East Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia

There are also places to park vehicles, stroll along boardwalks, hike, mountain bike and swim.

Available to the public in the summer is a canteen, showers, flush toilets and a section of beach that is supervised by the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service.

The beach has seasonal life guards, washroom facilities, canteen, boardwalks and parking.

Originally, access to Lawrencetown Beach was controlled by the MacDonald family and used to support their sand and gravel company and later became a Nova Scotia Provincial Park.

For years Lawrencetown Beach attracted sun bathers and swimmers for a hot afternoon retreat from the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.