This is a list of protected areas of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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 | Location | Established | Picture | Coordinates |
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The Arches Provincial Park | Great Northern Peninsula | 1980 | 50°06′49″N 57°39′47″W / 50.11361°N 57.66305°W | |
Barachois Pond Provincial Park | 1961 | 48°28′20″N 58°15′11″W / 48.4722°N 58.2531°W | ||
Blow Me Down Provincial Park | Shore of the Bay of Islands | 1975 | 49°05′31″N 58°21′47″W / 49.092°N 58.363°W | |
Butter Pot Provincial Park | Avalon Peninsula | 47°23′05″N 53°03′39″W / 47.3847°N 53.0608°W | ||
Cataracts Provincial Park | Avalon Peninsula | 1980 | 47°14′31″N 53°37′49″W / 47.24194°N 53.63027°W | |
Chance Cove Provincial Park | Avalon Peninsula | 1974 | 46°46′34″N 53°02′10″W / 46.7761°N 53.0361°W | |
Codroy Valley Provincial Park | Codroy Valley | 1978 | 47°50′01″N 59°20′16″W / 47.8336°N 59.3377°W | |
Deadman's Bay Provincial Park | 1978 | 49°19′54″N 53°41′33″W / 49.3316°N 53.6925°W | ||
Dildo Run Provincial Park | New World Island | 1967 | 49°32′08″N 54°43′19″W / 49.5356°N 54.7219°W | |
Dungeon Provincial Park | Bonavista Peninsula | 1983 | 48°40′00″N 53°05′02″W / 48.6666°N 53.0838°W | |
Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park | Burin Peninsula | 1970 | 47°12′32″N 55°24′11″W / 47.209°N 55.403°W | |
Gooseberry Cove Provincial Park | Avalon Peninsula | 1980 | 47°04′05″N 54°05′16″W / 47.068°N 54.0877°W | |
J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park | 1960 | 47°37′55″N 59°15′14″W / 47.632°N 59.254°W | ||
La Manche Provincial Park | Avalon Peninsula | 1975 | 47°10′37″N 52°53′24″W / 47.177°N 52.89°W | |
Lockston Path Provincial Park | Bonavista Peninsula | 1967 | 48°26′17″N 53°22′47″W / 48.438°N 53.3797°W | |
Main River Waterway Provincial Park | Great Northern Peninsula | 49°49′31″N 57°11′39″W / 49.825291°N 57.194068°W | ||
Notre Dame Provincial Park | 1960 | 49°06′58″N 55°05′11″W / 49.1161°N 55.0864°W | ||
Pinware River Provincial Park | South coast of Labrador | 1975 | 51°37′55″N 56°42′15″W / 51.632°N 56.7042°W | |
Pistolet Bay Provincial Park | Great Northern Peninsula | 1987 | 51°31′59″N 55°40′55″W / 51.533°N 55.682°W | |
Sandbanks Provincial Park | Burgeo | 1985 | 47°36′26″N 57°38′50″W / 47.6072°N 57.6472°W | |
Sir Richard Squires Memorial Provincial Park | 1954 | 49°21′09″N 57°12′10″W / 49.3525°N 57.2027°W | ||
T'Railway Provincial Park | Island of Newfoundland | 1997 | 48°58′02″N 55°36′58″W / 48.9672°N 55.616°W |
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]
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]
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]
These parks and natural scenic attractions were privatized or closed in a second privatization initiative in 1997.[6]
Provincial Parks:
Natural and Scenic Attractions:
These 29 parks were apparently privatized or closed in an initial privatization initiative in 1995.[5]
Provincial Parks:
Natural and Scenic Attractions and Outdoor Recreation Parks: