Outdoors & Nature in Chéticamp & Margaree
Acadian Trail
Steep climb above Cheticamp to a panoramic overlook of the Acadian coast.
Big Intervale Campground
Tiny riverside campground at the foot of North Mountain.
Chéticamp Campground (Cape Breton Highlands National Park)
Parks Canada front-country campground at the Cabot Trail's western gateway.
Corney Brook Campground
Small first-come oceanfront campground on the Cabot Trail.
Enragée Point Lighthouse
Octagonal lighthouse on Cheticamp Island guarding the entrance to Cheticamp harbour.
Fishing Cove Trail
Long descent to a remote backcountry beach and the only wilderness campground in the national park.
French Mountain Lookoff
Highest point on the Cabot Trail with a boardwalk loop across the bog plateau.
La Bloc Beach
Le Buttereau Trail – Cape Breton Highlands National Park
MacIntosh Brook Trail
Flat streamside walk through tall hardwoods to a small waterfall.
Mkwesaqtuk / Cap-Rouge Campground
Walk-in cliff-side Parks Canada campground above the Gulf.
Waves End RV & Campground
Oceanfront RV and tent campground beside the Cabot Trail in Chéticamp.
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Locally-ranked outdoors lists
25 Best Places to Visit in Cape Breton (2026)
A locally-curated, ranked guide to the island's essential stops — beaches, lookoffs, fortresses, lighthouses, fishing villages, and the drives that connect them
The best beaches on Cape Breton Island
Sandy stretches, warm-water swimming, and the wild Highlands coast
The best hikes on Cape Breton Island
From the Skyline Trail to quiet local lookoffs — ranked by what they deliver
The 15 best Cabot Trail stops, in driving order
A clockwise loop with the must-stop lookoffs, beaches, hikes, and meals — plus where to skip and where to spend extra time
Cape Breton in fall — the 12 best stops for autumn colour
Where to be in early-to-late October when the Highlands turn red and gold — plus when to go and what else is on
Cape Breton lighthouses worth visiting
Working harbour beacons and dramatic Highlands cliff posts