Blue Sea Beach Provincial Park

Nova Scotia


Blue Sea Beach, on the Malagash Peninsula, has warm water and fine sand, and a marsh area just inland that's ideal for bird-watching. There are picnic tables, and shelters to change in. It's a 24km drive from Tatamagouche.


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