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Cavendish Beach, PEI National Park

North Rustico, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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  • Water Quality Status
    No data available Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 7:21pm
  • Air Temperature
    -3.5°C / 25.7°F (air) Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 12:30am
  • Wind
    19.1 - 23.4km/h W 260° Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 12:30am
  • Clear
    Clear Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 12:30am
  • Precipitation
    0mm Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 12:30am
  • Air Visibility
    10km Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 12:30am
  • Humidity
    57% Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 12:30am

Cavendish Beach is located in PEI National Park and was named by ex-British officer William Winter in honour of Field Marshal Lord Frederick Cavendish, a Colonel of the British army. It has 12 km of hiking and biking trails around the beach, perfect to explore the area and learn from interpretive programs on beach ecology, geology, evolution, wildlife, and archaeology. The beach is equipped with lifeguards from June 27th to September 1st and has a day use park with a large parking area, there are washrooms and a canteen. The east end of the beach has impressive red sandstone cliffs. The main attractions of the Cavendish area are the writer Lucy Maud Montgomery’s childhood home and the famous Green Gables that inspired the 1908 novel, Anne of Green Gables. Montgomery’s home and Green Gables can both be visited. Cavendish is home to the annual Cavendish Beach Music Festival, a summer attraction that draws thousands of visitors.

The description above was copied from or heavily based on Swim Guide, with permission.

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