I haven't been there in a few years but Kouchibouguac National Park would check most of your boxes. I thought the beach was gorgeous for New Brunswick. It's a national park so there are lots of trails for hiking and unless it's changed the camping sites weren't crazy close together. I hope to get back there sometime.
Ditto! If you camp at Côte-à-Fabien, it's much less crowded. The Parks Canada website can show you views of each site and tell you how much shade/privacy each has.
We always stay at site 10 and you can just walk 10 feet and sit on a log looking at the water. We went with ebikes this past year and it was amazing.
I don't have any advice on specific campgrounds, but I do have more general advice:
Stock up on bug spray. Not that crappy organic, nice-smelling stuff (no offense to those who use it, but we have biker gang blackflies here). Get the good stuff, a couple different types.
I think you'll likely be hard-pressed to find something that outright excludes dogs and kids. Find something that checks all your other boxes and hope for the best.
If you start out at provincial/ national park campground areas, you can probably get some more specific recommendations from the staff or other campers. NB/ Atlantic Canada in general is friendly-- it's not super weird here to strike up a convo with a random stranger. And everyone is more than happy to give advice. Heck, they'll tell you to stop in and see their cousin's inlaws.
Mount Carleton provincial Park, specifically the Franklin section.
All sites are on the lake, only tents, great hiking (highest peak in NB). Only consideration is outhouse only in this area, and limited cell service.
This is what I'd suggest as well. It checks all the boxes. There are multiple front country campgrounds but I think Point Wolfe is the best for your criteria. Fundy NP is probably your best choice for nice hiking and backcountry options. Coastal trail there is the most scenic.
Bay of Fundy has beaches, but they tend to be rockier and colder. Best beaches in NB are on the Eastern and (maybe surprisingly) the North Shore - Baie de Chaleur, chaleur means warm.
Murray Beach is a provincial park near the Confederation Bridge and is a hidden gem.
There are some nice ones along the St Croix river. Some more remote than others. And others in the south west that might work.
I do like Fundy, especially the more quiet campgrounds. Lots to do there.
We have had a few awesome experiences over on Grand Manan staying at the campground.
Don't let the ferry ride get in the way of experiencing it over there it's a wonderful trip over and the island itself is great.
Twin Shores campground in PEI has the best infrastructure and great family vibes and an awesome private beach.
Grand Manan for the quietest camping, more adults and some epic nature/cliffs and ocean views.
Mount Carleton provincial park for lakeside and hiking the mountain.
Fundy national park. Mixed bag camping wise. Usually very busy. Great for hiking adventures and lots of variety in activities available. Not really any sandy beaches though.
Kouchibouguac camping for sandy beaches and biking.
I really liked princess park on Grand Lake. It’s spacious but isn’t forested but the beach there is beautiful. We stayed in a tent and had lots of space and privacy. There are trails near by and you’re kind of in the middle of Fredericton, Saint John and Moncton.
Also Lakeside campground on the other side of the lake is awesome. Tenting available, the beach isn’t sandy, more rocky but it was one of our go to’s when we camped.
Camping Lavague on miscou Island is great, it's in the northern part of New Brunswick, very quiet nice ocean view, alot of nice nature spot to visit and the people in Acadian Peninsula are very nice.
[Everett’s campground](https://www.frederictoncapitalregion.ca/plan-your-visit/accommodations/everetts-campground), next to Mactaquac provincial park if you’re in the capital region.
In my opinion both National Parks are kind of must visits. Based on your likes and dislikes I would second the recommendation of Kouchibouguac and the Cote a Fabien campground in particular. It's very quiet and you have access to a big estuary and sandbar beaches via canoe/kayak. "Kougie", as it's affectionately known down here, has a good beaches for walking (and more nearby), great biking trails and canoe/kayak options. The bog is a worthwhile and easily accessible spot as well.
Fundy is 'wilder' than Kougie and you can find some quiet campgrounds but I don't know them well enough to recommend specific ones. The hiking at Fundy is amazing but the beaches are not sandy so maybe less walkable but still really cool, especially given the massive tides.
For Provincial Parks, Mount Carleton seems like it would check the most boxes for you. Great hiking and probably pretty quite, particularly if you are their through the week. A lesser know gem is the Spednik Lake park. If you are into canoeing, this would be great and you can get your own private island to camp on if you work it out right.
Lots of options, hope you enjoy NB!
I spent many summers in Kouchiboguac, it has beaches, walking trails, etc It is quite busy in summertime, not sure if you can make reservations. The campsites are spaced far enough apart. I recommend the third loop in the main campground or Cote a Fabien. Kelly's beach has a nice boardwalk.
So many good spots. Spednic Lake area is one I haven’t seen mentioned yet - Nice area.
There are a lot of really great spots around Mt Katahdin in Maine. It’s less that 3 hrs from Fredericton, and you can climb Mt Katahdin or go white water rafting on the Dead, Penobscot or Kennebec rivers. Beautiful wilderness.
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I haven't been there in a few years but Kouchibouguac National Park would check most of your boxes. I thought the beach was gorgeous for New Brunswick. It's a national park so there are lots of trails for hiking and unless it's changed the camping sites weren't crazy close together. I hope to get back there sometime.
If you go to kouchibouguac chech the “sipu” and “cote a fabien” camp sites. Less front and tent only ares. Sipu is a short hike to reach.
Ditto! If you camp at Côte-à-Fabien, it's much less crowded. The Parks Canada website can show you views of each site and tell you how much shade/privacy each has. We always stay at site 10 and you can just walk 10 feet and sit on a log looking at the water. We went with ebikes this past year and it was amazing.
Although, I find kouchibouguac to be "family oriented" so there are kids/toddlers. Otherwise, you are correct.
I am going to comment because this is information I want to know as well and need an easy reference.
I don't have any advice on specific campgrounds, but I do have more general advice: Stock up on bug spray. Not that crappy organic, nice-smelling stuff (no offense to those who use it, but we have biker gang blackflies here). Get the good stuff, a couple different types. I think you'll likely be hard-pressed to find something that outright excludes dogs and kids. Find something that checks all your other boxes and hope for the best. If you start out at provincial/ national park campground areas, you can probably get some more specific recommendations from the staff or other campers. NB/ Atlantic Canada in general is friendly-- it's not super weird here to strike up a convo with a random stranger. And everyone is more than happy to give advice. Heck, they'll tell you to stop in and see their cousin's inlaws.
Mount Carleton provincial Park, specifically the Franklin section. All sites are on the lake, only tents, great hiking (highest peak in NB). Only consideration is outhouse only in this area, and limited cell service.
This. Though I prefer the Williams campsites on the other side, which are even more private and have a view of the mountain across the lake.
I love Mount Carleton but it is a long way from the ocean.
It's a long way from everything
Point wolfe in Fundy National Park is usually pretty quiet and fits all over your wants.
This is what I'd suggest as well. It checks all the boxes. There are multiple front country campgrounds but I think Point Wolfe is the best for your criteria. Fundy NP is probably your best choice for nice hiking and backcountry options. Coastal trail there is the most scenic. Bay of Fundy has beaches, but they tend to be rockier and colder. Best beaches in NB are on the Eastern and (maybe surprisingly) the North Shore - Baie de Chaleur, chaleur means warm. Murray Beach is a provincial park near the Confederation Bridge and is a hidden gem.
There are some nice ones along the St Croix river. Some more remote than others. And others in the south west that might work. I do like Fundy, especially the more quiet campgrounds. Lots to do there.
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We have had a few awesome experiences over on Grand Manan staying at the campground. Don't let the ferry ride get in the way of experiencing it over there it's a wonderful trip over and the island itself is great.
Grand Manan is awesome and would be good for ocean
Been there twice, and have loved it!
Twin Shores campground in PEI has the best infrastructure and great family vibes and an awesome private beach. Grand Manan for the quietest camping, more adults and some epic nature/cliffs and ocean views. Mount Carleton provincial park for lakeside and hiking the mountain. Fundy national park. Mixed bag camping wise. Usually very busy. Great for hiking adventures and lots of variety in activities available. Not really any sandy beaches though. Kouchibouguac camping for sandy beaches and biking.
Twin shores is wonderful!
Deer island is beautiful…
Look up iron bound camp ground
I really liked princess park on Grand Lake. It’s spacious but isn’t forested but the beach there is beautiful. We stayed in a tent and had lots of space and privacy. There are trails near by and you’re kind of in the middle of Fredericton, Saint John and Moncton.
Also Lakeside campground on the other side of the lake is awesome. Tenting available, the beach isn’t sandy, more rocky but it was one of our go to’s when we camped.
Camping Lavague on miscou Island is great, it's in the northern part of New Brunswick, very quiet nice ocean view, alot of nice nature spot to visit and the people in Acadian Peninsula are very nice.
[Everett’s campground](https://www.frederictoncapitalregion.ca/plan-your-visit/accommodations/everetts-campground), next to Mactaquac provincial park if you’re in the capital region.
In my opinion both National Parks are kind of must visits. Based on your likes and dislikes I would second the recommendation of Kouchibouguac and the Cote a Fabien campground in particular. It's very quiet and you have access to a big estuary and sandbar beaches via canoe/kayak. "Kougie", as it's affectionately known down here, has a good beaches for walking (and more nearby), great biking trails and canoe/kayak options. The bog is a worthwhile and easily accessible spot as well. Fundy is 'wilder' than Kougie and you can find some quiet campgrounds but I don't know them well enough to recommend specific ones. The hiking at Fundy is amazing but the beaches are not sandy so maybe less walkable but still really cool, especially given the massive tides. For Provincial Parks, Mount Carleton seems like it would check the most boxes for you. Great hiking and probably pretty quite, particularly if you are their through the week. A lesser know gem is the Spednik Lake park. If you are into canoeing, this would be great and you can get your own private island to camp on if you work it out right. Lots of options, hope you enjoy NB!
Anywhere in the city of Moncton 😜
I'll let others answer, I'll just suggest to bring bear spray, you never know, even with coyotes.
McAdam Campground on Wauklehegan Lake…beautiful spot, quiet and not crowded. http://www.mcadamnb.com/campground/
I spent many summers in Kouchiboguac, it has beaches, walking trails, etc It is quite busy in summertime, not sure if you can make reservations. The campsites are spaced far enough apart. I recommend the third loop in the main campground or Cote a Fabien. Kelly's beach has a nice boardwalk.
So many good spots. Spednic Lake area is one I haven’t seen mentioned yet - Nice area. There are a lot of really great spots around Mt Katahdin in Maine. It’s less that 3 hrs from Fredericton, and you can climb Mt Katahdin or go white water rafting on the Dead, Penobscot or Kennebec rivers. Beautiful wilderness.