New Brunswick Crown land guides

About half of New Brunswick's forest is public land, and the rules for using it come from a short Crown lands policy, the Forest Fires Act, the Fish and Wildlife Act, the Protected Natural Areas Act and a federal salmon fishery. These guides pull together what applies to campers, anglers and hunters, written for New Brunswick specifically and checked against the provincial sources each one lists.

Once you know the rules, pick a spot: the interactive map shows Crown land parcels, provincial parks, Protected Natural Areas and conserved areas, the Crown land by city and region pages show what is within reach of each town, and the New Brunswick campground directory lists campgrounds along each scenic drive.

Camping on Crown land in New Brunswick: short stays, RV setbacks and burn days

What the province actually says about camping on Crown land, why there is no fixed day count, the 75-metre RV setback and wastewater rule, burn days and the 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. window, woods closures like August 2025, and how camp lots and leases differ.

How to find Crown land in New Brunswick (and tell it from freehold)

Why only about half of New Brunswick's forest is Crown land, how industrial freehold and private woodlots change access, how to read the yellow Crown land layer on our map, the official GeoNB and Service New Brunswick tools, posted-land colours, Crown waterfront reserves and a worked example.

Fishing in New Brunswick: licences, salmon rules and guide-required waters

Who needs a New Brunswick angling licence and what it costs in 2026, the Outdoors Card, live release of all sea-run salmon, when non-residents need a guide, the eight Recreational Fishery Areas, the live bait ban, Crown Reserve waters, tidal waters, national parks and zebra mussels.

Provincial parks, protected natural areas and Crown land in New Brunswick: what's the difference?

A field guide to the designations on the New Brunswick map: provincial parks and their camping rules, Class I and Class II Protected Natural Areas, candidate conserved areas, wildlife refuges and management areas, Fundy and Kouchibouguac national parks, national wildlife areas, reserves and the Sentier NB Trail.

Hunting on Crown land in New Brunswick: licences, seasons and where you can't go

How licensed hunting works on New Brunswick Crown land under the 2026-2027 summary: hunter education and orange, licences and draws, deer, moose and bear seasons by zone, why non-residents need a guide, Sunday hunting, closed parks, refuges and PNAs, discharge distances and forest roads.