Natural Area
The Park encompasses an area of l,l58 hectares (2,800 acres) that provides a natural setting for the historic Roosevelt summer home. The setting of coastal headland, rocky shore, sphagnum bog, field and forest offers a variety of habitats, and there are trails, drives, overlooks and picnic areas for visitors to explore and enjoy.
From the Visitor Center parking area, a hiking trail leads west to Friar's Head, where the Park Commission maintains a picnic and observation area with splendid views of the islands, shores, and bays.
Directly across the highway from the Visitor Center, the Glensevern Road divides Herring Cove Provincial Park and the Roosevelt Campobello International Park, and leads to the Cranberry Point, Fox Hill, and Liberty Point Drives and to Eagle Hill Bog. Park drives are narrow, gravel roads with turnouts to permit passing. Just over twelve kilometers (7.7 miles) of drives will lead you to over thirteen kilometers (eight miles) of walking trails of varying difficulty.
At Liberty Point, large tidal action characteristic of the Bay of Fundy and wind-dominated, climax vegetation located on a rugged, rocky terrain offer an appropriate site for research dealing with the effects of adverse environmental factors in vegetational growth and development.
Just offshore, the cold water, constantly mixed by strong tides and currents, is very productive. The Passamaquoddy Bay area contains perhaps the richest and most diverse invertebrate communities on the eastern seaboard. Visitors often view whales, harbor porpoise, and seals from Park observation areas and trails.
President Roosevelt once called Campobello his “beloved island.” Today’s scenic values, uncrowded conditions, cool forest trails, rocky coves, and balsam-scented forests are as attractive to vacationers today as they were when Campobello’s grand hotels lured visitors to the island in the late 1800's.
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