GENERAL INFORMATION

     Name:            Arisaig Provincial Park Trails
     County:          Antigonish County
     Ownership:       Province of Nova Scotia
     Contact:         NS Department of Natural Resources, Antigonish
                      Robert Jackson or Greg Murphy 863-4513
     Trail Length:    1.3 km
     Season:          Mid May to Mid October


EMERGENCY INFORMATION

     Emergency:       911


DIRECTIONS

Near the community of Arisaig, 27 km north of Antigonish and 57 km northeast of 
New Glasgow on Route 245, the Sunrise Trail. 


ACTIVITIES

     Walking:             Y        Hiking:         Y
     Mountain Biking:     N        XCountry Ski:   N
     ATV:                 N        Horse:          N
     Snowmobile:         *N/I      Coastal:        Y
     Loop:                Y        Wheelchair:     N
     Wheelchair Assisted: Y  


DESCRIPTION

Arisaig Provincial Park offers a 1.6 km loop along the shore.  Starting at the 
interpretation centre, the winding trail travels towards the shore through a 
white spruce forest.  You can stop to take pictures and admire the ocean and 
Arisaig Brook at observation platforms along the trial. 

This is a great place to watch the sun set. From the brook, you climb a steep, 
short hill to and open field which leads back to the centre. An interpretation
centre had fossil panels, and fossils can be found in the occasional beach rock
or in the sandstone and siltstone cliffs. 

Also at the park are unsupervised beaches, outhouses, picnic tables and parking.  
There are water taps next to the outhouses.  Although the park is only open 
from May to October, people are still allowed to visit the area during other times
of the year. 

*N/I = No Information Available