Visitor's information
Boardwalk at the Johnson's Mills Shorebird Interpretive Centre, New Brunswick (Photo by NCC)
Staff at the Johnson’s Mills Interpretive Centre provide public education and monitor shorebirds, and ensure that ecotourism is conducted in a manner which is not harmful to the birds. The Centre is open daily from July to August and interpreters are on hand to answer questions.
Prospective visitors can call the Centre at 506-379-6347 to enquire about high tide times and bird migration numbers. While observing shorebirds, visitors are encouraged to use viewing platforms, to walk softly, abstain from waving and shouting, drive slowly and quietly, and to not bring pets.
To get to the Nature Conservancy of Canada's Johnson's Mills Shorebird Reserve:
From the Nova Scotia border through Sackville:
- from Hwy 2, take Hyw 940 (exit 504),
- turn left at Main St.; go 1.0 km,
- bear right at Salem St. to the end,
- turn right at Hwy 106; go 5.5 km,
- bear left; go 8.5 km,
- turn left at Hwy 935; go 6 km (turns into good dirt road)
From the Prince Edward Island border:
- from Confederation Bridge, continue through NB on the Trans Canada; go 46 km,
- bear right at the traffic circle; take the 2nd exit towards the Trans Canada; go 50 km,
- bear right at Trans Canada Hwy; go 25 km,
- take the Hwy 2 ramp to Sackville/Moncton; 1 km,
- merge into Hwy 2 W; go 7.7 km,
- from Hwy 2, take Hwy 940 (exit 504),
- turn left at Main St.; go 1.0 km,
- bear right at Salem St., to the end,
- turn right at Hwy 106; go 5.5 km,
- bear left; go 8.5 km,
- turn left at Hwy 935; go 6 km (turns into good dirt road)
From Moncton, NB:
- head South on Hwy 2,
- take exit 482 towards Memramcook/Dorchester,
- turn right onto Hwy 106,
- continue on Hwy 106 until you reach Dorchester,
- turn right at Hwy 935; go 6 km (turns into good dirt road)
