Guide
Camping in the national parks
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Gros Morne has five Parks Canada campgrounds and Terra Nova has two. These are the national parks’ own; the provincial parks are a separate list.
Book and check the season with Parks Canada: Gros Morne camping · Terra Nova camping.
In a camper van or trailer? Parks Canada says Gros Morne’s five campgrounds are suitable for tents, trailers and recreation vehicles, and that Trout River and Lomond have no electrical hook-ups. Sites are booked through the Parks Canada Reservation Service, online or at 1-877-737-3783; for 2026, Terra Nova’s reservations opened on February 11. For July, book when reservations open.
Where to go, and how to get there
Berry Hill Campground
Gros Morne's campground just north of Rocky Harbour, off Route 430, and the closest of the five to the park's main town.
Off the ferry: Port aux Basques 342 km · Argentia 668 km · Fortune 754 km
To Rocky Harbour from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
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North of Rocky Harbour on Route 430. Parks Canada says it stays open after Thanksgiving, un-serviced, by self-registration.
Off the ferry: Port aux Basques 348 km · Argentia 674 km · Fortune 760 km
To Rocky Harbour from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
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Behind the sand beach at Cow Head, at the park's northern end.
Off the ferry: Port aux Basques 384 km · Argentia 710 km · Fortune 796 km
To Cow Head from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
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Directions to Shallow Bay Campground:Directions →Other map apps
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On Bonne Bay's east arm, on the road to Woody Point. Parks Canada lists it as un-serviced, with limited electricity and no hook-ups.
Off the ferry: Port aux Basques 316 km · Argentia 641 km · Fortune 728 km
To Woody Point from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
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At the far end of Route 431, past the Tablelands. Un-serviced, Parks Canada says, with no electrical hook-ups.
Off the ferry: Port aux Basques 352 km · Argentia 678 km · Fortune 764 km
On the way: YDF → Woody Point (67 km to the end of that drive)
Directions to Trout River Campground:Directions →Other map apps
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Terra Nova's smaller campground, 89 sites by Parks Canada's count, on the road out to Eastport and Salvage.
Off the ferry: Port aux Basques 644 km · Argentia 228 km · Fortune 314 km
On the way: YQX → Salvage (97 km to the end of that drive)
Directions to Malady Head Campground:Directions →Other map apps
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Before you go
Dates, sites and bookingsParks Canada sets each campground's season every year
Parks Canada publishes when each campground opens, what a night costs and how to book.
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Questions
How many campgrounds are in Gros Morne?＋
Five, by Parks Canada's own list: Berry Hill, Green Point, Shallow Bay, Lomond and Trout River, 236 sites between them.
What about Terra Nova?＋
Two: Newman Sound, the big one with 267 sites, and Malady Head with 89, both by Parks Canada's count. Malady Head is pinned on this page. Newman Sound is not named on the open map yet, so it is not pinned; Parks Canada's camping page has both.
Which is closest off the ferry?＋
From Port aux Basques, the Gros Morne campgrounds are the nearer pair; from Argentia, Terra Nova's. Each campground on this page shows both drives.
Every figure on this page was checked against its source on October 7, 2026.