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Skull Bog Lake Nature Reserve

44.5974° N, 65.0415° W

Skull Bog Lake Nature Reserve, Nova Scotia. 44.5974° N, 65.0415° W

Nature reserve, 5.24 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ns/skull-bog-lake-nature-reserve/, 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).

Skull Bog Lake Nature Reserve is a 5.24 km² nature reserve beside Wildcat Lake, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 2015.

5 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Skull Bog Lake (1.45 km²).

Area
5.24 km²
Established
2015
Named lakes
5

Conditions today

7.2 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Kejimkujik (National Park), as of 5:00 a.m. ADT

Today: Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind west 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 near noon. High 17. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Kejimkujik (National Park) (local forecast), as of 5:00 a.m. ADT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:58 a.m.
Sunrise
7:27 a.m.
Sunset
6:46 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:15 p.m.
Moonrise
6:17 a.m.
Moonset
6:03 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureArea
1Skull Bog Lake1.45 km²
2Moosehead Lake0.56 km²
3Durland Lake0.44 km²
4Beaver Lakes0.25 km²
5Wildcat Lake0.2 km²

Official record

Designation
Nature reserve
IUCN category
Ia, Strict nature reserveInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change