New Brunswick is reopening provincial parks and other major tourist attractions as part of Phase 2 (Orange) of its COVID-19 recovery plan.
New Brunswick provincial parks and attractions will reopen with limited services, no events, and no programming or co-ordinated activities.
Provincial parks, campgrounds and other tourist attractions are only accessible to New Brunswick residents and other individuals that have the proper authorization to be in the province.
NEW BRUNSWICK PARKS REOPENING SCHEDULE
The following provincial parks will reopen with services limited to trails and beaches, public washrooms, limited restaurant services (where applicable), seasonal and daily camping.
Sugarloaf Provincial Park’s trails are currently open. Seasonal and daily camping will start on May 29, and the bike park with chairlift service on June 13.
On May 15:
- Mactaquac
- New River Beach
- Anchorage (Grand Manan Island)
- Oak Bay (on May 14)
- Fundy Trail Parkway
On May 22:
- Herring Cove (Campobello Island)
- Mount Carleton
- Murray Beach
- Parlee Beach
- de la République
- Val-Comeau
Other Attractions
- The Village Historique Acadien will open on June 9
- The Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park will open on June 5
- The Jardin Botanique du N.-B. (NB Botanical Gardens) on June 6
- Kings Landing (Wednesday to Sunday) on June 3,
Following services will be open at above attractions
- trails;
- public washrooms;
- hotel (Village Historique Acadien);
- interpretation (where physical distancing is possible);
- shuttle services (limited services in some attractions);
- gift shops (limited services); and
- restaurant (limited services).
No dates have been established yet for the following provincial tourist attractions:
- Cape Enrage;
- Miscou Island (Lighthouse and Visitor information centre);
- Doak Provincial Heritage Place;
- Bonar Law Provincial Heritage Place;
- Sheriff Andrews Provincial Heritage Place;
- Ministers Island Provincial Heritage Place; and
- MacDonald Farm Provincial Heritage Place
WHAT IS ALLOWED DURING ORANGE LEVEL – PHASE 2 in NEW BRUNSWICK
Subject to the Public Health and WorkSafeNB COVID-19 general guidance, the following activities are allowed:
- Elective surgeries and other non-emergency health services
- Two-household bubble
- Gatherings with social distancing of 10 or fewer
- Golf courses, outdoor tennis courts, marinas
- Carpooling
- Outdoor religious services
- Recreational fishing and hunting
- Post-secondary education and some cultural venues
- Offices
- Retail businesses
- Restaurants
- Campgrounds and outdoor recreational activities
- Daycare, childcare and day camps
- ATV trails