Discover Wild Nova Scotia
Find the best free camping spots and outdoor activities on Nova Scotia crown land
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BorealMaps: the app that reads your geo-referenced PDF maps
Export a map here, open it in BorealMaps on your phone, and your GPS position shows up right on it — with no cell signal at all.
- Import your geo-referenced PDF maps, no limit
- Record your GPS track with the screen off
- Download whole regions for offline use
- Free to install
On iPhone: app.borealmaps.com works just as well, right in Safari.
Scan with your phone to install
Plan Your Next Road Trip
The Itinerary Planner lets you draw any route on the map, split it into segments, and instantly generate offline-ready geo-referenced PDF maps for every leg of your journey.
- Interactive route drawing — freehand or follow roads
- Geo-referenced PDF map for every segment
- Save & revisit your itineraries anytime
- Works offline in the backcountry
Subscriber-only feature — See plans
Download PDF
Generate geo-referenced PDF maps with your selected areas and custom markers for offline use.
How geo-referenced PDF maps work
Get unlimited downloads, private markers, ad-free experience and more with a subscription.
- Unlimited map downloads
- Private markers
- GPX/KML export
- No ads
- Cancel anytime
Free Camping
Discover hundreds of free camping locations on Nova Scotia crown land
Outdoor Activities
Hiking, fishing, kayaking, sea exploration and much more on Nova Scotia crown land
Nova Scotia Crown Land
Nova Scotia's crown land covers approximately 1.5 million hectares, primarily in inland and northern areas of the province, managed by the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables. This land is open for free camping, hunting, fishing and hiking across a diverse landscape of Acadian mixed forest, coastal barrens, drumlins and interconnected lake systems. The province is especially renowned for moose hunting, Atlantic salmon and striped bass fishing, and accessible backcountry exploration.
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