Page created on : September 30, 1999
Last updated : August 20, 2004

This park is situated on the rugged promontory of Nova Scotia's Cape Blomindon, one of the province's most recognizable and dramatic landscapes.

Established in 1973, the 758-hectare park is renowned for its spectacular views of the Minas Basin and Annapolis Valley. The world's highest tides wash the park's shores, whose area includes 183-metre hight cliffs, an old-growth deciduous forest and a variety of habitats supporting a diversity of flora and fauna.

One of the few locations in Nova Scotia where Arctic-Alpine and Boreal plant species exist, the park is home to several rare and endangered varieties. Another endagered species, the Peregrine Falcon, has been released in the park to try to re-establish a viable population in the Bay of Fundy region.

The area's rich cultural history is closely associated with Cape Blomidon. Micmac Indians revered it as the home of their god, Glooscap. In 1604, Champlain took an interest in the landmark. The province's first European colonists, the Acadians, settled nearby. Folowing their expulsion came the Planters and later, the Loyalists, whose descendents still reside here.