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Canada's National Parks and National Reserves by provinces and territories

This is a list of protected areas of Newfoundland and Labrador.

National parks[]

Provincial parks[]

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Environment and Conservation Department, Parks and Natural Areas Division maintains a number of full-use, day use and natural scenic attraction parks, as well as a set of Provincial Park Reserves in both the island and mainland portions of the province.

The T'Railway Provincial Park follows the abandoned Newfoundland Railway line from St. John's to Channel-Port aux Basques.

14 of the 22 provincial parks provide a variety of day use and camping facilities.

Name	Established	Commons category	Coordinates
Barachois Pond Provincial Park	1961		48°28′20″N 58°15′11″W / 48.4722°N 58.2531°W / 48.4722; -58.2531
Blow Me Down Provincial Park	1975	Blow Me Down Provincial Park	49°05′31″N 58°21′47″W / 49.092°N 58.363°W / 49.092; -58.363
Butter Pot Provincial Park			47°23′05″N 53°03′39″W / 47.3847°N 53.0608°W / 47.3847; -53.0608
	1980		47°14′31″N 53°37′49″W / 47.241944444444°N 53.630277777778°W / 47.241944444444; -53.630277777778
Chance Cove Provincial Park			46°46′34″N 53°02′10″W / 46.7761°N 53.0361°W / 46.7761; -53.0361
	1978		47°50′01″N 59°20′16″W / 47.833611111111°N 59.337777777778°W / 47.833611111111; -59.337777777778
	1978		49°19′54″N 53°41′33″W / 49.331666666667°N 53.6925°W / 49.331666666667; -53.6925
Dildo Run Provincial Park			49°32′08″N 54°43′19″W / 49.5356°N 54.7219°W / 49.5356; -54.7219
	1983		48°40′00″N 53°05′02″W / 48.666666666667°N 53.083888888889°W / 48.666666666667; -53.083888888889
Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park	1970	Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park	47°12′32″N 55°24′11″W / 47.209°N 55.403°W / 47.209; -55.403
	1980		47°04′05″N 54°05′16″W / 47.068055555556°N 54.087777777778°W / 47.068055555556; -54.087777777778
J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park	1960		47°37′55″N 59°15′14″W / 47.632°N 59.254°W / 47.632; -59.254
La Manche Provincial Park	1975		47°10′37″N 52°53′24″W / 47.177°N 52.89°W / 47.177; -52.89
	1967		48°26′17″N 53°22′47″W / 48.438055555556°N 53.379722222222°W / 48.438055555556; -53.379722222222
			49°49′31″N 57°11′39″W / 49.825291°N 57.194068°W / 49.825291; -57.194068
Newfoundland T'Railway	1997		48°58′02″N 55°36′58″W / 48.967222222222°N 55.616111111111°W / 48.967222222222; -55.616111111111
	1960		49°06′58″N 55°05′11″W / 49.116111111111°N 55.086388888889°W / 49.116111111111; -55.086388888889
	1975		51°37′54″N 56°42′15″W / 51.631666666667°N 56.704166666667°W / 51.631666666667; -56.704166666667
	1987		51°32′00″N 55°40′56″W / 51.533333333333°N 55.682222222222°W / 51.533333333333; -55.682222222222
Sandbanks Provincial Park (Newfoundland)	1985		47°36′26″N 57°38′50″W / 47.607222222222°N 57.647222222222°W / 47.607222222222; -57.647222222222
	1954		49°21′09″N 57°12′10″W / 49.3525°N 57.202777777778°W / 49.3525; -57.202777777778
The Arches Provincial Park	1980	The Arches Provincial Park	50°06′49″N 57°39′47″W / 50.113611111111°N 57.663055555556°W / 50.113611111111; -57.663055555556

Gros Morne National Park

Terra Nova National Park

Torngat Mountains National Park

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve

Witless Bay Ecological Reserve

Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve

Provincial Park Reserves[]

The provincial park reserves protect significant natural features or landscapes, and provide no day use or camping facilities. Many of these parks are the remaining landmass of former provincial parks privatized in 1995 or 1997, excluding campground space leased or sold to private operators or closed.^[1]

- Bellevue
- Labrador City
- Dunville, NL
- Baie Verte
- Doyles
- Goose Bay
- Arnold's Cove
- Morrisville
- Gander
- Pouch Cove
- Lumsden

Wilderness and Ecological Reserves[]

These provincial reserves are intended to protect wilderness areas and wildlife habitat. They were created under the terms of the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act (WER Act) of 1980. With the exception of Burnt Cape, Cape St. Mary's, Mistaken Point, and Witless Bay, these areas contain few facilities and provide limited access to the public.^[2]

Baccalieu Island Ecological Reserve
Bay du Nord Wilderness Reserve
Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve
Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve
Funk Island Ecological Reserve
Gannet Islands Ecological Reserve
Hare Bay Islands Ecological Reserve
Hawke Hill Ecological Reserve
King George IV Ecological Reserve
Little Grand Lake Provisional Ecological Reserve
Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve
Redfir Lake - Kapitagas Channel Ecological Reserve
Table Point Ecological Reserve
Watts Point Ecological Reserve
West Brook Ecological Reserve
Witless Bay Ecological Reserve

Privatization[]

Between 1995 and 1997, due to rising debt, the provincial government embarked on a program to reduce expenses in the Parks and Recreation system by privatizing a number of Provincial Parks and Natural and Scenic Attractions. This policy was controversial and was still being referenced negatively in debates in the Provincial House of Assembly as late as 2004.^[3]

The privatization initiative was intended to retain the level of parks and recreational areas available to residents of and tourists in the province, while reducing the expense to the provincial government. It is unclear how successful this was, as at least of some of the privatized properties were no longer operating as of 2001.^[4]^[5]

Parks Privatized or Closed (1997)[]

These parks and natural scenic attractions were privatized or closed in a second privatization initiative in 1997.^[6]

Provincial Parks:

- Trinity Bay
Beothuck Provincial Park - Grand Falls-Windsor; privately owned and operating as of 2019.^[7]
Catamaran Provincial Park - Badger; privately owned and operating as of 2019.^[8]
- Gambo
Flatwater Pond Provincial Park - Baie Verte
Gushues Pond Provincial Park - Conception Bay; privately owned and operating as of 2019.^[9]
Indian River Provincial Park - Springdale; privately run, known as Blue Canoe as of 2020.
Northern Bay Sands - Northern Bay, Conception Bay
- Port au Port
- River of Ponds
- White Bay
- Gambo; privately owned and operating as of 2011.^[10]

Natural and Scenic Attractions:

Eastport North - Glovertown
Middle Cove - St. John's
Pearson's Peak - Grand Falls-Windsor
Point au Mal - Stephenville
Point la Haye - Trepassey
Salmon Cove Sands - Salmon Cove, Conception Bay
Topsail Beach - St. John's

Parks Privatized or Closed (1995)[]

These 29 parks were apparently privatized or closed in an initial privatization initiative in 1995.^[5]

Provincial Parks:

- Corner Brook; privately owned and operating as an RV park as of 2013.
- St. John's; privately owned and operating as of 2013.
- Crabbes River; privately owned and operating as an RV park as of 2013.
- Marystown
- St. Mary's Bay
(formerly Little River Provincial Park) - Morrisville
- Buchans
- Channel-Port aux Basques
Pipers Hole River Provincial Park - Swift Current; known to be abandoned by 2008.^[5]

Natural and Scenic Attractions and Outdoor Recreation Parks:

Aspen Brook Provincial Park - Grand Falls-Windsor
Black Bank Provincial Park - Barachois Brook
Bottle Cove Provincial Park - Corner Brook
Dog Bay Pond Provincial Park - Summerford
Father Duffy's Well Provincial Park - Salmonier
Glenwood Provincial Park - Gander
French Islands Provincial Park - Burin
Indian Cove Neck Provincial Park - Lewisporte
Jiggin' Head Provincial Park - Summerville
Maberly Provincial Park - Bonavista
Northeast Arm Provincial Park - Glovertown
Otter Bay Provincial Park - Channel-Port aux Basques
- Pasadena
Pearson's Peak Provincial Park - Grand Falls-Windsor
Rattle Falls Provincial Park - Summerville
Smith Sound Provincial Park - Clarenville
South West Pond Provincial Park - Salmonier
- Corner Brook
Thorburn Lake Provincial Park - Clarenville
Three Mile Lake Provincial Park - Port au Choix

References[]

^ "Provincial Park Reserves". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Conservation (Parks and Natural Areas Division). Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
^ "Wilderness and Ecological Reserves". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Conservation (Parks and Natural Areas Division). Retrieved 10 August 2007.
^ "April 27, 2004 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS Vol. XLV No. 2". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (Hansard). 27 April 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
^ "April 30, 2001 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS Vol. XLIV No. 17". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (Hansard). 30 April 2001. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sad end to the story". The Telegram. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
^ "Parks Properties Offering Business Opportunities in Rural Newfoundland". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (Tourism, Culture and Recreation). 27 February 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
^ "Beothuk Family Park". Beothuk Family Park. January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ "Catamaran Park". Catamaran Park. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
^ "Gushue's Pond Park Family Campground". Gushue's Pond Park. January 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ "Square Pond Friends and Family RV Park". Square Pond Park. May 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

External links[]

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Parks & Natural Areas Division

[1] "Provincial Park Reserves". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Conservation (Parks and Natural Areas Division). Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.

[2] "Wilderness and Ecological Reserves". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Conservation (Parks and Natural Areas Division). Retrieved 10 August 2007.

[3] "April 27, 2004 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS Vol. XLV No. 2". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (Hansard). 27 April 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2007.

[4] "April 30, 2001 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS Vol. XLIV No. 17". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (Hansard). 30 April 2001. Retrieved 20 October 2007.

[tele1-5] "Sad end to the story". The Telegram. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

[6] "Parks Properties Offering Business Opportunities in Rural Newfoundland". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (Tourism, Culture and Recreation). 27 February 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2007.

[7] "Beothuk Family Park". Beothuk Family Park. January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[8] "Catamaran Park". Catamaran Park. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

[9] "Gushue's Pond Park Family Campground". Gushue's Pond Park. January 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[10] "Square Pond Friends and Family RV Park". Square Pond Park. May 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

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