Wood Islands Provincial Parks is a provincial park

Provincial park

A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...

 in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, situated immediately south of Wood Islands

Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island

Wood Islands is a Canadian rural farming and fishing community located in southeastern Queens County, Prince Edward Island on the Northumberland Strait....

 and 55 km (34.2 mi) from Charlottetown

Charlottetown

Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...

, the provincial capital. The park has a surface of 0.1 km² (0.0386102158592535 sq mi).

Location

It is located on the south-eastern coast of the island, on a peninsula that stretches into the Northumberland Strait

Northumberland Strait

The Northumberland Strait is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada...

, beside Prince Edward Island Highway 1 and the Wood Islands Ferry Terminal

Northumberland Ferries Limited

Northumberland Ferries Limited is a ferry company operating in eastern Canada and headquartered in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island...

 in Wood Island Harbour. Northumberland Provincial Park

Northumberland Provincial Park

Northumberland Provincial Park is a provincial park in Prince Edward Island, Canada....

is located 30 km (18.6 mi) from Woods Island.

Amenities

The park contains an unsupervised beach, boat ramp and picnic facilities, and is open from mid June to mid September.