The South Shore Watershed Association (SSWA) is an association of independently managed watershed groups of the south-central area of Prince Edward Island, Canada. SSWA encompasses the following watersheds: DeSable, Westmoreland/Victoria, and Tryon rivers, Augustine Cove-Cape Traverse, and Seven Mile Bay, and their respective watershed groups (some...

Five scenic look-offs worth seeing in the Red Sands Shore while cruising the Central Coast Drive! Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst West River Inman Park, Canoe Cove Victoria by the Sea North Carleton For more information, please visit our CCTP Graphic Map by clicking here. ...

Five scenic look-offs worth seeing in the Green Gables Shore while cruising the Central Coast Drive! Darnley French River Swimming Rock, Stanley Bridge North Rustico/Cavendish Tracadie For more information, please visit our CCTP Graphic Map by clicking here. ...

Canoe Cove Beach is located in Lloyd Inman Memorial Park on the South Shore of PEI along the balmy water of the Northumberland Straight. It’s a perfect spot to take the kids and beach chairs for the day to walk the red shore or explore the...

Brackley Beach is just 20 minutes from Charlottetown, located within the PEI National Park. This beach is part of a protected area that stretches from Rustico harbour to Brackley, continuing west to Stanhope and Dalvay. Altogether, six beach areas dot this coastline with Brackley Beach the...

Thunder Cove Beach is one of those hidden gems that locals try to keep for themselves. It’s off-the-beaten-path in Darnley, just outside of Kensington. While most of PEI’s north shore is known for epic rolling dunes and wide beaches of fine sand, Thunder Cove is so...

Stanhope Beach is located in PEI National Park just 23km from Charlottetown. Energetic beach walkers could walk as far as 3km in one direction, past Ross Lane Beach to Stanhope Cape or 2km in the other direction to Dalvay By the Sea. Stanhope has dunes for...

Back to the south shore we go, this time to Victoria Harbour, just outside the quaint village of Victoria-by-the-Sea. It’s a peaceful place for clam-digging in bare feet at low tide, reading in a beach chair at the water’s edge, or dozing off on a...

We might get in trouble with the locals for sharing this, but Cousin’s Shore, just north of Kensington, is the epitome of a “best-kept secret.” Not only does it have soft white sand, but it also has the rich red cliffs that PEI is so...

Flying under the radar outside of the PEI National Park on the north shore (AKA no charge to enter), North Rustico Harbour beach just about has it all. Long stretches of white sand, beautiful views, and even allows dogs on leash… because who says humans get to...