Boylston Provincial Park
County
Guysborough
Size
89.69 Hectares
Classification
Outdoor Recreation
Status
Designated; Operational
Location NS Atlas
42 Z 2
Managed As
Supporting Park
Overview
A quiet, secluded park overlooking Guysborough Harbour that offers camping, picnicking and walking trail
35 campsites, open for camping from June to September.
Education Values
Local interpretation of adjoining harbour. Local school uses park for Leave No Trace Program and also JAGAS cross country running program. Staff use park for youth extension programs (tree, wildlife habitat).
Tourism Values
Locally significant park near Guysborough with access to Guysborough Shore. Borders stocked freshwater lake. Henry Sinclair monument in park. Yearly festival. access to small coastal island with walking trail, Guysborough Come Home Week Festival
Outdoor Recreation Values
Camping, walking trail, cross-country skiing, fishing, geocaching
Annual Revenue
2010: $10,814
Operating Cost
2010: $103,757
Other Site Considerations
Prince Henry Sinclair Monument (LOA)
Come Home Week Society band shelter.
Park has older campsites that do not meet current camping equipment size needs.
Spruce Bark beetle damage may require restoration to remove dead and dying trees from public use areas and to re-establish a more suitable forest cover.