Worth stopping for
Pistolet Bay Provincial Park
Campground season: 29 May 2026 – 14 September 2026
Getting here
To Pistolet Bay Provincial Park from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
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Sunrise and sunset at Pistolet Bay Provincial Park, by month
| Month (the 15th) | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8:11 am | 4:31 pm |
| February | 7:27 am | 5:26 pm |
| March | 7:28 am | 7:16 pm |
| April | 6:17 am | 8:07 pm |
| May | 5:21 am | 8:56 pm |
| June | 4:54 am | 9:31 pm |
| July | 5:12 am | 9:24 pm |
| August | 5:57 am | 8:37 pm |
| September | 6:46 am | 7:29 pm |
| October | 7:35 am | 6:20 pm |
| November | 7:30 am | 4:24 pm |
| December | 8:12 am | 4:03 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…
The ParksNL campground at the peninsula's top, off Route 437 just before the Norse site. It is the campground on this route and the closest mapped one to the meadow. ParksNL sets the season and sites.
Stopping here adds about 20 km to that drive (436 km start to finish).
When it is open
“The Pistolet Bay campground opens 29 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 nature reserve in OpenStreetMap.
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While you're stopped here: L'Anse aux Meadows Visitor Centre (11.6 km away) · Norstead (12.6 km away) · Grenfell Interpretation Centre (20.2 km away)
From OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-05 (last edited 2025-05-20). Listed, not recommended. How we measure
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