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Station 07 · Atlas

Eight essential stops around the bay.

You could spend a lifetime exploring Fundy. If you have a week, these eight will give you the full range: geology, wildlife, cliffs, caves, and quiet fishing villages.

Hopewell Rocks flowerpot formations at dusk, Bay of Fundy

Landmark · New Brunswick

Hopewell Rocks

The famous 'flowerpot' rocks sculpted by centuries of tide. Walk the ocean floor at low tide, kayak around the towers at high tide, all in the same day.

  • Ocean-floor walking at low tide
  • Kayak tours from May to October
  • Interpretive centre and café

Best timeMid-May to mid-October; check tide chart daily.

Guide to Hopewell Rocks →

Cape Chignecto Provincial Park coastline with red cliffs, sandy beach, and turquoise water

Wilderness · Nova Scotia

Cape Chignecto Provincial Park

Wild coastal wilderness with 50 kilometres of hiking, sea stacks, cobble beaches, and rustic backcountry cabins. A quieter, tougher alternative to Fundy National Park.

  • Multi-day coastal loop hike
  • Sea stacks at Refugee Cove
  • Backcountry cabin bookings

Best timeJune through October.

Guide to Cape Chignecto →

Fundy National Park coastline with sandy beaches, forested cliffs, and turquoise Bay of Fundy water

National Park · New Brunswick

Fundy National Park

The classic base for a Fundy trip — waterfalls, salmon rivers, coastal cliffs, and coastal beaches at the entrance.

  • Dickson Falls loop
  • Point Wolfe covered bridge
  • Seafood restaurants near the park

Best timeLate May through mid-October.

Guide to Fundy National Park →

Burntcoat Head Park coastline with red cliffs, a lighthouse, and an island sea stack on the Bay of Fundy

Record Site · Nova Scotia

Burntcoat Head Park

Where the highest tide on Earth was measured. A restored lighthouse, safe stairways to the ocean floor, and a short interpretive trail.

  • World tide record marker
  • Ocean-floor walks with staff
  • Lighthouse and small museum

Best timeMay to October; low tide only.

Guide to Burntcoat Head Park →

Five Islands Provincial Park coastline with red cliffs, long beach, and the Minas Basin

Provincial Park · Nova Scotia

Five Islands Provincial Park

Five little islands offshore, red cliffs, a long low-tide beach, and cliffside campsites overlooking Minas Basin.

  • Cliff-top campsites
  • Estuary trail
  • Panoramic lookout

Best timeJune through September.

Guide to Five Islands Provincial Park →

Layered sedimentary cliff face of Joggins Fossil Cliffs at low tide

UNESCO Site · Nova Scotia

Joggins Fossil Cliffs

The most complete fossil record of the Coal Age on Earth. Guided walks reveal 300-million-year-old plant and animal fossils exposed by the tide.

  • Guided fossil walks
  • Interpretive centre
  • UNESCO World Heritage designation

Best timeMay to October.

Guide to Joggins Fossil Cliffs →

Cape Split cliffs from above

Hike · Nova Scotia

Cape Split

A 16-kilometre round-trip hike ending on a dramatic cliff-top meadow with a 200-foot drop to the tide-swirled water below.

  • Half-day return hike
  • Signature cliff-top view
  • Best-in-Canada tidal viewpoint

Best timeMay through October.

Guide to Cape Split →

Kingsport Beach on the Minas Basin at low tide

Beach · Nova Scotia

Kingsport Beach

A wide, sandy Minas Basin beach in the small village of Kingsport. At low tide the shoreline pulls back to reveal long stretches of rippled sand and tide pools — a quiet, family-friendly spot to feel the scale of Fundy's tides without the crowds.

  • Long low-tide sand flats
  • Views across Minas Basin to Cape Blomidon
  • Quiet village setting, easy parking

Best timeTwo to three hours either side of low tide, May through October.

Guide to Kingsport Beach →