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September 23, 2011 - Eatonville is open 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays only (road conditions permitting) and will be closed for the 2011 season on October 10th - Check back for updated information or call Cape Chignecto at (902) 392-2085. Cash, debit, Visa and MasterCard are accepted for entry fee ($5.10 per person) and gift shop purchases. Please note: You cannot register for overnight camping at Eatonville. Campers are still required to register at the main Cape Chignecto park office located in West Advocate.
Cape Chignecto Provincial Park’s Eatonville Day Use area provides visitors of all ages with two user-friendly trail systems and an entire day of relaxation and outdoor enjoyment. There’s no rugged backcountry hiking required to reach some of the finest scenery in North America. Visitors to the Eatonville Day Use area enter via the West Apple River Road. While it might seem like a long drive, the experience waiting at the top of the cliffs is well worth your effort. At the main entrance you will find the Three Sisters Interpretive Centre, a renewable energy building that provides access to the trail system and will include information and interpretive displays on the historical and geological significance of the area. Located approximately 20 kilometers from a conventional electrical grid, this side of Cape Chignecto Provincial Park is self-sustaining. Services currently available at the centre include registration, interpretation, washrooms, a small retail area and boardroom facilities.
After leaving the centre, you can take one trail that will lead you in the direction of the famous Three Sisters, three magnificent sea stacks, engulfed in local folklore. They have long been considered the iconic image of Cape Chignecto standing sentinel near the entrance to Eatonville Harbor. This was once a thriving harbor during the Age of Sail where lumbering and shipbuilding flourished. Today it is a picturesque tidal estuary, with scant remnants of its industrial heyday. The second trail leads to Squally Point, the site of an actual raised beach that was created thousands of years ago when glaciers covered much of this area. At about 40 meters above sea level, this spectacular wave cut terrace sits atop a sheer volcanic cliff. Our new day-use area also offers rest and picnic areas along the trail system and several engineered viewing stations complete with interpretive information. For reasons of safety and protection of the flora and fauna, visitors are asked to stay on the trail system. Eatonville Hiking Trail
Google Map of Eatonville
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