Cape Breton Beaches
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Beaches in Cape Breton, Atlantic Canada.
This picturesque river offers a prime location for exploring the outdoors, whether is be by hiking, boating, camping, fishing, waterskiing, swimming or canoeing. This quiet, wooded, waterfront park is situated in between Sydney and Louisbourg, and is only minutes away from both locations.
This 3 km (2 mi) sandy beach is bordered to the rear by rolling sand dunes and cranberry bogs.
The Pondville Beach is a 1 km (0.6 mi) stretch of sandy shoreline that is backed by a lagoon and rolling sand dunes.
Situated on the shores of the Bras d' Or Lakes this small beach has a sandy picnic area and a boat launch.
Located on the shores of the Bras D' Or Lake, this sandy beach features a wooded picnic area, and is located adjacent to a campground.
Located just south of Port Hawkesbury, this sand and rock beach has picnic tables, change houses and pit toilets.
This secluded sandy beach is framed by headland on one side and offers salt-water swimming, beach combing and ideal conditions for boogie-boarding. In addition to featuring a waterfall, the unsupervised site offers washroom facilities, picnic areas and a playground. The beach is located south of Neil's Harbour on the Cabot Trail.
Located on the Marconi Trail near Main-a-Dieu, Mira and Louisbourg, this supervised beach features washroom facilities, a boardwalk and mobile concession services. The fine-sand beach is approximately 150 meters (492 ft) in length and features moderate surf and ideal low-tide conditions for families with young children.
The name may not be very politically correct, but this beach has a great location in North Sydney, next to the ferry terminal. Facilities include a playground, a canteen, a band shell and washrooms.
Featuring fresh- and salt-water swimming, this supervised beach area offers an array of amenities for visitors including a concession stand, washroom and change houses, picnic areas and tennis courts. A unique feature of the beach is that its sand is washed away each winter and redeposited by tidal forces in the spring.
This small, saltwater beach is situated on a vast wooded picnic area that is ideal for exploring. A working lighthouse is located nearby, which can also be explored.
Not far from Sydney, this pleasant beach park offers warm saltwater swimming, a picnic area and a soft, sandy beach. The beach is quite popular in the summer time, so get there early.








