| Trail, Water Route or Organization Name | Located In | Description (Brief) |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Chignecto Provincial Park | Advocate Harbour | Located in West Advocate, this provincial park offers a spectacular experience of Nova Scotia's coastline and wilderness, and a 51 km Coastal Trail loop hike and camping trail. There are multiple hiki ... |
| Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Trails: Big Bald Rock to Seal Cove | Advocate Harbour | Cape Chignecto Provincial Park offers a spectacular experience of Nova Scotia's coastline and wilderness. There are multiple hiking options with a range in difficulty rating. This trail between Big B ... |
| Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Trails: Eatonville to Visitor Centre | Advocate Harbour | Cape Chignecto Provincial Park offers a spectacular experience of Nova Scotia's coastline and wilderness. There are multiple hiking options with a range in difficulty rating. The trail Eatonville to ... |
| Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Trails: Fundy Ridge Trail | Advocate Harbour | Cape Chignecto Provincial Park offers a spectacular experience of Nova Scotia's coastline and wilderness. There are multiple hiking options with a range in difficulty rating. Fundy Ridge Trail is a f ... |
| Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Trails: Mill Brook to Refugee Cove | Advocate Harbour | Cape Chignecto Provincial Park offers a spectacular experience of Nova Scotia's coastline and wilderness. There are multiple hiking options with a range in difficulty rating. A physically demanding s ... |
| Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Trails: Refugee Cove to Big Bald Rock | Advocate Harbour | Cape Chignecto Provincial Park offers a spectacular experience of Nova Scotia's coastline and wilderness. There are multiple hiking options with a range in difficulty rating. The trail from Refugee C ... |
| Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Trails: Seal Cove to Eatonville | Advocate Harbour | Cape Chignecto Provincial Park offers a spectacular experience of Nova Scotia's coastline and wilderness. There are multiple hiking options with a range in difficulty rating. The trail from Seal Cove ... |
| Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Trails: Visitors Centre to Mill Brook | Advocate Harbour | Cape Chignecto Provincial Park offers a spectacular experience of Nova Scotia's coastline and wilderness. There are multiple hiking options with a range in difficulty rating. The hike from the Visito ... |
| Cape Chignecto Provincial Park: Christie Viewpoint Trail | Advocate Harbour | Located in West Advocate, this provincial park offers a spectacular experience of Nova Scotia's coastline and wilderness, and a 51 km Coastal Trail loop hike and camping trail. There are multiple hiki ... |
| Cape Chignecto Provincial Park: Coastal Trail | Advocate Harbour | This challenging and visually rewarding 51 kilometre loop within Cape Chignecto Provincial Park offers views of Nova Scotia's significant geological features, valleys, old-growth forests and dramatic ... |
| Cape Chignecto Provincial Park: Eatonville Day-Use Trails, Three Sisters Trail and Squally Point Trail | Advocate Harbour | Located in West Advocate, this provincial park offers a spectacular experience of Nova Scotia's coastline and wilderness. The Eatonville area of the park is for day-use and has two trails that are mor ... |
| Mira River Provincial Park | Albert Bridge | Mira River Provincial Park offers a picturesque water-side setting for a wide range of outdoor opportunities including walking, boating, canoeing, water skiing, fishing, and swimming. The park is clo ... |
| Arisaig Provincial Park & Trails | Arisaig, Antigonish County | Arisaig Provincial Park offers a 1.6 km loop along the shore. Starting at the interpretation centre, the winding trail travels towards the shore through a white spruce forest. You can stop to take pic ... |
| Barrachois Provincial Park | Barrachois | The Barrachois Provincial Park is located in Barrachois on Cape Breton Island (located 12 km (8 mi) south of Highway 125). Formerly a farm, this picnic park is situated on a knoll under a canopy of tr ... |
| Ben Eoin Provincial Park | Ben Eoin | Ben Eoin Provincial Park is a small secluded park on an old farm against hardwood-covered hills in the Bras d’Or Lake region on Cape Breton Island (5549 Highway 4). Picnic tables can be found at the ... |
| Blomidon Provincial Park Trail | Blomidon | Rising majestically from the shores of the Minas Basin, Blomidon Provincial Park is renowned for its spectacular views. Blomidon's 759 ha (1,875 acres) include 180 m (600 ft.) high cliffs, a variety o ... |
| Dalem Lake Provincial Park | Boularderie | Dalem Lake Provincial Park is on Cape Breton Island (3 km / 2 mi east of Boularderie East, 4 km/2.5 mi north off Highway 105 at St James Road). Dalem Lake is a popular park on a small lake with hardwo ... |
| Smileys Provincial Park | Brooklyn (West Hants) | Smileys Provincial Park is located close to the town of Windsor and its many cultural and natural attractions. Smileys park is a pleasant mix of wooded and open areas beside the Meander River. This p ... |
| Caribou/Munroes Island Provincial Park Beach & Shoreline Hike | Caribou Central | Caribou-Munroes Island is a mile long sandy beach offering some of the warmest saltwater swimming in all of Canada! It’s one of the best places in the region to catch the sunset as it falls into the N ... |
| Waterside Beach Provincial Park | Caribou River | A combination of a long sandy beach, salt marsh and open farmland with picnic tables. The long, wide beach is seldom crowded, and the water is very warm. Group use is available. Park amenities include ... |
| Central Grove Trail, Central Grove Provincial Park | Central Grove | A beautiful forest trail leading to a viewing platform on the rocky Bay of Fundy coastline. The trail starts in the north western corner of the picnic park and meanders 600m through a mixed forest wit ... |
| MacElmons Pond Provincial Park | Debert | MacElmons Pond Provincial Park is small picnic park beside a pond and wildlife management area. The rich waters of the headpond support a small population of American widgeon as well as being an impor ... |
| Ellenwood Lake Provincial Park Trail, Ellenwood Trail | Deerfield | The Park's relatively flat terrain makes the 1.5 km walking trail in reach for all ages. Stroll through the traditional "Acadian Forest"-a mixture of maple, birch, hemlock, spruce, fir and pine. Stop ... |
| Dominion Beach Provincial Park and Boardwalk | Dominion | Dominion Beach Provincial Park is located in Dominion (from Sydney, Highway 4 left, north of Gardener Road. 5 km /3 mi, right 8 km / 5 mi east along Highway 28) on Cape Breton Island. The Park, which ... |
| Black Duck Cove Provincial Park & Trail | Dover | This community-managed park offers a beautiful sandy beach and rocky shoreline with boardwalks, change houses, vault toilets, and a 3.5-km (2-mi) shoreline walking trail. The park has accessible trail ... |
| Graves Island Provincial Park, Trails | East Chester | Joined to the mainland by a short causeway, the island is typical of many of the small islands found along Nova Scotia's Atlantic coast. This quiet ocean-side campground has long been a popular vacati ... |
| Thomas Raddall Provincial Park | East Port L'Hebert | Overlooking Port Joli Harbour on Nova Scotia's South Shore, Thomas Radddall Provincial Park is a nature lovers' haven. The park is just across the harbour from Kejimkujik Seaside National Park , and ... |
| Five Islands Provincial Park | Five Islands | Five Islands Provincial Park is one of Nova Scotia's premiere outdoor destinations. The park features 90 metre sea cliffs overlooking the world's highest tides, making it a spectacular setting for cam ... |
| Five Islands Provincial Park Trail: Economy Mountain Trail | Five Islands | Five Islands Provincial Park is one of Nova Scotia's premiere outdoor destinations offering spectacular views, overnight camping sites, and hiking opportunities. Economy Mountain Trail follows an old ... |
| Five Islands Provincial Park Trail: Red Head Trail | Five Islands | Five Islands Provincial Park is one of Nova Scotia's premiere outdoor destinations, offering spectacular views, overnight camping sites, and hiking opportunities. A walk to Red Head, at the far easte ... |
| Five Islands Provincial Park: Estuary Trail | Five Islands | Five Islands Provincial Park is one of Nova Scotia's premiere outdoor destinations, offering spectacular views, overnight camping sites, and hiking opportunities. Estuary Trail follows a tidal estuar ... |
| Uisge Bàn Falls Provincial Park | Forks Baddeck | Uisge Bàn Falls Provincial Park is a 1.5 hour round trip hike to a spectacular waterfall on Cape Breton Island, 14.5 km (9 mi) north of Baddeck (Highway 105, Exit 9). A 1.5-km (1-mi) trail leads to th ... |
| Port L'Hebert Provincial Park, Trail | Granite Village | Port L’Hebert Provincial Park is a 71 ha outdoor recreation park located off Hwy 103 near Port Joli (about 25 minutes south of Liverpool). The site features a 2.1 km looped trail through hardwoods an ... |
| Mickey Hill Provincial Park, Provincial Day-Use Park | Graywood | Mickey Hill Provincial Park is a day-use park with gravel trail and swimming area. Interpretive signage, boardwalks, steep staircases, and suspension bridge through rocky areas. Picnic area on the riv ... |
| Greenhill Provincial Park & Trail | Greenhill | Situated on a ridge between the West and Middle River valleys, Greenhill Provincial Park offers stunning views of the countryside. Hiking trails along the ridge use switchbacks to descend ~200m into b ... |
| Cape Smokey Provincial Park | Ingonish Beach | Cape Smokey Provincial Park is on top of Smokey Mountain along the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island where you will find picnic tables and look-off views. Cape Smokey is a popular rest stop for visito ... |
| Beaver Mountain Provincial Park | James River, Antigonish County | The park has a small picnic area with beautiful views of Antigonish and Cape Breton Island, as well as a well-marked trail system. The 6-km trail system offers everything from leisurely paved walkwa ... |
| Clairmont Provincial Park, Provincial Day-use Park | Kingston (Kings Co.) | A small day-use park featuring a shaded picnic area beneath a stand of red pine. Good spot for hiking, cross-country skiing or snowshoeing. Located 3 km east of Kingston; off Hwy 101 between Exits 16 ... |
| Lennox Passage Provincial Park | Lennox Passage | Lennox Passage Provincial Park located on the North Shore of Isle Madame on Cape Breton Island (5 km / 3 mi east of the junction of Routes 320 and 206) offers a picnic area with tables scattered thro ... |
| Melmerby Beach Provincial Park | Little Harbour (Pictou Co.) | A popular 2-km (1.25-mi) beach with boardwalks that is known for its warm waters. The beach is supervised in the months of July and August. Park features include change houses, flush toilets, salt-rin ... |
| Rushtons Beach Provincial Park | Marshville | Rushton Beach has the warmest salt water in Nova Scotia; broad sandbars at low tide and the salt marsh attract a great variety of birds. This is a beautiful day use park. Group use is available. There ... |
| North River Provincial Park and Falls | North River Bridge | Nova Scotia has a wealth of provincial parks. Some are small picnic areas, and others are large parks with a variety of facilities. North River Provincial Park is situated 3.5 km (2 mi) off the Cabot ... |
| Amherst Shore Provincial Park | Northport | This provincial park offers 42 wooded, un-serviced camp sites, and 4 pullthrough sites. Amenities include showers, flush toilets, disposal station, fire grills, wood, ice, and a playground. Leashed pe ... |
| Rissers Beach Provincial Park | Petite Riviere | Whether you want to swim, search for sea shells, or just spend the day relaxing in the sun, Rissers Beach Provincial Park offers every kind of recreational opportunity available at the seaside. This ... |
| Powell's Point Provincial Park Beach | Pictou Landing | The park boasts a large picnic area by the warmest salt water in Nova Scotia, with a sandy beach on one side and rocky on the other. For those with canoes and kayaks, the park has a boat launch. Washr ... |
| Point Michaud Beach Provincial Park | Point Michaud | Point Michaud Beach Provincial Park on Cape Breton Island (1 km / 0.5 mi east of Point Michaud, 3796 Hwy 247) is an exceptional 3-km / 2-mi sandy beach (supervised in July and August), backed by marra ... |
| Port Hood Station Provincial Park | Port Hood | A day-use park with a cobble beach and adjacent to white sand beach. Carry-in boating, birding. Picnic tables, boardwalk, trail, change house and flush toilets. Located near Port Hood Station. |
| Ross Ferry Marine Park | Ross Ferry | Ross Ferry Provincial Park, located along the Bras d’Or Lakes scenic drive on Cape Breton Island, is a community-managed small day use area with a boat launch providing access to the Bras d’Or Lakes. ... |
| Cape Split Trail, Provincial Day-use Park | Scot's Bay | A large natural environment park popular with hikers, is considered to be a provincially significant coastal landmark overlooking the Bay of Fundy. The site offers wildlife and tidal viewing opportun ... |
| Card Lake Provincial Park, Trails | Sherwood | Take a drive down Windsor Road, here you will find small communities like Sherwood and Cannan. A little less than 20 kilometres north of Highway 103’s Exit 8 lies beautiful, remote Card Lake Park. A ... |
| Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park | Shubenacadie East | The Shubenacadie Wildlife Park is owned and operated by the Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry, and places special emphasis on providing a wide range of recreational and educational opportun ... |
| Long Lake Provincial Park | Spryfield (Mainland Halifax) | With over 5 kilometres of groomed trails, Long Lake Provincial Park is the perfect place to enjoy, walking, hiking, biking or running. You can also kayak, paddle board or canoe, using the launch at th ... |
| St Anns Provincial Park | St Anns | St. Anns Provincial Park is a small picturesque picnic park, with tables under softwood trees, on the shore of North Gut along the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island. The park has a 500-m trail with lo ... |
| St. Peters Battery Provincial Park | St. Peter's | Park Info Located on on the southeast coast of Cape Breton Island, the park is on a hillside overlooking St. Peters Bay. The lighthouse found in the park serves as a landmark for the entrance to St. ... |
| Cabot’s Landing Provincial Park, Department of Natural Resources | Sugar Loaf | Cabots Landing Provincial Park is a picnic and beach park (North Harbour Beach) on the shore of Aspy Bay, 10 km (6 mi) north of the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island. Picnic tables are situated in the ... |
| Tidnish Dock Provincial Park | Tidnish | There is a 3.7 km walking trail that starts at the Tidnish Visitor Centre, leading to the Tidnish Dock Provincial Park. Along the way it crosses a historic keystone bridge and a modern 66-m suspension ... |
| Tor Bay Provincial Park Beach | Tor Bay | A small picturesque picnic area on a rocky point looking out to the open Atlantic. Sweeping sand beaches (unsupervised), boardwalks and interpretive displays make this an interesting stop along the Ea ... |
| Falls Lake Provincial Park, Provincial Day-use Park | Vaughan | A small picnic park with beach access on Falls Lake. Carry-in launch point for canoes/kayaks, sport fishing. Limited cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. ... |
| Wentworth Provincial Park | Wentworth | Wentworth Provincial Park is a popular day use picnic park with scenic views. The park is a popular area for bird watchers and offers wooded and open areas with a small meandering river and trails con ... |
| West Mabou Beach Provincial Park | West Mabou | West Mabou Beach Provincial Park is a large sand beach and dune system at the mouth of Mabou Harbour. Family friendly activities include: - Birding opportunities - Hiking trails - Fishing - Swimming ... |
| Petersfield Provincial Park | Westmount | Petersfield Provincial Park is a picnic park overlooking the south arm of Sydney Harbour on Cape Breton Island (off Route 239). The park contains remnants of four cultural periods, dating from the la ... |
| Salt Mountain Trail | Whycocomagh | This is a maintained 2.5 km return hike to the top of Salt Mountain rising 230 metres (750 ft) above Bras d'Or Lake. The steep climb to the top travels through a forest of predominantly mixed woods. A ... |
| Whycocomagh Provincial Park | Whycocomagh | Whycocomagh Provincial Park occupies a dramatic hillside overlooking the Skye River Valley and the Bras d’Or Lakes. This is a quiet scenic setting for camping and hiking, or as a base from which to ta ... |
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