Baddeck & Area

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Trip Advisor Rating 3.6

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About

Bras d’Or Lakes Campground is the top Good Sam–rated campground (10-10*-10) on the Bras d’Or Lakes, a UNESCO designated Biosphere, and is closest to the quaint village of Baddeck (5 kilometres/3 miles). Join your fellow campers in making us your base camp for your Cape Breton visit.

Choose to stay your way: at a serviced RV site (three-way), in a tent village or in our Deluxe Cabins or Basic Cabins, all with high-speed Internet. The campground offers a playground, a clubhouse, a boat launch, fishing, a store (wood, ice, sundries, RV supplies), and swimming in a pool and in the saltwater lake. Special events.

Open campground on saltwater lake with 93 overnight sites (serviced with Electric (15/30/50-amp),Water and Sewage, or unserviced; some pull-throughs) and 6 camp cabins. Flush toilets, showers, heated washrooms, laundry, free Wi-Fi, disposal station, firepits.

Good Sam, CAA/AAA, KOA, FQCC.

Amenities

  • Outdoor Pool
  • Pets Welcome
  • WiFi

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