Thriftlodge
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Port Hastings
Thriftlodge Port Hastings is located just past the Canso Causeway at the entry point of Cape Breton Island. Make us your home away from home...
Port Hood Station Provincial Park
8657 Highway 19
Port Hood Station Provincial Park is a day-use picnic park with a 1km sand and cobble beach. A boardwalk trail leads you around the sand dunes and beside a salt marsh, offering great birding opportunities.
Park amenities include: picnic tables, boardwalk trail, change house, flush toilets, interpretive signage and parking.
The beach is located across the street from the Port Hood
trailhead for the Celtic Shores Coastal Trail, Nova Scotia’s first destination
trail for cyclists.
GPS: N46 00.191 W61 31.797
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