First pick
Acadia Park
Park or garden
31 ha1.7 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
0.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY-SA 3.04.1%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Westville · parks, protected land & trails
11 km from Westville to Salt Springs Provincial Park
3.3 km out lies the largest, Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 24), at 209,496 ha. Protected areas cover 4.1% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Prince Edward Island National Park, at 96 km.
Protected land
4.1%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
8
within 10 km, 7 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
96 km
Prince Edward Island National Park
Nearest provincial park
11 km
Salt Springs Provincial Park
Against other towns
Westville beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
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 km4.1%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas7Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Westville has the 11th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (3,672 to 3,787 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
Westville4.1%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Westville7
Towns its size4
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Westville0
Towns its size0
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Westville sits near the top of its size group: 10 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baie-D'Urfé QC | 49% | 0.1% | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Alnwick NB | 32% | 7.8% | 62 | 0 | 53 |
| 3 | Blind River ON | 21% | 41% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Saint-Sulpice QC | 12% | 5.8% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Roberts Creek BC | 11% | 17% | 20 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Golf Course ON | 7.3% | 3% | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Saint-Tite QC | 5.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Central ON | 5.6% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George BC | 4.3% | 8.5% | 11 | 0 | 45 |
| 10 | Cowichan Bay BC | 4.2% | 5.7% | 64 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Westville NS | 4.1% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Industrial Sector A and Keith ON | 3.5% | 0.9% | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Berrisfield ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | East Hawkesbury ON | 3.3% | 6.2% | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Lake Cowichan BC | 2.8% | 3.3% | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | Parkview West ON | 2.1% | 2.7% | 26 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | North Glenora AB | 1.9% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Killarney MB | 1.8% | 2.3% | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Meadowgreen SK | 1.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Electoral Area C, Nanaimo BC | 1.5% | 1.1% | 60 | 6 | 47 |
| 21 | Kensington AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Deer Lodge MB | 1.3% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Fifty Point ON | 1.2% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Pacific Heights SK | 1% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Alpine Place MB | 0.9% | 2.3% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Cameron Heights AB | 0.9% | 0% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Inkster-Faraday MB | 0.8% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ascot Corner QC | 0.7% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Flagstaff County AB | 0.4% | 0.3% | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Victoria West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Eau Claire AB | 0.4% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | West Kildonan Industrial MB | 0.3% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Greenfield AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Magrath Heights AB | 0.3% | 13% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Cartier MB | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Dixie ON | 0.2% | 0% | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 37 | Pleasantview AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Sainte-Claire QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Saint-Michel QC | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Country Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Westville
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
3 named parks and woods to walk in near Westville
The biggest is Acadia Park, 31 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Victoria Park
Park or garden
2.0 ha0.4 km of path
0.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Old Chelsea School Park
Park or garden
0.2 ha
0.7 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
About 1 in 10 of Westville’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 (12%)Further (88%)
Westville12%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
Around 3,300 residents are further than 400 m from a park. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Protected areas cover 4.1% of the land near Westville
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Westville0%
Within 10 km4.1%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 7 of the 8. The others are private conservation land. The largest named one is Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 24), at 209,496 ha. The figures include one private conservation area, left unnamed.
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 24)Nature reserve · 209,496 ha · 3.3 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 5.4 ha · 6.5 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 9.5 ha · 6.6 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 17 ha · 7.5 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 38 ha · 7.6 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 1.7 ha · 7.9 km from the edge of town
Old Growth Forest LandsNature reserve · 5.0 ha · 8.2 km from the edge of town
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
Prince Edward Island National Park, 96 km off
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
Salt Springs Provincial Park
11 km west0.3 km²since 1993
National park
Prince Edward Island National Park
96 km north27 km²since 1937
Salt Springs Provincial Park, a provincial park, is nearer at 11 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Westville has 9 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
9.1 km
in and around the town (34.3 km²)
Woodland
63%
about 21.5 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
WestvilleTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.3
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WestvilleTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland63%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 89% of Canadian towns. 74% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
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 Westville
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No walking route is mapped within 2 km of the town. Mapping of trails as routes varies a great deal across Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Westville is best on foot in June to August
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Tatamagouche (42 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 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 92 | 75 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 103 | 70 | 90 | 115 | 119 | 118 | 111 |
Snow totals about 187 cm a year. Highs peak near 23 °C in July and fall to -2 °C in February. Precipitation runs from 70 mm in July to 119 mm in October. The climate in Westville →
Things to do
Outdoors around Westville: 4 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: playgrounds, 3 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Westville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Pictou County, Subdivision BStellartonNew GlasgowTrentonPictou County, Subdivision CPictouWestville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westville | 4.1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Pictou County, Subdivision B 3.8 km | 4.8% | 165 | 3 | 0 |
| Stellarton 4.2 km | 3.1% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| New Glasgow 6.6 km | 9.2% | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Trenton 9.1 km | 18% | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Pictou County, Subdivision C 12 km | 10% | 218 | 7 | 16 |
| Pictou 14 km | 24% | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Around New Glasgow, Trenton and Pictou County, Subdivision C the protected share is at least double. More routes are mapped around Pictou County, Subdivision C (7).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- 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. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
Questions about the outdoors in Westville
How much land around Westville is protected?
Protected areas cover 4.1% of the land within 10 km.
Is there a provincial park near Westville?
It is Salt Springs Provincial Park, 11 km away.
When is the best time for walking in Westville?
On the normals, June to August: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
What is the nearest national park to Westville?
It is Prince Edward Island National Park, 96 km off.
Which is the biggest protected area near Westville?
Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 24), a nature reserve of 209,496 ha.
Sources
The sources behind Westville’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).