Worth stopping for
J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park
Campground season: 15 May 2026 – 14 September 2026
Getting here
To J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
Sunrise and sunset at J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park, by month
| Month (the 15th) | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8:10 am | 5:01 pm |
| February | 7:33 am | 5:48 pm |
| March | 7:41 am | 7:31 pm |
| April | 6:38 am | 8:15 pm |
| May | 5:49 am | 8:56 pm |
| June | 5:28 am | 9:26 pm |
| July | 5:44 am | 9:21 pm |
| August | 6:22 am | 8:41 pm |
| September | 7:03 am | 7:40 pm |
| October | 7:44 am | 6:40 pm |
| November | 7:32 am | 4:51 pm |
| December | 8:08 am | 4:35 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…
South of the start, toward Port aux Basques. With Grand Bay West, one of two nesting sites of the piping plover, an endangered shore bird, per the province's tourism site. Keep out of areas marked by the exclusion signs.
Stopping here adds about 46 km to that drive (42 km start to finish).
Port aux Basques → Corner Brook →
A ParksNL campground close to the ferry terminal: sand beach, dune boardwalk, and the first sheltered pitch off the boat. Piping plovers nest here, so parts of the beach close; the park's postings say where. Check ParksNL for season and sites.
Stopping here adds about 4.4 km to that drive (222 km start to finish).
The ParksNL campground on this route, just before town, with a sand beach and dune boardwalk. It is also piping plover shore: parts of the beach close for nesting, and the park's postings say where. ParksNL publishes the season and sites.
Stopping here adds about 2.6 km to that drive (271 km start to finish).
Port aux Basques → Gros Morne →
Stopping here adds about 4.4 km to that drive (337 km start to finish).
When it is open
“The J.T. Cheeseman 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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Mapped as camp site in OpenStreetMap.
Its own site (from the OSM element) →
While you're stopped here: Cape Ray lighthouse (3.9 km away) · Wreckhouse (9.4 km away) · Starlite Trail trailhead (16.8 km away)
From OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-05 (last edited 2026-06-01). Listed, not recommended. How we measure
Access: step-free or not isn't recorded. Ask before you go.
Pin and figures from OpenStreetMap way/1388197422 →