 hto walk all 13.6 km of path
9.6 km southfrom the centre
Pennant Point TrailSpine TrailPennant Point Lookoff
Directionsto a point inside
York Redoubt National Historic Site
Park or garden
66 ha2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
8.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Harrietsfield Sambro Volunteer Fire Station Lands
Park or garden
50 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
6.8 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Deeprun Drive Park
Park or garden
39 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
7.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Graves-Oakley Memorial Park
Park or garden
17 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
6.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Williamswood Recreation Park
Park or garden
18 ha
2.2 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Connaught Battery Park
Park or garden
9.1 ha0.2 km of path
8.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 26 named parks and green spaces
Long Lake Provincial ParkPark or garden · 1,920 ha · 28.2 km of path
DirectionsCrystal Crescent Beach Provincial ParkPark or garden · 518 ha · 13.6 km of path
DirectionsYork Redoubt National Historic SitePark or garden · 66 ha · 2.2 km of path
DirectionsHarrietsfield Sambro Volunteer Fire Station LandsPark or garden · 50 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsDeeprun Drive ParkPark or garden · 39 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsGraves-Oakley Memorial ParkPark or garden · 17 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsWilliamswood Recreation ParkPark or garden · 18 ha
DirectionsConnaught Battery ParkPark or garden · 9.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsUnnamed Park 5Park or garden · 6.3 ha
DirectionsKidston Lake ParkPark or garden · 4.1 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsBig Latter Pond ParkPark or garden · 4.5 ha
DirectionsHerring Cove Junior High School ParkPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsHarrietsfield Elementary School ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsRun Lake ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsHarrietsfield Community Centre ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsAarons Way ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha
DirectionsBreakers District ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsLee Murphy Crescent ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsNorawarren Drive Neighbourhood ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsFirst Pond Drive ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsAcres Road ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsSambro Elementary School ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsSarah Ingraham Drive ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsLong Pond Beach ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsUnamed Park 30Park or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsPortuguese Cove ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsSource: 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 Harrietsfield’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 (24%)Further (76%)
Harrietsfield24%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 5,100 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
33 protected areas around Harrietsfield
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Harrietsfield19%
Within 10 km11%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 17 of the 33; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Biggest of the named areas: Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area, 8,626 ha. Another 16 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Terence Bay Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 4,429 ha · reaches Harrietsfield
Long Lake Provincial ParkProvincial park · 1,723 ha · reaches Harrietsfield
Rogues Roost Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 1,128 ha · reaches Harrietsfield
Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial ParkProvincial park · 499 ha · reaches Harrietsfield
Duncans Cove Nature ReserveNature reserve · 369 ha · reaches Harrietsfield
National Research Council Canada Ketch HarbourProtected area · 95 ha · reaches Harrietsfield
Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial ParkProvincial park · 44 ha · reaches Harrietsfield
Terence Bay Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 27 ha · reaches Harrietsfield
Herring Cove Provincial ParkProvincial park · 20 ha · reaches Harrietsfield
Terence Bay Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 57 ha · 0.3 km from the edge of town
7 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
Long Lake Provincial Park meets Harrietsfield
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
Long Lake Provincial Park
At the edge17 km²since 1984
Provincial park
Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park
At the edge5.0 km²since 1981
Provincial park
Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park
At the edge0.4 km²since 2019
Provincial park
Herring Cove Provincial Park
At the edge0.2 km²since 2024
Provincial park
McNabs & Lawlor Island Provincial Park
3.8 km north-east0.6 km²since 2002
Provincial park
Cole Harbour - Lawrencetown Provincial Park
9.8 km north-east7.4 km²since 1998
No national park lies within 100 km of Harrietsfield; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. Within 10 km are 6 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
Harrietsfield and its edge hold 134 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
134 km
in and around the town (232.5 km²)
Woodland
49%
about 114.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
HarrietsfieldTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.6
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
HarrietsfieldTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland49%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 83% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 64% 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
Harrietsfield has 3 named walking routes
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
LocalOther waymarked
Pennant Point Trail9.0 km
Colpitt Lake Trail3.7 km
The McIntosh Run Community Trail3.0 km
For a longer outing, the Pennant Point Trail runs 9.0 km.
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 Harrietsfield: June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Shearwater, 14 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) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 124 | 114 | 120 | 108 | 115 | 107 | 95 | 94 | 107 | 141 | 135 | 156 |
Summer highs reach 23 °C in August; in January they stay near 0 °C. August is the driest month at 94 mm; December the wettest at 156 mm. Some 215 cm of snow falls each winter. The climate in Harrietsfield →
Beaches
22 beaches within 5 km of Harrietsfield
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Bilbys Beachin town
DirectionsCrystal Crescent Nude Beachsand · in town
DirectionsLong Pond Beachin town
DirectionsCrystal Crescent Beachsand · in town
DirectionsBlack Rock Beach2.1 km from town
DirectionsHangmans Beachrock · 2.2 km from town
DirectionsMaugers Beach2.3 km from town
DirectionsSandy Cove Beachsand · 2.3 km from town
DirectionsCunard Beach3.4 km from town
DirectionsPublic beach and boat launchgravel · 4.4 km from town
Directions10 more are mapped without a name. 3 are mapped as sand. Within 5 km is 226 km of coastline. Water quality isn’t shown: there’s no open national record of beach tests. Local health authorities post advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Harrietsfield: 9 viewpoints, 4 waterfalls
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 23 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 2
Big Mountainin town
DirectionsYellow Hillin town
DirectionsWaterfalls 4
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 23
Harrietsfield Elementary School Playgroundin town
DirectionsHarrietsfield Elementary SchoolPlaygroundin town
DirectionsSambro Elementary School Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsWilliamswood Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 19 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Bayside Camp and Retreat Centrein town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Harrietsfield: Halifax Public Gardens, 4.5 km away
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Halifax Public GardensNational Historic Site · 4.5 km from town
Its pageA National Historic Site is among them.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Harrietsfield
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Hatchet LakeSouth EndWestmountSchmidtvilleMount RoyaleNorth EndHarrietsfield
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrietsfield | 11% | 33 | 3 | 22 |
| Hatchet Lake 9.5 km | 14% | 53 | 4 | 23 |
| South End 9.6 km | 11% | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| Westmount 11 km | 11% | 16 | 6 | 18 |
| Schmidtville 12 km | 5.9% | 16 | 4 | 18 |
| Mount Royale 13 km | 15% | 18 | 5 | 14 |
| North End 13 km | 7% | 14 | 5 | 18 |
For walking routes, South End leads the area with 6. Next door, protected shares stay within twice Harrietsfield’s.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Harrietsfield
When is the best time for walking in Harrietsfield?
June to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is there a provincial park near Harrietsfield?
Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park touches the town.
Are there protected areas near Harrietsfield?
Yes: 11% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Harrietsfield?
It is Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area, a nature reserve covering 8,626 ha.
Is there a beach near Harrietsfield?
Try Bilbys Beach, in town, first of several.
Are there hiking trails near Harrietsfield?
The Pennant Point Trail, The McIntosh Run Community Trail and Colpitt Lake Trail, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
How far is Harrietsfield from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Harrietsfield.
Sources
Sources for this page on Harrietsfield
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).