Best Runner-Up Nova Scotia Beaches (I-Z)

I’m back!

Here’s my final — admittedly incomplete — rundown of Nova Scotian beaches that are worth checking out.

LAWRENCETOWN BEACH

Just outside Halifax, this beach is most famous for its surfing! While you can catch swells in the summer, fall/winter is the optimal time if you’re looking to see substantial waves. You can rent suits and boards on site.

LOCKEPORT BEACH/CRYSTAL CRESCENT BEACH

Not to be confused with Crescent Beach from my last post, Crystal Crescent Beach is also known as Lockeport Beach.

It’s a long way from our home, so we don’t go often, but it’s lovely.

MARTINIQUE

This is the longest sandy beach in Nova Scotia. It’s also well known for its surfing and the one and only time I went surfing, it was at Martinique!

MAVIELETTE

This is a beautiful beach with a tide that seems to go out forever! We’ve only visited twice and both times I’ve found the water cold, but it’s also not overrun with people (it’s another quasi-popular surf spot) and there’s ice cream for sale inside a converted fishing boat. A solid beach choice!

QUEENSLAND

I know people who adore this beach! We’ve only been once and it was cold and windy and I spent most of the time building a bunch of mini-castles for the kids. I’d definitely go back. It’s close to Halifax, so it’s an easy afternoon trip if you’re in the provincial capital and get a hankering to see sand.

RISSERS BEACH

My biggest beef with Rissers Beach is how long it takes to get there. Parking is a long way from the actual beach and schlepping things is a bit of a nuisance (we aren’t people that like to take a lot of gear to the beach, but that also means we don’t have a wagon to help us transport things). There are bathrooms and shower facilities, a campground, and a long (beautiful) board walk.

This beach tends to be quite foggy, so make sure if you’re going to check the weather at the beach, not just nearby locations.

I adore these pictures of the kids, but it was FREEZING. It was hot and sunny back home, so we packed up the car on Canada Day and headed to the beach.

Womp, womp. It was cold, windy, foggy, and drizzling. But, the kids had fun finding ways to stay warm.

SANDY POINT

This is a fun spot because you can walk to the base of the lighthouse at low tide, but have to swim at high tide. Definitely a unique way to access a lighthouse.

Also, there were THOUSANDS of live sand dollars the day were were visiting.

SUMMERVILLE

I’ve only been to this beach twice and seem to have zero pictures of the actual beach, but it’s long and the sand is white. The key identifying point in our mind is the old rail bridge you can jump off into a tidal inlet.

Belle and I did it together and it was FREEZING and TERRIFYING. We were jumping at low tide which means the drop was much further than at high tide!

WHITE POINT

This beach is actually part of a resort.

John and I won a two-night stay at White Point Beach Resort when he had the grand-prize winning entry in a photography contest!!

There really are bunnies everywhere. When you check in, you get a little bag of bunny food which is rather adorable. There’s also an on-site golf course, spa facilities, a hotel/lodge, and a series of beach-side cabins, a lake, and all sorts of sports equipment available (like paddle boards and kayaks)!

As I was wrapping up this post I started to remember OTHER beaches. There are so many beaches in Nova Scotia. But I’ll stop for now…(I’m going to turn my attention to lighthouses for a little bit).

Your turn.

• Have you ever stayed at a resort that has tame bunnies?
• Have you ever seen a live sand dollar?
• Have you ever been surfing; if so, where?