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Mactaquac Provincial Park

Coordinates: 45°57′32.49″N 66°53′33.2″W / 45.9590250°N 66.892556°W / 45.9590250; -66.892556
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Mactaquac Provincial Park
Beaver pond in Mactaquac Provincial Park
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LocationMactaquac, New Brunswick, Canada
Nearest cityFredericton
Coordinates45°57′32.49″N 66°53′33.2″W / 45.9590250°N 66.892556°W / 45.9590250; -66.892556
Area5.25 square kilometres (2.03 sq mi)
Established1960s
Visitorsn/a (in 2009[1])
Governing bodyGovernment of New Brunswick
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Mactaquac Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial park with an area of 5.25 square kilometres (2.03 sq mi). It is located on the Saint John River 15 kilometres west of Fredericton, New Brunswick in the community of Mactaquac.

The park was created in the 1960s during the construction of the Mactaquac Dam. It contains a golf course, campground, two beaches, hiking trails, and cross-country skiing trails in the winter.

Activities

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There are activities such as kayaking, hiking, cross-country skiing, swimming and fresh water beaches.

  1. ^ New Brunswick Department of Tourism & Parks New Brunswick Tourism Indicators Summary Report 2009 , April 2010
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