List of protected areas of Newfoundland and Labrador

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Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:If mobile This is a list of protected areas of Newfoundland and Labrador.

National parks

Provincial parks

Template:Side box The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Environment and Conservation Department, Parks and Natural Areas Division maintains a number of full-use, day use and natural scenic attraction parks, as well as a set of Provincial Park Reserves in both the island and mainland portions of the province.

The T'Railway Provincial Park follows the abandoned Newfoundland Railway line from St. John's to Channel-Port aux Basques.

14 of the 22 provincial parks provide a variety of day use and camping facilities.

Name Location Established Picture Coordinates
The Arches Provincial Park Great Northern Peninsula 1980
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Barachois Pond Provincial Park 1961 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Blow Me Down Provincial Park Shore of the Bay of Islands 1975
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Butter Pot Provincial Park Avalon Peninsula Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Cataracts Provincial Park Avalon Peninsula 1980 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Chance Cove Provincial Park Avalon Peninsula 1974 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Codroy Valley Provincial Park Codroy Valley 1978 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Deadman's Bay Provincial Park 1978 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Dildo Run Provincial Park New World Island 1967 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Dungeon Provincial Park Bonavista Peninsula 1983
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Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park Burin Peninsula 1970
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Gooseberry Cove Provincial Park Avalon Peninsula 1980 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park 1960 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
La Manche Provincial Park Avalon Peninsula 1975 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Lockston Path Provincial Park Bonavista Peninsula 1967 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Main River Waterway Provincial Park Great Northern Peninsula Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Notre Dame Provincial Park 1960 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Pinware River Provincial Park South coast of Labrador 1975 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Pistolet Bay Provincial Park Great Northern Peninsula 1987 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Sandbanks Provincial Park Burgeo 1985 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Sir Richard Squires Memorial Provincial Park 1954
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T'Railway Provincial Park Island of Newfoundland 1997 Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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Gros Morne National Park
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Terra Nova National Park
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Torngat Mountains National Park
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Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve
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Witless Bay Ecological Reserve
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Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve

Provincial Park Reserves

The provincial park reserves protect significant natural features or landscapes, and provide no day use or camping facilities. Many of these parks are the remaining landmass of former provincial parks privatized in 1995 or 1997, excluding campground space leased or sold to private operators or closed.[1]

Wilderness and Ecological Reserves

These provincial reserves are intended to protect wilderness areas and wildlife habitat. They were created under the terms of the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act (WER Act) of 1980. With the exception of Burnt Cape, Cape St. Mary's, Mistaken Point, and Witless Bay, these areas contain few facilities and provide limited access to the public.[2]

Privatization

Between 1995 and 1997, due to rising debt, the provincial government embarked on a program to reduce expenses in the Parks and Recreation system by privatizing a number of Provincial Parks and Natural and Scenic Attractions. This policy was controversial and was still being referenced negatively in debates in the Provincial House of Assembly as late as 2004.[3]

The privatization initiative was intended to retain the level of parks and recreational areas available to residents of and tourists in the province, while reducing the expense to the provincial government. It is unclear how successful this was, as at least of some of the privatized properties were no longer operating as of 2001.[4][5]

Parks Privatized or Closed (1997)

These parks and natural scenic attractions were privatized or closed in a second privatization initiative in 1997.[6]

Provincial Parks:

Natural and Scenic Attractions:

Parks Privatized or Closed (1995)

These 29 parks were apparently privatized or closed in an initial privatization initiative in 1995.[5]

Provincial Parks:

Natural and Scenic Attractions and Outdoor Recreation Parks:

See also

References

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