Cabot Beach Provincial Park, Provincial park in Prince County, Canada
Cabot Beach Provincial Park is a coastal park on Malpeque Bay featuring red sandstone cliffs and wide sandy beaches. The grounds include designated areas for swimming, picnicking, and exploring nature.
Cabot Beach hosted the 4th Canadian Scout Jamboree in 1977 and the 10th in 2001, drawing scouts from across the country to Malpeque Bay. These two gatherings are the park's documented large-scale events, held decades apart on the same coastal grounds.
The park's name refers to the Cabot name, but the sources do not link it to John Cabot or any explorer. What visitors can observe today is the park's role as a scouting venue: it hosted the 4th Canadian Scout Jamboree in 1977 and the 10th in 2001, and a naturalist on staff leads guided nature walks.
The park lies on the shore of Malpeque Bay, about 18 km north of Summerside, in the western part of Prince Edward Island. Its flat terrain, only about 5 metres above sea level, makes walking easy, and supervised swimming is offered on the bay. A day-use area with playground equipment and an activity centre serves visitors.
Cabot Beach hosted the 4th Canadian Scout Jamboree in 1977 and the 10th in 2001, drawing thousands of scouts to Malpeque Bay. The park is the largest in western Prince Edward Island.
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