Camping Nova Scotia, Campground, Family Campground, Wilderness Camping

Welcome to Wide Open Wilderness family campground

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	Book early to reserve your own piece of wilderness!
	We welcome small and large groups and recommend booking your outing well in advance to avoid disappointment..
	Check in 2:30 pm
	Check out 11:00 am
	Our season runs from May 25th to Oct.10th

We are Opening May 15th, and Currently Welcoming Campers to the 2008 Season

We are situated on the banks of Nova Scotia's largest river, the beautiful Shubenacadie. The Shubenacadie River experiences the the highest recorded tides in the world, and is also famous for massive tidal bores. Bald Eagles nest along the river and sightings are very common.

What is a Tidal Bore?

Tidal Bores In the Shubenacadie River
A tidal bore is a natural phenomenon, which is seen in very few parts of the world. The Bay of Fundy is particularly noted for its extremely high tides, the highest in the world, and for its tidal bores. As is generally known, the rise and fall of ocean tides is caused by the gravitational "pull" of the moon on the earth's watery blanket.At most places along the ocean shores, high tides occur regularly every 12 hours, 25 minutes.
Click here for 2008 Tide Schedule	Rafters prepare for incoming tidal bore.
	In the open ocean the tide only rises and falls a fraction of a meter. However, in most V-shaped bays and inlets the tide enters the broad end and the water literally "piles up" as it moves up the bay. In certain areas, such as the Bay of Fundy, the natural period of oscillation is very, close to the tidal period and, just like water sloshing back and forth in a bowl, the rise and fall of the tide is greatly amplified. Thus, the tide water enters the bay at its widest point, and as it passes along toward the head of the bay, it is in effect squeezed by the ever-narrowing sides and by the constant "shallowing" of the bottom.
At the very head of the bay this advancing tide becomes a wave varying; from just a ripple to several feet in height, and this wave continues into and up the rivers which empty into the bay. This wave is referred to as a "Tidal Bore". Thus, we have the phenomenon of a river changing its flow before your very eyes, created by the tidal wave, or bore, flowing in OVER the outgoing river water. The height of the tidal bore increases with the range of the tide. The range of the tide varies with the phases of the moon, the distance to the moon and other factors. For information on tide times on the Shubenacadie see our Schedule of Tides.
Information provided by the Marine Environmental Data Service, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa, Canada.

For more information call: 1-902-261-2228 Toll Free: 1-866-811-Camp (2267)

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