Bonnet Lake Barrens Wilderness Area is a near-coastal wilderness area in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada, adjacent to Cole Harbour and Upper Whitehead. It is governed by Environment and Climate Change of Nova Scotia. The wilderness area is measured from Halifax, and from Truro.
Geography Bonnet Lake Barrens Wilderness Area is approximately in area. The wilderness area has many wind-swept granite barrens, semi-barrens and coastal spruce-fir forests. It also has ecologically sensitive raised bogs, rare plants, and an array of lakes and waterways, including ponds, still-waters, brooks and streams.
The wilderness area contains unique, crescent shaped beaches, originally formed from glacial debris.
History Bonnet Lake Barrens Wilderness Area was established on January 23, 2004, and has expanded in March 2011, and another in 2025.
Access Bonnet Lake Barrens Wilderness Area can be accessed by Marine Drive in Nova Scotia Route 316. It can be also accessed via a cycling spur route, starting from Larry's River to Cape Breton.
See also
List of protected areas of Nova Scotia
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Bonnet Lake Barren Wilderness Area CGNDB - Bonnet Lake