Plaster Rock

Plaster Rock is a beautiful village of about 1,000 people (2016) in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. It is on the Appalachian Range Scenic Drive, along the banks of the picturesque Tobique River.

Understand
Plaster Rock’s first European settlers arrived in 1881. They gave Plaster Rock its name based on the hill on the other side of the Tobique River – the rock is made up of gypsum, or plaster.

Primarily English, the town has been a logging and lumbering community. Known as the Gateway to Mount Carleton Provincial Park, the community is the source of business, commerce, banking, grocery shopping, and religious and sport gatherings for the surrounding hamlets and homes of the Tobique River region.

The Tobique First Nations Reserve is found where the Tobique and Saint John Rivers come together.

Get in
From the Trans-Canada Highway, exit eastbound onto Route 390 in Perth-Andover or Route 108 in Grand Falls.

Do
The area is a prime destination for outdoor enthusiasts as the region offers a host of activities ranging from camping, swimming, hiking, canoeing and kayaking, golf, fishing and other sports throughout the spring/summer season.

In the autumn, New Brunswick's legendary outfitters offer hunting for black bear, whitetail deer, moose, woodcock and grouse.

The winter season offers New Brunswick's famous "white gold", unbelievable snowmobile and cross country trails as well as snowshoeing, sliding, skating and ice fishing.