Bathrooms are nasty. No windows just cinderblock holes to let bugs in to bite you. Of 3 shower…read morestalls only 1 had hooks, none had shelf for toiletries. Rust and spiderwebs everywhere. Camp site picnic table was partially rotten.

Had a great time with the family. Sites were well kept and washrooms / showers were well…read moremaintained.

Nice location, great hosts. We camped in a 25' airstream at site RV1 for 3 nights. Peaceful nights,…read moreheard loons multiple times. We spent the first full day relaxing at the campsite then did day trips away from the campground the following two days. Lots of people kayaking from the easy access boat launch at the campground. Our dog greatly appreciated the no leash policy for dogs. Thanks for a nice addition to our vacation from New Hampshire.

Great location and views, very quiet, clean bathrooms, hiking trails and some restaurants nearby,…read moretent sites were great! :) Would recommend!

Love it here. I most especially love spots that offer creek/riverside spots that also have a pool…read more This is one of those rare spots. It's just so relaxing here. Last night a guy floated past our site in an inner tube drinking a beer, hard to beat that! We bought lobster in Lunenburg yesterday, cooked it at our site and ate it by the creek. AMAZING. The owning family is sooo friendly! Dave, you rock!!! Dog and daughter have spent their evenings playing in the creek. Today, we took our much awaited tour of Oak Island which lived up to our anticipation, just an amazing history. If you are camping and want to take the tour, I can't imagine a better place to stay. However, I would seriously just return here to camp and enjoy the area and the campground.

From the owner: We have built our business over the years on a friendly atmosphere and clean washrooms. All this…read morehelps to complete a great camping experience.

We have returned to Wild Nature Campground for our second visit. They are continually improving the…read morecampground and the grounds are better than ever. The access road is uphill from the entrance moving you away from highway traffic noises. Internal roads are hard packed gravel with no bumps or puddles. Our site is wooded and well separated from our neighbors.

I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived at Wild Nature Campground. A very casual experience and…read morethe owner operator went out of his way to make our stay one of the most pleasant experiences we have ever had at a private campground. Although this campground does not have much in the way of amenities for children it is a nice quiet retreat for the older camper who wants to beat the busy city life. I will be going back another time.

Porter's Lake Provincial Park is less than 30 minutes from Halifax. This makes it a great spot to…read moreget away for the weekend, or for visitors to the area. We have camped at Porter's Lake several times, both in the RV sites and in the unserviced sites. The campground is located on a peninsula and an island, which is accessed by a bridge. This is a family campground, meaning there has never been any rowdy behaviour during our stays. There is a playground as well as a small beach. The park also has day-use picnic areas and a boat launch. There are water taps throughout the campground, and a comfort station with free showers, sinks, and flush toilets. The campground does not have wifi, but you can use the park's wifi at the ranger station. Each site has a picnic table and a campfire box. The 10 RV sites are set in two rows in an open area next to the lake. They are angled so each one has a view of the lake. Each site is about 50x50', grassy with level gravel pads, and has 2-way hook ups. There are some shrubs and small trees here and there, but not close enough to the pads or roads in the RV area to hit your vehicle. There is a dump station at the campground entry point. The unserviced sites are in two areas. One on a small hill on the peninsula, and the other on the island. A lot of the sites on the peninsula are good for RVs as well as tents. There are 38 sites here. Most are large. The sites are pretty open, so some have nice views, but there are a lot of small trees surrounding the sites, and, since many are staggered up the hillside, you still have a sense of privacy. There are also a few walk-in sites. The comfort station is at the top of the hill. The island's 32 sites are smaller, so more suited to tents. There are also some walk-in sites that are very private and border directly on the lake. Pretty nice to wake up to the sound of waves lapping on the water's edge. The online reservation system has pictures of each site, to help you pick one best suited to you.

I used to spend a lot of time at this park when I was a kidlet. I lived in Porters Lake and loved…read morebeing able to take trips to this great space to bike and camp. The park is a great size, with lots of places to set up camp, not to mention loads of areas to slip off of the shore and into the water. You can bring canoes and kayaks and enjoy some paddling, or else participate in land fun with bikes and balls, nets and rackets. The park changed quite a bit during hurricane Juan and now boasts more spacious sites, with new areas for RV access. There are no electrical hookups around the regular pitch areas, but if you have an RV you can get on the grid. There are toilets and showers available, as well as outhouses and taps sprinkled throughout the park. This is a great location for a city getaway. It only takes about 20/25 minutes to drive to the park from Halifax, but once you're there you'll feel miles away from town with the natural world warmly surrounding you. Make a reservation and head there in the summer - this is a lovely park that all should take advantage of!

This little provincial park is a beautiful little island just a short water taxi ride away. And oh…read moreboy is it worth having to call the water taxi! The island is stuffed full of history, and it's a beautiful spot to spend a day or a weekend hiking. There are two retired British forts on the island - Fort McNab and Fort Ives. There's also a lighthouse, plenty of beaches and boarded up homes that used to belong to the McNabs family (I think?). But better than the history is how serene it is. The Friends of McNabs Island do tours if you want the official low-down on the history and all that, but it's such a nice spot to escape to for a day. You can camp there as well, though I haven't. It's absolutely beautiful, ad I can't wait to spend some more time there this summer.

McNabs Island is a gem of a place to visit. It's less than a 5 minute boat trip from Fishermen's…read moreCove and is a great day activity when the weather is nice. You can visit two old British forts - Fort Ives and Fort McNab. There is also Hangman's Beach which the British apparently used to hang deserters. If cemeteries are your thing, there is a cemetery of the McNab family and there is another one of some cholera victims. Mostly though, the island is a quiet place to hike and enjoy the scenery and have a picnic. I wasn't sure what the lighthouse was that I saw from Point Pleasant Park but it's Mauger's Beach Lighthouse. Hurricane Juan split the beach in two so you would have to wade through some water to get to the lighthouse now. There are a few summer houses on the island that are private property but it's mostly open space on the island. There are a few campsites you can reserve through the park website if you are so inclined.

Before I get to my review, I wanted to let you know how to get to my YouTube video of this…read morelocation: https://youtu.be/Dqt6nwOr7bM This location is great. It's located 40-45 minutes outside of Halifax. This is a tent, trailer and RV friendly location (although I'm not sure they have any pull through sites). There are 95 spots available (combined). Open May 18 - Oct 8 Wifi is available at the main entrance and surroundings areas. Will not reach to most of the park. This park has some amazing spots. None are right on the water, but a lot of them have some wonderful ocean views! There are flush toilets and free hot showers in the main bathhouse near the entrance. Vault toilets are located throughout the remainder of the park. You can bring one vehicle to your campsite. You must pay for any additional vehicles you bring with you to your site. You can leave any spare vehicle at the main entrance for free. There are many walking trails in and around this campground. The town of Chester is a 5 minute drive away where you can get supplies. You can buy fire wood onsite. Thanks for reading. Be sure to give me a thumbs up if this was helpful!

Graves Island is a jewel in the crown of Nova Scotia provincial parks. Located just outside of…read moreChester, Graves Island offers several attractions. For the daytripper, there are picnic grounds, a playground for the kiddos, walking trails, kite-flying fields and a tiny beach. Not much beats hanging out on a quilt under your beach umbrella while the kiddos bounce in the shallow waves. If you're planning a multi-day stay, the campground offers many amenities that have been upgraded in recent years. A modern wash-house offers hot showers and flush toilets - a real improvement! Campsites are generous and mostly secluded, allowing you to enjoy nature without being on top of your neighbour. Costs are reasonable, although regulations have tightened up in the last few years. Don't let that stop you, though - Graves Island truly has to be experienced to be believed.

The kids absolutely love jumping off the rock! It's a nice quiet spot, I wouldn't make a full day…read moreof it as there isn't much room to set up comfortably

Laurie Park is a popular swimming hole and campground located a 30 minute drive from Halifax. It is…read moreknown for being the best place in the surrounding area for rock jumping, a past time that is popular among people of all ages during the summer. The jumping rocks at Laurie park can be accessed by a trail leading from the parking lot through the woods. A fence protects the people who are wary of taking the big leap from getting too close to the edge, and I've used it as a clothes line so that my towels and clothing don't get wet while I'm in the water. The rocks themselves are about as tall as a two story house at the tallest section but there is also a section of smaller rocks that are better for younger kids to swim off of. There isn't a lifeguard on duty at the rocky section of Laurie Park so it's not the best place for children who are really young or are just learning to swim to play. The rocks while fun to jump off of don't provide much entertainment to anyone looking to play it safe. This isn't your typical beachy swimming hole but Laurie park always provides the means for hours of summer fun.

A must-visit town in Nova Scotia. Great food, great people, great downtown and activities to have…read morefun on the ocean.

The people here are very nice, I really wish I could give it more stars!!…read more The lots are grass, with bits of gravel, no trees to speak of, each site does appear to have a picnic table. We use 30 amp - that connection was positioned at 45 degrees, so hubby had to try up ours because we use a "Progressive" brand system management box and it's weight was to heavy to hold at that angle ( not all were set up with that power station, but many were). My biggest issue was with their WiFi, if you went to their library (a small building in the middle of the park), you could use free WiFi. If you wanted to use it on site, there was a $2 fee - per device. When I checked in I asked about the WiFi- the very sweet gal at the sign in desk said not to worry, she was putting us so near the library that we could use the free connection ( maybe she meant we were close enough that going to the little building wouldn't be too far, I took it for we would have WiFi in our RV). Well the WiFi signal from the library, which we were very close too, stunk!! We couldn't open a single webpage! So, since we both like to be "connected" my hubby went and paid an extra $4 so that we both had Internet access. The signal strength was very impressive - too bad that it was no better than the weak library signal we had tried unsuccessfully before!! Ugh!! Just say you don't offer WiFi!! I would not be so frustrated!! And, if you are going to charge for something that must campgrounds give away - you better make sure it works!! (No, we didn't ask for our money back - as Americans traveling in a foreign Country, we didn't want to caused bad feelings. Maybe we should have, but we were very frustrated and decided to let it go.) As for the good, great, clean showers and laundry facilities- very well thought out!! And, the little library, has lots of "take one, leave one" books. Comfy chairs and a desk. As I said, I wish I could give them a better review!! But if you don't need or want to be as connected as we like to be, and you don't mind treeless lots - go for it!! The people are great!!

The owners were very friendly, and the park was very well kept. All bathrooms were stocked, clean,…read moreand functional. The park is alongside a small river, where we even viewed a bald eagle during our stay. Perfect to sit back and enjoy a cup of coffee, or skip rocks while enjoying the view. For one night, the stay was very affordable as well. The spring water is the best I've come across at any park. I'd highly recommend this place for anyone that finds themself passing through!