Kouchibouguac National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location of Kouchibouguac National Park in Canada
Location:	New Brunswick, Canada
Nearest city:	Miramichi, New Brunswick
Coordinates:	46°50′59″N, 64°58′01″W
Area:	239 km²
Established:	1969
Governing body:	Parks Canada

Kouchibouguac National Park is located on the east coast of New Brunswick, north of the town of Richibucto. The park includes barrier islands, sand dunes, lagoons, salt marshes and forests. It provides habitat for seabirds, including the endangered Piping Plover, and the second largest tern colony in North America. Colonies of harbour seals and grey seals also inhabit the park's 25 kilometres of sand dunes. The park's size is 238 km². Recreational activities in the park include swimming, cycling and hiking. The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (976x790, 57 KB) Summary Location of Canadian national parks Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: List of Canadian national parks Point Pelee National Park Bruce Peninsula National Park Gros Morne National Park Forillon National Park Cape Breton... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Flower Violet Tree Balsam Fir Bird Black-capped Chickadee Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 11th... Miramichi redirects here. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Parks Canada is a Canadian government agency whose purpose is to protect and present nationally significant examples of Canadas natural and cultural heritage and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Flower Violet Tree Balsam Fir Bird Black-capped Chickadee Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 11th... Richibucto is a town in eastern New Brunswick, Canada, located where the Richibucto River empties into the Northumberland Strait. ... In geography, a bar is a linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water. ... This article is about the sand formations, for other meanings see Dune (disambiguation) Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley National Park In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian (wind-related) processes. ... See lagoon (disambiguation) for other possible meanings. ... This article is about marsh, a type of wetland. ... Binomial name Charadrius melodus (Ord, 1824) The Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small plover. ... Genera Sterna (Gelochelidon) (Hydroprogne) (Thalasseus) Chlidonias Phaetusa Anous Procelsterna Gygis Larosterna Terns are seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily Sterninae of the gull family Laridae. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...

The park was founded in 1969 in order to set aside sensitive sand dunes and bogs. While it was developed in the 1970s, Parks Canada encountered great difficulty expropriating land from several land owners. The most notable of these was Jackie Vautour, who still lives on his property. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... This article is about the sand formations, for other meanings see Dune (disambiguation) Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley National Park In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian (wind-related) processes. ... Lütt-Witt Moor, a bog in Henstedt-Ulzburg in northern Germany. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Parks Canada is a Canadian government agency whose purpose is to protect and present nationally significant examples of Canadas natural and cultural heritage and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations. ...

Kellys Beach, located on a sand dune, is the park's most popular attraction. A number of bogs, with one accessible by a boardwalk trail, are also located there. There are eight hiking trails, a network of bicycle trails, two campgrounds, and canoe and boat launches. Cap-St-Louis, a fishing port, is also located within the park's boundaries. Lütt-Witt Moor, a bog in Henstedt-Ulzburg in northern Germany. ...

The park is named after the Kouchibouguac River. The river's name means "river of the long tides" in Mi'kmaq. The Kouchibouguac River is a river in eastern New Brunswick which empties into the Northumberland Strait north of Richibucto, New Brunswick. ... The Mikmaq (also Míkmaq, Micmac, Migmaq) are a First Nations people indigenous to northeastern New England, Canadas Maritimes, and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec. ...

Other rivers that flow through the park include the:

• Black River
• Kouchibouguacis River
• Saint-Louis River

See also

• Canadian National Parks
• List of Canadian national parks

The Canadian National Parks system encompasses over forty protected areas, including National Parks, National Park Reserves and National Marine Conservation Areas. ... The Canadian National Parks system is run by Parks Canada, which also runs Canadas National Historic Sites. ...

External links

• Parks Canada site

National Parks of Canada

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