Powells Point Provincial Park
County
Pictou
Size
25.57 hectares
Classification
Wayside
Status
Designated; Operational
Location NS Atlas
30 Z2
Managed As
Supporting Park
Overview
An attractive picnic park on the Northumberland Strait
Protection Values
One of the nicest red spruce stands in the Province; bald eagle nest
Education Values
No significant values identified
Tourism Values
One of few public owned coastal properties on the North Shore
Outdoor Recreation Values
Picnicking, walking trails, boat launch, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing
Annual Visitation
Busy park …# unknown
Other Site Considerations
$10,000
Other Site Considerations
Interest in off season access has been identified.
Susceptible to coastal processes (storm events with high tide surge or wind driven waves) that cause site erosion.
Maturing forest cover may require ecological restoration program to remove dead and dying trees in areas of public use to re-establish a more suitable forest cover.