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The Islands Provincial Park

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The Islands Provincial Park · Nova Scotia

what to expect

Just across the harbour from the historic town of Shelburne, The Islands Provincial Park offers a restful stop on your trip around the South Shore. Bounded by Shelburne Harbour, it offers visitors a maritime camping experience. The areas many museums, shops, and picturesque charm continue to attract thousands of international visitors each year. The park offers a 64-site campground (55 Wooded; 9 Partially Wooded), all gender/family comfort station (individual entrance accessible showers and flush toilets), dishwashing station, picnic areas, an unsupervised beach, and boat launch. Although there are no serviced sites, water taps, and vault toilets are conveniently located throughout the campground. Located on Nova Scotia's South Shore, on the west side of Shelburne Harbour, 2 km (1.2 mi) so…

Description: Nova Scotia Provincial Parks

the basics

Hookups & power
Dump station
At the campground
Drinking waterWi-FiFirewoodIceDishwashing station
Recreation
Swimming poolBoat launch
Access & policies
Wheelchair accessible

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Drive from Halifax
173 km
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the campsites

Group sites
yes
Toilets
pit / vault toilets
Showers
yes

things to do here

Activities you can do at The Islands Provincial Park.

FishingCanoeing & kayakingBoating

things to do nearby

Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.

Plus 6 user-tagged boat launches, 1 user-tagged beach on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

what's around

The Islands Provincial Park plus 3 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

what to know

Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.

Quiet hours
Day-use visitors must leave the park by 10:30 pm. No entry after 11:00pm.
When you can reserve
Reservable through Nova Scotia Parks. The whole season opens on an annual launch date each spring (usually early April) — check the official schedule. Nova Scotia Parks reservation details →

other campgrounds nearby

Other places to stay within 25 km.

Plus 3 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.

Page generated 2026-07-12. Sources: Camis reservation system + trailerparkscanada. Neighbourhood joins 9 named anchors.