Community Life
Please review all relevant policies when using our parks and facilities
To report issues/feedback:
After-hours facility contact: 902-664-8774
Security Concerns: Amherst Police Department: 902-667-8600
Amherst Lions Skatepark
185 Church Street, beside Amherst Stadium
Built in 2011 with generous support from the Amherst Lions Club, the 10,000 sq. ft. skatepark is located next to Amherst Stadium on Church Street. The park's configuration is largely plaza-based with various ledges, rails, stairs, hips, and more. There are some transition elements as well: a bowled-out quarter pipe and a custom quarter pipe.
The skatepark was developed as part of our strategy to provide no-cost recreational opportunities to youth. Helmets are recommended.
Dickey Park & Splash Pad
132 East Pleasant Street
This recreational park provides a lighted walking track, a large greenspace, a play structure, and a splash pad water park. Change rooms and washrooms are available.
The park hosts the Annual Dickey Park Kids Fun Run in June for children from 3 to 12 years of age, with various distances according to age. Registration is free and includes medals for all participants and a BBQ. Contact the YMCA of Cumberland for registration information.
Amherst Lions Park & Splash Pad
39 Hickman Street
Opened in 2017, the park includes a walking track, playground facilities, basketball court, and tennis courts. Funding partners for the park include the Town of Amherst, the Lions Club of Amherst and the federal government through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.
Off-Leash Dog Park
Located at Dickey Park - 132 East Pleasant Street
Located at Dickey Park, the off-leash dog park is a one-acre of fenced-in green space for dogs to run and play all year round. Please help keep Amherst clean and beautiful by picking up after your pet and by not littering.
Victoria Square
98 East Victoria Street
The centre of downtown Amherst and the site of the cenotaph, this community plaza hosts community events with a gazebo bandstand, lighting, and sound system on site.
During the summer, Victoria Square hosts free family movies and music. In winter months, the square is dressed up with a dazzling holiday lighting display. Amherst's four Fathers of Confederation are memorialized in four engraved granite blocks. The park is surrounded by beautiful old buildings, including the courthouse and two churches, making it a lovely setting for taking pictures.
Ronald McDonald Rotary Playground
Beacon Street
This accessible playground offers a sponge surface play structure and greenspace with access to the Centennial Walking Trail. Located near the Amherst Little League baseball field.
Rotary Centennial Park
10 Elmwood Drive
This park offers outdoor exercise equipment, a walking track, a gazebo and benches.
Other parks and greenspaces
- Christie Park - 71 Albion Street
- Copp Lane Park - Ernie Lane
- Curry Park - Clarence Street
- Harding Park - Summit Avenue
- Strawberry Fields Park - Abbey Road
- Tennis Courts - 105 Church Street
The rates below are per hour, plus HST
Early Time (6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.)
Sunday through Saturday
$75 / Holidays - $128
Fair Time (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Monday through Friday
$99 / Holidays - $128
Prime Time (5 p.m. to midnight)
Sunday through Saturday and Holidays
$128
Youth Time*
Sunday through Saturday and Holidays
$99
*Youth Time rates Include
- Groups affiliated with Amherst Skating Club.
- Groups affiliated with another skating club.
- Groups affiliated with Skate Nova Scotia and/or Skate Canada who are 18 years old and younger.
- Groups affiliated with Cumberland County Minor Hockey.
- Groups affiliated with another minor hockey association.
- Groups affiliated with Hockey Nova Scotia or Hockey Canada who are 18 years old and younger.
- Groups affiliated with Ringette Nova Scotia.
- Groups affiliated with Ringette Canada who are 18 years old and younger.
- Community groups who don’t reside in the Town of Amherst and are 18 years old and younger.
Booking facilities
902-667-6500
After hours facility contact 902-664-8774
To book a park or facility, contact 902-667-6500 or send an email to
Be sure to include details such as date, time and your full contact information so we can respond to you. (email, phone # etc)
Your request will be reviewed by staff and you will receive a confirmation notice.
Our after-hours facility contact line is 902-667-6503.
To request ice time/rentals for the Amherst Stadium, call 902-667-6500 or submit your request to
Be sure to include details such as date, time and your full contact information so we can respond to you. (email, phone # etc.)
Your request will be reviewed by staff and you will receive a confirmation notice. Our after-hours facility contact line is 902-667-6503.
