![]() Guided hikes, outdoor theater presentations and beaver-watching expeditions are conducted by park interpreters in the summer.ĪDMISSIONADMISSION to the park is $5.80 $4.90 (ages 65+) free (ages 0-17) $11.75 (family, up to seven people arriving in a single vehicle). Lodging, dining and supplies are available in such nearby communities as Musgravetown, Bunyan's Cove, Port Blandford, Terra Nova, Charlottetown, Glovertown, Traytown and communities on the Eastport Peninsula.Īt the Newman Sound Day Use Area there are telescopes for viewing the nearby bird sanctuary lookout towers are at Ochre Hill and Blue Hill. Terra Nova Resort & Golf Community features an 18-hole golf course at the eastern end of the park the course operates from mid-June to mid-September. ![]() A park entry permit is required for all park activities additional permits may be required for camping, docking and fishing. Docks along the park's shoreline provide mooring a national park permit is needed for freshwater fishing. Some trails become cross-country skiing routes December through March or April.īack-country camping, picnicking, boating, fishing, swimming and scuba diving are among other activities available. One of the popular routes is the 9-kilometre (5.5-mi.) Coastal Trail. Trails provide more than 100 kilometres (62 mi.) for hiking. in the north end of the park reaches the Eastport Peninsula. Roads within the park are open all year but may not be plowed in the winter months. Brochure boxes and the park administration building at Newman Sound provide information October through May. 10-4, mid-May to late June and early Sept.-early Oct. The visitor center is open daily 10-6, late June-early Sept. Information kiosks are at the campgrounds at Malady Head and Newman Sound. The visitor center, which features a marine interpretation center with a touch tank, is at Salton’s Brook in the middle of the park. General InformationTerra Nova National Park is open all year. Permanent feathered residents include willow ptarmigan, boreal and black-capped chickadees, bald eagles, ospreys and Canada jays. ![]() Such migrating birds as the Arctic tern can be sighted off the coast during the spring and fall. Moose, black bears, red foxes, beavers, lynx and various smaller species inhabit the area, which serves as a wildlife refuge. Saltwater fishing offers cod, mackerel and herring. Numerous lakes, ponds and streams in the park contain eastern brook trout, salmon and Arctic char. ![]() mi.) of the island of Newfoundland's eastern shore, the park is bounded on the south by Clode Sound, bisected by Newman Sound and touched on its northern edge by Alexander Bay. Covering more than 400 square kilometres (155 sq. 1, Terra Nova National Park is characterized by bold headlands extending from a rocky, mostly forested interior. About Terra Nova National ParkSeventy kilometres (45 mi.) south of Gander and 240 kilometres (150 mi.) north of St. ![]()
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