Absolutely beautiful campground. I cannot think of one thing that could make it better. The washroom/shower are the nicest I have ever seen anywhere, including alot of hotels. Overlooking historic Shelburne. A relatively small campground with many sites right on the water. The campsites are varied with many tucked into little nooks and crannies in the small hills that make up the campground. Kids on their bikes will love it. Ok, that's it for now, don't tell anyone. I want there to be a spot next week!

I have been coming here since I was a small child, always been one of the best places to go camping. This past weekend I went and noticed they have redone the main bathrooms, to which they are way nicer than when I remember, and each bathroom is individual with own shower. The water is always nice to swim in, although rather cold. Staff are always so friendly. Recently stayed in site 31 with tent.

Beautiful campground, especially the lots on the water. Very peaceful and close to town. The branches need to be trimmed at the sewage dump station (you will scrape your trailer). Other than that I would highly recommend this place.

Thought we would check out the campground as it was one of the few NS provincial parks we had not tried yet. Be careful booking from the pictures, our site 39 was not as implied and there are lots of VERY small sites. There are some nice site but most have heavy tree cover so little sunlight in sites. Not a fan of self registration system especially if you need any assistance or have questions. Disappointed in lack of a beach being so close to water/ocean. Lots to do in surrounding area but you have to drive out of camp. This is a nice place to stay if you are going through or if you have plans in the surrounding area... not worth it as a destination.

Beautiful park, lots of camping sites and picnic locations

Love this park. Can’t say enough good things about it. The location is stunning, and so near to Shelburne. It is directly connected with the rail trail and we cycled our bikes to Shelburne, had a drink at the yacht club, did some shopping and cycled back. There are some fantastic sites here and some not so fantastic. We last stayed at a waterfront site that was absolutely lovely. Make sure you check out the map and site images before you book. Not all waterfront sites are good. Some have a bit of privacy and others are sitting right on top of your neighbours so you can all hear each other sneeze. The washrooms are fantastic. The best in the provincial parks after Valley View Provincial Park. Each washroom is private, for you only, and includes a full shower, a sink and a toilet. They are all private washrooms in the entire washroom facility. Wheelchair accessible too for all of them. This will be your best washroom experience. The campfire wood was good here too, which is not always the case at every campground.

We went during the week and had a beautiful site with no one around. The staff were super friendly and the bathrooms and comfort station were very nice and clean. The red squirrels were an added bonus kept us entertained!

A hidden gem. Stayed on a Wednesday night can't be 20 people here. Sites are clean and facilities are wonderful. Only beef is the province has gone to self serve via a call centre. Make a reservation drive right in. Stayed at site 30 looking at the water and listening to frogs and ducks. Under trees in case of rain. Been to provincial parks coast to coast and this was by far the nicest

Camping sites suitable for everyone. Some are hidden on the hill, most are asking the shores on the Shelburne Harbour or Roseway river. There are sites for group camping and some private. Walking trails, picnic areas, boat launch, wildlife

Good campground bit check out your potential spot carefully. Some of them are tiny and wedged in.

Great campground walking distance to shelburne. Great views

Great park. Good for camping and picnic. Beautiful nature.

We have been going to the Islands Provincial Park yearly for the last 4 years. Beautiful views, clean updated restrooms with hot showers and friendly staff. Do your research before you select a spot some are more private and wooded than others.

Beautiful park with kayak access right to the harbor and a rail trail for biking going right through. Downtown Shelburne is easy to bike to and explore. We had a tent site on the water but unfortunately had a noisy RV right next to use that was perhaps too big for that spot. The sites away from the water seem to be larger and more spread out. All reservations are online or over the phone. The office isn't manned and only maintenance people are on site. The people booking over the phone don't know the sites and we witnessed a couple who were put into sites they couldn't fit in and had to call back. The "campground hosts" were very nice but I wish they had meet and greet camp fires like some other parks I've been to. Overall had a great time and would definitely return.

We love staying at the islands. The views of the harbour and the updated, accessible bathrooms/showers make it one of the best NS provincial parks for camping.

Best provincial park in NS and it has hands down the best public bathrooms in the province as well. Massive bathroom with amazing showers. I can’t think of a better place to camp

Small quaint and quiet. Main bathroom large individual bath and shower stalls. Very clean. Boat access launch at picnic park

Small but nice park. We enjoyed our stay and had some fun with our fire pit and cooking over fire 🔥.

Camped the 1st week of October, quiet and enjoyable. Washrooms are extremely spacious and exceptionally clean.

Our campsite, which faced the water, was good, but it had an old style (useless) fire pit. Other sites had better ones. The star of this Park are the 6 toilet -sink-shower rooms near the park office. There is a dishwashing station nearby also. We met lots of locals camping in the park, our enjoying the day use facilities. Easy 1.5 km walk to historic Shelburne village on former railbed trail. Friendly Park hostess.

Beautiful Campground with spectator views of Shelburne water front. Little tight for those with large camper units getting around the one-way road. We did not use any of their washrooms, unknown to what they are like. There is no check-in/out, just go straight to your site. Saw an odd staff around, not sure what they do, they definitely don't monitor the campers for rule breaking or if those on sites have any actual booking and no staff from dusk to 9ish am. Two campers next to me ran their generators all day until midnight at which time they all left leaving their campers and 2 dogs tied to a tree (yup) on their site barking all night for our first night, next day they returned around noon hosted a very loud drinking/drug party of about 25 persons until 10ishpm then run their gens until 1am; I know it's always a gamble to whom you'll have as a neighbour, but the camp staff should have been all over this behavior. For this reason I drop my rating to 3, if it wasn't for my first comment it would be 1 star for the camps lack of security.

Quiet place..pretty area...very friendly caretakers. You have to book online or by phone at the office and there's a drop box for the money. Wood available for camp fire; in our travels they had the largest bundle for the cost. The shore building is well kept and hot water plentiful. Will definitely be going back.

What a beautiful park. I parked by the gate an walked through the camping side (closed for the season) then on to the picnic side. I balanced rocks peacefully at the point. There are so many lovely spots to sit and take in the view, if you find one occupied, just move on to the next. Lovely day park.

A beautiful treasure in Shelburne Harbour!

Apparently it's not good enough to visit the park webpage to confirm whether amenities are available or not, but rather you need to dig into the NS Parks website under advisories. Conflicting information was presented on the park page, suggesting the showers would be open at reduced hours due to COVID-19, when in fact the showers were under construction and completely closed. Has we known that, we would have booked elsewhere. A disappointing stay as a result.

Great place to go camping and we had a site with a wonderful view. The new washrooms are great. Individual rooms complete with sink, toilet, shower (handicap capable) changing table. Lots of room, very clean.

Beautiful place for camping with cool camping spots, good place to do camping for at least two days.

We really enjoyed our stay (Site 12). The kids rode their bikes all around the park. The rail trail to Shelburne (~8km round trip) is in very good shape for bikes. We drove to Roseway beach (25km) and the splash pad I'm Graham's Park to cool the kids down. Many sites work well for family groups as they are clustered close. The NEW WASHROOMS are Excellent! They have big rooms for families to use with accessible full size showers, warm water, change tables, and flush toilets.

My girlfriend and I arrived here during COVID while motorcycle camping around Nova Scotia, and were able to find a campsite not too far from the water, and because of social distancing, we had a wooded, rather secluded site. The view of Shelburne Harbour, looking East across to the town itself was wonderful, and as the light dropped into late evening, the lights of the town could just be made out on the other side of the water. The reason it loses a star is that it isn't ideal for tents as the ground is covered in loose pine needles that you are going to want to wipe off your ground sheet or tent as you roll it up. The facilities close to the sites are outhouses, and I had to bring my own toilet paper to use them. Not a huge deal, as I'm not that much of a toff. They could do with a bit of lime or wood ash tossed down the hole to kill some of the smell. :) Also, grab a map,. as the flow of traffic was strange, and I was very happy I was on a "go anywhere" motorcycle and could respectfully bend a few rules where electric gates were concerned. I may have traveled the wrong way once or twice for which I apologize. The signage is not that good. Would I recommend it? Yes. Shelburne is close by if you wanted to stroll the sidewalks and sample the evening air, or go shopping for food to add to the pot at the campsite.

Hasnt changed

A beautiful, secluded and wooded area that is a photographers dream. 3 minutes from the heart of Shelburne. Friendly staff. Breathtaking view of Shelburne and the worlds 3rd largest natural harbour.

We were anchored in Shelburne Bay and went for a hike to this park. Nice trail with great views across the Bay to Shelburne. Took about 3 hours round-trip.