Kingsport Beach — Attraction in Kingsport

This is not a sandy beach, but if you’re looking for Nova Scotia mud in between your toes at low tide, you’ve come to the right place. The same treatment is offered at spas for hundreds of dollars, but all the mud you’d want is free as free can be. Made my feet feel great. Topped off the walk with some ice cream and french fries from the little concession stand, where the service was great (two young women, as pleasant as can be), and the ice cream was 50% off!! The fries were similar to the ones that are at Costco’s hot food counter - very crispy and delicious. They gave us an extra dipping sauce too. We got spicy mayo, and there were many other options. The classics - mayo, sweet and sour, bbq… I was impressed they were...

Arrived just under an hours after high tide and there was already plenty of beach to walk. A mix of coarse red sand and mud, it can be a challenging walk with poor fitness, balance or footwear— bring a bag to carry your sandals! Lots of quartz stones and shells to collect, and the cliff sides and hollows are fun to admire. You can walk up to Medford beach from here.

The gravel parking lot fits~15 vehicles, and there’s a fantastic canteen (ice creams, hot/cold drinks, and hot food) with picnic tables on the grass overlooking the beach....

I am from the Annapolis Valley and never stopped at Kingsport Beach. Our plan was to kayak from there as the tide was coming in order to get to the Medford Beach Rocks at high tide so we could kayak through them. Perfect spot to start: there are clean outhouses and a boat launch (it is harder to hike that long beach when the tide is out). I am so at peace in the shadow of Glooscap. I love this basin from all its views. I plan to spend more time there now for hiking, walking or kayaking. Look for the 3 cars coming out...