Tidney River Wilderness Area
17,800 hectares; Landscape representation - Sable-Broad River Basin
The Tidney River Wilderness Area straddles the Queens - Shelburne county line north of the village of Sable River. This wild area consists of flat, basin-like terrain that drains to the Atlantic coast. It features large expanses of poorly drained flats, with isolated hills and eskers rising above the surrounding bogs and swales.
The Tidney River Wilderness Area protects the largest undisturbed tract of imperfectly to poorly drained conifer forest in the province. Wet areas are characterized by black spruce, larch and fir forest types, expansive bog complexes, and red maple swales. The wetlands associated with the Broad, Tidney and Sable rivers are relatively pristine and provide habitat for rare plants.
White pine towers atop eskers that also support a red maple, oak and white birch forest. The rivers of the Wilderness Area feature a series of runs, rapids and stillwaters that offer excellent wilderness canoeing and camping during seasonal periods of high water.
