Outdoors & Nature
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
Largest historical reconstruction in North America, a partial rebuild of an 18th-century French fortress.
The Cabot Trail (Scenic Drive)
The most famous drive in Canada — a 298-km loop around the northern Highlands.
Skyline Trail
Iconic boardwalk-ended headland trail with sweeping Gulf of St. Lawrence views, frequent moose sightings, and the most-photographed sunset in Atlantic Canada — reserve in peak season.
St. Paul Island Museum & Lighthouse
Mabou Provincial Park
Trout Brook Provincial Park
Lennox Passage Provincial Park
Inverness Beach
Long sandy Gulf beach with warm water, dunes, and a wooden boardwalk into town.
MacCormack Provincial Park
Quiet riverside campground on the Northeast Margaree salmon river.
Groves Point Provincial Park
Indian Beach
Big Glace Bay Beach
Jerome Point Lighthouse
Petersfield Provincial Park
Lockman’s Beach
Le Buttereau Trail – Cape Breton Highlands National Park
La Bloc Beach
Broad Cove Beach
Black Brook Beach and Still Brook Falls
West Mabou Beach Provincial Park
Louisbourg Lighthouse Trail
Port Hood Station Provincial Park
Neils Brook Beach Trail
Mira Gut Beach
Low Point Light House
Inverness Shean Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)
Green Cove Trail – Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Ceilidh Coastal Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)
Lowland Cove Loop – Meat Cove
Chestico Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)
Baddeck Nordic Club
Mabou Rivers Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)
Judique Flyer Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)
Second Branch Humes River Falls
North River Falls Provincial Park
Tenerife Mountain
Salt Mountain Trail
Grand River Falls
Embree’s Brook Falls
Skye River Trail
Myles Doyle Falls
Quieter Highlands waterfall — short hike through hardwood forest to a ledge-cascade, best in spring or after summer rain.
Morrisons Beach
MacIsaacs Brook Falls
Lower North River Falls
Cape Mabou Highlands
McNaughton’s Falls
Irish Cove Brook Falls
Hill Lake Brook Falls
Capelin Cove
Ghost Beach
Gairloch Mountain Falls
Bay St. Lawrence Harbour
Working fishing village at the top of Cape Breton, departure point for whale tours.
Money Point Lighthouse
Northern-tip lighthouse named for Spanish coins reportedly washed ashore from old wrecks.
White Point Lookout
End-of-the-road lookoff over the Atlantic, north past Smelt Brook and South Harbour.
Sugarloaf Mountain Trail
Short steep climb up a distinctive cone-shaped mountain over Aspy Bay.
Cabot's Landing Provincial Park
Long stretch of golden sand on Aspy Bay, by tradition the spot where John Cabot first landed in 1497.
Salmon River Beach
Quiet pebble cove on the road to Meat Cove where the Salmon River meets the Gulf.
Meat Cove Beach
Wild black-and-cobble beach at the very top of Cape Breton, framed by 300-metre cliffs.
Bell Bay Golf Club RV Village
On-course RV sites at one of Canada's top public golf clubs.
Peck's Cottages & Riverdale RV Park
Two-bedroom housekeeping cottages with a co-located RV park, a five-minute drive from the Fortress of Louisbourg historic site.