12 Percent - Parks and Protected Areas System Plan Consultation

MacCormack Provincial Park

County

Victoria

Size

4.43 Hectares

Classification

Wayside

Status

Undesignated; Operational

Location NS Atlas

23 W 1

Managed As

Supporting Park

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Overview

A small picnic park overlooking the Bras d’Or Lake

Protection Values

Adjacent to a protected beach

Education Values

Bras d'Or Lake

Tourism Values

One of few public access points to Bras d’Or Lake; complements regional tourism infrastructure at Iona; well used by locals, offers picnicking, beach access

Outdoor Recreation Values

Beach walking, carry-in boating, beach access, picnicking

Other Site Considerations

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

Public wharf and protected beach under Beaches Act adjacent to park.