Sussex KOA Journey Local Attractions

Fundy National Park

Experience the world's highest tides – not to mention pristine forests, deluxe campgrounds and a taste of Atlantic Canada culture – at Fundy National Park. Paddle in a kayak as the waters rise up to 12 meters or more. Walk the otherworldly sea floor at low tide. Or venture inland where trails lead to waterfalls deep in Acadian forests.

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Fundy Trail Parkway

The ultimate Bay of Fundy eco-adventure. Drive the paved parkway that hugs the coastal cliffs. Lace up your hiking boots and hop on your mountain bike and explore the trails. These connect to paths and stairways which lead to pristine beaches and tumbling waterfalls, Precambrian rocks, 250m cliffs that tower at the water's edge. If that doesn't take your breath away, just check out the view - the spectacular, stunning Bay of Fundy. The trail has been carved out of the Fundy Escarpment, one of the last remaining coastal wilderness areas between Florida and Labrador. Most of the elements of the Fundy ecosystem exist within this area including the dramatic Fundy tides. At the Interpretive Centre you'll find original artifacts and old photos from a bygone era, when logging, fishing and shipbuilding were an economic mainstay of this region. Above the Centre, there is a suspension bridge across the sparkling waters of the Big Salmon River and the beginning of the wilderness Fundy Footpath.

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Covered Bridges

Sussex and surrounding areas are known for their covered bridges,some dating back 150+years enjoy the country roads and atmosphere all the time using Sussex KOA as you home base

Agricultural Museum of New Brunswick

NB Agricultural Museum of New Brunswick was founded by members of NB's agricultural community to let others know about our province's pride in its rural roots.
The Agricultural Museum of New Brunswick is dedicated to the collection, documentation, interpretation, demonstration, and display of artifacts that are reminiscent of the family farm as it existed primarily prior to the 1970's. In addition to the museum's collections, the museum tries to accomplish its mission in several ways: by holding a harvest day demonstration, on the last Saturday of September, that includes the use of a locally manufactured threshing machine, a horse tread mill that powers a drag saw and a dog tread mill that operates a butter churn. The other event that the Museum hosts is the very popular Antique Power Show. Hundreds of artifacts and documents have been carefully gathered over the years. We now have one of the most impressive collections in the Atlantic Provinces.

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World's Highest Tides

ides in the Bay of FundyTry our interactive tide animations!Twice each day, 160 billion tonnes of seawater flow in and out of the Bay of Fundy — more than the combined flow of the world's freshwater rivers! The Bay of Fundy's tides transform the shorelines, tidal flats and exposed sea bottom as they flood into the bay and its harbours and estuaries.The best place to experience the tides of the Bay of Fundy is within the World's Highest Tides Ecozone. Located around the two upper basins of the Bay, this area has a distinct coastal geography. Tides in this coastal zone reach a peak of around 16 m (50') — the height of a 5-storey building. This is many times higher than typical tides on the rest of the Atlantic coast! The huge tides expose the sea bottom and shape the coastline.The ecology of the World's Highest Tides Ecozone is unique. Each August, vast tidal flats are feeding areas for thousands of migratory shorebirds and have been designated western hemisphere shorebird reserves.When can you experience the tides?

• Visitors can see 2 extraordinary high and low tides every 24 hours.
  
• The time between a high tide and a low tide is, on average, 6 hours and 13 minutes. As such, you can reasonably expect to see at least one high and one low tide during daylight hours.
  
• Tide times change, approximately one hour later each day. Tide times also vary slightly for different locations around the Bay.
  
• Check with the community you are planning to visit for accurate high and low tide times.
  

Are the Bay of Fundy tides a 50' wall of water?The Bay's tides officially measure over 15 m (50' in height), but the incoming tide is not a 50' wall of water. It takes 6 hours for the tides to change from low tide to high tide. That means it takes more than an hour for the tide to rise 10' vertically. But the tide is a powerful force. In some places, it can change the direction of a river (the reversing rapids in Saint John, N.B.) or create tidal bore that flows against the current. There are many places where you can see and experience the awesomeness of the tides.