Blomidon Provincial Park ( ) is a camping and day-use

provincial park Ischigualasto Provincial Park A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the ...

located at

Cape Blomidon Cape Blomidon ( ) is a headland located on the Bay of Fundy coast of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Cape Blomidon is located in Kings County at the northeast edge of the Blomidon Peninsula. Its geology largely comprises sedimentary sand ...

on the shores of the

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Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

, Canada. It is known for its hiking and for views over the world's highest tides. Blomidon is located on 1,875 acres (7.6 km²) of land with 600 ft (180 m) high cliffs. It is accessible via

Nova Scotia Route 358 Route 358 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in Kings County and connects Greenwich at Trunk 1 with Scot's Bay, Nova Scotia, Scot's Bay. Between Port Williams and Canard, the highway crosses the Canard Riv ...

. The park is open from mid-May to September, offering a 70-site campground (both field and woodland sites), two picnic areas, an unsupervised beach and hiking trails. A 14 km loop connects all of the hiking trails, with an interpretive trail, overlooks, and a waterfall. Blomidon Provincial Park is located 20 km north of

Wolfville, Nova Scotia Wolfville is a Canadian town in the Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, located about northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax. The town is home to Acadia University and Landmark East School. The town is a tourist destination du ...

and 100 km west of Halifax. Nearby attractions include the

Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival The Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival is an annual agricultural and heritage celebration held in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley usually the last weekend of May. The festival draws tourists to the area to take in a number of festival events ...

, the Fort Edward National Historic Site and

Grand-Pré National Historic Site Grand-Pré National Historic Site is a park set aside to commemorate the Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia, Grand-Pré area of Nova Scotia as a centre of Acadian settlement from 1682 to 1755, and the British Great Upheaval, deportation of the Acadians that ...

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External links

Blomidon Provincial ParkHalifaxTrails.ca - Blomidon Provincial Park
Tourist attractions in Kings County, Nova Scotia Provincial parks of Nova Scotia Geography of Kings County, Nova Scotia {{Canada-protected-area-stub