The Halifax Regional Municipality has a number of parks and recreation areas in urban and rural settings.
Urban and suburban parks
Admiral's Cove Park
Admiral Harry DeWolf Park
Africville Park (formerly Seaview Park) Albro Lake Park Arnold Witwork Park Ashley Cheeseman Memorial Park Beazley Park Bedford Lions Sandy Lake Park Bell Lake Park Birch Cove Bissett Lake Park Brownlow Park (in Manor Park) Charlie Park Chocolate Lake City Waterfront Park, Dartmouth Halifax Common (The Common) Conrose Field (The Horsefields) Cornwallis Park Cyril Smith Golden Acres Park Crawthorne Park Dartmouth Common Deadman's Island Park Eastern Passage Commons Findley Community Park Flinn Park Forest Hills Commons Farrell Park Grahams Cove Gorsebrook Park Graves-Oakley Memorial Park Hemlock Ravine Horseshoe Island Park J. Albert Walker Sports Field Jason MacCullough Park Larry O'Connell Field Mainland Common Mary Clayton Memorial Park Maybank Park Merv Sullivan Park Millers Mountain Park Northbrook Park Old Hill Lake Park Oleary Drive Park Owls Nest Island - Little Micmac Park Penhorn Lake Beach Park Perrin Road Park Pinehill Lookoff Park Point Pleasant Park Public Gardens Russell Lake Park Saunders Park (Chebucto Park) Schwarzwald Park Shubie Park Sir Sandford Fleming Park (The Dingle) Sullivan's Pond Tremont Park Urban Wilderness Park Victoria Park Yetter Park
Wilderness areas
Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area
Boggy Lake Wilderness Area
Clattenburgh Brook Wilderness Area
Peggys Cove Preservation Area
Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area
Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area
Terence Bay Wilderness Area
Waverley-Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area
White Lake Wilderness Area
Game sanctuaries
Liscomb Game Sanctuary
Waverley Game Sanctuary
National parks
Sable Island National Park Reserve
Provincial parks
Clam Harbour Beach Provincial Park
Cleveland Beach Provincial Park
Cole Harbour -Lawrencetown Coastal Heritage Park System
Salt Marsh Trail
Lawrencetown Beach Provincial Park
Rainbow Haven Beach Provincial Park
Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park
Dollar Lake Provincial Park
Elderbank Provincial Park
Gibraltar Rock Provincial Park Reserve
Herring Cove Provincial Park Reserve
Laurie Provincial Park
Lewis Lake Provincial Park
Long Lake Provincial Park
Martinique Beach Provincial Park
McCormack Beach Provincial Park
McNabs Island Provincial Park
Moose River Gold Mines Provincial Park
Musquodoboit Valley Provincial Park
Oakfield Provincial Park
Porters Lake Provincial Park
Powder Mill Lake Provincial Park
Queensland Beach Provincial Park
Taylors Head Provincial Park
William E. Degarthe Provincial Park
Rural
Kidstone Lake/ Rockingstone Park
Moser River Seaside Park
Oceanic Drive Park
Second Lake
West River Sheet Harbour Picnic Park
National historic sites
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site (The Citadel) Fort Charlotte National Historic Site Fort McNab National Historic Site York Redoubt National Historic Site Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site of Canada