Whycocomagh Provincial Park

Whycocomagh Provincial Park

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

A wooded provincial park on Salt Mountain (Skye Mountain) overlooking Whycocomagh Bay, an arm of the Bras d'Or Lake UNESCO Biosphere.

Sites & amenities

37 overnight sites: 27 unserviced and 10 with water and electrical. Yurts available with beds, propane BBQs and decks. Flush toilets, showers, dump station, playground, boat launch, cooking shelters, dish and laundry stations, wood and ice on site. Wheelchair-accessible washrooms.

Best for

Families and travellers staging between the Causeway and the Cabot Trail. Solid mid-tier RV option with provincial-park calm.

Park & access

Reservations 1-888-544-3434 or parks.novascotia.ca. 2026 season June 5 – October 19. Walk-ups accepted but call ahead in summer.

Combine it with

Salt Mountain hike (panorama of the Bras d'Or), the Highland Village in Iona, and Glenora Distillery (35 min).

Getting there

Reservations 1-888-544-3434.

Adapted from Nova Scotia Parks information.

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