{"id":2958,"date":"2024-08-03T13:28:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T16:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seenovascotia.com\/?p=2958"},"modified":"2024-08-03T13:56:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T16:56:56","slug":"lawrencetown-beach-provincial-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seenovascotia.com\/?p=2958","title":{"rendered":"Lawrencetown Beach Provincial Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lawrencetown Beach is a great place to cool off on a warm summer evening.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We had an errand to run last night in Porters lake, and when leaving the area we did not feel much like heading straight home via the 107 highway, which is how we traveled to the area. So on the way back we took the West Porters lake road which landed us in East Lawrencetown, being a very warm evening, ( in the afternoon was 100 degrees on our patio) we decided to make a stop at the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lawrencetown Beach is a provincial park with lots of parking, washrooms and changing rooms, so its a popular place and only about 35 kilometers from Halifax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawrencetown beach is a fairly rocky beach, but it was not always that way, it had lots of sand until a hurricane sent rocks piled high on the shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking east down the beach.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It’s still a very popular beach and one that surfers use throughout the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This information sign provides safety information to beach goers.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There are stairs and boardwalks taking you from the parking lots to the beach, with lots of entrance points. Biking in the area is great on some of the local trails, more on that later.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lawrencetown Beach is a provincial park so there are rules to follow so all can enjoy.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

We arrived there in the evening just in time to catch the sun sinking in the western sky, it was warm, the wind was low and there was a slight fog coming off of the cool water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lawrencetown Beach has lifeguard seats but there did not appear to be any on duty when we were there.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Walking on the rock can be a bit tricky, but there are some nice views of plant life and grasses that border the parking lots and beach head.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Its an interesting walk to see all the many different beach rocks.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Wildflowers commonly known as Beach Peas grow in the rocks at Lawrencetown beach.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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Tall grasses border the parking lot and beach head at Lawrencetown Beach.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We will be heading back to the area soon because there is a nearby trail called the Salt Marsh Trail that we have not been to for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your looking at camping in the area, Porters Lake Provincial Park is a provincial camping park close by on the West Porters Lake road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/parks.novascotia.ca\/park\/porters-lake<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if you in the Halifax\/Dartmouth area be sure to make a trip to Lawrencetown Beach Provincial Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We had an errand to run last night in Porters lake, and when leaving the area we did not feel much like heading straight home via the 107 highway, which is how we traveled to the area. So on the way back we took the West Porters lake road which landed us in East Lawrencetown,…<\/p>\n

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