Cabots Landing Provincial Park
County
Victoria
Size
8.63 Hectares
Classification
Wayside
Status
Designated; Operational
Location NS Atlas
4 V 2
Managed As
Supporting Park
Overview
Picnic and beach park on Cabot Trail overlooking Aspy Bay
Protection Values
Pioneer cemetery in park; Protected Beach; national historic site cairn (monument to John Cabot)
Education Values
Explorations of John Cabot; early trans-Atlantic cable to Newfoundland; new fibre optic cable
Toursim Values
Off Cabot Trail, offering picnicking, beach access, heritage appreciation. Kept open late for fall colours; fair bit of tourist traffic. Cabot Day celebrations
Outdoor Recreation Values
Provides access to a 3 kilometre beach walk, carry-in boat opportunity, beach access, picnicking, fishing
Other Site Considerations
Cabot monument.
Landing site for fiber optic sea cable.
Susceptible to coastal processes (storm events with high tide surge or wind driven waves) that cause site erosion.