Camping

Camping on the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi’gmaq Trail

In an effort to protect the natural splendour of the Trail, overnight hikers are encouraged to stay at designated campsites. There are three types. Platform Sites (1) have three or four slightly elevated wooden decks on which a tent can be placed and kept clear of the ground. Primitive Sites (2) are the most basic and consist only of clearings on or beside the trail to pitch tents. Shelter Sites (3) offer a small refuge with a roof, three walls and wooden floor. Some sites have both a shelter and platforms.

Sites cannot be reserved and operate under a “first come, first serve basis”.

The first campsite after leaving the eastern trailhead at Daly Point Nature Reserve is at the Eagle (Gitpu) Campsite a distance of 25 km. Thereafter, campsites can be found every 5 to 15 km until the trail’s termination in Mt. Carleton Park (western trailhead). All campsites are within sight of the Nepisiguit River and a readily accessible water supply (with the exception of the Popple Depot site which will require a 300-meter walk to the Popple Depot Bridge). Campsite locations can be seen the Interactive Map. It is highly recommended to purchase and bring with you on your hikes the much more detailed SNMT guidebook and SNMT topographic map.

A few sites have teepees. These are not fixed structures and are periodically removed for maintenance and repairs. Hikers are invited to visit them but dirt floors and a tendency to leak in wet weather make them unsuitable for overnight accommodations. Their main purpose is to remind visitors of the Mi’gmaq peoples who lived in the Nepisiguit watershed for millennium. In such natural settings, the teepees also offer striking photo opportunities.