First pick
Broad Brook Recreational Park
Park or garden
17 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.8 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Nova Scotia Archives · Public domain0.6%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Yarmouth · parks, protected land & trails
Yarmouth has 5 beaches within 5 km
The nearest provincial park, Ellenwood Provincial Park, is 10 km away. Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site is the closest national park, 76 km from town. Of the country within 10 km, 0.6% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
0.6%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
10
within 10 km, 0 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
76 km
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Nearest provincial park
10 km
Ellenwood Provincial Park
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Yarmouth stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Above all, Yarmouth offers its beaches. Less going for it: protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Each figure for Yarmouth, 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 km0.6%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 areas0Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches5Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Yarmouth is 8th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,991 to 7,277 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
Yarmouth0.6%
Towns its size2.2%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Yarmouth0
Towns its size7
Towns in Nova Scotia24
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Yarmouth0
Towns its size0
Towns in Nova Scotia2
Typical Canadian town0
Where Yarmouth trails its peers is public protected areas; 38 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernie BC | 31% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hope BC | 15% | 4.1% | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Vanier South ON | 12% | 1.1% | 39 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Springhill NS | 11% | 9% | 79 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Algoma, Unorganized, North Part ON | 11% | 10% | 91 | 4 | 228 |
| 6 | Lowertown East ON | 11% | 0% | 38 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Les Cèdres QC | 11% | 0.1% | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Peace River AB | 8.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kent BC | 8.3% | 8.2% | 16 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 5.4% | 0% | 59 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Hope ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Carlisle ON | 4% | 0% | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Raleigh ON | 4% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Edgeley ON | 3.9% | 0.4% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Haysboro AB | 3.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Midnapore AB | 3.3% | 32% | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Concord ON | 3.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Saint-Paul QC | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Electoral Area C, East Kootenay BC | 2.3% | 1.5% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Colborne ON | 2.2% | 0.3% | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Fairwinds BC | 2.2% | 4.7% | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| 22 | Brown's Corners ON | 1.8% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Lymburn AB | 1.7% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | North River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Sherbrooke AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | King Edward MB | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Meadowood MB | 1.3% | 1.8% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Inglewood AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Shannon QC | 0.9% | 3.9% | 21 | 1 | 14 |
| 30 | Merritt BC | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 31 | Chibougamau QC | 0.8% | 0.1% | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 32 | Cougar Ridge AB | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Yarmouth NS | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 34 | Erin Woods AB | 0.6% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 35 | La Sarre QC | 0.5% | 0.1% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Brighton SK | 0.5% | 0.1% | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Rhatigan Ridge AB | 0.5% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh ON | 0.4% | 0.9% | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| 39 | Niverville MB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Wainwright AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Yarmouth
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
15 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Yarmouth
Largest first: Broad Brook Recreational Park leads with 17 ha. Numbers match the map.
15 named parks and woods, 51 ha in all
Parks & gardens 51 ha
Add Broad Brook Recreational Park to Broad Brook Park and you have 58% of it.
Frost Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Yarmouth
Directionsto a point inside
Milton Clock Tower Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Beacon of Light Park
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.2 km of path
1.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 15 named parks and green spaces
Broad Brook Recreational ParkPark or garden · 17 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsBroad Brook ParkPark or garden · 13 ha
DirectionsMariners Centre ParkPark or garden · 10 ha
DirectionsGateway ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsFrost ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsMilton Clock Tower ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsBeacon ParkPark or garden · 1.5 ha
DirectionsBeacon of Light ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsRotary ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha
DirectionsYarmouth South ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha
DirectionsDoug Melanson ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsEast Gateway ParkPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsCoronation ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha
DirectionsSealed Landers ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsSprucewood ParkPark or garden · 0.3 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
About 8 in 10 of Yarmouth’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 (84%)Further (16%)
Yarmouth84%
Towns in Nova Scotia18%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 1,100 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, lower than here.
Protected areas
Yarmouth has 10 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Yarmouth0%
Within 10 km0.6%
Towns in Nova Scotia8.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
All of them are private land, held by landowners or conservation groups, so they are counted here but not named.
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, 76 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
Ellenwood Provincial Park
10 km north-east1.1 km²since 1971
National park
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
76 km north-east404 km²since 1967
A provincial park is closer: Ellenwood Provincial Park, at 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
11 km of paths in and around Yarmouth
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
11 km
in and around the town (28.2 km²)
Woodland
23%
about 6.4 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
YarmouthTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.4
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
YarmouthTowns in Nova ScotiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland23%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 69% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 69% 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
No named walking route passes Yarmouth on the map
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
Yarmouth is best on foot in June to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Yarmouth, 2.2 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 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 |
Rain and snow peak in November (143 mm) and ease in July (78 mm). Highs peak near 22 °C in August and fall to 1 °C in January. Snow totals about 205 cm a year. The climate in Yarmouth →
Beaches
Where to swim near Yarmouth
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Stanwoods Beach2.0 km from town
DirectionsPembroke Beach2.8 km from town
DirectionsFalse Harbour Bar3.0 km from town
DirectionsFalse Harbour Beach3.0 km from town
DirectionsOne more beach goes unnamed. The shoreline runs 64 km within 5 km of town. No national or provincial register of beach water quality is published as open data, so check the local health unit before swimming.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
6 things to do outdoors near Yarmouth
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Count 3 playgrounds, the biggest group.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 2
Sidon Hill0.7 km from town
DirectionsHolmes Hill1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park 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%+
Yarmouth and Argyle have at least twice the protected share around them.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
Questions about the outdoors in Yarmouth
What is the best season to get outdoors in Yarmouth?
June to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
What is the nearest provincial park to Yarmouth?
Ellenwood Provincial Park, 10 km from the edge of town.
How far is Yarmouth from a national park?
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site is closest, at 76 km.
Is there protected land near Yarmouth?
Protected areas cover 0.6% of the land within 10 km.
Where can you swim near Yarmouth?
The nearest is Stanwoods Beach, 2.0 km from town.
Sources
Sources for this page on Yarmouth
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).