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Five Islands Provincial Park Camping and Hiking Trails

July 18, 2018/in Travel, Uncategorized /by ValleyFamilyFun

Five Islands Provincial Park Camping and Hiking Trails Thanks to our son, we went camping at Five Islands Provincial Park. All grade 4 students are given two nights free stay at a provincial park in Nova Scotia. When Daniel was in Grade 4, we went to Dollar Lake Provincial Park near the airport. Five Islands […]

Basin Head Provincial Park and Singing Sands Beach, PEI

July 14, 2018/in Prince Edward Island, Travel /by ValleyFamilyFun

Basin Head Provincial Park and Singing Sands Beach, PEI If your friend told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it? Yes! If you were at Basin Head Provincial Park in PEI! We were tipped off to the beach by a friend of our from PEI! Once we heard about it, […]

Five Islands Provincial Park Camping and Hiking Trails

July 18, 2018/in Travel, Uncategorized /by ValleyFamilyFun

Basin Head Provincial Park and Singing Sands Beach, PEI

July 14, 2018/in Prince Edward Island, Travel /by ValleyFamilyFun

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Five Islands Provincial Park Camping and Hiking Trails

July 18, 2018/in Travel, Uncategorized /by ValleyFamilyFun

Five Islands Provincial Park Camping and Hiking Trails

Thanks to our son, we went camping at Five Islands Provincial Park.

All grade 4 students are given two nights free stay at a provincial park in Nova Scotia. When Daniel was in Grade 4, we went to Dollar Lake Provincial Park near the airport.

Five Islands Provincial Park has always been on my list to explore, so we headed there to check it out!

Five Islands is perhaps best known as the setting for the famous Kluskap story where Kluskap tries to drive away Giant Beaver by throwing five great sods of mud into the bay, thus creating the islands.

We booked a site online before we got there. Although the site shows some pictures, it is hard to tell exactly what you are getting.

We ended up with a serviced site with a phenomenal view of the Minas Basin which led to beautiful sunsets.

There isn’t much shade at any of the sites, but there is a great breeze off the water at night.

It was really fun looking across the Minas Basin and seeing Cape Split and Blomidon from the “back side”.

The boys were excited because just last month they had a private flight where they flew over Cape Split and the Five Islands!

Beach Combing

You can access the beach from the public-use area. During high tide, you can swim at the beach.

During low tide, you can walk the shore to explore the rock formations.

Hiking

There are a few hiking trails that are accessible to non-campers, and some that can be walked off season when the main park is closed.

Trail Maps for Five Islands Here.

We combined the Estuary Trail with the Economy Mountain Trail to make an approximate 7 km hike.

They call this area Economy Mountain for a reason. Most of the trail is up and down the mountainous area, making for steep hills. Combined with the many roots and narrow paths, the trail is not suitable for strollers, or small children.

Despite this, the trails were lovely through different types of forests.

We also hiked the Red Head Trail. Downhill to the end, the trail offered beautiful viewpoints.

This campground would make a great launching point for visiting the Parrsboro shore and surrounding area, rather than spending the entire time in the park itself.

There is a lot of things to do along the shore. Check out our blog post:

Do take time to explore Five Islands and surrounding area!

Basin Head Provincial Park and Singing Sands Beach, PEI

July 14, 2018/in Prince Edward Island, Travel /by ValleyFamilyFun

Basin Head Provincial Park and Singing Sands Beach, PEI

If your friend told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it?

Yes! If you were at Basin Head Provincial Park in PEI!

We were tipped off to the beach by a friend of our from PEI! Once we heard about it, we knew we had to go!

About Basin Head Provincial Park

Here’s what the website says:

Basin Head Beach is located off route 16, east of the town of Souris on the way to the most Eastern tip of PEI.
Basin Head beach itself extends NE for many kilometers lending itself to long walks, beach combing and solitude. The water is warm during the summer months and the sand is fine. Called the “singing sands” since the sand squeaks when you walk on it.

The Bridge

The bridge is the best feature of the provincial park!

Jumping off the bridge is the highlight of the trip to the park. The water is deep enough to jump, and the area is surrounded by lifeguards, making it safe to jump, if only you are brave enough!

The current here is actually pretty strong, so after you jump, you are pushed along, and can swim to the edge of the wharf where you can climb up the ladder and repeat the process.

Or, so I’m told.

I didn’t actually jump! But, I heard it was fun!

The Facilities

Basin Head is a day use park featuring a supervised white sand beach, play area, food on site, washroom and shower facilities.

Dogs are allowed on the beach but have to be on leash.

The park is also home to the Basin Head Fisheries Museum which is dedicated to maintaining the history of fisheries in that area and is also a Federal Marine Protected area due unique flora and fauna only found there.

The beach is gorgeous and you can watch the ferry come and go for the Magdalen Islands!

Directions

Basin Head Provincial Park is located at the Eastern end of the Island, about 50 minutes from Charlottetown.

Next time you are looking for a fun beach to visit, check out the Basin Head Provincial Park in Eastern PEI!

And, go tell your friends to jump off a bridge!

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Five Islands Provincial Park Camping and Hiking Trails

Beach Combing

Hiking

Do take time to explore Five Islands and surrounding area!

Basin Head Provincial Park and Singing Sands Beach, PEI

If your friend told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it?

Yes! If you were at Basin Head Provincial Park in PEI!

About Basin Head Provincial Park

The Bridge

The Facilities

Directions

And, go tell your friends to jump off a bridge!

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