Outdoors & Nature

Fortress of Louisbourg

The largest historical reconstruction in North America.

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.

The Cabot Trail (Scenic Drive)

The most famous drive in Canada — a 298-km loop around the northern Highlands.

Acadian Trail

Steep climb above Cheticamp to a panoramic overlook of the Acadian coast.

Adventures East Campground & Cottages

Family-run campground and cottages just outside Baddeck.

Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site

Museum in Baddeck dedicated to the inventor's decades of work at his Bras d'Or Lake estate.

Arm of Gold Campground & RV Park

Closest campground to the Newfoundland ferry in North Sydney.

Aspy Trail

Gentle forest hike to a lookout over the broad Aspy Fault valley.

Baddeck Cabot Trail Campground

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

Baddeck Nordic Club

Battery Provincial Park

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

Bay St. Lawrence Drive

Side trip off the Cabot Trail to the northernmost villages of Cape Breton.

Bay St. Lawrence Harbour

Working fishing village at the top of Cape Breton, departure point for whale tours.

Bell Bay Golf Club RV Village

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

Ben Eoin Beach RV Resort & Campground

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

Ben Eoin Provincial Park

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

Beulach Ban Falls

Tall ribbon waterfall in the Aspy Fault valley reached by a quiet gravel road.

Big Glace Bay Beach

Big Intervale Campground

Tiny riverside campground at the foot of North Mountain.

Big Pond Beach

Calm Bras d'Or Lake beach in the village famous for Rita MacNeil.

Black Brook Beach

Sheltered cove with a small waterfall spilling onto pink granite sand.

Black Brook Beach and Still Brook Falls

Bras d'Or Lakes Campground

The only lakefront campground in Baddeck.

Broad Cove Beach

Broad Cove Campground

The largest national park campground, near Ingonish.

Broad Cove Mountain Trail

Short steep climb to a panoramic ridge over Ingonish and the Atlantic.

Cabot Trail

298-kilometre loop ranked among the world's great coastal drives.

Cabot's Landing Provincial Park

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

Cape Mabou Highlands

Cape Mabou Highlands Trails

Network of community-maintained ridge and shoreline trails high above the Northumberland Strait.

Cape Smokey Lookoff

Roadside lookoff at the top of Smokey Mountain with views down the Atlantic coast.

Cape Smokey Provincial Park Trail

Cliff-edge trail along a 366-metre headland with a gondola, suspension bridge, and viewing tower.

Capelin Cove

Ceilidh Coastal Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)

Ceilidh Trail

Coastal Route 19 from Port Hastings to Margaree, the heart of Cape Breton Gaelic music country.

Chestico Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)

Chéticamp Campground (Cape Breton Highlands National Park)

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

Coastal Trail

Rugged shoreline ramble between Black Brook and Halfway Brook with wave-carved cliffs and cobble beaches.

Corney Brook Campground

Small first-come oceanfront campground on the Cabot Trail.

Cossit House Museum

Sydney's oldest house, a 1787 Loyalist clergyman's home, now a Nova Scotia provincial museum.

Dominion Beach Provincial Park

Long Atlantic-facing sand beach with dunes and a coastal boardwalk near Glace Bay.

Embree’s Brook Falls

Englishtown Ferry & Park

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

Enragée Point Lighthouse

Octagonal lighthouse on Cheticamp Island guarding the entrance to Cheticamp harbour.

Eskasoni Cultural Journeys (Goat Island)

Mi'kmaw-guided walking tour on Goat Island showcasing traditional life, food, and storytelling.

Fishing Cove Trail

Long descent to a remote backcountry beach and the only wilderness campground in the national park.

Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site

Largest historical reconstruction in North America, a partial rebuild of an 18th-century French fortress.

Franey Trail

Steep climb to a granite summit with the best view of the Clyburn Valley and Atlantic coast.

French Mountain Lookoff

Highest point on the Cabot Trail with a boardwalk loop across the bog plateau.

Gairloch Mountain Falls

Ghost Beach

Grand River Falls

Green Cove Trail – Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Groves Point Provincial Park

Hideaway Campground & Oyster Market

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

Highland Village Museum / Baile nan Gàidheal

Open-air Gaelic heritage museum in Iona telling the story of Cape Breton's Scottish settlers.

Hill Lake Brook Falls

Indian Beach

Ingonish Beach

Unique double beach—Atlantic surf on one side, warm freshwater pond on the other.

Ingonish Beach Campground

Parks Canada campground a short walk from Ingonish Beach.