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Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick
A fishing village at the gate of Fundy National Park, where the Bay of Fundy's huge tides leave boats sitting on the mud twice a day, with waterfall trails, a covered bridge and the Hopewell Rocks up the coast.
Photo: Alma, New Brunswick, Wladyslaw, CC BY-SA 3.0
The Bay of Fundy has some of the highest tides in the world. At Alma, the harbour empties and fills twice a day, and lobster boats sit on the sea floor at low tide. Come back in six hours and it's a different place.
Fundy National Park climbs from the shore into forested highlands with lakes and waterfalls. Up the coast, you can walk around the Hopewell Rocks' tall sea stacks at low tide.
Trails, lookouts, waterfalls, beaches and time on the water come first.
A national wildlife area on Shepody Bay, on the way to the park. Migrating shorebirds gather here by the thousands in late summer. Trails are open; the Shorebird Discovery Centre is seasonal.
Season Trails are open; the Shorebird Discovery Centre is open daily July–Sept (check before you go).
Coastal forest, highlands, lakes and more than 100 km of trails.
Tall 'flowerpot' rock stacks you can walk around at low tide. About an hour away.
A scenic parkway and lookouts along the coast near St. Martins.
Museums, landmarks and the places people come here for.
Local history, and the R.B. Bennett Centre for Canada's 11th prime minister.
Main streets, markets and the dates worth planning around.
Cruises, tours and experiences people book here. Each one goes to the operator's official page, and you can still add it to your trip.
Guided kayak tours from Alma.
Season Seasonal, check official site.
Part of our Bay of Fundy guides.
The Reversing Falls, Irving Nature Park and the City Market.
Saint Andrewsabout 3 h 30 · Guide ↗A seaside town on Passamaquoddy Bay.
Monctonabout 60 min · Guide ↗A tidal bore, a large urban nature park and downtown on the Petitcodiac.
2 days · Fundy National Park and Alma
A park weekend based in Alma: waterfalls and the Point Wolfe shore, then a low-tide walk at the Hopewell Rocks.
2 days · Moncton → Fundy National Park and Alma
A river-city weekend: time the tidal bore in Moncton, then a day trip south to walk the ocean floor at Hopewell Rocks.
Photo: Alma, New Brunswick, Wladyslaw, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: The trail and salt marsh at Mary's Point, James Mann from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Fundy National Park in Fundy National Park and Alma, No machine-readable author provided. Dlanglois assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Dickson Falls, Fundy National Park, No machine-readable author provided. Dlanglois assumed (based on copyright claim, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Point Wolfe covered bridge, СССР, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca
Photo: Hopewell Rocks, Wladyslaw, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: A red-sand beach along the Fundy Trail, Fundy Geopark, CC BY-SA 4.0
