MacIntosh Brook Campground

Highlights

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Overview

Part of Cape Breton Highlands National Park, MacIntosh Brook Campground is nestled in the Grande Anse Valley, a hardwood valley between North and MacKenzie Mountains, 5 km from Pleasant Bay.

Description: A wide open, grassy area with 10 unserviced sites.

Campground Services:

? Washrooms with flush toilets

? Large kitchen shelter with wood stoves

? Boil water before drinking

? Pay by self-registration or at Park Visitor Centres

There are several walking/hiking trails nearby:  

? MacIntosh Brook – for a walk in old-growth forest along the river to a waterfall

? Lone Shieling – to see a replica of a Scottish crofters hut

? Benjie’s Lake – to stroll through boreal forest to a quiet lake where moose can sometimes be seen.

GPS Location: N46 48.753 W60 46.063

Park is open year-round but full visitor services are only available from mid-May until mid-October.