This 47-acre picnic park in a quiet, natural setting beside Tatamagouche Bay on the Northumberland Shore.
Discover Nelson Memorial Park
Picnics and special use
You can reserve a picnic shelter at Nelson Memorial Park for picnic or special event. For more information, go to picnics and special use or or call 902-897-3185.
- Picnic with family or friends under the large timberframe shelter or one of the smaller covered picnic tables.
- Enjoy the ocean view from the paths along the shore.
- Explore the Butter Trail (rail trail), part of the Trans Canada Trail.
- Young visitors will enjoy the playground.
- Stroll along the paths through the woods.
- Walk along the gravel beach and watch for wildlife in the salt marsh.
- Stop and smell the flowers in the gardens.
Know when you go
- Off-season/Winter Use: The park gate and washrooms are now closed for the winter. Parking is available at the entrance during the winter. Walkers are welcome to explore the park year-round, however, there is no winter maintenance and no water available.
- 2025 Season: Open May 10 - October 13, daily from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.
- Some walking trails in the park remain closed due to damage from Hurricane Fiona.
- Free admission.
- Barbeque grills are available at the two smaller picnic shelters. You must bring your own charcoal briquettes.
- Dogs must be on leash in the park. Dogs may be off leash only in the fenced dog area. Please clean up after your pet.
- There is a narrow, gravel beach and ocean access, however due to the tidal variation and shallow bay, water activities such as swimming, canoeing, and kayaking are limited.
- Hunting is not allowed.
- Off-highway vehicles are allowed only on the Butter Trail/Short Line Trail (part of Trans Canada Trail); they are not allowed on the walking trails in the park.
Visit the park
Address
153 Loop of Highway 6, Bayhead, NS
Directions from Tatamagouche
- on Highway 6, continue 2 km west of Tatamagouche
- turn right onto Rocklyn Road
- turn left onto Loop of Highway 6
- continue about 250 m to the park
Directions from Truro
- take Route 311 north
- continue about 50 km to Tatamagouche
- turn left onto Highway 6
- continue 2 km through Tatamagouche
- turn right onto Rocklyn Road
- turn left onto Loop of Highway 6
- continue about 250 m to the park