Parks of New Brunswick

Fundy National Park is located on the Bay of Fundy, a bay world-renowned for its high tides and natural beauty. It covers 206 square kilometres and boasts excellent hiking trails and outdoor recreational facilities in a natural setting.

Kouchibouguac National Park is a 238 square kilometre park on the east coast of New Brunswick.  Highlights of this park include forests, sheltered lagoons, and sand dunes.

Provincial Parks

New Brunswick boasts a variety of provincial parks, serving both to conserve nature and to provide recreational opportunities for citizens and tourists.  Although these parks are all on provincially-owned (Crown) land, some are operated by the Department of Tourism and Parks, some controlled by the Department of Natural Resources, and some are operated b private companies or communities.  As a result, conditions at these parks vary greatly.

Parks operated by the Department of Tourism and Parks are:

• Sugarloaf

• Mount Carleton
• De La Republique
• Mactaquac
• Herring Cove
• The Anchorage
• New River Beach
• Parlee Beach
• Murray Beach

Parks privately managed include:

• Val comeau
• Hopewell Rocks
• Oak Bay
• Saint Croix

Other parks in our province controlled by the Department of Natural Resources (some of which have been closed but remain "on the books") are:

• Beechwood
• Escuminac
• Glenwood
• Grand Lake (closed since 2003)
• Lake George
• Lakeside
• Little lake
• McGraw Brook
• Middle Island
• Muniac
• Neguac-Hay Island
• Oak Point
• Parc de l'aboiteau
• Pokeshaw
• Sandy Point
• Sunbury Oromocto
• Shippagan
• Tetagouche Falls (closed)
• The Enclosure
• Woolastook
• Youghall Beach

 CPAWS NB is very interested in these parks and would like to hear comments from people who have been to these parks or has information about them that they would like to share.  As well, if you have photos that you would like to share with us, please send them too, to rsteve@nb.sympatico.ca.