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Viator
Two-day canoe trip into the Kejimkujik backcountry ↗Whynot Adventure at Jake's Landing; arrive between 11:30 and 12:30.
Viator
Four-day canoe trip to the southern lakes ↗Whynot Adventure at Jake's Landing; arrive between 11:30 and 12:30.Day trip from Halifax · self-guided · Parkbus, named by the Kejimkujik park authority (Parks Canada) as a bus connection
Without a car from Halifax: Parkbus to Kejimkujik National Park ↗VIA Rail station Halifax, 1161 Hollis Street; be there 15 minutes before the 7:30 departure. Back at around 19:15, without guarantee according to the operator.
Park authority programme · dark sky preserve · Kejimkujik park authority (Parks Canada)
Park authority stargazing evenings in the Kejimkujik dark sky preserve ↗Start on the map
Park authority programme · petroglyphs · Kejimkujik park authority (Parks Canada)
To the petroglyphs on Kejimkujik Lake: park authority guided tour ↗Start on the mapAd · partner links: we may earn a commission if you book – at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting the atlas. Offer details checked 2 Oct 2026; dates and prices with the provider.
Arrival · Visitor centre
3005 Kejimkujik Main Parkway in Maitland Bridge, on Route 8. Open from 15 May to 31 October 2026, daily 8:30 to 16:30. Electric vehicle charging is available here all year.
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44.43829, -65.20860
Water · Waterfall
The rapids on the Mersey River right by the visitor centre. The trail there is two kilometres long and easy, and one of the seven red chair sites.
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44.43872, -65.21481
Water · Lake
From the parking lot it is a 400-metre portage to the lake. The south-eastern half is spring-fed and clear, the northern half bog-brown; both are sheltered from strong wind.
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44.45956, -65.28947
Water · Backcountry lake
One of the 17 lakes with backcountry sites. Site 7 here is one of three places where ten people instead of six may camp.
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44.44930, -65.35533
Where to stay · Campground
The only drive-in campground, in four areas: Meadow Loop, Slapfoot Loop, Jim Charles Loop and Jim Charles Point. Showers, playgrounds, shop and Wi-Fi on the main path.
Guided from here
Park authority programmes, no partner links. Dates on their website.
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44.40437, -65.24590
Nature · Roofed accommodation
The headland in the campground with the roofed accommodation: Ôasis, the 400-series oTENTiks and two rustic cabins, plus the group site.
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44.39461, -65.23218
Water · Swimming beach
The beach on Kejimkujik Lake with a café and parking lot P4. Red chairs stand here too.
Guided from here
Park authority programmes, no partner links. Dates on their website.
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44.38300, -65.20635
Nature · Headland
1.9 kilometres one way, easy. Old broadleaf trees line the trail, one of the few places in the park with real old growth. Red chairs at the end.
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44.37636, -65.20844
Water · Lake
The large lake at the centre of the park, with many islands and bays. Motorboats have been banned here since 2026; there are no navigation buoys any more, and map and compass are essential.
The large lake at the centre, with islands and bays, and since 2026 without a single motorboat.
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44.36572, -65.23126
Arrival · Launch site
Access point on the lower Mersey River. From here it is a 200-metre portage upstream to George Lake. Mi’kmaw eel weirs stood on the Mersey River for thousands of years.
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44.33484, -65.20510
Arrival · Coastal access
1188 St. Catherines River Road in Port Joli, about 100 kilometres from the main park. Admission is free here; you cannot stay overnight, and camping is only next door in Thomas Raddall Provincial Park.
The coastal part at Port Joli: through dense scrub to the open sea, white sand and turquoise water.
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43.83790, -64.85619
Water · Beach
The white sweep of sand at the end of the trail. One of the last undisturbed nesting beaches of the endangered piping plover.
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43.84039, -64.83100
Viewpoint · Viewpoint · Red chairs
From the trail you can see harbour seals on the offshore rocks. Here stands the only pair of red chairs by the sea.
Harbour seals lie on the offshore rocks, visible from the trail without disturbing them.
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43.83366, -64.83255
Mountains & rock · Headland
The second trail by the sea leads onto the headland with a view over the bay and the Atlantic.
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43.81345, -64.83465
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