At low tide the Bay of Fundy pulls back under Fundy National Park's cliffs until the ocean floor is walkable. You walk it with the forest still on the slope above you, and by evening that same ground is underwater again. Parks Canada calls these the world's highest tides.
The overnight is Headquarters, the campground by Alma and the east entrance on Route 114, with electricity, water, and sewer hookups. Book that pad through Parks Canada before the van, because summer fills the hookup loops at the same time the low-tide walks get crowded.
At Hopewell Rocks the same low tide leaves flowerpot sea stacks standing on the ocean floor, with people walking among them at the base. Admission is valid for two consecutive days so you can see low tide and high tide.
Chignecto is the park's largest campground, with hookup and unserviced sites. Hiking and biking run across the highway at the Chignecto Recreation Area.
Point Wolfe campground is on the far side of the Point Wolfe covered bridge, the only vehicle entrance. Parks Canada limits that crossing to 24 ft long and 13 ft high, so a longer RV rental in New Brunswick sleeps at Headquarters or Chignecto even when the bridge is open.
As of September 2026, the covered bridge is closed from early September through December 2026 for repairs. Headquarters and Chignecto are the van nights until it reopens.
Kouchibouguac National Park
The Kellys Beach boardwalk runs straight out over salt-marsh grass and lagoon toward the dune line. You walk above the marsh toward dunes that close off the lagoon from the ocean, and on the far side are sand dunes and warm ocean water. The park is a designated Dark Sky Preserve.
Parks Canada does not permit dogs or bicycles on that boardwalk. Leave them at camp if you walk out to the dunes.
South Kouchibouguac is the campground, with showers and a dumping station, reserved on the same Parks Canada system as Fundy. Prince Edward Island is the neighbouring island trip. Nova Scotia is the other Maritime coast.
Fundy Trail Parkway
The parkway is the coast road from St. Martins. You drive it for lookouts over the Bay of Fundy, with beaches and waterfalls along the same shore.
As of September 2026, the Big Salmon River suspension bridge is closed for renovations. The parkway drive is still the trip. Saint John is the city people pair with that road. Portland, Maine is the U.S. coast south of here.
Mount Carleton Provincial Park
Mount Carleton's climb ends at the fire tower and the plateau view down to Nictau Lake. NB Parks calls the mountain the highest peak in the Maritime provinces. Armstrong's campground on Nictau Lake takes trailers and tents, with a beach on the water. Williams and Franklin stay tent-only.
The main gates run mid-May through October, with a separate short winter season from early January through late March. Fredericton and Moncton are the inland cities. Quebec is the next province if you keep driving.