Cape Breton Island 
Planning a summer camping trip amidst Nova Scotia’s gorgeous beaches, thick forests, and rolling valleys?
Smokey Mountain at Cape Smokey Provincial Park/Credit: Nova Scotia Parks
Then, mark your calendar as online reservations for the 2026 camping season open on April 8.
Make your summer plans as soon as possible to ensure you can camp at your favourite park on your dates of choice.
Camping reservations will be staggered over two days – April 8 and 9 – and will open at 9 a.m. each day.
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Credit: Nova Scotia Parks
Nova Scotia Parks with Reservations Opening on April 8, 2026
- Amherst Shore Provincial Park – Camping Dates: June 5 to October 12, 2026
- Battery Provincial Park – Camping Dates: June 5 to October 19, 2026
- Boylston Provincial Park – Camping Dates: June 5 to September 14, 2026
- Cape Chignecto Provincial Park – Camping Dates: May 15 to October 12, 2026
- Caribou-Munroes Island Provincial Park – Camping Dates: June 5 to October 12, 2026
- Dollar Lake Provincial Park – Camping Dates: June 5 to October 12, 2026
- Five Islands Provincial Park – Camping Dates: June 5 to October 12, 2026
- Mira River Provincial Park – Camping Dates: May 29 to October 19, 2026
- Porters Lake Provincial Park – Camping Dates: May 15 to October 12, 2026
- Salsman Provincial Park – Camping Dates: June 5 to September 14, 2026
- Whycocomagh Provincial Park – Camping Dates: June 5 to October 19, 2026
Nova Scotia Parks with Reservations Opening on April 9, 2026
- Blomidon Provincial Park – Camping Dates: May 15 to October 12, 2026
- Ellenwood Lake Provincial Park – Camping Dates: May 15 to October 12, 2026
- Graves Island Provincial Park – Camping Dates: May 15 to October 12, 2026
- Laurie Provincial Park – Camping Dates: June 5 to September 14, 2026
- Rissers Beach Provincial Park – Camping Dates: May 15 to October 12, 2026
- Smileys Provincial Park – Camping Dates: June 5 to September 21, 2026
- The Islands Provincial Park – Camping Dates: June 5 to October 12, 2026
- Thomas Raddall Provincial Park – Camping Dates: May 15 to October 12, 2026
- Valleyview Provincial Park – Camping Dates: June 5 to October 12, 2026
How to Reserve
Those planning to go camping can reserve online or by phone by calling 1-888-544-3434, and if you are outside North America, you can call 001-519-826-5301.
Two new campsite booking tools will be available for this season. The “Notify Me” feature emails you if a site matching your selected park, dates and preferences becomes available due to a cancellation. The flexible dates option lets you search month-wide availability, up to four months ahead, filter by stay length, campsite type or weekend-only openings.
Camping Fees
Camping fees vary from $26.50 per night for unserviced sites to $58.90 per night for yurts.
There is a $6.95 fee for cancelling your reservation, and the camping reservation fee of $8.95 is non-refundable.
National Parks:
If you are planning to go camping in Parks Canada-managed sites at National Historic Sites and National Parks, then reservations are now open.
- Grand-Pré National Historic Site
- Cape Breton Highlands National Park
- Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
