12 Percent - Parks and Protected Areas System Plan Consultation

Card Lake Provincial Park

County

Lunenburg

Size

104.29 Hectares

Classification

Wayside

Status

Designated; Operational (Man. Agreement)

Location NS Atlas

66 X 1

Managed As

Supporting Park

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Overview

A small picnic park with boat launch on Card Lake

Protection Values

Most of the land base is undeveloped; contributes to regional biodiversity in an area characterized by private land ownership

Tourism Values

Small wayside park on Route 14

Outdoor Recreation Values

Picnicking, boat launch, lake access, fishing, walking

Other Site Considerations

Old growth forest

Managed under an agreement with the Municipality of the District of Chester and a local community group.

Flowage lake that has its water level controlled by hydro-electric dams.