The Islands Provincial Park — Attraction in Reids Hill

Bring your own water, park water has a chemical contamination!!!!!

I dropped in to see if it was worth staying, ref my last year comment. Found out that the water in the Park has a chemical contamination and is not usable. I had viewed their web site which stated that it was potable so I traveled there with empty tanks. I searched the entire park for staff to ask where I could fill my RV's water tank, not one to be found anywhere, so I moved on to Yarmonth.

The second star is the the park's picturous views of Shelburne harbour front. Low rating due to lack of staff, no security, advertising good water only to find out it's unsafe. Note their Web site does state the water is unsafe now.

My last comment: 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...

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...

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...