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Beaches
The Beach at Darnley Basin
You have the choice of relaxing on the deck or strolling along the beach of
Darnley Basin while watching the local fishermen harvest mussels. The
stairway to the beach is only yards from the beach house on a small bluff
above the basin. The water is warm and shallow, making it ideal for
exploring the tide for shells, clams, jellyfish and brown crabs. This
red sand beach stretches out to the grassy sand dunes of Profitt's Point, home
to the Piping Plover, a local shore bird. Cormorants and
various gulls can
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also be seen on the waters edge. Trails from the beach lead up
into grassy sand dunes that stretch across the point.
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The Beach on the Gulf
A short walk down a sandy lane
takes visitors to the surf of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This beautiful white
sand beach is great for kids and adults. It’s perfect for building
sandcastles or watching sunsets. Adventurous visitors may wish to walk west
from here around Profitt’s Point and continue along the shore as it takes them
across the red sand beach and back to the stairs on Darnley Basin. This four
kilometer trek is almost always deserted except for the shore birds, old
lobster traps, sea shells, driftwood and other interesting treasures found
along the way. Those that head east along the beach will discover the
lighthouse and the red cliffs contrasted against the bright blue sky and deep
blue waters of the gulf. Further along, the
cliffs rise up where wind and water have sculpted an
arch through the red stone. Either walk is
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best enjoyed in the early
evening before the sun sinks slowly into the gulf.
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The
Beach at Thunder Cove
The beach at Thunder Cove is a
short five-minute drive northeast of The Dunes. Here, large sand dunes
rise up out from the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This is a fun family
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beach that is used by the people
in the busy cottage community of Thunder Cove.
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The Beach
at Cabot Park
East of the nearby town of Malpeque is Cabot Provincial Park. This
family park's beach is situated across the channel from Profitt's Point on the
western shore of the Darnley
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Basin where it
meets the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Malpeque Bay, known around the world for
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