Neguac: Discover Nature and History

Neguac offers several points of interest for a stay: nature and walking trails in Île-Aux-Foins Park, sites connected to settlement history, and municipal parks and visitor services. If you’re looking for a hotel in Neguac, these highlights can help you match your trip to your interests. Each place has its own focus—from trails with interpretive panels to historic memorial sites.

Nature and Recreation

Île-Aux-Foins Park offers an ecotourism experience and opportunities for outdoor activities with the family. The park has a network of walking trails and information panels about the surrounding flora and fauna. This combines outdoor exercise with a closer look at local plant and animal life. The park also has an unsupervised saltwater beach with shallow water.

Richelieu Municipal Park is in the heart of the community and includes picnic and recreation areas, a playground, and a splash pad. The parks therefore offer different experiences: Richelieu Municipal Park has a central park with play and recreation facilities, while trails, nature information, and the saltwater beach are the defining features of Île-Aux-Foins Park.

Take the causeway to reach the lighthouse site on Hay Island. There is a picnic area and a playground there.

Historic Sites

Otho Robichaud Historic Place is designated a Provincial Historic Place because of its connection to the family of Otho Robichaud. Otho Robichaud was an Acadian justice of the peace in northeastern New Brunswick; the historic place is on Otho Street in Neguac.

The Savoie Monument commemorates Neguac’s first settlers and ancestors. The first Savoie family arrived in the area around 1757. Jean Savoie and his wife, Anne Landry, settled in Neguac and became the community’s first pioneer family after fleeing the area along the Miramichi River in the winter of 1756–1757.

Visitor Services

Neguac Wharf on Church Street has water, electricity, a boat launch, and parking. The Neguac Visitor Information Centre offers visitor information, a shop with local souvenirs, and an RV dump station. If you plan to visit the centre, check its current opening hours in advance.

In the broader destination of Northumberland County

The broader destination of Northumberland County also has its own cultural and natural highlights. Nelson Hollow Bridge is considered the oldest covered bridge in New Brunswick and the only covered bridge still standing in Northumberland County. The Trans-Canada Trail runs through and around Doaktown for hikers, ATV riders, and snowmobilers.

MacDonald Farm in Bartibog was built between 1815 and 1820 and designated a protected historic property in 1977. The Atlantic Salmon Museum highlights the importance of Atlantic salmon as a resource to protect and the fascination its beauty and elusive nature hold for anglers around the world. These examples offer a distinct historical and cultural perspective on the region.

Discover more destinations: Blackville, Miramichi, Beaver Brook, Chelmsford, Derby

See the broader travel guide: Northumberland County.