THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW...

The following is general information and safety tips to help you plan your visit:

In Advance

• Your entrance fee is valid for two consecutive days, including the day of purchase, so consult the tide tables and plan to visit the Hopewell Rocks both at low tide and high tide so you can fully appreciate the highest tides in the world.

• We recommend comfortable, sturdy footwear such as sneakers or hiking boots.

• Dress in layers, as the weather is unpredictable.

• Carry bottles of water.

While in the Park

• Avoid posted and cabled off areas. While every effort is taken to ensure that unstable areas are cabled off, rock falls occasionally happen. Visitors should be mindful of their own safety.

• Beware of falling rocks. Small sections of rock occasionally work loose; this is the natural process of erosion. Visitors should be aware of this when proceeding through tunnels or under overhangs.

• Although interpretive staff members clear the beach areas as the tide comes in, visitors must be wary of rising water levels.

• Move carefully while on the beach as mud and seaweed-covered rocks are slippery.

• To reduce human impact on the vegetation, please stay on the walking trails. § Do not climb on rock faces as the sandstone is fragile.

• The mud flats are part of an important ecological system. Walking or sliding in the mud is strictly prohibited.

• Walking trails are unlit during the evening hours.

• Do not climb over the fences - they are provided for your safety.

• Please use care to extinguish cigarettes and matches - forest areas can be very dry in summer.

See also accessibility features, information for families and our pet policy.

Visiting outside normal operating hours

Tide times change each day and occasionally, the low tides will fall near to - or outside - our hours of operation. 

Should you wish to visit the site after gates are locked visitors may park their vehicles outside the gates, ensuring they do not block any roadways or entrances, and then walk in. 

Visitors accessing the area outside of park hours are responsible for their own safety and should take great care not to be trapped by the tides. 

Also, see our Winter at the Rocks page.