Safety and guidelines

Be prepared and stay safe while enjoying your visit! Review important bulletins, weather conditions, and visitor guidelines.

Be prepared

Weather

Current conditions and short-term weather forecast.

Important bulletins

Important announcements, notifications, and active superintendent orders.

Safety

To have a safe visit, please observe the following:

• The Officers’ Quarters Museum, the public washrooms, and pathways are wheelchair accessible.
• Use caution on the steep, grassed hills (earth walls).
• Watch for low doorways and uneven steps.
• Please carefully supervise young children.

The grounds are open year-round. There is no winter maintenance.

Visitor guidelines

Drones

All Parks Canada places are "no drone zones" for recreational use. Please leave your drone at home. Use of drones at Parks Canada places

Metal detectors

It is prohibited to use a metal detector within Fort Anne and Fort Charles National Historic Sites.

Pets

Pets on a leash are permitted on the grounds.

Only service animals are allowed in the museum.

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted in the buildings.

No camping

Camping is not permitted at Fort Anne National Historic Site.

There is camping nearby at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site.

Tourism Nova Scotia offers information about other places to stay. Call 902-742-0511 or 1-800-565-0000 (toll free in North America).