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Cape Breton Highlands National Park
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Parc national des Hautes-Terres-du-Cap-Breton) is located on northern Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia. A section of the Cabot Trail passes through the park featuring spectacular ocean and mountain views. The park was the first National Park in the Atlantic provinces of Canada and covers an area of 950 km².
At the western entrance of the park is the Acadian village of Chéticamp on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and a park information centre. On the eastern side of the park are the beaches at Ingonish on the Atlantic Ocean. In between are mountains, valleys, forests, waterfalls, rocky coastlines and a tundra-like plateau known as the Cape Breton Highlands.
Also on the east side of the park located in Ingonish at the Keltic Lodge resort is Highland Links, an 18-hole golf course designed by Stanley Thompson. Golf Magazine ranked it as one of the top 100 courses in the world and the best public course in Canada. George Knudson suggested leaving your clubs behind and just walking the course. The course has been certified by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, a program aimed at conserving wildlife habitat in spaces used for other purposes.
At the western entrance of the park is the Acadian village of Chéticamp on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and a park information centre. On the eastern side of the park are the beaches at Ingonish on the Atlantic Ocean. In between are mountains, valleys, forests, waterfalls, rocky coastlines and a tundra-like plateau known as the Cape Breton Highlands.
Also on the east side of the park located in Ingonish at the Keltic Lodge resort is Highland Links, an 18-hole golf course designed by Stanley Thompson. Golf Magazine ranked it as one of the top 100 courses in the world and the best public course in Canada. George Knudson suggested leaving your clubs behind and just walking the course. The course has been certified by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, a program aimed at conserving wildlife habitat in spaces used for other purposes.
The park's forested areas include
Acadian forest of mixed deciduous trees and conifers, mainly found at lower elevations boreal forest found on the plateau and uplands
Park wildlife includes moose, black bears and bald eagles. Whales and Northern Gannets can often be seen from the park's coastal hiking trails. The park's forests provide habitat for the uncommon Bicknell's Thrush. The rare Gaspé Shrew, Sorex gaspensis, can be found on rocky slopes in the park.
Rivers in the park include the:
Chéticamp RiverNorth Aspy River
External linksOfficial Site
The Gift of Quiet in the Cape Breton Highlands
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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animals, birds, park, wildlife
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at 2:55AM May 29, 2008
Camping in May in Canada is really cold though. Bring your coats and warm sleeping bags!
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at 7:41PM May 28, 2008
Magical.
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at 7:10PM May 28, 2008
My favourite of our trip through the eastern provinces
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at 9:22PM May 27, 2008
If you go down east you have to do the Cabot Trail...beautiful
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at 4:58PM May 27, 2008
If you are looking to spend a weekend close to home, Cape Breton is a surprisingly beautiful island with it's coastline that my friend compared to Hawaii. If you have time, check out Plague St.Pierre while you're there.
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