News release

Provincial Parks Set to Open Victoria Day Weekend

Natural Resources (to July 2018)

Natural Resources--Provincial Parks Set to Open Victoria Day Weekend


With summer and warmer weather on the way, Nova Scotia's provincial parks are getting ready to open for the season.

Many of the provincially operated parks will open on Friday, May 16. The Victoria Day weekend traditionally kicks off the summer season in province for many outdoor activities. Nova Scotians and visitors alike will head out to enjoy our provincial parks.

"Our parks offer people the opportunity to visit different parts of Nova Scotia and to enjoy the outdoors and all it has to offer," said Natural Resources Minister Tim Olive. "Nova Scotia provincial parks provide superb recreational, social, heritage and cultural value for visitors."

Camping parks that open on May 16 include Dollar Lake and Porters Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality; Graves Island and Rissers Beach, Lunenburg Co.; Thomas Raddall, the Region of Queens Municipality; The Islands, Shelburne Co.; Cape Chignecto and Wentworth, Cumberland Co.; Five Islands, Colchester Co.; Blomidon, Kings Co.; and Ellenwood, Yarmouth Co.

The remaining campgrounds will open on Friday, June 20 and include Salsman and Boylston, Guysborough Co.; Laurie, Halifax Regional Municipality; Mira River, Cape Breton Regional Municipality; Salt Springs and Caribou-Munroes Island, Pictou Co.; Battery, Richmond Co.; Amherst Shore, Cumberland Co.; Smileys, Hants Co.; Valleyview, Annapolis Co.; and Whycocomagh, Inverness Co.

Fees in the 22 provincial campgrounds have not changed this year. They are $14 for basic service and $18 for semi-serviced, which includes flush toilets and showers.

Reservations can be made at all camping parks by calling the park of choice directly weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For more information on specific parks, call the Department of Natural Resources' parks phone line at 902-424-5937 or visit the department's Web site at http://parks.gov.ns.ca .

The Provincial Wildlife Park in Shubenacadie opens seven days a week beginning Thursday, May 15. Fees at the Wildlife Park have increased slightly to $4 for adults, $1.50 for youth aged six to 17 and children under age six are free.