West Dover Provincial Park
44.5073° N, 63.9143° W
West Dover Provincial Park, Nova Scotia. 44.5073° N, 63.9143° W
Provincial park, 10.4 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/ns/west-dover-provincial-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
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West Dover Provincial Park is a 10.4 km² provincial park beside Peggys Cove, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 2015.
2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Big Chain Lake (0.11 km²).
- Area
- 10.4 km²
- Established
- 2015
- Named lakes
- 2
Conditions today
12 °C
Observed at Halifax, as of 1:00 a.m. ADT
Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers this evening and after midnight. Clearing overnight. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 early this evening then becoming west 20 near midnight. Low 9.
Weather: Halifax (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. ADT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:54 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:23 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:10 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:12 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:59 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Halifax Downtown, as of 3:00 a.m. ADT
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Chain Lake | 0.11 km² |
| 2 | Powers Lake | 0.11 km² |
Official record
- Designation
- Provincial park
- IUCN category
- III, Natural monument or featureInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables
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