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Boylston Provincial Park

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Boylston Provincial Park · Nova Scotia

what to expect

Located between the communities of Boylston and Guysborough (town), the park is an ideal place to camp while touring the Eastern Shore. The wooded hilltop campground offers a spectacular view of Guysborough Harbour. The park offers a 34-site wooded campground, all gender comfort station (individual entrance showers and flush toilets), dishwashing station, and a picnic area. Although there are no serviced sites, water taps, and vault toilets are conveniently located throughout the campground. The picnic area is open until mid-October. Located about 4 km north of Guysborough on Route 16.

Description: Nova Scotia Provincial Parks

the basics

Hookups & power
Dump station
At the campground
Drinking waterWi-FiFirewoodIcePicnic shelterDishwashing station
Access & policies
Wheelchair accessible

the campsites

Tent sites
34
Toilets
pit / vault toilets
Showers
yes

things to do here

Activities you can do at Boylston Provincial Park.

FishingCanoeing & kayaking

things to do nearby

Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.

Plus 5 user-tagged lakes, 5 user-tagged boat launches on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

what's around

Boylston Provincial Park plus 6 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

what to know

Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.

When you can reserve
Reservable through Nova Scotia Parks. The whole season opens on an annual launch date each spring (usually early April) — check the official schedule. Nova Scotia Parks reservation details →

other campgrounds nearby

Other places to stay within 25 km.

Plus 1 user-tagged dispersed site on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.

Page generated 2026-07-12. Sources: Camis reservation system. Neighbourhood joins 8 named anchors.