Photo: Nova Scotia Provincial Parks Laurie Provincial Park
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Only a short drive from metro Halifax/Dartmouth, Laurie Provincial Park is the perfect escape from the urban rush, yet the park is close enough for day trips in to visit the many attractions found in the metro area. The quiet lakeside setting offers a wide range of outdoor opportunities including camping, canoeing, fishing, and swimming. The park offers a 63-site wooded campground, comfort station (showers and flush toilets), dishwashing station, large picnic area, and a small unsupervised beach on Shubenacadie-Grand Lake. Although there are no serviced sites, water taps, and vault toilets are conveniently located throughout the campground. Oakfield Provincial Park, just a few kilometres north, offers a large open picnic area, boat launch and a sand beach ideal for family swimming. Located…
Description: Nova Scotia Provincial Parks
the basics
The campsites
Things to do nearby
Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.
Plus 2 user-tagged boat launches, 1 user-tagged viewpoint on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.
Water + services
- Nearest dump station
- Nearest potable water
what to bring
This list adapts to Laurie Provincial Park. no showers means a travel towel;
If Laurie Provincial Park is full
Other places to stay within 25 km.
- Nova Scotia UPCI Church Camp Grounds
- Halifax KOA
- Renfrew Camping
- Shubie Campground
- RV Woodhaven
- Tipi
Plus 3 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.