Nova Scotia Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
Nova Scotia is Canada's Ocean Playground, known for its spectacular coastal scenery, picturesque coves and harbors, and charming seaside towns and villages．Inland are lakes, forests, rivers, valleys, and highlands．We invite you to explore our coastline, to discover our natural attractions, our parks, and our wilderness areas．You're sure to find a special comer of Nova Scotia to call your own.
Nova Scotia boasts an accessible wilderness．There are great tracts of public land and coastline all across the province．Parks, hiking trails, beaches, wildlife sanctuaries, lakes and streams are all within reach．There are guides and outfitters (旅行用品商店) to help you get the most from our great outdoors．Or you can explore on your own—find a secluded beach, hike to a sparkling watell, paddle to a backcountry campsite.
Get in touch with nature -- and maybe with yourself- outdoors in Nova Scotia.
National Parks
Nova Scotia is graced with two spectacular national parks offering a full range of outdoor activities.
Cape Breton Highlands National Park stretches across the nor．hem and most rugged tip of Cape Breton Island, between the Gulf of St．Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean．Within its 366 square miles, the park encompasses a great variety of wildlife and landscape: a magnificent highland plateau with windswept barrens, deep-walled canyons, picturesque watells, sandy beaches, and spectacular cliffs plunging into the sea．Throngh it all winds the Cabot Trail, one of the world's most scenic drives．For golfers, the Highlands Links is one of the world's finest courses．For skiers this area offers some of Atlantic Canada's best skiing．Accommodations vary from motels and cabins located in nearby communities to serviced and semi-serviced campgrounds, located along the Cabot Trail．In the park itself, choose everything from backcountry campsites to full-service trailer hookups.
Kejimkujik National Park, in the remote center of southwestern Nova Scotia, preserves pristine (原始的) freshwater lakes, rivers, and boreal forest in their natural state．Island-studded lakes with wilderness campsites and an extensive network of waterways make this a canoeist's paradise．Family camping, hiking, cycling, swimming, fishing and, in winter, cress-country skiing are also popular activities.
Camping
Nova Scotia is a camper's haven, offering everything from tent-and-trailer villages to wilderness campsites accessible only by canoe．You can camp in the woods, beside a stream, or on a hill overlooking the ocean．Campsites are available in both national parks, 22 provincial parks, and about 130 privately operated campgrounds．All privately owned campgrounds in Nova Scotia have been inspected by government inspectors and have approved water and toilet facilities．For your safety; comfort, and enjoyment we encourage you to use our fine assortment (各类) of campgrounds．We ask you not to camp or park your camping vehicle overnight in any area that is not designated as a campground.
Bird Watching
Nova Scotia is located on the busy Atlantic flyway for migrating bird species．Late August through September is the best time to see the flocks of migrants as they converge(聚集) by the thousands on Nova Scotia's beaches to feed before continuing their southward journey．Nova Scotia's bird species are typical of the Acadian forest biome of the northeast and the Atlantic shore biome．The province shelters a large population of bald eagle—some 250 nesting pairs—seen quite readily and most frequently along the shores of Cape Breton's Bras d' Or Lakes．Other uncommon species include the rare Atlantic puffin, which nests on cliffs of the Bird Islands off the coast of Cape Dauphin, and rite enered piping plover.
Beaches
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