Crown Land Near Amherst
8 crown land sites
8 fishing spots
8 campgrounds
Amherst sits on the Chignecto Isthmus, the narrow neck of land linking Nova Scotia to New Brunswick, on the edge of the Bay of Fundy's Cumberland Basin. The John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area, a tidal salt marsh protecting migratory birds, is under 1 km away, and the Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO World Heritage Site is a scenic 45-minute drive. This page rounds up the closest public land, campgrounds and road trips around Amherst.
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Crown Land Nearby
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1 km
John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area
National Wildlife Area
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3 km
Fort Lawrence Conservation Lands
Land Trust or Conservation Easement
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3 km
Chignecto National Wildlife Area/Amherst Point Bird Sanctuary
National Wildlife Area, Migratory Bird Sanctuary
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5 km
Amherst Point Conservation Lands
Land Trust or Conservation Easement
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7 km
Brookdale Conservation Lands
Land Trust or Conservation Easement
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10 km
Tidal View Marsh Conservation Lands
Land Trust or Conservation Easement
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10 km
Harrison Woods Nature Reserve
Nature Reserve
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11 km
Chignecto Isthmus Conservation Lands
Land Trust or Conservation Easement
Nearest Campgrounds
Road Trips Nearby
Frequently Asked Questions
The John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area is under 1 km from town, and the Ducks Unlimited-managed Fort Lawrence Conservation Lands are about 2.7 km away, both protecting Bay of Fundy salt marsh.
Loch Lomond RV Park in Upper Nappan, about 3.4 km away, is the closest campground; Amherst Shore Provincial Park, about 32 km away on the Northumberland Shore, offers oceanfront camping.
The Joggins Fossil Cliffs, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with 300-million-year-old fossils exposed by Fundy tides, are about 45 km away — see the amherst-joggins-fossil-cliffs-cumberland-unesco route.
Offline maps around Amherst
Public land near Amherst runs well past the last cell tower. Export the area as a geo-referenced PDF and read it in BorealMaps to keep your GPS position on the map when the signal drops.
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A valid Nova Scotia fishing licence is required to fish anywhere on this page. The John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area is a sensitive bird habitat with restricted access during nesting season; check Environment and Climate Change Canada's site before visiting.