Meat Cove
A Remote Fishing Cove At The Very Top Of Cape Breton, With A Cliff Top Campground, A Small Beach, A Steep Coastline, Whale Sightings And A Hike To Bay St. Lawrence And Cape St. Lawrence. Reached By A Long Gravel Road, With Spectacular Sea Views And Few Services · Meat Cove, Nova Scotia
Meat Cove is the northernmost community in Nova Scotia, a handful of houses and a fishing wharf at the end of a long gravel road in the far north of Cape Breton Island. The road climbs from Cape North and Bay St. Lawrence over bare hills, with views of the sea and Cape St. Lawrence, before dropping to a small cove wedged between steep green headlands. A cliff-top campground looks out over the Gulf, a small beach lies below, and a chowder house serves meals in season. Pilot whales and other whales feed offshore in summer, seabirds nest on the cliffs, and trails lead along the coast toward Bay St. Lawrence and the cape. Settlement began in the early nineteenth century, and fishing has shaped life here ever since. Cell service is poor, fuel is far away and weather changes quickly, so this is a place for self-reliant visitors who want silence, wide sea views and a sense of the end of the road.
Meat Cove, the northernmost community in Nova Scotia at the end of a gravel road about 25 km north of Cape North on the Cabot Trail, Cape Breton; coordinates approximate, Meat Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
Meat Cove is a living community with no formal visiting hours, and the road is open to traffic all year when conditions allow. Services keep a short season, roughly June to early October: the chowder house usually opens about 11 to 7 on fine days, and the campground takes arrivals through the day and evening - confirm by phone before the long drive. Coastal trails are open in daylight. There is no fuel, shop or lodging beyond the campground and a few private rentals. From late October to May the gravel road can be rutted or icy and most services close, so confirm conditions before driving out.