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- ↑ "Indian Fields info sheet" (PDF). Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Indian Fields (map, Park Reserve)" (PDF). Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Overnight Camping Prohibited at Indian Fields Park Reserve". Department of Natural Resources. April 13, 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2015.