Harboring any unresolved treehouse issues from your childhood? Indulge in some active therapy with a stay in a tree cocoon at Ingonish Beach in Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The tree bed “cocoons” are suspended 20 feet above the forest floor, securely anchored via wires. A zipped hatch allows you to crawl onto an interior mattress, where you can watch for shooting stars above the canopy, or keep a lookout for pirates slipping ashore. Visitors who left their childhoods happily behind can simply relax to the sound of ocean waves while drifting to sleep surrounded by the fragrance of the surrounding forest.

You can have your nature experience closer to terra firma with a beach camp experience offered by NovaShores Adventures. The two-day Seal Cove Adventure begins at Spicer’s Cove at Cape Chignecto Provincial Park on the Bay of Fundy. Participants traverse the dramatic coast and kayak past the Three Sisters rock formation, then make port for lunch in historic Eatonville Harbour. At the end of the day, make camp at Seal Cove and enjoy a gourmet dinner with wine on the shore. Wake to the sound of grey seals announcing the new day, and after a hearty breakfast, set out to view them in their natural habitat on the nearby coastal rocks.