12 Percent - Parks and Protected Areas System Plan Consultation

Heather Beach Provincial Park

County

Cumberland

Size

6.74 Hectares

Classification

Wayside

Status

Designated; Operational

Location NS Atlas

17 X 3

Managed As

Supporting Park

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Overview

A supervised warm-water beach with picnic area

Tourism Values

Locally significant beach park on extensively developed warm water shoreline; heavily used (over-used at times); offers picnicking, swimming

Outdoor Recreation

Swimming, beach access, picnicking

Operating Cost

$5,600

Other Site Considerations

Susceptible to coastal processes (storm events with high tide surge or wind driven waves) that cause site erosion.

Surrounded by dense cottage development