We compiled a list of what we feel is Top 8 Best Nova Scotia, South Shore Beaches to visit that are all within an hour drive from The Quarterdeck Resort - it's the perfect day adventure plan for any of you beach lovers out there! Explore one of your next favorites or visit them all in one day following our guide map below.
Top-Eight Nearby Beach Attractions:

Summerville Beach Provincial Park | Summerville Centre
Seasonal washrooms, parking, picnic area, wonderful beach for beginner surfers.(1 minute)

Carter's Beach | Port Mouton
Seasonal washrooms, parking. One of the three separate crescents of sand beaches here is cut into two parts by a river that can rise from ankle to waist deep.(9 minutes)

Thomas Raddall Provincial Park | Port Joli
Seasonal washrooms, parking.(17 minutes)

Hunts Point Beach | Hunts Point
Limited parking.(3 minutes)

Beach Meadows Beach | Beach Meadows
Seasonal washrooms, foot wash station and wheelchair accessibility ramp, picnic area, parking.(22 minutes)

Cherry Hill Beach | Cherry Hill
Limited parking, wonderful beach for surfers.(35 minutes)

Rissers Beach Provincial Park | Petite Riviere
Seasonal washrooms and wheelchair accessibility ramp, picnic area, parking.(41 minutes)

Crescent Beach | Crescent Beach
The only beach in Nova Scotia where you can legally drive right onto the sand. (41 minutes)



