12 Percent - Parks and Protected Areas System Plan Consultation

Wentworth Provincial Park

County

Cumberland

Size

143.30 Hectares

Classification

Wayside

Status

Designated; Operational

Location NS Atlas

28 Z 3

Managed As

Supporting Park

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Overview

Popular picnic park in Wentworth Valley

Education Values

Locally significant opportunity to interpret landscape ecosystem and Cobequid region

Tourism Values

Locally significant opportunity to interpret landscape ecosystem and Cobequid region

Outdoor Recreation Values

Picnicking, hiking, fishing, cross-country skiing

Operating Cost

$4,800

Other Site Considerations

River running through park floods periodically during storm events.

Extensive trails exist around the area.

Area previously had an operational campground that has been decommissioned and used for trail purposes.