Reviews of Arisaig Provincial Park (Park)

Stephany Carroll

Not worrh the confusing trail system for those with disabilities. The maps do not show your current position and do not align with the directions. (NESW)

Deborah Lounsbury

Arisaig Provincial Park has lots of picnic tables, washrooms and a beautiful view of the Northumberland Strait and lighthouse view. Taking a drive down to the lighthouse is a must as they sell delicious ice cream and the view of Frenchman's Barn is photo worthy!

Jayme Cuzzort

nice place to stop

B Dog

This is a signature Antigonish visit. It's a bit of a trek down to the shore (head for the interpretive centre for parking, then take the well-marked, tended trail down; it is not wheelchair accessible). There are ultimately two exits from the trail to the beach, either is fine, you're heading a little further up the beach, away from the wharf. You'll exit by, or cross, the brook. Another 60-80 metres, and you'll have a nice sandy bottom into water that slowly gets deeper. Up on the beach, back against the cliffs, you'll find fossils, both on the beach and often by pulling out the rock.

mar gagestein

Work needed on signage and info kiosk

Calvin Lee

On our wayto Cape Breton, we stopped by for fossil walk. Parked here and walk down to the shore. Actually found some fossils but didnt brin them home - could have paid off mortgage..

David Macdonald

Nice little picnic park with great hiking trails to the coast. Fossils, minerals and a small waterfall.

Charlie Coolen

Kids were discovering fossils on the beach. A nice easy hike, and lots of cool spots to check out

Stefan and Wendy Schuster

Great views, well kept park. Nice and quiet, wasn't busy that day.

TheDoctorIsIn

Small park, rocky beach.

Christina Turay

Great for families with kids

Tina Boutilier

This place was full of trails and lots of beachcombing.. waterfall....lots of stairs..... beautiful spots to stop and have a pic nic......loved it.

Patrick Heffron

Fantastic! Long walk on the beach with no one else it sight.

Brent Szotak

Beautiful great place to unwind

Lyle Pitts

...another amazing day at the park....

Bob Ayotte

Very nice trails and great views.

Mark Buell

Fun place to search for fossils on the beach. Great for families.

Julie Johnson

Nice picnic park with some sweet trails to the beach

Jecca Currie

Nice short hike, a little hilly in some spots, but not too strenuous. Stairs down to the shore, you can walk along the beach and do fossil finding. There's a little waterfall off the beach side. We saw fish trying to jump up the falls. Great spot for kids, but not strollers. Picnic tables for snacks or lunch.

Chuck Maloney

A stunning park great for camping and hiking. The terrain here is most anicent silurian rock pokes out from the earth. Beautiful is an understatement, there is also a waterfall.

Rasta novascotiarasta

Quaint park, well constructed stairs and boardwalks. A picturesque view of Arisaig Point Lighthouse (replica), Wharf, Northumberland Strait, Pictou Island, and Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada's smallest province. . Along the shore, active eroding cliffs, visible in both directions, with a tiny waterfall at the end of the trail and empties into rocky beach without a visible entry into the ocean. Great day-parking, easy pull-through spots for RV or Trailer rest area, trees to provide shade, while you explore the park. "I recommend you dip your foot in the ocean, or walk a kilometre of eroding banks with your camera" Thanks to a nice local lady (with a wet black dog) for her helpful suggestions, so we didn't miss the best parts. Love the view, particularly Sunset.

Adam Toth

A beautifully well maintained walking and picnic park. Wooded trails are gorgeous and offer a great place for both nature lovers and fitness enthusiasts to enjoy. There are sections of the park that showcase educational information on local geological history, for those who might be interested. Beach access at the rear of the park is an added bonus. A great spot for those who enjoy exploring the hidden gems of Nova Scotia.

Slim Jim

Meticulously cleaned, spacious, nice large day-use spots with picnic tables. Lighthouse area offers a couple benches and picnic tables as well. Hiking trails are plentiful for all user levels.

Eudorea Pick

It was a beautiful hike and i love the views of the ocean and cliffs

Tim Kontuk

Nice place lots of trails to walk nice rocky beach area with neat rocks and fossils to find small sea cave to walk through also

Peter willner

Great place Clear water Excellent rockhounding

Jennifer Howe

Gorgeous park. Nice trail above the beach alongside it. Saw some birds and a hummingbird. Looked for fossils in the stones. Skipped stones too. Lovely spot. Clear water for a nice dip on a hot day! Rocky shore ♡

Fred Corkum

Arisaig has nice trails for walking and some interesting geological features. We even found a few fossil containing rocks on our last trip. Remember that you're not supposed to remove fossils when you leave.

Riley Kellock

One of my favorite places to walk and take pictures in all of Nova Scotia

Aldon Brewer

Low tide visit is a must! We walked the beach and combed for rocks and treasures, saw the waterfall and lighthouse and enjoyed the ABCs of Canada along the trail. Great hike with easy to moderate difficulty. There is stair access to the waterfall.

Paul

Arisaig Provincial Park is a nice place to picnic and do a trail walk down and back up from the coastal water. Also a lovely view of the local fishing community nearby.

Livia Rodriguez

Beautiful beach

Fakhruddin Mahbub ul Islam

Nice place for picnic. You can see an amazing view of Arisaig Light house and also can enjoy the sunset.

Kristen Lee-Baker

What a great little hike! The park was clearly mapped and also had picnic tables for lunch after! We especially liked the waterfall and that we saw some amazing fossils (photos included).

Darlene Belanger

Beautiful

Shawna Berthe

Beautiful walkways and views. Hike down to the beach to see a beautiful waterfall you can cook off in

Chantal's reading to your kids

This is my favorite provincial park in the area. I come here often. Beautiful views!

Scott MacDonald

I grew up coming to this park, and love it. I also think the initiative to return it to its more natural state is a great idea!

D Crawford

Amazing views of the Northumberland Strait, cute falls and wharf!

MCG CSP

Neat park

Cameron Cresine

Great trails! Great water views! Great time of year with all the leaves changing colors!

Kenneth Carmichael

A hidden gem in Nova Scotia off the beaten path from most. There is an extensive trail system, fossil combing, and great views of the Northumberland Straight. Nearby, there is a great little beach with an ice cream stand inside of a lighthouse

Courtney Danielle

Beautiful park and beach. Lots of fossils to be found

May MacKenzie

Always a wonderful place to visit.

Rod Paul

Nice little park. Places to picnic and a nice loop trail to the waters edge. A bit hilly so I would call the hike moderate if you have health issues

Amanda Linthorne

Beautiful and peaceful! Alot of very cool and different shapes rocks. My kids loved it. Also a nice hike through the trails.

Buick Belliveau

Beautiful sandy beaches, fresh ocean breeze, waterfalls, vibrant sunsets.....and finding fossils was a surprise treat. Fun/play, leisure and education all in one place. A must-do-again trip!!

Paul Curry

Peaceful, beautiful views, not too strenuous for kids. Highly recommended.

Tanya Townsend

Clean, family friendly, and informative!

Linda Morrison

Wonderful park

Karen Lo

Lovely trails. Fun for kids with the signs posted alphabetically for them to read. The water was rough but breathtaking. Views and waterfall beautiful. Great place to visit.

nashwa assi

Nice park Has nice walking trail After reaching the beach you can find small waterfall Many maps in the park so you never lost your way , just missed a red dot to show where are you in the map It has good Parking area

Phil MacDonald

Closed for the season.

Diane Heal

Well haven't been their for years. Very disappointed. Path weren't very clear and alot of dead tree every where. Pray there is never a fire!

Gordon Mclean

Breathe taking

Angela Henderson

Great little gem for a day trip

Tyler Kingston

It was the coolest thing to go at sunset; if you like geology you will go nuts

Rick Huntley

Hiking trails and coastal views were great. Beach access was good with the potential for finding fossils.

Matthew McVicar

I've always loved going to Arisaig Park. It's a beautiful area with even more beautiful views. Not to mention, it's where my Beautiful wife said Yes! And side topic...there are more fossils on this beach than you could ever look at in a day. So much fun!!

pTheresa Joseph

Very nice view and very pretty

Donald Mac Fadyen

Spent a lovely day there...walking trails, the shoreline walk was interesting found a few interesting items including a piece of beach glass. We brought a picnic enjoyed the view. Only negative comment there were no garbage cans in the picnic area. The evidence of empty cans and bottles plus wrappers may not have to be picked up by staff were the proper garbage cans available.

Michael Tunyan

Nice small park with great view to the ocean

Cheryl & Michael Robinson

There is a short loop trail that leads to the Silurian rocky beach. This area is rich in fossils and its fascinating for all ages touch rocks that were created millions of years ago

David Doney

Nice park enjoyed the visit

Johannah May Black

My favorite place

Tammy-Jo Mortensen

Great beaches and places/trails for exploring. Warming water too!

Rhyanna Hawes

A beautiful nature getaway just 20 minutes from Antigonish.

Geoffrey MacGillivray

Great place to go for a hike down to the waterfall. Hike is low difficulty and takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes to get to the waterfall. You can also swim in the ocean here but Beach area is rocky.

Vickie Cameron

Beautiful

Andrew Sponagle

Love it ! Well groomed trails!

Frans Sanders

Beautiful park with great spots to find real fossils. However, pay attention to the tide as you don’t want to be caught by it. We were her before and found great stuff. This time the tide was high so we couldn’t get to the best spots but still found small ones. Jus be patient when turning over the many shale pieces. For the geologists under us, this is a very important spot as it highlights a relatively small sliver of time, only four million years.

Michael Williston

Easy trail and beautiful waterfall

thedad wot

Free day use in all Nova Scotia Provincial Parks means a great day at the shore in Arisaig!

Lori-Ann Upshall

Lovely spot to appreciate some quiet time and take in nature's beauty!

Jim Turner

Nice park that reaches the water of the Northumberland Strait. We walked in a group of folks led by my daughter and a friend. They took some courses to be nature leaders, made available by local government. In return they have to lead some hikes for locals. We had a group of 15 I think, including my grandson 6, and a few classmates and some parents and friends. The trails were a bit icy in places, as it was March 16th. I had picked a stick from a pile of cut brush near the park entrance. Useful walking stick for the few bad places. There were outhouses at some spots on the path, & a roofed picnic area with benches. We got to the waterside, not the waters edge as the trail was too slippery and steep there. The ice at the edge formed a heart-shaped hole I tried for a picture of. Hard to get close enough for a good angle. Nice hike, nice day, nice people!

Tapanga MacDonald

So beautful

william phillips

Great views, great time