First pick
Reservoir Park
Park or garden
16 ha4.1 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.1 km of path
1.4 km eastfrom the centre
Millenium TrailStained GlassChesters Chilli Loop+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: chester902 · Public domain0.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Wolfville · parks, protected land & trails
From Wolfville, Blomidon Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (18 km)
For walks, the Dyke Trail runs within 2 km. Kentville Migratory Bird Sanctuary (555 ha) is the biggest, 9.8 km from town. For a national park, Fundy National Park is 70 km away.
Protected land
0.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
14
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
70 km
Fundy National Park
Nearest provincial park
18 km
Blomidon Provincial Park
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
Wolfville against 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. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km0.5%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 areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Wolfville has the 10th least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (5,478 to 5,699 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
Wolfville0.5%
Towns its size2.1%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Wolfville2
Towns its size3
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Wolfville1
Towns its size0
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
For protected land nearby, Wolfville lags towns its size: 30 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hudson QC | 20% | 1.1% | 52 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Shediac NB | 14% | 0.9% | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Island Park-Wellington Village ON | 12% | 2.9% | 35 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Greenboro West ON | 9.7% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Orford QC | 9.3% | 39% | 44 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Lanoraie QC | 9% | 7.8% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Armstrong BC | 8% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lampman ON | 6.9% | 13% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Chertsey QC | 6.5% | 7.2% | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Annapolis County, Subdivision C NS | 6.3% | 0.1% | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Havelock ON | 5.7% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Smithers BC | 5.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Espanola ON | 4.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Countryside ON | 4.4% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Carp ON | 3.8% | 2.9% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Gananoque ON | 3.3% | 1.5% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Creditview ON | 3% | 24% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Oakridge AB | 2.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | New Glasgow PE | 2.2% | 3% | 20 | 12 | 17 |
| 20 | Huron South ON | 2.1% | 2.4% | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Memramcook NB | 2% | 0% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Carlton AB | 2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | The Pas MB | 1.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Montcalm MB | 1.8% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | St. Matthews MB | 1.6% | 0% | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Stirling ON | 1.3% | 1.5% | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Burrows Central MB | 1.1% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Meadow Lake SK | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | West Lorne ON | 0.6% | 0.6% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Bankview AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Wolfville NS | 0.5% | 0% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Cookshire-Eaton QC | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan QC | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Charleswood AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Coral Springs AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Belgravia AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Crystallina Nera East AB | 0% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Evansdale AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kilkenny AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Riverdale AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
The map
Wolfville on the map: green space, protected land and paths
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
Walk in Wolfville: 9 named parks and woods
Reservoir Park is the largest, at 16 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
9 named parks and woods, 30 ha in all
Parks & gardens 30 ha
Add Reservoir Park to Rawding Ravine Park and you have 66% of it.
Rawding Ravine Park
Park or garden
3.4 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
0.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Millenium Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens
Park or garden
2.0 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
0.9 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Rotary Park
Park or garden
3.0 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Millenium Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Willow Park
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.2 km of path
0.8 km northfrom the centre
Millenium Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Olsen Pond Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.4 km of path
1.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Olsen Park trail
Directionsto a point inside
Waterfront Park
Park or garden
0.5 ha0.2 km of path
1.0 km northfrom the centre
Millenium Trail
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Reservoir ParkPark or garden · 16 ha · 4.1 km of path
DirectionsRawding Ravine ParkPark or garden · 3.4 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsHarriet Irving Botanical GardensPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsRotary ParkPark or garden · 3.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsWillow ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsOlsen Pond ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsPond View ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsWaterfront ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsClock ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
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
A park is within a short walk for 7 in 10 in Wolfville
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 (73%)Further (27%)
Wolfville73%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 1,500 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. In the typical Canadian town the share is 83%, higher than here.
Protected areas
14 protected areas lie within 10 km of Wolfville
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Wolfville0%
Within 10 km0.5%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public bodies own 2 of the 14; land trusts and private owners hold the others. Kentville Migratory Bird Sanctuary covers 555 ha, the most of any named area. 12 more areas within 10 km are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups: counted here, not named.
Boot Island National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 107 ha · 6.2 km from the edge of town
Kentville Migratory Bird SanctuaryWildlife area · 555 ha · 9.8 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
70 km to Fundy National Park
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
Blomidon Provincial Park
18 km north8.4 km²since 1974
National park
Fundy National Park
70 km north-west206 km²since 1948
Nearer still is Blomidon Provincial Park, a provincial park 18 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Paths to walk: 48 km in and around Wolfville
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
48 km
in and around the town (21.7 km²)
Woodland
16%
about 3.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
WolfvilleTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths2.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WolfvilleTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland16%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 62% of Canadian towns. Few places match it for paths: more than 58% of Canadian towns have fewer.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
Wolfville has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Local
Dyke Trail4.8 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 Wolfville: May to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Waterville Cambridge, 23 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 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 113 | 91 | 97 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 86 | 107 | 120 | 125 | 134 |
Most rain and snow falls in December, 134 mm; July sees 79 mm. Highs peak near 26 °C in July and fall to -1 °C in January. Snow totals about 232 cm a year. The climate in Wolfville →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Wolfville
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Within 5 km is 24 km of coastline. No open data on beach water quality covers every province, so check with public health before a swim.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
A waterfall near Wolfville
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
10 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 10
Willow Parkin town
DirectionsFarmyard Playground1.9 km from town
DirectionsPipe slides1.9 km from town
DirectionsTire pile1.9 km from town
DirectionsWater pumps1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 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.
Next door
Next to Wolfville
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Kings County, Subdivision DKings County, Subdivision BKings County, Subdivision CKentvilleWolfville
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfville | 0.5% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Kings County, Subdivision D 2.7 km | 0.5% | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| Kings County, Subdivision B 8.9 km | 1.7% | 19 | 2 | 9 |
| Kings County, Subdivision C 11 km | 0.6% | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Kentville 11 km | 1.1% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, Kings County, Subdivision B and Kentville have twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- 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.
- 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 Wolfville
Is Wolfville near a national park?
The nearest is Fundy National Park, 70 km away.
Are there protected areas near Wolfville?
Yes: 0.5% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Which is the biggest protected area near Wolfville?
Kentville Migratory Bird Sanctuary: 555 ha, a wildlife area.
What walking routes are near Wolfville?
The Dyke Trail, mapped within 2 km.
Is there a beach near Wolfville?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
When should you visit Wolfville 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.
Is there a provincial park near Wolfville?
The closest is Blomidon Provincial Park, at 18 km.
Sources
Where Wolfville’s outdoors figures come from
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).