List of protected areas of Newfoundland and Labrador

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

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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
The Arches Provincial Park Great Northern Peninsula 1980
50°06′49″N 57°39′47″W / 50.11361°N 57.66305°W / 50.11361; -57.66305 (The Arches Provincial Park)
Barachois Pond Provincial Park 1961 48°28′20″N 58°15′11″W / 48.4722°N 58.2531°W / 48.4722; -58.2531 (Barachois Pond Provincial Park)
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 / 49.092; -58.363 (Blow Me Down Provincial Park)
Butter Pot Provincial Park Avalon Peninsula 47°23′05″N 53°03′39″W / 47.3847°N 53.0608°W / 47.3847; -53.0608 (Butter Pot Provincial Park)
Cataracts Provincial Park Avalon Peninsula 1980 47°14′31″N 53°37′49″W / 47.24194°N 53.63027°W / 47.24194; -53.63027 (Cataracts Provincial Park)
Chance Cove Provincial Park Avalon Peninsula 1974 46°46′34″N 53°02′10″W / 46.7761°N 53.0361°W / 46.7761; -53.0361 (Chance Cove Provincial Park)
Codroy Valley Provincial Park Codroy Valley 1978 47°50′01″N 59°20′16″W / 47.8336°N 59.3377°W / 47.8336; -59.3377 (Codroy Valley Provincial Park)
Deadman's Bay Provincial Park 1978 49°19′54″N 53°41′33″W / 49.3316°N 53.6925°W / 49.3316; -53.6925 (Deadman's Bay Provincial Park)
Dildo Run Provincial Park New World Island 1967 49°32′08″N 54°43′19″W / 49.5356°N 54.7219°W / 49.5356; -54.7219 (Dildo Run Provincial Park)
Dungeon Provincial Park Bonavista Peninsula 1983
48°40′00″N 53°05′02″W / 48.6666°N 53.0838°W / 48.6666; -53.0838 (Dungeon Provincial Park)
Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park Burin Peninsula 1970
47°12′32″N 55°24′11″W / 47.209°N 55.403°W / 47.209; -55.403 (Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park)
Gooseberry Cove Provincial Park Avalon Peninsula 1980 47°04′05″N 54°05′16″W / 47.068°N 54.0877°W / 47.068; -54.0877 (Gooseberry Cove Provincial Park)
J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park 1960 47°37′55″N 59°15′14″W / 47.632°N 59.254°W / 47.632; -59.254 (J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park)
La Manche Provincial Park Avalon Peninsula 1975 47°10′37″N 52°53′24″W / 47.177°N 52.89°W / 47.177; -52.89 (La Manche Provincial Park)
Lockston Path Provincial Park Bonavista Peninsula 1967 48°26′17″N 53°22′47″W / 48.438°N 53.3797°W / 48.438; -53.3797 (Lockston Path Provincial Park)
Main River Waterway Provincial Park Great Northern Peninsula 49°49′31″N 57°11′39″W / 49.825291°N 57.194068°W / 49.825291; -57.194068 (Main River Waterway Provincial Park)
Notre Dame Provincial Park 1960 49°06′58″N 55°05′11″W / 49.1161°N 55.0864°W / 49.1161; -55.0864 (Notre Dame Provincial Park)
Pinware River Provincial Park South coast of Labrador 1975 51°37′55″N 56°42′15″W / 51.632°N 56.7042°W / 51.632; -56.7042 (Pinware River Provincial Park)
Pistolet Bay Provincial Park Great Northern Peninsula 1987 51°31′59″N 55°40′55″W / 51.533°N 55.682°W / 51.533; -55.682 (Pistolet Bay Provincial Park)
Sandbanks Provincial Park Burgeo 1985 47°36′26″N 57°38′50″W / 47.6072°N 57.6472°W / 47.6072; -57.6472 (Sandbanks Provincial Park)
Sir Richard Squires Memorial Provincial Park 1954
49°21′09″N 57°12′10″W / 49.3525°N 57.2027°W / 49.3525; -57.2027 (Sir Richard Squires Memorial Provincial Park)
T'Railway Provincial Park Island of Newfoundland 1997 48°58′02″N 55°36′58″W / 48.9672°N 55.616°W / 48.9672; -55.616 (T'Railway Provincial Park)

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 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 (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]

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:

  • Backside Pond Provincial Park - 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]
  • David Smallwood Provincial Park - 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
  • Piccadilly Head Provincial Park - Port au Port
  • River of Ponds Provincial Park - River of Ponds
  • Sop's Arm Provincial Park - White Bay
  • Square Pond Provincial Park - Gambo; privately owned and operating as of 2011.[10]

Natural and Scenic Attractions:

Parks Privatized or Closed (1995)

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

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 (formerly Little River 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.[5]

Natural and Scenic Attractions and Outdoor Recreation Parks:

See also

References

  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.
  5. ^ a b c "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.

External links

  • Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Parks & Natural Areas Division
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