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Kejimkujik National Park

Kejimkujik National Park the only inland national park in the Maritime provinces. It features lakes and rivers ideal for canoeing and the woodlands are home to a variety of wildlife including moose. Visitors will find historic canoe routes, portages and many beautiful hiking trails in the park.

History

Established in 1967, Kejimkujik National Park’s covers 381 square kilometres of lush forest, canoeing streams and lakes. For thousands of years, have played their role from the M’kmaq, who hunted and fished in the park area, through the era of trappers, loggers and prospectors, who exploited the land’s resources, to the present-day conservationists, who seek to preserve the park’s natural beauty for future generations. There is a seaside addition to the park called the Adjunct which is stretch of rocky coastline where you can see a zoological wonder of birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. This occupies a 22 square kilometres at the tip of the Port Mouton peninsula. In summer, you may see harbor seals relaxing on the rocky points of the Seaside Adjunct.

How to Get There

To get to this wilderness wonder is easy. Drive either two hours south on the 103 from Halifax or two hours north on the same road from Yarmouth. At Liverpool, it’s just another hour inland. From White Point Manor and White Point Beach Resort it is just over an hour drive.