Salmon Cove Sands

Salmon Cove Sands, a former provincial park on Conception Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador, lies where the Salmon Cove River enters Salmon Cove. It is known for a broad gray-to-black sand beach bordered in places by high cliffs. The beach was formed in part by sand carried downstream from inland waters through a chain of ponds to the cove. Park facilities included parking, picnic tables, a canteen, and a 487-metre boardwalk along part of the river, but no campsites. Swimming was allowed in the river or cove, though ocean flotation devices were banned because of strong currents. Environmental problems later affected the area, including swimming closures in 2021 and 2000 after fish die-offs possibly linked to blue-green algae.