Make Your Way By Water
While we often think of visitors travelling to and around our beautiful province via planes, trains and automobiles, with a billing like “Canada’s Ocean Playground” we need also recognize there are many folks who arrive via that great Atlantic blue. Fortunately for those travellers – whether with sail or powered boat – we’ve got plenty of ports in which to safely dock when you make your way by water to Nova Scotia’s South Shore.
Of course, in the words of that wise Roman Philosopher Seneca “If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favourable.” Good thing then, that we’ve got a stellar selection all the way along our coastline so that no matter your destination there’s a special spot to dock.
And as you might imagine – with well over 50 to choose from – there’s plenty of variety in each of their offerings. Some are public and offer a convenient wharf for a short visit to nearby shops while others offer fueling and service, with extended stay slips for vacationers. Some offer dockside dining, resort experiences and even cozy cottages and campgrounds just steps away from the water’s edge.
You’ll find a complete list below along with their respective locations so that you can find the perfect port to fit your plans here on Nova Scotia’s South Shore.
Bayport Harbour Marina, Lunenburg, NS
Bear Point Harbour Marina, Bear Point, NS
Blue Rocks Harbour, Lunenburg, NS
Broad Cove Harbour, Broad Cove Harbour, NS
Bush Island Harbour, Bush Island, NS
Central Port Mouton Harbour, Port Mouton, NS
Chester Public Ferry Wharf, Chester, NS
Chester Yacht Club, Chester, NS
Creasers Cove Harbour, Lahave, NS
Cripple Creek Harbour, Clam Point, NS
East Ironbound Island Harbour, Blandford, NS
East River Shipyard & Marina, East River, NS
Eastside Port L’Hebert Harbour, Sable River, NS
Falls Point Harbour, Lower Woods Harbour, NS
Feltzen South Harbour, Lunenburg, NS
Fox Point Harbour, Hubbards, NS
Gold River Marina, Gold River, NS
Gunning Cove Harbour, Port LaTour, NS
Hubbards Town Wharf, Hubbards, NS
Jones Harbour, Sable River, NS
Kraut Point Harbour, Lahave, NS
LaHave River Yacht Club, West LaHave, NS
Long Cove Harbour, Port Medway, NS
Lower Sandy Point Harbour, Shelburne, NS
Lower Woods Harbour, Lower Woods Harbour, NS
Lunenburg Fishermen’s Wharf Harbour, Lunenburg, NS
Lunenburg Government Wharf, Lunenburg, NS
Lunenburg Yacht Club, Lunenburg, NS
Mahone Bay Civic Marina, Mahone Bay, NS
Newellton Harbour, Cape Sable Island, NS
Northwest Cove Harbour, Blandford, NS
Oak Island Marina & Resort, Western Shore, NS
Peggys Cove Harbour, Peggys Cove, NS
Port Medway Harbour, Port Medway, NS
Port of Bridgewater, Bridgewater, NS
Riverport Fishermens Wharf, Riverport, NS
Shelburne Harbour Yacht Club, Shelburne, NS
Shag Harbour, Shelburne Harbour, NS
Shipyard Bay Marina, Mahone Bay, NS
South Shore Marine, Marriott’s Cove, NS
Stoney Island Harbour, Stoney Island, NS
Swims Point Harbour, Clark’s Harbour, NS
Tancook Island Harbour, Tancook Island, NS
Tuna Blue Inn & Marina, Hubbards, NS
Upper Blandford Harbour, Blandford, NS
For a complete list of marinas in Nova Scotia click here, for Marine Traffic specifics visit the official site here and for the timely scoop on tides here on Nova Scotia’s South Shore click here.
