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Notre Dame Provincial Park

Campground season: 15 May 2026 – 14 September 2026

Getting here

To Notre Dame Provincial Park from every airport and ferry, measured by road.

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Sunrise and sunset at Notre Dame Provincial Park, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January7:59 am4:38 pm
February7:19 am5:29 pm
March7:25 am7:14 pm
April6:19 am8:01 pm
May5:27 am8:44 pm
June5:04 am9:16 pm
July5:21 am9:11 pm
August6:01 am8:28 pm
September6:45 am7:25 pm
October7:29 am6:21 pm
November7:20 am4:30 pm
December7:58 am4:12 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 → Lewisporte →

    The one ParksNL park on this drive, close enough to Lewisporte to be a stop at the end rather than a break in the middle. ParksNL publishes its season.

    Stopping here adds about 2 km to that drive (63 km start to finish).

  2. YQX → Comfort Cove-Newstead →

    The one ParksNL park on this drive, about halfway, near where the road turns north off the Trans-Canada. ParksNL publishes its season.

    Stopping here adds about 2 km to that drive (91 km start to finish).

  3. YQX → St. Alban's →

    A provincial park on the Trans-Canada leg, just off the driven line, and the campground on this route. It is seasonal. ParksNL publishes what operates there and when.

    Stopping here adds about 2 km to that drive (235 km start to finish).

  4. YQX → Harbour Breton →

    The ParksNL park about 30 km before the Route 360 turn, and the campground on this route: a last night under trees before the long empty middle. Check ParksNL for season and sites.

    Stopping here adds about 2 km to that drive (280 km start to finish).

  5. Road to the Isles →

    A forested ParksNL park on Junction Pond with a sandy beach, for swimming, canoeing and kayaking, per the province's tourism site. ParksNL publishes its season.

    Stopping here adds about 1.9 km to that drive (281 km start to finish).

  6. YDF → Comfort Cove-Newstead →

    The one ParksNL park near the end of this drive, close to where Route 340 leaves the Trans-Canada. ParksNL publishes its season.

    Stopping here adds about 3.4 km to that drive (303 km start to finish).

  7. Argentia → Lewisporte →

    Stopping here adds about 2 km to that drive (350 km start to finish).

  8. Argentia → Comfort Cove-Newstead →

    Stopping here adds about 2 km to that drive (378 km start to finish).

  9. YYT → Lewisporte →

    A ParksNL operating park close enough to Lewisporte to be a stop at the end rather than a break in the middle. ParksNL publishes its season.

    Stopping here adds about 2 km to that drive (395 km start to finish).

  10. YYT → Comfort Cove-Newstead →

    Stopping here adds about 2 km to that drive (422 km start to finish).

When it is open

“The Notre Dame 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: Upper Falls Lookout (7.9 km away) · Woolfrey's Pond Lookout (13 km away) · Lewisporte (14.6 km away)

From OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-05 (last edited 2011-11-28). Listed, not recommended. How we measure

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

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Notre Dame Provincial Park on the YQX → Lewisporte drive, 63 km from Gander, start to finish.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.
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