Haystack Rock

Haystack Rock: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Haystack Rock

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Haystack Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.38015, -65.26818. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Rock

• Kejimikujik Lake · lake · Queens · ~3 km · Must-see
• Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site · sanctuary · Annapolis · ~3 km · Must-see
• Luxton Lake · lake · Annapolis · ~8 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Queens · ~17 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Queens · ~22 km · Must-see
• Second Beaver Lake · lake · Queens · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tobeatic Lake · lake · Queens · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Rossignol · lake · Queens · ~27 km · Must-see
• Second Christopher Lake · lake · Queens · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ninth Lake · lake · Digby · ~30 km · Must-see
• Thomas Lake · lake · Saint John · ~31 km · Must-see
• Second Chub Lake · lake · Digby · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kelly Lake · lake · Saint John · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Shelburne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Little Cranberry Lake · lake · Saint John · ~43 km · Must-see
• Big Molly Upsim Lake · lake · Saint John · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Lunenburg · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Cranberry Lake · lake · Digby · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Rock

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Haystack Rock

• Bear River · river spot · Digby · ~49 km · Must-see
• Massacre Island · river spot · Queens · ~81 km · Must-see
• Oak Island · river spot · Lunenburg · ~99 km · Must-see
• Morris Island · river spot · Yarmouth · ~108 km · Must-see
• Big Tancook Island · river spot · Lunenburg · ~110 km · Must-see
• Brier Island Lighthouse · river spot · New Brunswick · ~113 km · Must-see
• Little Tancook Island · river spot · Albert · ~113 km · Must-see
• Bunker's Island · river spot · Yarmouth · ~117 km · Must-see
• East Ironbound Island · river spot · Lunenburg · ~118 km · Must-see
• Isle Haute Lighthouse · river spot · Saint John · ~124 km · Must-see

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