Outdoors & Nature

37 places — trails, beaches, parks, and the wild beauty of Cape Breton Island

Type
Region

Mabou Provincial Park

park

Trout Brook Provincial Park

park

Lennox Passage Provincial Park

park

MacCormack Provincial Park

park

Quiet riverside campground on the Northeast Margaree salmon river.

Groves Point Provincial Park

park

Petersfield Provincial Park

park

Le Buttereau Trail – Cape Breton Highlands National Park

park

West Mabou Beach Provincial Park

park

Port Hood Station Provincial Park

park

Cabot's Landing Provincial Park

park

Long stretch of golden sand on Aspy Bay, by tradition the spot where John Cabot first landed in 1497.

Bell Bay Golf Club RV Village

park

On-course RV sites at one of Canada's top public golf clubs.

Peck's Cottages & Riverdale RV Park

park

Two-bedroom housekeeping cottages with a co-located RV park, a five-minute drive from the Fortress of Louisbourg historic site.

Waves End RV & Campground

park

Oceanfront RV and tent campground beside the Cabot Trail in Chéticamp.

Meat Cove Campground

park

Cliffside oceanfront campground at the very tip of Cape Breton.

Inverness Beach Village

park

Cottage and RV resort along Inverness's sandy beach.

MacLeod's Beach Campsite

park

150-site beachfront resort campground in Dunvegan.

Mountain Vista Seaside Campground

park

Small oceanfront campground on the Bras d'Or Scenic Drive.

North Sydney / Cabot Trail KOA

park

Lakeshore KOA terraced above the Bras d'Or.

Adventures East Campground & Cottages

park

Family-run campground and cottages just outside Baddeck.

Baddeck Cabot Trail Campground

park

Full-service campground at the gateway to the Cabot Trail.

Bras d'Or Lakes Campground

park

The only lakefront campground in Baddeck.

Hideaway Campground & Oyster Market

park

Halfway around the Cabot Trail with on-site oyster market.

Arm of Gold Campground & RV Park

park

Closest campground to the Newfoundland ferry in North Sydney.

Ben Eoin Beach RV Resort & Campground

park

Lakefront RV resort on East Bay of the Bras d'Or.

Mkwesaqtuk / Cap-Rouge Campground

park

Walk-in cliff-side Parks Canada campground above the Gulf.

Broad Cove Campground

park

The largest national park campground, near Ingonish.

Ingonish Beach Campground

park

Parks Canada campground a short walk from Ingonish Beach.

Big Intervale Campground

park

Tiny riverside campground at the foot of North Mountain.

Corney Brook Campground

park

Small first-come oceanfront campground on the Cabot Trail.

Chéticamp Campground (Cape Breton Highlands National Park)

park

Parks Canada front-country campground at the Cabot Trail's western gateway.

Englishtown Ferry & Park

park

Two-minute cable ferry crossing St. Anns Harbour, a Cabot Trail shortcut and photo stop.

Ben Eoin Provincial Park

park

Beach and day-use park on the East Bay arm of the Bras d'Or Lake.

Plaster Provincial Park (day-use)

park

Day-use park overlooking Plaster Cove on Bras d'Or Lake.

Two Rivers Wildlife Park

park

Family wildlife park near Marion Bridge with native Nova Scotia species and walking trails.

Battery Provincial Park

park

Coastal provincial campground beside the St. Peter's Canal.

Mira River Provincial Park

park

Large provincial park on the Mira River near Sydney.

Whycocomagh Provincial Park

Whycocomagh Provincial Park

park

Provincial campground on Skye Mountain above Bras d'Or Lake.

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