Mavillette Beach

Mavilette Beach is outside our normal range for beach visits.  It’s a bit far for a short trip.  Much more of a day trip.  But, I have included it in the list of cottage because it is just so beautiful!  We discovered this beach a number of years ago when we decided to take a day trip around the Evangeline Trail.  I had heard of the beach before, but I did not expect it to be quite so beautiful.  We were blown away. Everyone had a fantastic day.

Mavillette Beach Provincial Park, located in the Yarmouth and Acadian Shores region, is a 1.5 km long sandy beach backed by fragile marram grass-covered dunes protected by boardwalks. Low tide exposes sand flats; then the hot sand warms the water.

Supervised swimming on Saturdays and Sundays in the months of July and August, the park facilities include change houses, vault toilets, freshwater taps, bird watching platforms, interpretive panels, and a parking area and boardwalks to access the beach.

It is one of our favourites – i’ve just realized that I could say that about every beach.  But, this one is definitely worth the drive.  When the children were little we called “rainbow rock beach” because of the vast number of different beach stones that you can find on the berm at the back of the beach.  They are every colour under the sun.  Since I am a rock-hound, I love walking up and down the beach head down scouring the rocks for particularly interesting ones.