Municipality of the County of Colchester

Parks in Colchester County

The County of Colchester operates several parks ranging from small, pocket parks and neighborhood parks to larger regional parks. Some of our neighborhood parks include facilities such as walking paths, playgrounds, and multipurpose courts; others are greenspaces left in a more natural state. Our two regional picnic parks - Stewiacke River Park and Nelson Memorial Park - have picnic shelters, barbeque grills, playgrounds and water access for boating and swimming. Colchester County is also home to several wonderful provincial parks and wilderness areas. We invite you to explore a park in Colchester County! 

Park Use

Please help keep our parks clean. Place garbage and recyclables in containers provided, or pack it home with you. Please pick up after your pet.

Please respect wildlife and plants in our parks. And please be considerate of other people visiting the park.

Municipal Parks

Regional Parks

Nelson Memorial Park, Tatamagouche
Stewiacke River Park, Stewiacke East
Five Islands Lighthouse Park, Five Islands

Neighborhood Parks

Birch Street Park, Salmon River
Halfmoon Park, Valley
Nancy Avenue Park, Salmon River
Oakland Drive Park, Onslow

Playing Fields

North River Ball Field, North River
Valley Recreation Area/Pictou Road Ballfield, Valley

Protected Wilderness Areas

Three provincially protected Wilderness Areas are located in Colchester County:

Economy River Wilderness Area
Gully Lake Wilderness Area
Portipique River Wilderness Area

For more information, please contact the Protected Areas Branch of Nova Scotia Environment. For information about hiking trails in Economy River Wilderness Area and Gully Lake Wilderness Area, click here.

Provincial Parks

The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources operates several provincial parks in Colchester County, including the following:

Caddell Rapids Lookoff Provincial Park
Five Islands Provincial Park
MacElmon's Pond Provincial Park
Shubenacadie Wildlife Park
Tatamagouche Provincial Park

For more information about provincial camping and picnic parks, visit the Provincial Parks website. For information about trails at MacElmon's Pond Provincial Park and Shubenacadie Wildlife Park, click here.