Camping
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Kejimkujik offers a variety of camping experiences including roofed accommodations (oTENTik, Ôasis, rustic cabin, and yurt), front-country campsites for tents, trailers, and RVs, group camping, and backcountry campsites accessible by hiking or paddling. Learn more about Jeremy's Bay campground, Jake’s Landing, and Jim Charles Point.
Reservation launch dates
We're moving our reservation system to a new platform! You need to create a new account this year, even if you’ve used our system before. Launch day can be very busy, so be sure you prepare in advance.
Kejimkujik reservations will open on Friday, March 31, 2023, at 8 am.
How to make a camping reservation
Essentials for new campers and tips on how to book your campsite.
Jeremy's Bay Campground
Tents, trailers, RVs, roofed accommodations, Oasis, oTENTik, rustic cabins, inclusive washrooms.
Roofed accommodations
Types of roofed accomodations, equipment, rentals, accessibility, pets, reservations.
Backcountry camping
Hike or paddle to tent campsites or rustic cabins, reservations, rules, maps, safety, rentals.
Jim Charles Point Group Campground
Tent only campground for groups. Four sites, near Kedge Beach. Call Kejimkujik to register.
The changing forest
Hemlock woolly adelgid is an invasive insect that is damaging and killing Eastern hemlock in Kejimkujik.
Google Street View
Check out the campground using Google Street View (from May 2013).
Reservations
Camping is available from Victoria Day weekend (mid-May) to the end of October. Camping is not permitted from November to April.
Parks Canada Reservation Service
Group camping
Beginning April 15, 2023, contact kejimkujik@pc.gc.ca with your potential dates and group information.
We will contact you for confirmation and payment.
Cost: See prices
Exploring Kejimkujik with Live Life in Tents!
Transcript
Animated Parks Canada logo.
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, Nova Scotia. [Visitors canoe along the Mersey River before gathering on-shore to cook, eat, and socialize at a back-country site.]
[Visitors hike along one of many forested trails, glancing up at the sky through the tree canopy.]
[Visitors canoe from Kejimkujik Lake into one of the various branching rivers.]
[Visitors partake in the petrogylph tour guided by a Parks Canada interpreter.]
[Visitors canoe on Kejimkujik Lake during sunset.]
[Visitors gather at a back-country shoreline for dinner cooked on an open fire and to socialize.]
[Overhead shot of the Mersey River.]
[Man laughing and enjoying the outdoors.]
[Overhead shot of the Mersey River.]
[Visitors bike over bridges and along trails.]
[A visitor hikes throughout Kejimkujik with his camera and takes photos while exploring Kejimkujik.]
[Canoers paddling in Kejimkujik Lake.]
[Cyclists bike over a bridge].
[Canoers paddling in the middle of Kejimkujik Lake during sunset.]
Parks Canada logo.
Animated Canada wordmark.
Kejimkujik: A Family Experience
Transcript
[Parks Canada logo]
music (no narration)
[A shot of an oTENTik in a forest.]
[Title: Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site.]
[Young children open their eyes in their beds.]
[One of the young boys sits up in his bed with a big smile on his face.]
[Both of the children crawl down from their bunk bed and fall onto their parents who are also asleep in the oTENTik]
[One of the young boys runs through tall grass in a wooded area.]
[The two boys are looking at something in the forest their father pointed out.]
[The family is on the Petroglyph site next to the lake looking at the old carvings.]
[The youngest boy throws a rock into the lake.]
[The family is talking with the interpreter by the monument and around a plaque]
[The father and the two boys are walking on the rocks near the edge of the lake]
[The family is paddling down the Mersey River in a canoe.]
[The father is biking on a trail in a forest with the older boy in an attachment behind him.]
[The older boy is playing on a playground where he slides down a slide.]
[The family goes swimming at the beach.]
[Close up shots of his hands and feet climbing up a rock.]
[Medium shot of the boy at the top of the rock overlooking the lake. He does a fist pump.]
[The family goes into the oTENTik and the kids seem really excited]
[The older boy is laying back down in bed a closes his eyes.]
[A wide shot of an orange red sky as the sun is setting.]
[Parks Canada Logo]
[© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by Parks Canada, 2015.]
[“Canada” wordmark]
Upgrades and improvements
The five new heated Ôasis units, and the heated and newly insulated oTENTik tents and rustic cabins at Jim Charles Point, now with mattresses, are ideal options for cozier shoulder season visits. Visitors are still encouraged to bring warm clothing and sleeping bags during the shoulder seasons.
Ten new modern and inclusive washroom and shower facilities feature an accessible, barrier-free design to meet the needs of diverse visitors. The new facilities are gender neutral, designed for improved privacy and personal security. The facilities are larger for improved comfort and are strategically placed, reducing travel distance to showers.
Camping experiences
- Campsites for tents, RVs, and trailers:
- Meadow loop (154 campsites)
- Slapfoot loop (100 campsites)
- Jim Charles loop (89 campsites)
- Ten oTENTik together in a village
- Near washrooms, showers, running water, and dishwashing sinks
- Four group campsites with multiple tent pads
- Eight oTENTik together in a village
- Five Ôasis
- Three rustic cabins
- Near washrooms, showers, running water, and dishwashing sinks
- Canoe/portage, hike, or bike to your site
- 46 campsites for tents
- Two rustic cabins
- Four group campsites with multiple tent pads
- Located at Jim Charles Point
- Near washrooms, showers, running water, and dishwashing sinks
- One rustic cabin
- One yurt
- Near washrooms
- Near Whynot Adventure (equipment rentals)
Roofed accommodations
- Ten oTENTik in the Jim Charles Loop (one accessible, two pet-friendly)
- Eight oTENTik at Jim Charles Point (two accessible, one pet-friendly)
- Five Ôasis at Jim Charles Point
- Two rustic cabins in the backcountry
- One rustic cabin at Jake's Landing
- Three rustic cabins at Jim Charles Point
- One yurt at Jake's Landing
Be prepared
You are responsible for your own safety. Be prepared for changing weather conditions, be aware of hazards, and have adequate information and equipment to ensure a safe visit.
Current advisories, warnings, and closures Visitor safety Prepare for your activity with AdventureSmartEquipment rentals
Learn-to Camp
Are you interested in camping but don’t know where to begin? The Parks Canada Learn-to Camp program equips you with the knowledge and skills you need to feel confident planning and carrying out your first camping adventure.
Kejimkujik National Park Seaside
Please note that Kejimkujik National Park Seaside is a day-use site only; however, camping is available just across the bay at Thomas Raddall Provincial Park.
Related links
- Activities and experiences at Kejimkujik National Park...
- Fall, winter, and spring at Kejimkujik
- Calendar of events
- The Coastie Initiative
- Hiking
- Biking
- Geocaching
- Canoeing, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding (SUP)
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Parks Canada red chairs
- Explore the dark sky
- Tours and programs
- Learn-to Camp in Halifax
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