Long Lake Provincial Park (Nova Scotia)

Long Lake Provincial Park
Map of Long Lake Provincial Park
Long Lake Provincial Park (Nova Scotia) is located in Nova Scotia
Long Lake Provincial Park (Nova Scotia)
Location in Nova Scotia
TypeProvincial park
LocationHalifax, Nova Scotia
Area2,095 hectares (5,180 acres)[1]
EstablishedOctober 9, 1984 (1984-10-09)
Managed byDepartment of Lands and Forestry
Public transit accessHalifax Transit bus routes 22, 24, 123, 127
Long Lake

Long Lake Provincial Park is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was initiated in 1981 by then Premier John Buchanan after Halifax's water supply had been shifted from the Spruce Hill/Long Lake/Chain Lakes watershed to the Pockwock Lake watershed near Hammonds Plains. The 2,095-hectare (5,180-acre) park, formally established in 1984, constitutes the bulk of these former watershed lands. Other portions were deeded to the municipality of Halifax, and the area around the Chain Lakes is still administered by the Halifax Regional Water Commission, since the Chain Lakes remain the city's emergency water supply.

  1. ^ "Draft Park Management Plan, Long Lake Provincial Park" (PDF). Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Long Lake Provincial Park Association. 12 June 2008.