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Any recommended campgrounds for motorhomes with e/w/s hookups in Cape Breton?
Jeet yet? Keep on rollin'!
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CloudDriver
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We visited Cape Breton back in 2008 and stayed in these FHU campgrounds.
Mac Leod's Beach and Campsite - In addition to the beach, a short trail to the top of the bluff affords great views of the Gulf of St. Lawrence - we saw whales in the Bay.
Baddeck Cabot Trail Campground
Bras D'Or Lakes Campground - A few miles closer to Baddeck than the Baddeck Cabot Trail Campground and next to the lake - no shaded sites.
Don't miss the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Baddeck.
Louisborg RV Park - A small campground right next to the harbor.
Fortress Louisborg is a spectacular reconstruction and is worth a full day.
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magnusfide
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CloudDriver wrote:We visited Cape Breton back in 2008 and stayed in these FHU campgrounds.
Mac Leod's Beach and Campsite - In addition to the beach, a short trail to the top of the bluff affords great views of the Gulf of St. Lawrence - we saw whales in the Bay.
Baddeck Cabot Trail Campground
Bras D'Or Lakes Campground - A few miles closer to Baddeck than the Baddeck Cabot Trail Campground and next to the lake - no shaded sites.
Don't miss the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Baddeck.
Louisborg RV Park - A small campground right next to the harbor.
Fortress Louisborg is a spectacular reconstruction and is worth a full day.
Outstanding! Thank you.
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We did is counterclock wise in 2007. Don't know if these are still open. We were in a 40' motorhome and didn't have any problem.
Hideaway Campground and Oyster Market, South Harbour, NS
Plage St. Pierre Beach & Campground, Cheticamp, NS
MacLeod’s Inverness Beach Village, Inverness, NS
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States we spent time in, drive throughs not marked.
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magnusfide
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lonnie4801 wrote:We did is counterclock wise in 2007. Don't know if these are still open. We were in a 40' motorhome and didn't have any problem.
Hideaway Campground and Oyster Market, South Harbour, NS
Plage St. Pierre Beach & Campground, Cheticamp, NS
MacLeod’s Inverness Beach Village, Inverness, NS
Thank you; I'm making a Word doc list with all these great suggestions. We're revving our motor already.
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CloudDriver
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lonnie4801 wrote:We did is counterclock wise in 2007. Don't know if these are still open. We were in a 40' motorhome and didn't have any problem.
Hideaway Campground and Oyster Market, South Harbour, NS
Plage St. Pierre Beach & Campground, Cheticamp, NS
MacLeod’s Inverness Beach Village, Inverness, NS
I forgot to include the Hideaway Campground and Oyster Market in my first post. After a night there we made a side stop at Neils Harbor, a small fishing village. We parked right at the dock and watched the lobster boats being unloaded. Probably could have bought some lobster right off the boat. We then walked a short distance to the lighthouse and watched the surf breaking on the rocky shore. South of there on the Cabot Trail there were several other places to park for trails along the shore.
Most folks recommend driving the Cabot Trail through Cape Breton Highlands National Park in a clockwise direction. If anyone has a fear of heights, this puts the vehicle away from roadside with the drop off. Also, there are several steep climbs and descents in the park. The worst is actually outside the park at Cape Smokey, between Ingonish Beach and Wreck Cove. It's a 1,000 foot descent in one mile, or about 20% grade. We had our class C in 1st gear with braking down that one. A nice sharp turn signed at 10mph at the bottom too.
We drove through New Brunswick to get to Nova Scotia on the way to Cape Breton. If you want any thoughts on our experiences in those areas, just ask.
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If you go into North Sidney, on the way in watch for a place called Lick a Chick. Great chicken and fries and they make their own ice cream bars, superb.
We stayed at the local KOA, friendly and clean.
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timandsusan
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The North Sydney Cabot Trail KOA has great sites and a wonderful view of the bridge over the water. We stayed there 5 days in 2011. Enjoyed it alot.
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lucy6194
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we stayed @Baddecks 2 yrs ago nice clean even let us use their canoe one evening. Makes for a long day but can drive the whole Cabot Trail from there
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Meat Cove,We spent 4 day,s great spot
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