Garden of Eden Barrens

The Garden of Eden Barrens are a sparsely vegetated area found around the southern part of the county (and northern part of Guysborough County) located south of Eden Lake. It is a distinctive terrain feature marked by open, windswept uplands with sparse vegetation.

The area is characterized by thin soils, exposed bedrock, and heath-like vegetation, shaped by glacial history and ongoing environmental conditions such as wind exposure and poor drainage. Unlike fertile valleys or meadows, barrens support only hardy plants—low shrubs, lichens, mosses, and scattered conifers. This makes them ecologically fragile but also unique within the county’s landscape.

Hunters Lake

in Lake

Hunters Lake is a fresh water lake located west of the Gut in the community of Eden Lake.

Mitchells Brook

in Brook, Hydrography

Mitchells Brook is located in the community of Willowdale, it flows between Gunn Lake and East River St. Mary’s River.

Z Lake

in Lake

Z Lake is a small fresh water body located south of the Gut in the community of Rocky Mountain. It was once known as Cranberry Lakes, until a name change in 1964.

Eden Lake

in Pictou County Communities

Eden Lake is located along Route 347 (Sherbrooke Road) south of Garden of Eden.

Campbells Brook

in Brook

There are two Campbells Brook located in Pictou County. One is located along the Northumberland Strait, it originates in the community of Hedgeville, then flows north into the community of Seafoam and empties into MacDonalds Cove. The other Campbells Brook, is the south east corner of the county, it originates in the community of Laggan and then flows south through several communities before eventually flowing into East River St. Mary’s.

Rocky Mountain

in Pictou County Communities

Rocky Mountain is a rural community located east of Eden Lake. It may have been so named in imitation of the Rocky Mountains of Western Canada and because there were rocky hills in the area.

1879 Garden of Eden Map (Historical Atlas Of Pictou County)

in Historic Maps

The 1879 Garden of Eden Map is one of the several maps included in the 1879 Historical Atlas of Pictou County. It shows the basic topographic features of the community along with with prominent land owners and locations of buildings. The section 16 map also contains the communities of Moose River, Rocky Mountain, and East River Saint Mary’s.

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