List of protected areas of Newfoundland and Labrador


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.
NameLocationEstablishedTypePictureCoordinates
The Arches Provincial ParkGreat Northern Peninsula1980Day Use
Barachois Pond Provincial Park1961Camping
Blow Me Down Provincial ParkShore of the Bay of Islands1975Camping
Butter Pot Provincial ParkAvalon PeninsulaCamping
Cataracts Provincial ParkAvalon Peninsula1980Day Use
Chance Cove Provincial ParkAvalon Peninsula1974Day Use
Codroy Valley Provincial ParkCodroy Valley1978
Deadman's Bay Provincial Park1978Day Use
Dildo Run Provincial ParkNew World Island1967Camping
Dungeon Provincial ParkBonavista Peninsula1983Day Use
Frenchman's Cove Provincial ParkBurin Peninsula1970Camping
Gooseberry Cove Provincial ParkAvalon Peninsula1980Day Use
J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park1960Camping
La Manche Provincial ParkAvalon Peninsula1975Camping
Lockston Path Provincial ParkBonavista Peninsula1967Camping
Main River Waterway Provincial ParkGreat Northern PeninsulaWaterway
Notre Dame Provincial Park1960Camping
Pinware River Provincial ParkSouth coast of Labrador1975Camping
Pistolet Bay Provincial ParkGreat Northern Peninsula1987Camping
Sandbanks Provincial ParkBurgeo1985Camping
Sir Richard Squires Memorial Provincial Park1954Camping
T'Railway Provincial ParkIsland of Newfoundland1997Linear Rail Trail




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.
  • Bellevue Beach Provincial Park Reserve - Bellevue
  • Duley Lake Provincial Park Reserve - Labrador City
  • Fitzgeralds Pond Provincial Park Reserve - Dunville, NL
  • Flatwater Pond Provincial Park Reserve - Baie Verte
  • Grand Codroy Provincial Park Reserve - Doyles
  • Grand Lake Provincial Park Reserve - Goose Bay
  • Jack's Pond Provincial Park Reserve - Arnold's Cove
  • Jipujijkuei Kuespem Provincial Park Reserve - Morrisville
  • Jonathan's Pond Provincial Park Reserve - Gander
  • Marine Drive Provincial Park Reserve - Pouch Cove
  • Windmill Bight Provincial Park Reserve - 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 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.

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.
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.

Parks Privatized or Closed (1997)

These parks and natural scenic attractions were privatized or closed in a second privatization initiative in 1997.
Provincial Parks:
Natural and Scenic Attractions:

Parks Privatized or Closed (1995)

These 29 parks were apparently privatized or closed in an initial privatization initiative in 1995.
Provincial Parks:
  • Blue Ponds Provincial Park - Corner Brook; privately owned and operating as an RV park as of 2013.
  • Cochrane Pond Provincial Park - St. John's; privately owned and operating as of 2013.
  • Crabbes River Provincial Park - Crabbes River; privately owned and operating as an RV park as of 2013.
  • Freshwater Pond Provincial Park - Marystown
  • Holyrood Pond Provincial Park - St. Mary's Bay
  • Jipujijkuek Kuespem Provincial Park - Morrisville
  • Mary March Provincial Park - Buchans
  • Mummichog Provincial Park - Channel-Port aux Basques
  • Pipers Hole River Provincial Park - Swift Current; known to be abandoned by 2008.
Natural and Scenic Attractions and Outdoor Recreation Parks: