Baddeck River Wilderness Area
46.2469° N, 60.767° W
Baddeck River Wilderness Area, Nova Scotia. 46.2469° N, 60.767° W
Wilderness area, 27.8 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/ns/baddeck-river-wilderness-area/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Baddeck River Wilderness Area is a 27.8 km² wilderness area beside Bell Lakes, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 2014.
2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Bell Lakes (1.22 km²).
- Area
- 27.8 km²
- Established
- 2014
- Named lakes
- 2
Conditions today
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:42 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:12 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:27 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:57 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:00 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:45 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Sydney, as of 10:00 a.m. ADT
In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bell Lakes | 1.22 km² |
| 2 | Snake Cat Lake | 0.24 km² |
Official record
- Designation
- Wilderness area
- IUCN category
- Ib, Wilderness areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change