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Barrachois Provincial Park

46.1278° N, 60.4578° W

Barrachois Provincial Park, Nova Scotia. 46.1278° N, 60.4578° W

Provincial park, 1.18 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ns/barrachois-provincial-park/, 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.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • 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).

Barrachois Provincial Park is a 1.18 km² provincial park beside Ironville, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 1983.

1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Bras d'Or Lake (1,070 km²).

Area
1.18 km²
Established
1983
Named lakes
1

Conditions today

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:40 a.m.
Sunrise
7:10 a.m.
Sunset
6:26 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:56 p.m.
Moonrise
5:58 a.m.
Moonset
5:44 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Sydney, as of 6:00 a.m. ADT

In the park

FeatureArea
1Bras d'Or Lake1,070 km²

Beaches

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Managed by
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources