The Holden Lake area covers approximately 4 500 hectares (11 000 acres) of land in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, along the Gold River from Beech Hill to Walden. The majority of the land is currently Crown Land, with 4 large private parcels within or adjacent.

Some features of the land include:

• 9 km of undeveloped lake frontage, 1.3 km of river frontage, and 8 brooks
• Known merganser nest area
• Known fisher habitat
• Deer wintering area
• Rich ravine with waterfall
• Confirmed salmon river
• Significant old and unique forest stands at 6 or 7 locations