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National park on Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Prince Edward Island National Park, a 27-km2 (10-sq mi) oceanfront park established in 1937, faces onto the Gulf of St. Lawrence from the north shore of Prince Edward Island. PEI's sole Canadian national park exists to protect broad sand beaches, sand dunes, and freshwater wetlands and salt marshes; its 65-km (40-mi) length faces onto the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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A 19th-century farm house which was owned by the MacNeill family, cousins of author Lucy Maud Montgomery; the outer walls are white, except for the distinctive green gables. Montgomery visited the farm as a young girl, drawing inspiration from the house and surrounding area, including the "Haunted Woods", "Lovers Lane", and "Balsam Hollow."
The Greenwich Interpretation Centre features over 20 exhibits showcasing coastal dune system, wetlands and various natural habitats, and includes a 3D in-floor model displays the Greenwich Peninsula, St. Peters Bay, and surrounding areas.
Homestead fields, lanes, gardens and old trees on the grounds where Montgomery's grandparents home once stood; no buildings remain. Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Kilmeny of the Orchard and The Story Girl were written here, as well as hundreds of short stories and poems.
Facilities include change rooms, showers, washrooms (flush toilets), exhibits, drinking water, parking, and canteen; supervised 10AM-6PM during July & August.
8 km (5 miles) of natural sand beach extends from New London Bay in the west to Cavendish East. Wooden board walk, changing rooms, washrooms and a canteen.
Facilities include change rooms, outdoor showers, picnic area, kitchen shelter, washrooms (composting toilets), exhibits, and parking; supervised 10AM-6PM during July & August.
Facilities include washrooms (outdoor privies), drinking water, and parking; supervised 11AM-5PM during July & August.
Facilities include change rooms, showers, washrooms (flush toilets), exhibits, drinking water, parking, picnic shelter, and playground; supervised 11AM-6PM during July & August.
18-hole, par 72 course within the park, with views of Anne of Green Gables House, Cavendish Beach Dunes and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Dalvay-by-the-Sea National Historic Site
Elaborate summer house in the Queen Anne Revival style. A historic Victorian era mansion operated as an inn with restaurant and event space, twenty-five bedrooms with four-piece en suite bath, wi-fi but no TV or radio. Eight one or two-bedroom cottages are nearby.
200 camp sites, exclusive supervised white sand beach, showers, flush toilets, laundry, kitchen shelters. Campfires permitted on selected sites. On 8-km (five-mile) Homestead Trail for hiking and cycling.
Camp with over 100 sites on Gulf Shore Way, a 10-km multi-use trail for cycling, inline skating or walking. Hot showers, flush toilets, laundry and kitchen shelters; within walking distance of Stanhope Beach.
Provincial Highway 15 runs north from Charlottetown to Highway 6, the main east–west road which runs near the southern edge of the park.
Read in the guideThere is a drivable scenic road, the Gulf Shore Parkway West, on the Cavendish waterfront in the western half of the park.
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