Welcome to Our Beautiful Geopark!

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Our Geosite Field Guide

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Each geosite highlights unique landscapes, geology, and stories shaped over millions of years, making it easy to plan your next adventure!

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  • Saint John
  • Grand Bay-Westfield
  • Hampton
  • Norton
  • St. Martins
Saint John

Uptown Saint John

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Accessible 24/7 Historic stones (granite, marble, sandstone) used after the 1877 fire.
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Saint John

Tucker Park

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Accessible Dawn Till Dusk "Rivers of Rock" (Devonian Period) and visible glacial striations.
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St. Martins

St. Martins

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Visible from the road. No access to caves. Dawn Till Dusk Sea caves carved by the extreme tides of the Bay of Fundy.
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Saint John

Rockwood Park

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Accessible Dawn Till Dusk Featuring Caledonia Fault and ancient graphite mines.
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Reversing Falls

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Main view accessible. Water level viewing platform is not. Dawn Till Dusk Collision point of Africa and South America (Ganderia and Avalon terranes).
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Norton

Norton Moosehorn Creek

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Accessible Dawn Till Dusk Over 700 individual lycopod trees from the Carboniferous Period.
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exhibits

So Many Exhibits to Explore!

Stay connected with public events, workshops, and pop-ups happening across the Geopark.

Albert County Museum

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Quaco-Fossil Exhibits

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It’s Not Just Rocks, It’s an Amazing Story!

Learn all about the billion year geological history of the Stonehammer Geopark region, and uncover all kinds of cool and interesting things that have happened right under your feet!

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Here’s Some
Interesting Facts...

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Did You Know...

That some of the first Cambrian trilobites in Canada were discovered in the geopark in 1863?

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That the geological history preserved in the rocks and fossils of Stonehammer dates back to 1 billion years?

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That there is a geological record of the closing of the ancient lapetus Ocean and the opening of the modern Atlantic Ocean?

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That Stonehammer has some of the oldest fossils of reptile footprints in the world?

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That the Carboniferous time period is named for the high carbon content of widespread deposits of coal?

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That there are 60 geosites in Stonehammer?

Ready to Explore
the Geopark?

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Whether you’re planning a family outing or a deep-dive into geology, your Southern New Brunswick adventure starts here.

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