Cape Chignecto Provincial Park

Cape Chignecto is Nova Scotia's premier coastal-backpacking park: a 51 km loop around the cape traces sea-cliff tops with the world's highest tides pounding below. Wilderness cabins and walk-in backcountry sites replace car-camping. Start/end at Red Rocks trailhead.

• Nova Scotia's best multi-day coastal hike
• 185 m Bay of Fundy sea cliffs
• Wilderness cabins along the loop
• Second-growth Acadian forest

Size

42 km²

Loop distance

51 km

Sea cliffs

Up to 185 m

Established

1998

• Cape Chignecto Coastal Loop

• Wilderness cabin stays

• Photography of Fundy tides

• Kayak (guided outfitter based nearby)

Reservations: Required · Frontcountry: No · Backcountry: Yes · RV: No · Glamping: Yes

• Walk-in wilderness campsites along the loop
• Rustic cabins at Eatonville and Refugee Cove
• No drive-in camping

• Coastal Loop (multi-day)

  Hard · 51 km

  3-4 day traverse; the signature experience.

• Refugee Cove out-and-back

  Hard · 20 km

  Long day-hike to a signature cove.

• Mill Brook loop

  Moderate · 7 km

  Day-hike sampler for the coast.

• Three Sisters sea stacks
• Sunset from Refugee Cove
• Fog off the Fundy shore

Peak: August-early October · Shoulder: June, mid-October

Book through NS Parks — opens 120 days ahead of arrival.

Cabins book out for weekends months ahead.

• 3-day

  Coastal Loop Classic

  Three days on the 51 km loop staying in wilderness sites.

• weekend

  Cabin Sampler

  Overnight cabin at Eatonville + Mill Brook day-hike.

Our Travel Concierge builds custom itineraries around Cape Chignecto Provincial Park — permits, campsites, driving times, and shoulder-season strategy included.