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Stave Lake Self-Service Campground

Hosted by Medway · Digby, Nova Scotia

5 sites · Tent · 30 acres

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Book your stay at one of 5 beautiful hike in camp sites in the Medway Community Forest Lisence Area! This is a Backcountry Self Service Campground. Gear must be hiked in. Food must be properly stored (in vehicle or in one of our pre-installed bear hangs). Garbage must be packed out. There is no potable water onsite – please supply your own drinking and cooking water. At Stave Lake Campground, you’ll be able to enjoy the beautiful nature of interior southwest Nova Scotia. With only 5 sites, the campground offers a peaceful, back-country style camping experience dispersed amongst old growth hemlock, spruce, and maple with access to associated hiking trails around Stave Lake. With a canoe or kayak, the campground provides a great starting place for exploring the adjacent Tobeatic and Medway Lakes Wilderness Areas. The campground is also a 10-minute drive from Kejimkujik National Park with dozens of maintained hiking trails, old-growth forest, and canoe and kayak rentals, and only 5 minutes from the 4-mile stillwater trail, a beautiful waterfront trail managed by the MFCF. The Stave Lake Campground is operated by the Medway Community Forest Cooperative. Our mission is to support local communities through sustainable and ecologically based forest management. One way we strive to meet our mission is to manage the forest to maximize multiple economic, social, and environmental values - The Stave Lake Campground allows us to diversify revenue sources while protecting provincially recognized old-growth forest that surrounds a portion of Stave Lake! The campground is a backcountry style camping experience with front country access. The farthest sites are about 500 meters from the parking lot. Gear must be carried in! The campground has outhouses, firewood available for pre-purchase, and bear hangs for storing food. Each campsite has a firepit, picnic table, and tent pad. There is a lovely trail system associated with the campground. We recommend waterproof hiking boots as water pools in some spots! Only firewood purchased at the campground is allowed in accordance with the Provincial “Don’t Move Firewood” campaign. Campfires are not permitted unless stated.

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5 sites

Site 1 - Accessible Campsite

Tent site · Sleeps 4

Site 1 is the closest campsite to the parking lot, and is fully accessible. This site is situated in a beautiful mossy hemlock-spruce stand with easy access to the parking lot and an accessible outhouse. This site can host 2 tents.

Short walk to site

Campfires allowed

Toilet

No potable water

Pets allowed

No showers

Site 2 - Forest Site

Tent site · Sleeps 4

Site 2 is beautifully situated in a mture mixed stand of hemlock, birch, spruce, and maple. Under a 5 minute walk (250m) from the parking lot it offers a perfect mix of privacy, backcountry feel, and accessibility. It is well isolated off of the main trail and near an outhouse. It offers a lovely forest setting, close walk to lower slave lake, and easy access to hiking trails and bear hang. Site 2 can host 1 tent. All food must be stored in bear hang overnight and while away from site.

Short walk to site

Campfires allowed

Toilet

No potable water

Pets allowed

No showers

Site 3 - Old Growth Site

Tent site · Sleeps 4

Site 3 is a single tent site situated beautifully between the lower Stave Lake and an old growth stand of hemlock and birch. Easy access to lower stave lake, hiking trails, bear hangs, and outhouse. Site 3 is about 500m from parking lot. All food items must be hung at bear hang overnight and when not around the site.

Moderate walk to site

Campfires allowed

Toilet

No potable water

Pets allowed

No showers

Site 4 - Lake Site 1

Tent site · Sleeps 4

Site 4 offers lovely views of the Lower Stave Lake with a picturesque sunrise. Situated in mature mixed forest this site offers easy access to hiking trails, bear hang, and outhouse. Approximately a 500m walk from parking lot. Site 4 can host 2 tents. All food must be stored in bear hang overnight and when not at site.

Moderate walk to site

Campfires allowed

Toilet

No potable water

Pets allowed

No showers

Site 5 - Lake Site 2

Tent site · Sleeps 4

Site 5 offers lovely views of the Lower Stave Lake with a picturesque sunrise. Situated in mature mixed forest this site offers easy access to hiking trails, bear hang, and outhouse. Approximately a 500m walk from parking lot. All food must be stored in bear hang overnight and while away from site.

Moderate walk to site

Campfires allowed

Toilet

No potable water

Pets allowed

No showers

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Location

Digby, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, CanadaTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Medway Community Forest C.

Joined in July 2025

Stave Lake Self-Service Campground

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Tent sites

Site 1 - Accessible Campsite

Site 2 - Forest Site

Site 3 - Old Growth Site

Site 4 - Lake Site 1

Site 5 - Lake Site 2

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Hosted by Medway Community Forest C.

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