Clucking Hen Café & Bakery
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: North Shore
Located half way between Baddeck and Ingonish. Open daily from mid May until the end of October. Serving Breakfast, lunch and Dinner, licens...
Ingonish Beach and Freshwater Lake
Jump from saltwater at this sand and cobblestone beach to Freshwater Lake with just a few steps across the barachois in between. Surf lifeguards are on duty at the ocean beach during July and August.
Facilities include washrooms, hiking trail, playground, tennis courts, soccer field and picnic area. Canteen concession is open daily in good weather during the summer. Dogs are not permitted in the supervised area of the beach.
Cape Breton Highlands is home to a variety of superb beaches. Choose between salt or freshwater, or even enjoy both at one location. The Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of St. Lawrence and our tannin-rich brooks and lakes offer a wonderful variety for the water enthusiast.
Cape Breton Highlands National Park’s operating season is from mid-May to mid-October, with full services in July and August. The Cabot Trail is open year-round. A park pass is required for use of all services and facilities in the national park, including beaches. Revenues are used to maintain and improve park services.
For more swimming adventures, visit our website.
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Community: Margaree Valley
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Corney Brook Trail
Region: Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Community: Chéticamp
Follow a meandering brook through a hardwood forest to a small waterfall that marks the end of the trail. You are actually in a box river ca...
North Highlands Nordic Cross-Country Ski Facility
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Community: Ingonish
Ingonish Chalets is situated on a private wooded lot on the Cabot Trail, just 6.4 km (4 mi) north of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park...
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