8 Nights: Prince Edward Island And The Acadian Coast From Halifax (Approximate Distance: 1,600 km)

DAY 1: Bedford To Port Borden

Pick up your RV in Bedford in the morning and travel north on the Veteran’s Memorial Highway (Highway 102), until just north of Truro, where you will merge onto the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 104) towards Amherst, NB. Turn onto Hwy 16 towards Prince Edward Island.

The Confederation Bridge is the longest bridge in the world crossing ice-covered water. The toll bridge (toll only applies when you leave the Island) spans a nearly 13 km stretch of the Northumberland Strait.

• Cape Tormentine Beach
• Borden Summerside KOA

DAY 2: Port Boden To Murray Harbour

Start your day by exploring Charlottetown, the capital city of Prince Edward Island and the birthplace of Canada. Enjoy the arts and culture or get a taste of local groceries at the farmer’s market. Head out east on Hwy 1 and do not miss to stop at the very important Point Prim Lighthouse.

As the sea trade between Canada and Europe rapidly increased in the early 19th century, so did the shipwrecks. A demand for a guiding beacon into the Charlottetownharbour was needed. Enjoy an evening walk to the historic Confederation Trail and the former “last stop” of the PEI Railway in Murray Harbour.

• Somers by the Beach
• Ocean Acres Campground

DAY 3: Murray Harbour To Fairfield

Depart Murray Harbour and continue on Hwy 17 to enjoy panoramic views from PEI’s oldest Lighthouse on Panmure Island. Step back in time to visit Jean Pierre Roma’s 1730’s recreated trading post, where history comes alive at “Roma At Three Rivers National Historic Site at the Brudenell Point”.

Another highlight of the day is the East Point Lighthouse, known as “Canada’s Confederation Lighthouse”, the only lighthouse in Canada that was built in 1867 and still operates today.

• Campbell’s Cove
• All Point East Campground

DAY 4: Fairfield To Cavendish

After departing Fairfield today, it is all about the coast and endless sandy beaches. Visit the Greenwich National Park Interpretation Center or escape to a truly unique landscape in the park. It has the largest dunes on the Island with boardwalks and trails that roll across the marshes and grass-like something out of an illustrated book.

Continue to the Green Gables shore. The beauty of the landscape was the source of inspiration of Anne of Green Gables creator Lucy Maud Montgomery.

• Cavendish Campground
• White Sands

DAY 5: Anne Of Green Gables

Today is all about the history and influence this Island had on Montgomery and how it reflected on the character “Anne”. Start with the inspiration of the House itself at Green Gables Heritage Place, where the Novel was based on.

Check out the Anne of Green Gables Museum which offers you “Matthew’s carriage” ride around the property and the shore. Go back in time to where it all started by visiting Lucy Maud Montgomery’s birthplace in New London.

• Cavendish Campground
• White Sands

DAY 6: Cavendish To Waterford

Depart Cavendish and follow the North Cape Coastal Drive. It is a medley of naturally sifted white and red sand beaches, towering red sandstone capes and iconic Lighthouses. Enjoy a winding drive through farming and fishing communities infused with Acadian, Mi’kmaq and Celtic heritage and culture. Visit North Cape, the tip of the longest natural rock reef in North America.

Experience the Black Marsh Nature Trail, winding through a wind-blown forest, along the red capes and across a vast bog. You will see seabirds, dragonflies, and the Elephant Rock like it stands today. The Wind Energy Interpretive Center educates visitors about wind energy and the colorful history of North Cape.

• Cedar Dunes Provincial Park
• Jacques Cartier Provincial Park

DAY 7: Waterford To Kouchibouguac National Park

Today you are leaving the Island but not before visiting the glass bottle houses and gardens in Cap- Egmont on Hwy 11. Travel further to Summerside, today the second-largest city on the Island but also steeped in trade and shipbuilding history growing from a mere lot of land in 1800. Leave the island via Highway 10 and the Confederation Bridge and continue your trip along the Acadian coast towards Kouchibouguac.

Kouchibouguac National Park features various diverse natural habitats including forest, marshes, bogs, dunes, estuaries, and rivers. Discover for yourself why the park’s slogan is “difficult to pronounce, impossible to forget”.

• South Kouchibouguac
• Côte-à-Fabien campground

DAY 8: Kouchibouguac To Truro

Depart Kouchibouguac and travel south along the Acadian coast. The fine sand dune extends 12 km into Bouctouche Bay and was created by the constant movement of sand due to the wind, tides, and ocean currents since the last ice age. The dune changes shape with every major storm.

Visit the historic battleground with remnants of an 18th-century Fort Beauséjour — Fort Cumberland. Located on the border between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the fort depicts the 18th century conflicts between France and Britain, and the later struggle between the American and Britain empires. Truro offers you a historic downtown with unique shops and dining options.

• Hidden Hilltop
• Scotia Pine Campground

DAY 9: Truro To Bedford

Depart Truro in the morning and return your RV to Fraserway RV in Bedford by 11:30 am.