Accessibility and easier-access visits

Prince Edward Island National Park

Parks Canada is committed to maximizing accessibility so that all visitors have the opportunity to enjoy Canada’s natural and cultural heritage. Prince Edward Island National Park provides public buildings, campgrounds, washrooms, and trails that are open for people with different interests, abilities and accessibility considerations.

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Easier and more accessible experiences

Une famille se promène sur la promenade menant à la plage.

Find your favourite beach

There are many beaches to choose from, we are sure you will find a beach that suites you.

Go to beaches 

Sentier de Cavendish Grove

Go exploring on the trails

Prince Edward Island National Park offers trails on a variety of terrain, from boardwalk and well-maintained gravel-surfaced paths to single track, natural trail tread.

  • Trail difficulty level varies from easy to moderate
  • Accessible washrooms
  • Trail riders are available for loan to access features
  • Check out the trails webpage before your next visit to get a feel for the trail difficulty and locate facilities

Go to trails

Bunkies

Sleep under the stars 

Both Cavendish Campground and Stanhope Campground have accessible facilities, including washrooms and parking. There are selected sites designated for those with limited mobility.

To reserve, call 1-877-737-3783 or visit reservation.pc.gc.ca.

  • Designated sites for those with reduced mobility
  • Accessible washrooms
  • Close to beaches
  • Helpful staff 
  • Multiple camping options which include bunkies, tent and camper sites, and oTENTiks. 

Go to camping

Landscape and seasonality

Prince Edward Island National Park is very busy during the summer months. During the active beach season, visit PEI Now for surf conditions and parking availability. At different times of the year, there may be severe winter weather or high winds; plan accordingly by checking local weather before heading to the park.

It's essential to plan ahead before visiting.

Plan your visit

How to get around here

Stretching approximately 40 kilometres along the north shore of Prince Edward Island between New London and Tracadie bay, and to the tip of the Greenwich peninsula in St. Peters Bay, the park offers many different landscapes that are constantly changing as its shaped by wind and waves.

Travelling from section to section of the park is a considerable distance.  It is recommended that you consult a map before visiting to plan out your route(s) to ensure you see the sights you are most looking forward to.  

Get directions

Accessible washrooms

Accessible washrooms can be found at the following locations throughout the park:

  • Cavendish Beach
  • Cavendish Campground Beach
  • Stanhope Beach
  • Brackley Beach
  • Greenwich Beach
  • Cape Turner
  • Dalvay Trail House 

In addition to these areas, the Greenwich Interpretation Centre also has accessible features to accommodate different interests, abilities and accessibility considerations.

Adaptive equipment for loan and access features

At Prince Edward Island National Park, the following equipment is available for loan for free from May long weekend to the end of September.

A woman walks with a two small children on a hard surface mat on the beach facing the water. One child is in a wheel chair.

Mobility mats

Mobility mats are special mat surfaces at the base of the beach entrance ramp, which stretch over the soft sand and give access to the hard-packed wet sand along the water’s edge. This creates an easy path of access for wheels of all kinds. 

Mobility mats are in place at the following beaches:

Beach
 
Stanhope Beach Late June Early September
Brackley Beach Late June Early September
Cavendish Beach Late June Early September

A family with accessibility needs enjoys a swim in the ocean with a beach wheelchair at Stanhope Beach. Prince Edward Island National Park.

Get safely to the shore in a beach wheelchair

Parks Canada offers two different wheelchairs to suit your desired beach activities. Sand wheelchairs have wider, softer tires, which easily navigate the uneven sand surface. Buoyant wheelchairs have a special design to allow the user to get right in the water. 

  • Beach wheelchairs are available at Cavendish Beach, Stanhope Beach, and Brackley Beach
  • Reserve a beach wheelchair a minimum 2 days in advance by calling 902-566-7050 or emailing pnipe-peinp@pc.gc.ca
  • Requires assistance to propel the chair

A modified wheelchair with one smaller wheel in front that pivots, sits a besides a trail surround by lush green trees and grass on a sunny day.

Try out a trail rider

There are three different types of trail-rider wheelchairs to help improve accessibility to the trails in the park. Your experience and feedback on accessibility tools like these trail riders, help to influence accessible options across the country.

  • There are three trail riders available to be loaned for free
  • Available at Cavendish Campground, Stanhope Campground, and Greenwich
  • Trail-riders can be reserved by calling 902-566-7050

 

Free entry for support persons

Parks Canada offers free admission and access to programs for support persons travelling with a visitor who has a disability and depends on the support person to travel and experience a Parks Canada destination.

Support people may be family members, friends or aides from an external organization.

Many people with disabilities are independent and may make use of assistance from travelling companions but are not dependent upon it, in which case regular fees are applied.

Contact us

Telephone: 902-672-6350
Email: pnipe-peinp@pc.gc.ca 

Hours of operation
The park can be visited year-round. Visitor services are available from May to October.
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