First pick
Pondville Beach Provincial Park
Park or garden
3.4 ha
2.5 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain0.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Richmond County, Subdivision C · parks, protected land & trails
Step out of Richmond County, Subdivision C into Lennox Passage Provincial Park
31 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Crichton Beach. 27 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
0.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
27
within 10 km, 21 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Lennox Passage Provincial Park
Beaches
31
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Richmond County, Subdivision C apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgeLennox Passage Provincial Park reaches the townBeaches31 beaches within 5 kmMany protected areas21 public areas within 10 kmLittle protected land0.6% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
For someone who likes to get outside, Richmond County, Subdivision C’s draw is a provincial park at its edge, with its beaches close behind. Less going for it: protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Each figure for Richmond 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. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
Protected within 10 km0.6%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas21Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches31Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Richmond County, Subdivision C sits 14th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,383 to 3,506 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
Richmond County, Subdivision C0.6%
Towns its size1.7%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Richmond County, Subdivision C21
Towns its size3
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Richmond County, Subdivision C0
Towns its size0
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Richmond County, Subdivision C’s strong point is public protected areas, where 6 of 39 top it. It trails them for protected land nearby, where 26 of 39 have 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 | Malartic QC | 6.6% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap BC | 6.2% | 7.6% | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Port Hawkesbury NS | 5.1% | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Saint-Thomas QC | 5.1% | 0.5% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Havre-Saint-Pierre QC | 3.7% | 2.7% | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Electoral Area B, North Okanagan BC | 3.7% | 4% | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 15 | Hampton Heights ON | 3.7% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Merrickville ON | 2.9% | 5.8% | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Trillium Industrial Park ON | 2.2% | 6.2% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Glenview West ON | 1.9% | 0% | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier QC | 1.8% | 3.9% | 27 | 1 | 12 |
| 20 | West Jasper Place AB | 1.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Riverdale East ON | 1.6% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| 22 | Brevoort Park SK | 1.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Fairfield ON | 1.4% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Buchanan MB | 1.2% | 0.1% | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| 25 | Niakwa Place MB | 0.8% | 4.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Richmond QC | 0.7% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Richmond County, Subdivision C NS | 0.6% | 1.8% | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| 28 | Lynnwood AB | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Coach Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Daly Grove AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Ramsay Heights AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Royal Gardens AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | Three Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Delwood AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Virginia Park AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Where the green is in Richmond 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
Walk in Richmond County, Subdivision C: 2 named parks and woods
Pondville Beach Provincial Park is the largest, at 3.4 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
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
Most of Richmond County, Subdivision C is more than 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 (0%)Further (100%)
Richmond County, Subdivision C0%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 3,400 residents live further than 400 m from one. The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%.
Protected areas
Janvrin Island Nature Reserve touches Richmond 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 Richmond County, Subdivision C1.8%
Within 10 km0.6%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 27, 21 are public and the remainder private. Janvrin Island Nature Reserve covers 121 ha, the most of any named area. 6 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Janvrin Island Nature ReserveNature reserve · 121 ha · reaches Richmond County, Subdivision C
Cap la Ronde Nature ReserveNature reserve · 73 ha · reaches Richmond County, Subdivision C
JerseymanProtected area · 60 ha · reaches Richmond County, Subdivision C
Gros Nez Nature ReserveNature reserve · 52 ha · reaches Richmond County, Subdivision C
Lennox Passage Provincial ParkProvincial park · 37 ha · reaches Richmond County, Subdivision C
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 27 ha · reaches Richmond County, Subdivision C
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 3.5 ha · reaches Richmond County, Subdivision C
False Bay Provincial ParkProvincial park · 44 ha · 2.8 km from the edge of town
False Bay Provincial ParkProvincial park · 37 ha · 2.8 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 5.5 ha · 7.0 km from the edge of town
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
Lennox Passage Provincial Park starts at the edge of Richmond County, Subdivision C
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
Lennox Passage Provincial Park
At the edge0.4 km²since 1985
Provincial park
False Bay Provincial Park
2.8 km north0.4 km²since 2024
Provincial park
False Bay Provincial Park
2.8 km north0.4 km²since 2024
Provincial park
Battery Provincial Park
7.5 km north-east0.6 km²since 1972
Provincial park
Battery Provincial Park
7.9 km north-east0.0 km²since 1972
For a national park, people in Richmond County, Subdivision C travel more than 100 km. There are 5 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
Richmond County, Subdivision C has 7 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
6.8 km
in and around the town (272 km²)
Woodland
34%
about 92.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Richmond County, Subdivision CTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Richmond County, Subdivision CTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland34%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 76% of Canadian towns. For path density, 96% 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
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Richmond 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.
OpenStreetMap lists no walking route near the town, though paths on the ground may well exist.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Richmond County, Subdivision C in June to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Collegeville (81 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 81 | 83 | 83 | 60 | 78 | 86 | 80 | 96 | 106 | 134 | 130 | 105 |
Expect 134 mm in October, the wettest month, and 60 mm in April. Daytime highs run from 0 °C in February up to 22 °C in August. The climate in Richmond County, Subdivision C →
Beaches
Richmond County, Subdivision C has 31 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Crichton Beachin town
DirectionsGoulet Beachin town
DirectionsPondville Beachin town
DirectionsPetit Nez Beach0.1 km from town
DirectionsMacDonalds Beach4.0 km from town
DirectionsAnother 26 have no name on the map. The coast is close: 437 km of shoreline within 5 km. 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
A viewpoint near Richmond County, Subdivision C
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 3 slipways, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 3
Plus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Richmond 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. The nearest places to Richmond County, Subdivision C with figures are 15–43 km away.
Richmond County, Subdivision ARichmond County, Subdivision BPort HawkesburyGuysboroughInverness County, Subdivision CRichmond County, Subdivision C
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County, Subdivision C | 0.6% | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| Richmond County, Subdivision A 15 km | 2.7% | 149 | 0 | 27 |
| Richmond County, Subdivision B 23 km | 5.9% | 76 | 0 | 51 |
| Port Hawkesbury 31 km | 5.1% | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Guysborough 40 km | 8.9% | 308 | 1 | 56 |
| Inverness County, Subdivision C 43 km | 8.2% | 181 | 3 | 13 |
Around Richmond County, Subdivision A, Richmond County, Subdivision B and Port Hawkesbury the protected share is at least double. For walking routes, Inverness County, Subdivision C leads the area with 3.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. Areas held by land trusts or private owners stay unnamed here, though they count in the shares.
Questions about the outdoors in Richmond County, Subdivision C
How far is Richmond County, Subdivision C from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Richmond County, Subdivision C.
Which is the biggest protected area near Richmond County, Subdivision C?
Janvrin Island Nature Reserve, a nature reserve of 121 ha.
Where can you swim near Richmond County, Subdivision C?
The nearest is Crichton Beach, in town.
Are there protected areas near Richmond County, Subdivision C?
Yes: 0.6% of the land within 10 km is protected.
When is the best time for walking in Richmond County, Subdivision C?
June to August, 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 Richmond County, Subdivision C?
Lennox Passage Provincial Park touches the town.
Sources
Sources for this page on Richmond 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).