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Carleton River Wilderness Area

44.1191° N, 65.9035° W

Carleton River Wilderness Area, Nova Scotia. 44.1191° N, 65.9035° W

Wilderness area, 9.19 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ns/carleton-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).

Carleton River Wilderness Area is a 9.19 km² wilderness area beside Richfield, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 2021.

2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Parr Lake (7.44 km²).

Area
9.19 km²
Established
2021
Named lakes
2

Conditions today

11.9 °C

Wind W 15 km/h

Observed at Brier Island, as of 4:00 a.m. ADT

Tonight: Showers ending late this evening then clearing. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 early this evening then becoming west 20 near midnight. Low 8.

Weather: Brier Island (local forecast), as of 4:08 a.m. ADT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:02 a.m.
Sunrise
7:31 a.m.
Sunset
6:49 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:18 p.m.
Moonrise
6:20 a.m.
Moonset
6:07 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureArea
1Parr Lake7.44 km²
2Grass Lake0.13 km²

Official record

Designation
Wilderness area
IUCN category
IV, Habitat/species management areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change