Stargazing at Fundy National Park Dark Sky Preserve
Coastal DSP with sea-level tide-flat horizons and frequent low aurora.
Updated:
· Tonight: Friday, August 14, 2026
📍 Bay of Fundy, NB🌑 Bortle 3🚗 ≈ 15 hours east via Quebec and Highway 2 into New Brunswick, then Route 114 to Alma.
About Fundy NP
Fundy National Park sits above the highest tides on Earth, and its RASC Dark-Sky Preserve designation gives you a reason to stay past sunset: the same fog-scrubbed Bay of Fundy air that makes for dramatic daytime views also makes for very transparent night skies. Saint John's astronomy club runs an annual StarGaze weekend here that's open to the public.
What you can see in the sky
Milky Way over the Bay of Fundy, Perseids and Geminids from the campground fields.
Best time of year
Late summer and early autumn — drier air off the Bay and the annual Fundy Park StarGaze event (hosted with the Saint John Astronomy Club) typically runs in this window.
Why this site is worth the drive
RASC Dark-Sky Preserve on the Bay of Fundy
Annual public StarGaze weekend with the Saint John Astronomy Club
Dramatic sea-cliff and forest scenery by day, dark coastal sky by night
Practical tips for Fundy NP
Park entry fee applies
Weather off the Bay changes quickly — pack layers even in summer
Book campsites near Alma well ahead for StarGaze weekend
Live 48-hour forecast
Tonight's verdict above is a build-time snapshot. For the full
hourly view — cloud cover, transparency, seeing, smoke, humidity,
moon altitude and a Bortle-aware tonight score by observing mode
(visual, deep-sky, planetary, astrophoto) — open the live forecast:
The live page combines Open-Meteo weather, US-AQI wildfire smoke,
moon math and Bortle-scale darkness into a single tonight score
(0–100), updated continuously.
Frequently asked questions
Is Fundy NP good for stargazing tonight?
Tonight's verdict is Excellent (High confidence). 8h of clear sky (≤30% cloud) during tonight's astronomical night, mean cloud 14%.
When is the best time of year to stargaze at Fundy NP?
Late summer and early autumn — drier air off the Bay and the annual Fundy Park StarGaze event (hosted with the Saint John Astronomy Club) typically runs in this window.
How long is the drive from Toronto?
≈ 15 hours east via Quebec and Highway 2 into New Brunswick, then Route 114 to Alma.
What can I see in the sky here?
Milky Way over the Bay of Fundy, Perseids and Geminids from the campground fields.
How dark is the sky? (Bortle scale)
Fundy NP sits at Bortle class 3 on the 1–9 dark-sky scale, where 1 is a pristine wilderness sky and 9 is an inner-city sky.