First pick
Ellenwood Lake Provincial Park
Park or garden
119 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
7.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Andrew Thomas from Shrewsbury, UK · CC BY-SA 2.04.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Yarmouth · parks, protected land & trails
Ellenwood Provincial Park begins where Yarmouth ends
The 10 km around town hold 79 protected areas. Swimmers have 15 beaches within 5 km, Cooks Beach the nearest. For a national park, Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site is 42 km away.
Protected land
4.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
79
within 10 km, 28 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
42 km
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Ellenwood Provincial Park
Beaches
15
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Yarmouth apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgeEllenwood Provincial Park reaches the townMany protected areas28 public areas within 10 kmBeaches15 beaches within 5 km
For someone who likes to get outside, Yarmouth’s draw is a provincial park at its edge, with the number of public protected areas close by close behind.
Against other towns
Yarmouth 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 km4.7%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town4.9%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas28Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches15Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Yarmouth has the 8th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (10,402 to 10,845 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
Yarmouth4.7%
Towns its size1.8%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Yarmouth28
Towns its size5
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Yarmouth0
Towns its size0
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
For public protected areas, Yarmouth sits near the top of its size group: 4 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean Park BC | 27% | 4% | 100 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Vanier North ON | 11% | 0.6% | 40 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Contrecoeur QC | 10% | 6.3% | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Saint-Zotique QC | 7.5% | 0.1% | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Bassin-de-la-Lièvre QC | 6.2% | 20% | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Montecito BC | 5.5% | 0% | 22 | 2 | 53 |
| 7 | Corman Park No. 344 SK | 5.4% | 2.7% | 37 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Yarmouth NS | 4.7% | 4.9% | 79 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Stittsville East ON | 4.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Birdland BC | 4.3% | 9.7% | 119 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Saint-Sacrement QC | 4% | 0% | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Coal Harbour BC | 3.9% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 76 |
| 13 | Eastern Passage NS | 3.6% | 2.2% | 14 | 2 | 21 |
| 14 | Upper Thornhill Estates ON | 3.5% | 12% | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Lynden ON | 3.1% | 5.4% | 33 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Rosemont/Mount Royal SK | 2.7% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Shelburne ON | 2.6% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Northwood Park ON | 2.5% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Grand River South ON | 2.5% | 16% | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Dutrisac QC | 1.8% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Bois-des-Filion QC | 1.7% | 3.3% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Westminster ON | 1.7% | 28% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Victoria Hills ON | 1.6% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Alexandria ON | 1.5% | 0.4% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Exeter ON | 1.5% | 0% | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | West St. Paul MB | 1.5% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Arbour Lake AB | 1.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Dover AB | 1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Ponoka County AB | 0.5% | 0.2% | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Whitecourt AB | 0.5% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Weston-Pelham Park ON | 0.5% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 32 | Humber Heights-Westmount ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Rundle AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Temple AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Markland Wood ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | McConachie AB | 0.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Seaforth ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Walkerton ON | 0.1% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Morinville AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Hidden Valley AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Where the green is in Yarmouth
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 Yarmouth: 10 named parks and woods
Ellenwood Lake Provincial Park is the largest, at 119 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
10 named parks and woods, 160 ha in all
Parks & gardens 141 haWoods 20 ha
Most of it sits in Ellenwood Lake Provincial Park and Mountain Island: 82% together.
Mariners Centre Park
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
10 ha
7.6 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Port Maitland Beach Provincial Park
Park or garden
8.9 ha
10 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Beacon of Light Park
Park or garden · 150 m outside town
0.6 ha0.2 km of path
7.0 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sealed Landers Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
0.6 ha
6.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Ellenwood Lake Provincial ParkPark or garden · 119 ha · 2.5 km of path
DirectionsMariners Centre ParkPark or garden · 10 ha · just outside town
DirectionsPort Maitland Beach Provincial ParkPark or garden · 8.9 ha
DirectionsMountain IslandWood or forest · 13 ha
DirectionsMeeting IslandWood or forest · 6.5 ha
DirectionsRotary ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsBeacon of Light ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSealed Landers ParkPark or garden · 0.6 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSprucewood ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsHebron Community PlaygroundPark or garden · 0.2 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 Yarmouth 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%)
Yarmouth0%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%. About 10,600 residents live further than 400 m from one.
Protected areas
4.7% of the country within 10 km of Yarmouth is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Yarmouth4.9%
Within 10 km4.7%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 79, 28 are public and the remainder private. Tusket River Wilderness Area leads for size with 1,663 ha. The figures include 30 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Tusket River Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 1,663 ha · reaches Yarmouth
Carleton River Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 919 ha · reaches Yarmouth
Sloans Lake Nature ReserveNature reserve · 141 ha · reaches Yarmouth
Ellenwood Provincial ParkProvincial park · 114 ha · reaches Yarmouth
Tusket River Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 83 ha · reaches Yarmouth
Cedar Lake Nature ReserveNature reserve · 23 ha · reaches Yarmouth
Tusket River Nature ReserveNature reserve · 23 ha · reaches Yarmouth
Green IslandProtected area · 4.7 ha · reaches Yarmouth
Tusket River Wilderness AreaNature reserve · 29 ha · reaches Yarmouth
Tusket River Nature ReserveNature reserve · 16 ha · 0.6 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
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site is 42 km away
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
Ellenwood Provincial Park
At the edge1.1 km²since 1971
National park
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
42 km north-east404 km²since 1967
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Yarmouth has 87 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
87 km
in and around the town (902.5 km²)
Woodland
61%
about 550.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
YarmouthTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
YarmouthTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland61%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 88% of Canadian towns. For path density, 86% 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
No mapped walking route near Yarmouth
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
The best months for walking in Yarmouth: June to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Yarmouth (8.5 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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 124 | 103 | 111 | 101 | 99 | 89 | 78 | 88 | 96 | 119 | 143 | 139 |
Highs peak near 22 °C in August and fall to 1 °C in January. July is the driest month at 78 mm; November the wettest at 143 mm. Snow totals about 205 cm a year. The climate in Yarmouth →
Beaches
15 beaches within 5 km of Yarmouth
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Cooks Beachin town
DirectionsFalse Harbour Barin town
DirectionsFalse Harbour Beachin town
DirectionsKelp Hauler Shorein town
DirectionsPembroke Beachin town
DirectionsPitmans Beachin town
DirectionsPort Maitland Beachin town
DirectionsStanwoods Beachin town
DirectionsBartletts Beach1.0 km from town
DirectionsThere are also 6 beaches without a name. The shoreline runs 310 km within 5 km of town. 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
Yarmouth has a waterfall within 2 km
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, 10 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 9
Bull Hillin town
DirectionsHolmes Hillin town
DirectionsHotel Hillin town
DirectionsPinkney Hillin town
DirectionsRichardsons Hillin town
DirectionsSidon Hillin town
DirectionsTown Pointin town
DirectionsSalmon Brook Ridge0.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 peak more.
Waterfalls 1
Tusket Fallsin town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Ellenwood Lake Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 10
Plus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 7
Camper's Haven Campgroundin town
DirectionsEllenwood Campgroundin town
DirectionsLake Breeze Campgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 4 campsites 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 Yarmouth
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
YarmouthArgyleYarmouth
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
For protected land, Argyle has twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- 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. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- 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.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Yarmouth
When should you visit Yarmouth for the outdoors?
June to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
How far is Yarmouth from a national park?
It is Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, 42 km off.
What is the largest protected area near Yarmouth?
It is Tusket River Wilderness Area, a nature reserve covering 1,663 ha.
How much land around Yarmouth is protected?
Yes: 4.7% of the land within 10 km is protected.
Is there a beach near Yarmouth?
The nearest is Cooks Beach, in town.
Is there a provincial park near Yarmouth?
Ellenwood Provincial Park begins at the town’s edge.
Sources
The sources behind Yarmouth’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).