Two adults stayed two weeks in a 30' camper at the Chignecto campground in the park in August 2019.
The Campground:
Pros: Many of the campsites are spacious, and even though there are over two hundred campsites the campground, around site 35, was relatively quiet and clean. There is a washer and dryer in several of the bath houses. Although pretty pricey....six loonies total to wash and dry one load. Well staffed, trash taken care of every day. Bike paths circle the campground and there are, at least, two playgrounds.
Fundy Nat'l Park:
Pros: Many hikes of all levels: easy, moderate, strenuous. The waterfalls are awesome...Dickinson Falls, right off Point Wolf Rd., was an easy walk and very beautiful. Also check out Laverty Falls and Third Vault Falls, more if a hike back in the woods.
There are a system of bike trails across 114 from the campground, but need a mountain bike since the trails, for the most part, are loose gravel. Unfortunately Rt 114 does not have shoulders to accommodate bikes. Only the extremely hardy and experienced bikers will risk it!
Three small beaches in the park, and Alma beach outside the park. Really cool to walk around during low tide. There is also a golf course and other features we did not check out on this trip.
Unlike Maine parks, Fundy has an abundant of trash receptacles, so virtually no litter! Beautiful! Loved that there are many bright, colorful flower gardens around the where the information kiosk is located.
Cons:Come to Fundy Park for the ocean and the tides, not for the lakes. There are two small lakes. Bennett Lake has canoe/kayak rentals. We rented a tandem kayak but the lake was really too small to get in a good paddle. We went for a dip at the swim front but there was soooo much goose poop I would not bother to go back there. Point Wolf lake is even smaller.
Other things to note: Alma only has one small store, but it is so expensive. We went to Sussex for our shopping, about 40 minutes from the campground (due primarily to poor road conditions on Rt 114 outside of the park). We liked the Atlantic Superstore for food shopping.
Also larger city centers to the north and south but we did not bother to go that far.
Many seafood restaurants in Alma!
Hopewell Rocks, outside the park, is an incredible sight at low tide....so many photo ops.
We would definitely return to Fundy National Park!! read more