Canton Family Restaurant
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: North Sydney & Area
Take Out & Delivery Canton Family Restaurant is open for take out and delivery. To order view their menu online and order or downlo...
Mountain Vista Seaside Campground
Overview
Mountain Vista Seaside Campground is centrally located on the Bras d’Or Lakes Scenic Drive in the Cape Breton region of Nova Scotia. Our accommodations include 15 spacious overnight sites (electrical hook-up (30-amp), water hook-up, unserviced). Amenities for guests include flush toilets, a disposal station, showers, fire pits and wood, laundromat, and wireless Internet. We have a small canteen/gift shop, flower gardens, a playground with a basketball court, and horseshoes. We are pet-friendly. We are on the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Reserve.
Sit back on the waterside benches and enjoy beautiful sunsets or take advantage of the wharf for fishing. Take a dip in the ocean at our gravel beach.
Central location for day trips to major attractions. Boat tours to Bird Island to see puffins, seals and eagles are also available (see Tour Operator listing).
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Community: Sydney & Area
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