Second Peninsula Provincial Park

Overview

A small picnic park on Second Peninsula

Protection Values

Minor contribution to protection of biodiversity in an area of highly fragmented and private ownership

Education Values

No significant values identified

Tourism Values

Small wayside park providing access to Mahone Bay; within popular tourism area

Outdoor Recreation Values

Picnicking, walking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing

Annual Visitation

Unknown

Operating Cost

$5,660

Other Site Considerations

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

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