Canadian Maritimes

What's your time period and where in the maritimes do you plan to visit?

The official websites for each province & go from there.

Our first stop is usually at St Andrews by the Sea in New Brunswick, which has a very nice campground. Minister Island is worth a visit. Minister Island was the summer estate of William Van Horne, a turn of the 20th century president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. From St Andrews, we often take a day trip to St John

Next is the Bay of Fundy and the Hopewell Rocks.

Baddeck in Nova Scotia: Alexander Graham Bell Museum. A day trip to the Fortress of Louisbourg.

The Cabot Trail: Like having the Blue Ridge Parkway on the coast. Cape Breton Highlands National Park. We like to state at the Broad Cove Campground on the east side. Can see whales form the pull-offs near Pleasant Bay. Lots of hiking trails. Among my favorites is the Middle Head Trail in Ingonish.

PEI: Several nice campgrounds. Anne of Green Gables.

Note: All advertised as round trip fares, one is only charge when leaving PEI. It is cheaper to leave PEI on the Confederation Bridge (about 8 miles long.) If doing both Nova Scotia and PEI, we would enter using the Ferry from Nova Scotia and exit on the bridge.

I've only touched on a few things. Hopefully others will give you some more suggestions.

Tom

Go to the College of Piping in Summerside on PEI and take in a performance and attend a ceilidh (pronounced KAY-lay).
Fundy National Park, NB. Get some peanut butter cookies, raisin bread and sticky buns at the bakery in Alma, the town just outside the park.
Observe the tidal bore in New Brunswick.
Drive the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia.
Visit the two national parks in Newfoundland, Gros Morne and Terra Nova.

I'll be heading out to the Maritimes this summer 2016.
Here's part of my itinerary this summer (note: reservations already done :))
Mt. Carleton NB to do some astronomy,
Camper city cg Moncton NB,
King Neptune cg NS,
KOA cg North Sydney Cape Breton NS,
Marco Polo cg PEI,
Twin Sores cg PEI,

Still in planning stages for the remaining 10 days.

A great place to start is Roosevelt Campobello International Park. It was created in 1964 when President Lyndon Johnson and Prime Minister Lester Pearson signed an international treaty. In the parks 2800 acres is FDR's summer cottage, along with several other cottages, acres of natural areas including coves, lakes and hills, and several miles of scenic roads and hiking trails. Camping is conveniently located at nearby Herring Cove Provincial ParkHerring Cove Provincial Park.

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is a must-see area, along with a drive over the Cabot Trail.

The Fortress of Louisbourg is a fascinating bit of history. There is a city CG in town situated right on the water. Great dining and local music are within walking distance - if you're lucky you might catch the Men of the Deep in concert.

Another intriguing spot is the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Whycocomagh. I hadn't been aware of the many varied interests of this great mind.

Have a great trip!

WxToad

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Another intriguing spot is the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Whycocomagh. I hadn't been aware of the many varied interests of this great mind.

Have a great trip!

WxToad

The Alexander Graham Museum is in Baddeck, about 25 miles up 105 from Whycocomagh.

Bell National Historic Site

Tom

The Bell museum is well worth planning at least half a day at. Went last time we were in the area. Very surprised how good it is.

This year will be over 3 months doing the Maritimes with over a month on Newfoundland.

Thr only problems so far is finding CGs open early in May.

In New Brunswick GET OFF OF Route 1 and Route 2. Along the St, John River take routes 105 and 102. Day trips along Routes 845, 850, 124, 705, 710, 715. Have a look at a map. The lower St. John River valley is the most beautiful part of the Maritimes and most people just drive along the Trans Canada Highway (Route 2) or Route 1 from Calais, ME to Petitcodiac to meet Route 2 and miss it all. The Fundy Coast - St. Andrews, Saint John, St. Martins, and Fundy National Park are also great visits. DON'T pass by the smaller roadways along the St. John River system.

In Nova Scotia, get off of Routes 102 and 104. Hug the coasts. Cape Beton is beautiful. Mahone Bay/Bridgewater area are places to visit as well as the Annapolis Valley.

In PEI, Charlottetown is nice and Cavendish will be FULL of other tourists. Anything west of Summerside or east of Cardigan was a waste of time for us, locals of course would differ.

Don't drive by the SJ River!

HTH

Fundy National Park and Cape Breton Highlands NP both are interesting and both have campgrounds.