First pick
Sandy Lake Park
Park or garden
545 ha11.3 km of path
2 h 30 minto walk all 11.3 km of path
3.7 km southfrom the centre
The CliffwalkCrest LoopStream Path+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: The original uploader was Sprocket at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 2.58.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Lower Sackville · parks, protected land & trails
Few places match Lower Sackville for protected land nearby: more than 8 in 10 Canadian towns
CPCAD lists 25 protected areas within 10 km. 7.3 km out lies the largest, Waverley - Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area, at 8,621 ha. For walks, the Great Oaks Loop runs within 2 km.
Protected land
8.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
25
within 10 km, 24 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Sackville Lakes Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
3
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Lower Sackville has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round8.5% of the land within 10 km, more than 83% of Canadian townsMany protected areas24 public areas within 10 kmA provincial park at the edgeSackville Lakes Provincial Park reaches the town
Out of doors, Lower Sackville leads with protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
How Lower Sackville 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. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km8.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town14%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas24Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches3Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Lower Sackville comes 6th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (19,706 to 20,651 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
Lower Sackville8.5%
Towns its size4.3%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Lower Sackville24
Towns its size5
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Lower Sackville1
Towns its size0
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Lower Sackville does best for public protected areas: 3 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivière-du-Loup QC | 36% | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Overbrook ON | 14% | 1.1% | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Côte-Saint-Antoine QC | 11% | 0% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Wismer Commons ON | 11% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Westmount QC | 8.5% | 0.3% | 23 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Lower Sackville NS | 8.5% | 14% | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Édouard-Montpetit QC | 8.3% | 0.7% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Laflèche QC | 7.4% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | North End NS | 7% | 0% | 14 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Corner Brook NL | 6.3% | 3.8% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Sacré-Coeur QC | 6.3% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Longue-Pointe QC | 6.3% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Purpleville ON | 6.2% | 13% | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Kanata Lakes ON | 6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Evergreen AB | 5.9% | 1.5% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Windsor NS | 5.7% | 2.2% | 153 | 1 | 14 |
| 17 | Maisonneuve QC | 5.2% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Quispamsis NB | 5% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| 19 | Bridgenorth ON | 4.7% | 0.3% | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | Riverside South - Leitrim ON | 4.3% | 3.2% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Maple ON | 4.3% | 1.2% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Stittsville ON | 4.2% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Lorimier QC | 4% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Cranston AB | 2.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 25 | Tuscany AB | 2.8% | 1.2% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Pelham ON | 2.7% | 2.5% | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 27 | Mount Pleasant Village ON | 2.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Thorncliffe Park ON | 2.5% | 16% | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Mitchell MB | 2.3% | 0% | 65 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Rosedale-Moore Park ON | 2.3% | 0% | 13 | 8 | 14 |
| 31 | Highland ON | 2.2% | 0% | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Kemptville ON | 2.1% | 1.7% | 30 | 5 | 3 |
| 33 | Fenside-Parkwoods ON | 1.9% | 5.5% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Henry Farm ON | 1.9% | 3.8% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Yonge-Doris ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Fort York-Liberty Village ON | 1.7% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 37 | Loyalist ON | 1.2% | 2.2% | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Centre (Montréal-Nord) QC | 1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Niagara-on-the-Lake ON | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Roseland ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Lower Sackville
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 Lower Sackville: 30 named parks and woods
The biggest is Sandy Lake Park, 545 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
30 named parks and woods, 968 ha in all
Parks & gardens 968 ha
Two places, Sandy Lake Park and Sackville Lakes Provincial Park, make up 87% of the total.
Sackville Lakes Provincial Park
Park or garden
294 ha13.4 km of path
3 hto walk all 13.4 km of path
2.0 km northfrom the centre
Beech Hill Trail - TransCanada TrailGreat Oak's LoopLakeside Trail+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Millwood Common Park
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
29 ha0.4 km of path
3.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sackville River Linear Park
Park or garden
16 ha2.1 km of path
25 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
1.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Sackville Greenway
Directionsto a point inside
Bud Bremner Park
Park or garden · 230 m outside town
9.6 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
3.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Bedford Sackville Greenway ConnectorFort Sackville Walkway
Directionsto a point inside
Sackville Sports Stadium Park
Park or garden
5.1 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Lower Sackville
Glen Slauenwhite Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Sycamore Lane Elementary School Park
Park or garden
3.8 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.8 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sackville Heights Junior High School Park
Park or garden
4.6 ha0.1 km of path
2.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Sandy Lake ParkPark or garden · 545 ha · 11.3 km of path
DirectionsSackville Lakes Provincial ParkPark or garden · 294 ha · 13.4 km of path
DirectionsMillwood Common ParkPark or garden · 29 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSackville River Linear ParkPark or garden · 16 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsBud Bremner ParkPark or garden · 9.6 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSackville Sports Stadium ParkPark or garden · 5.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSycamore Lane Elementary School ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsSackville Heights Junior High School ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsSackville High School ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsDuck Lake Brook Greenway ParkPark or garden · 4.8 ha · just outside town
DirectionsFirst Lake Regional ParkPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsA. J. Smeltzer Junior High School ParkPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsAcadia ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsKinsmen ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsLeslie Thomas Junior High School ParkPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsSmokey Drive Elementary School ParkPark or garden · 3.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsCavalier Drive Elementary School ParkPark or garden · 3.5 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsMetropolitan Avenue ParkPark or garden · 3.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsRiverview Payzant ParkPark or garden · 3.6 ha
DirectionsWindgate Drive ParkPark or garden · 3.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsCaudle Park Elementary School ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsWilliam Henry Harry Little ParkPark or garden · 3.0 ha
DirectionsSackville Centennial Elementary School ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsEcole du Grand-Portage ParkPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsTurtle Marsh ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsStone Mount Drive ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsFun ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsHillside Elementary Park School ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsLeaside Community ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsGlendale Drive ParkPark or garden · 1.9 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
9 in 10 people in Lower Sackville 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 (93%)Further (7.3%)
Lower Sackville93%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 1,000 residents live further than 400 m from one. Few do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas
25 protected areas around Lower Sackville
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Lower Sackville14%
Within 10 km8.5%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 25, 24 are public and the remainder private. Waverley - Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area leads for size with 8,621 ha. One further area is privately owned conservation land; it counts in the figures but isn’t named, as a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
Sackville Lakes Provincial ParkProvincial park · 292 ha · reaches Lower Sackville
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 11 ha · 5.0 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 56 ha · 5.3 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 6.7 ha · 5.7 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 5.1 ha · 5.9 km from the edge of town
Rawdon River Nature ReserveNature reserve · 116 ha · 6.3 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 23 ha · 6.4 km from the edge of town
Blue Mountain - Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 1,317 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
Sackville River Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 804 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 24 ha · 6.6 km from the edge of town
14 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
Sackville Lakes Provincial Park starts at the edge of Lower Sackville
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
Sackville Lakes Provincial Park
At the edge2.9 km²since 2013
For a national park, people in Lower Sackville travel more than 100 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Lower Sackville and its edge hold 53 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
53 km
in and around the town (44 km²)
Woodland
28%
about 12.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Lower SackvilleTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.2
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Lower SackvilleTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland28%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 73% of Canadian towns. For path density, 55% 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
One mapped route to walk from Lower Sackville
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Great Oaks Loop2.4 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 Lower Sackville: May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Halifax Stanfield (Airport) (19 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -1 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 126 | 111 | 120 | 106 | 110 | 90 | 87 | 91 | 107 | 140 | 159 | 147 |
From -1 °C in January to 24 °C in July: that is the range of daytime highs. July is the driest month at 87 mm; November the wettest at 159 mm. The yearly snowfall is near 215 cm. The climate in Lower Sackville →
Beaches
Beaches near Lower Sackville: 3 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Kinsmen Park Beachin town
DirectionsSpringfield Lake Beachsand · 4.6 km from town
DirectionsAnother beach has no name on the map. The shoreline runs 13 km within 5 km of town. 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
3 viewpoints near Lower Sackville
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The map shows 64 playgrounds, ahead of the rest.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Oland’s Hill1.7 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 64
Bruce Drive Parkin town
DirectionsJudy Anne Court Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsLeaside Community Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsNordic Crescent Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsWalker Avenue Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsSackville Heights Junior High School Playground0.3 km from town
DirectionsCommunity Centre Playground0.3 km from town
DirectionsIce Patch Hollow1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 56 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
A garden to visit near Lower Sackville: Halifax Public Gardens, 13 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 · 13 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 Lower Sackville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Middle SackvilleBedfordFall RiverBeaver BankHammonds PlainsClayton Park WestLower Sackville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Sackville | 8.5% | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| Middle Sackville 3.8 km | 6.4% | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| Bedford 5.7 km | 15% | 29 | 11 | 5 |
| Fall River 6.9 km | 11% | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| Beaver Bank 7.3 km | 8.2% | 31 | 2 | 6 |
| Hammonds Plains 9.2 km | 16% | 35 | 2 | 3 |
| Clayton Park West 11 km | 13% | 18 | 13 | 7 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Lower Sackville has. For walking routes, Clayton Park West leads the area with 13.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
Questions about the outdoors in Lower Sackville
When is the best time for walking in Lower Sackville?
May to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest national park to Lower Sackville?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Lower Sackville.
What is the nearest provincial park to Lower Sackville?
Sackville Lakes Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
Is there a beach near Lower Sackville?
Try Kinsmen Park Beach, in town, first of several.
Are there hiking trails near Lower Sackville?
Try the Great Oaks Loop.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Lower Sackville?
It is Waverley - Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area, a nature reserve covering 8,621 ha.
Are there protected areas near Lower Sackville?
Yes: 8.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Sources
The sources behind Lower Sackville’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.
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).