Flowerpot Island Campsite — Hotel in Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula

For first-timers (ie people who have never been to Flowerpot or the Bruce Peninsula), Flowerpot Island is just that: an island with two Flowerpots. The highlights of this island? It’s two flowerpots. Worded differently, while the natural beauty of this island should definitely not be underestimated, Flowerpot Island is not known for its camping but rather for its flowerpots. A couple of hours spent on the island is all you need to visit these Flowerpots.

If it’s your first time in the Bruce Peninsula, the BP itself is not a destination for a sedentary-type of holiday, as there are far too many beautiful and great attractions in the region. In fact, the Bruce Peninsula has been analogized by some authoritative academic sources (see generally W. Sherwood Fox, ‘The Bruce Beckons’) as a “nervous system” with Highway 6 being the spine, and the countless number of roads that branch off to the east and west of the spine as the ribs.

Part of the beauty of the Bruce Peninsula resides in the rich and highly diverse flora and fauna of the island, most notable by visiting and contrasting areas on the sandy, Eastern, warm Lake Huron shores of the Peninsula to the rocky, Western shores of the cold Georgian Bay; each region attracts and displays its own unique flora and fauna.

With this in mind, for first-timers, a well-planned trip to the Bruce Peninsula area should include a travel plan/schedule that progresses to discover the Peninsula from South to North, East to West/West to East. Camping in an isolated area like Flowerpot Island is not part of an ideal, well-planned trip to the Bruce Peninsula.

Flowerpot Island are located right on the island’s “Beachy Cove”, where there is heavy traffic of tour boats and tourists that are constantly coming and leaving the island throughout the day.

If a sedentary Canadian-style camping holiday isolated from civilization is what you’re looking for, there are far better, near-by destinations that should be preferred over camping in Flowerpot Island. Algonquin Interior Park is but one such preferred...

Recently on my visit to Tobermory I visited the flowerpot island, this island has treks, rock pillars which are flower pot shaped hence the name and lightstation. You should probably take a half day or a full day depending on your age/fitness to spend sometime walking/trekking all over the island to view these. Please note you would have to wear proper shoes and carry some water, trailmix etc as the facilities are limited. The island is reached by boats which drop you off and let you know the pickup time so that you can complete your tour and be back to board...

Beautiful, clean and peaceful. It's great to go hiking, enjoy the sights of the rocky structures and blue, clear water and even for a dip. Be prepared and bring your own food and drinks. Dress appropriately, like wearing hiking boots, and even bring a pair of water shoes for the rocks. I saw a handful of people with little ones and evem strollers. It's not easy to have strollers on the paths/trails so just a heads up. Enjoy the time away and disconnect. You will enjoy...