Park Activities

In addition to the Special Events that we plan throughout the season, you’ll find plenty to do at the Hopewell Rocks, whether it's high tide or low tide.  Here are some suggestions:

1. Visit the Interpretive Centre.

2. Browse in our gift shop.

3. Have a meal at the High Tide Café

4. Grab a snack at the Low Tide Café.

5. Walk the ocean’s floor and explore the rock formations.  Give them your own nicknames!

6. Watch the tide come in. 

7. Watch the tide go out.

8. Practice your photography skills (Photo Hint:  Morning is the best time for photography).

9. Watch a spectacular sunrise.

10. Visit the 300-year old Acadian seawall (aboiteau) at the north end of the park.

11. Watch the aerobatics of the Bay of Fundy shorebirds during their migration from mid-July to mid-August.

12. Hike the network of trails.

13. Sunbathe on a quiet beach.

14. Watch for peregrine falcons or wildlife at Demoiselle Beach.

15. Relax on the High Tide Café’s outdoor deck.

16. Use your GPS to navigate to the rock formations (ask our reception staff for a GPS sheet with coordinates)

17. Go kayaking at high tide.

18. Have a picnic lunch.

19. Burn off some energy at the children’s playground next to the Interpretive Centre.

20. Explore a cave or two.