Worth stopping for
Discovery Centre
Getting here
To Discovery Centre from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
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Sunrise and sunset at Discovery Centre, by month
| Month (the 15th) | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8:12 am | 4:48 pm |
| February | 7:32 am | 5:39 pm |
| March | 7:36 am | 7:25 pm |
| April | 6:30 am | 8:13 pm |
| May | 5:37 am | 8:57 pm |
| June | 5:14 am | 9:29 pm |
| July | 5:30 am | 9:24 pm |
| August | 6:12 am | 8:40 pm |
| September | 6:56 am | 7:36 pm |
| October | 7:41 am | 6:32 pm |
| November | 7:32 am | 4:40 pm |
| December | 8:11 am | 4:22 pm |
Worked out for the 15th of each month at this spot, in local time. The weather line at the top has today's.
On the way to…
Parks Canada's centre for the south side of the park, near Woody Point, matching the visitor centre on the Rocky Harbour side. Ask here what is open and passable on this arm.
Stopping here adds about 1.5 km to that drive (67 km start to finish).
Port aux Basques → Woody Point →
Stopping here adds about 1.5 km to that drive (332 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 1.5 km to that drive (371 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 1.5 km to that drive (658 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 1.5 km to that drive (702 km start to finish).
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While you're stopped here: Tablelands Trail trailhead (3.6 km away) · Gros Morne Visitor Information Centre (9.7 km away) · Gros Morne Mountain trailhead (10.7 km away)
From OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-05 (last edited 2017-06-13). Listed, not recommended. How we measure
Easier access, in Parks Canada's words: Parks Canada lists the same accessible features as the visitor centre, and the washrooms you will want before the Trout River Gulch drive past the Tablelands, which Parks Canada suggests seeing from the road. Easier access in Gros Morne →
Access: the map marks it wheelchair-accessible.
Pin and figures from OpenStreetMap way/500283878 →