First pick
Lake Charlotte North Provincial Park
Park or garden
175 ha
11 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain15%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Meaghers Grant · parks, protected land & trails
Few places match Meaghers Grant for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 10 km are 103 protected areas. Within its own boundary, 32% of the neighbourhood is protected. For a swim, Clam Harbour Beach is the nearest of 28 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land
15%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
103
within 10 km, 49 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Lake Charlotte Provincial Park
Walking routes
4
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
28
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Meaghers Grant has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round15% of the land within 10 km, more than 92% of Canadian townsMany protected areas49 public areas within 10 kmProtected land in town32% of Meaghers Grant itself lies in protected areasBeaches28 beaches within 5 km
Meaghers Grant’s best card is protected land around it, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Meaghers Grant, 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 km15%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town32%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas49Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes4Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches28Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Meaghers Grant comes 3rd of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,374 to 3,497 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
Meaghers Grant15%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Meaghers Grant49
Towns its size3
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Meaghers Grant4
Towns its size0
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
Meaghers Grant leads its size group for public protected areas: none of the other 39 has more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington NB | 32% | 2.4% | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Shuniah ON | 19% | 1.4% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Meaghers Grant NS | 15% | 32% | 103 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Sables-Spanish Rivers ON | 14% | 9.7% | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Cumberland County, Subdivision A NS | 10% | 24% | 90 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Portneuf QC | 9.8% | 0.2% | 29 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Thurso QC | 8% | 14% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mackenzie BC | 7.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 6.2% | 7.6% | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Port Hawkesbury NS | 5.1% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Saint-Thomas QC | 5.1% | 0.5% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Havre-Saint-Pierre QC | 3.7% | 2.7% | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Electoral Area B, North Okanagan BC | 3.7% | 4% | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 14 | Merrickville ON | 2.9% | 5.8% | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Trillium Industrial Park ON | 2.2% | 6.2% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Glenview West ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier QC | 1.8% | 3.9% | 27 | 1 | 12 |
| 18 | West Jasper Place AB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Riverdale East ON | 1.6% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | Brevoort Park SK | 1.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Fairfield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Buchanan MB | 1.2% | 0.1% | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| 23 | Niakwa Place MB | 0.8% | 4.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Richmond QC | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Richmond County, Subdivision C NS | 0.6% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| 26 | Channel-Port aux Basques NL | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 27 | Lynnwood AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Coach Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Daly Grove AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Ramsay Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Royal Gardens AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Placentia NL | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Sakaw AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Lewisporte NL | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Côme--Linière QC | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Richfield AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Sainte-Mélanie QC | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Delwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Montrose AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Virginia Park AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Meaghers Grant on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
19 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Meaghers Grant
The biggest is Lake Charlotte North Provincial Park, 175 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
19 named parks and woods, 350 ha in all
Parks & gardens 350 ha
Lake Charlotte North Provincial Park and Musquodoboit Valley Provincial Park together hold 70% of it.
Musquodoboit Trail at Greenway
Park or garden
45 ha12.6 km of path
2 h 50 minto walk all 12.6 km of path
12 km southfrom the centre
Musquodoboit TrailwayAdmiral Lake TrailBlueberry Run
Directionsto a point inside
Musquodoboit Valley Provincial Park
Park or garden
69 ha0.3 km of path
17 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre Park
Park or garden
11 ha
17 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Musquodoboit Rural High School Park
Park or garden
11 ha
17 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Oyster Pond Academy Park
Park or garden
6.6 ha
17 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 19 named parks and green spaces
Lake Charlotte North Provincial ParkPark or garden · 175 ha
DirectionsMusquodoboit Trail at GreenwayPark or garden · 45 ha · 12.6 km of path
DirectionsMusquodoboit Valley Provincial ParkPark or garden · 69 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsJohn Grant ParkPark or garden · 14 ha
DirectionsMusquodoboit Valley Education Centre ParkPark or garden · 11 ha
DirectionsMusquodoboit Rural High School ParkPark or garden · 11 ha
DirectionsOyster Pond Academy ParkPark or garden · 6.6 ha
DirectionsHalifax County ExhibitionPark or garden · 4.4 ha
DirectionsClam Harbour Road ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha
DirectionsBeech Hill Road ParkPark or garden · 2.7 ha
DirectionsMoose River Gold Mines Provincial ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha
DirectionsLake Charlotte Boat Launch ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha
DirectionsGorden J Stevens ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsMeaghers Grant ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha
DirectionsRiver ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsLakefront Consolidated Elementary School ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsElderbank ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsElderbank Provincial ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsEast Jeddore ParkPark or garden · 0.5 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
Few people in Meaghers Grant 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%)
Meaghers Grant0%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here. For about 3,400 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
The 103 protected areas near Meaghers Grant
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Meaghers Grant32%
Within 10 km15%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 49 of the 103; land trusts and private owners hold the others. At 16,030 ha, Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area is the largest. 20 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 16,030 ha · reaches Meaghers Grant
Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 14,808 ha · reaches Meaghers Grant
White Lake Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 4,533 ha · reaches Meaghers Grant
Eastern Shore Islands Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 1,842 ha · reaches Meaghers Grant
Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 929 ha · reaches Meaghers Grant
Lake Charlotte Provincial ParkProvincial park · 879 ha · reaches Meaghers Grant
White Lake Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 568 ha · reaches Meaghers Grant
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 404 ha · reaches Meaghers Grant
Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 332 ha · reaches Meaghers Grant
Owls Head Provincial ParkProvincial park · 267 ha · reaches Meaghers Grant
10 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
Lake Charlotte Provincial Park starts at the edge of Meaghers Grant
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
Lake Charlotte Provincial Park
At the edge8.8 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Owls Head Provincial Park
At the edge2.7 km²since 2022
Provincial park
Clam Harbour Beach Provincial Park
At the edge1.8 km²since 1980
Provincial park
Musquodoboit Valley Provincial Park
At the edge0.7 km²since 1973
No national park lies within 100 km of Meaghers Grant; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. There are 4 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Meaghers Grant and its edge hold 102 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
102 km
in and around the town (1,522.8 km²)
Woodland
69%
about 1,058.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Meaghers GrantTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Meaghers GrantTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland69%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 91% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 90% 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
Meaghers Grant has 4 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
Musquodoboit Trailway41.0 km
Gibraltar Rock Loop2.6 km
McCurdy Woodlot Interpretive Trails2.4 km
Clam Harbour Beach Provincial Park Trail2.2 km
The longest of the rest is the Musquodoboit Trailway, 41.0 km. For a short stroll, 3 are under 3 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 Meaghers Grant: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Halifax Stanfield (Airport), 29 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) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 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 |
Winter brings about 215 cm of snow. Most rain and snow falls in November, 159 mm; July sees 87 mm. The warmest days come in July (24 °C highs), the coldest in January (-1 °C). The climate in Meaghers Grant →
Beaches
Beaches near Meaghers Grant: 28 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Clam Harbour Beachin town
DirectionsGravel beachgravel · in town
DirectionsLanes Beachin town
DirectionsStoney Beachin town
DirectionsTombolo Beachin town
DirectionsTombolo Beachin town
DirectionsThe Sand Barin town
DirectionsOyter Pond Beachmixed · in town
DirectionsPower Shore0.1 km from town
DirectionsWestern Breaker0.3 km from town
Directions18 further beaches go unnamed. The shoreline runs 468 km within 5 km of town. 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
Meaghers Grant has 14 viewpoints and 4 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
14Viewpoints16Hills and peaks4Waterfalls2Nature reserves3Picnic sites6Playgrounds3Campsites5Slipways
The most common are hills and peaks: 16 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 14
Big Skyin town
DirectionsBirchviewin town
DirectionsBog Viewin town
DirectionsCrawford’s lookoffin town
DirectionsGibraltar Rock Lookoffin town
DirectionsPatrick L. Horne Lookoffin town
DirectionsSkull Lake Lookoffin town
DirectionsKelly Meadow Lookoff0.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 6 viewpoints more.
Hills and peaks 16
Blue Mountainin town
DirectionsGibraltar Hillin town
DirectionsGibraltar Rockin town
DirectionsGlawsons Hillin town
DirectionsJohnson Hillin town
DirectionsMount Tomin town
DirectionsPicket Hillin town
DirectionsPorcupine Hillin town
DirectionsPlus 8 hills and peaks more.
Waterfalls 4
First Fallsin town
DirectionsMason Fallsin town
DirectionsSecond Fallsin town
DirectionsThird Fallsin town
DirectionsNature reserves 2
Clam Harbour Beach Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsCowan Brook Nature Reservein town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Musquodoboit Valley Picnic Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 6
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Webber's Lakeside Resortin town
DirectionsMurphy's Camping on the Ocean0.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Meaghers Grant
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 32–45 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Meaghers Grant.
StewiackeIndian Brook 14EnfieldHalifaxColchester County, Subdivision CMeaghers Grant
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meaghers Grant | 15% | 103 | 4 | 28 |
| Stewiacke 32 km | 1% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Indian Brook 14 35 km | 0.3% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Enfield 40 km | 4.4% | 184 | 13 | 6 |
| Halifax 43 km | 10% | 421 | 47 | 130 |
| Colchester County, Subdivision C 45 km | 1.7% | 125 | 5 | 1 |
More routes are mapped around Halifax (47). Meaghers Grant is not outdone two to one on protected land by any neighbour.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- 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.
Questions about the outdoors in Meaghers Grant
What is the nearest provincial park to Meaghers Grant?
Lake Charlotte Provincial Park touches the town.
What walking routes are near Meaghers Grant?
Try the Musquodoboit Trailway, McCurdy Woodlot Interpretive Trails and Clam Harbour Beach Provincial Park Trail; more are on the map.
Is there a beach near Meaghers Grant?
Try Clam Harbour Beach, in town, first of several.
Is there protected land near Meaghers Grant?
Protected areas cover 15% of the land within 10 km.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Meaghers Grant?
Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area, a nature reserve of 16,030 ha.
Is Meaghers Grant near a national park?
None within 100 km of Meaghers Grant.
When should you visit Meaghers Grant 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.
Sources
Sources for this page on Meaghers Grant
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).