Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
44.3619° N, 65.3031° W
Park boundary and water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, Nova Scotia. 44.3619° N, 65.3031° W
National park, 381 km². Scale bar on the map.
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- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- Parks Canada accommodation, Parks Canada Agency. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site is a 381 km² national park beside Maitland Bridge, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 1967.
32 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Lake Rossignol (153 km²).
- Area
- 381 km²
- Established
- 1967
- Named lakes
- 32
- Campsites
- 3798 campgrounds
Conditions today
8.2 °C
Observed at Kejimkujik (National Park), as of 3:00 a.m. ADT
Tonight: Showers ending late this evening then clearing. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 early this evening then becoming west 20 near midnight. Low 8.
Weather: Kejimkujik (National Park) (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. ADT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:59 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:28 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:47 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:16 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:18 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:05 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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In the park
The 12 largest of 32 named lakes, ranked by area.
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Rossignol | 153 km² |
| 2 | Kejimkujik Lake | 25.5 km² |
| 3 | Peskowesk Lake | 7.4 km² |
| 4 | Peskawa Lake | 4.17 km² |
| 5 | Grafton Lake | 3.22 km² |
| 6 | Cobrielle Lake | 2.85 km² |
| 7 | Frozen Ocean Lake | 2.46 km² |
| 8 | Big Dam Lake | 1.62 km² |
| 9 | Irving Lake | 1.56 km² |
| 10 | Loon Lake | 1.07 km² |
| 11 | Hilchemakaar Lake | 0.99 km² |
| 12 | Poplar Lake | 0.87 km² |
Rivers
Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.
Campgrounds
8 campgrounds have 379 campsites.
| Campground | Type | Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy's Bay - Meadow | Frontcountry camping | 154 |
| Jeremy's Bay - Slapfoot | Frontcountry camping | 100 |
| Jeremy's Bay - Jim Charles | Frontcountry camping | 91 |
| Jeremy's Bay - Jim Charles Point | oTENTik | 18 |
| Jeremy's Bay - oTENTik Village | oTENTik | 10 |
| Jim Charles Point Group Campground | Group camping | 4 |
| Jakes Landing Rustic Cabin | Cabins | 1 |
| Jakes Landing Yurt | Yurts | 1 |
Things to do
Camping
- Backcountry camping
- Backcountry huts
- Cabins
- Frontcountry camping
- Group camping
- Oasis
- Yurts
- oTENTik
Facilities
- Boat launch
- Picnic areas
- Playground
- Sani-station
- Swimming area
- Visitor or interpretation centre
- Washrooms
Official record
- Designation
- National park
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Parks Canada Agency
Names
- Parc national et lieu historique national du Canada KejimkujikFrench form
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