12 Percent - Parks and Protected Areas System Plan Consultation

Marie Joseph Provincial Park

County

Guysborough

Size

0.68 Hectares

Classification

Wayside

Status

Undesignated; Operational

Location NS Atlas

61 Y 1

Managed As

Supporting Park

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Overview

A picturesque coastal picnic park on the Marine Drive

Tourism Values

Small picnic park well-used by traveling public

Outdoor Recreation

Carry in boating opportunity; picnicking

Operating Cost

$8,050

Other Site Considerations

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

Mature Spruce may require ecological restoration program to remove dead and dying trees in areas of public use  to re-establish a more suitable forest cover.