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Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park

Campground season: 15 May 2026 – 14 September 2026

Getting here

To Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park from every airport and ferry, measured by road.

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Sunrise and sunset at Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January7:53 am4:47 pm
February7:17 am5:34 pm
March7:25 am7:16 pm
April6:24 am7:59 pm
May5:35 am8:39 pm
June5:14 am9:08 pm
July5:30 am9:04 pm
August6:07 am8:24 pm
September6:48 am7:25 pm
October7:28 am6:25 pm
November7:15 am4:37 pm
December7:51 am4:22 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…

  1. YQX → Fortune →

    The ParksNL campground on this route, behind a barachois beach two-thirds of the way down the peninsula, with Fortune Bay in front. A good overnight on a drive this long. ParksNL publishes the season and sites.

    Stopping here adds about 4 km to that drive (379 km start to finish).

When it is open

“The Frenchman's Cove campground opens 15 May 2026 and closes 14 September 2026 for the 2026 camping season. All dates are subject to change, depending on weather conditions.”

camping season 2026 — a day-use area may be reachable outside it.Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (ParksNL), 2026-09-14. Dates can change: check their page →

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What the map knows

Mapped as nature reserve in OpenStreetMap.

While you're stopped here: Marystown (19.1 km away) · Burin (26.3 km away) · Provincial Seamen's Museum, Grand Bank (28.9 km away)

From OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-05 (last edited 2013-11-25). Listed, not recommended. How we measure

Access: step-free or not isn't recorded. Ask before you go.

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Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park on the YQX → Fortune drive, 379 km from Gander, start to finish.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.
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