Top 10 Nature & Wildlife Areas in Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador

June 25, 2021 Flossie Demartino

Discover the best top things to do in Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador including Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Copper Mine Falls Trail, Centre Hill Wilderness Trail, Lookout Trail, Murphy's Cove Lodge's Pond Trail, Woody Point Community Trail, Tracey Hill Trail, Seaview Trail, Salmonier Nature Park, MUN Botanical Garden.
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1. Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve

Lears Cove Road, St. Bride's, Newfoundland and Labrador A0B 2Z0 Canada +1 709-635-4520 http://www.env.gov.nl.ca/env/parks/wer/r_csme/
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5.0 based on 243 reviews

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve

Reviewed By delorah2014 - New Westminster, Canada

During out recent trip to Newfoundland we visited Cape St. Mary's. At the Southwest tip of the Avalon Peninsula it sits right on the edge of the Atlantic. We had heard that there were lots of Northern Gannets and other water foul to be seen. The Interpretive Centre, like so many tourist areas on the rock, was terrific. You walk along the top of the hillside wondering when you would see all those birds they advertised. Then you smell them! Around the next bend there they are. Thousands of magnificent Northern Gannets wheeling above you, nesting beside you and just hangin out on the rocky bluffs. There are also pipits nesting on the bluffs. You can get quite close to where the birds are and it is like the famous ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson said "the birds....swirt past the cliff face like a blizzard of snow'" Quite a magnificent sight and well worth the drive.

2. Copper Mine Falls Trail

Route 450, York Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador A0L 1E0 Canada
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5.0 based on 7 reviews

Copper Mine Falls Trail

3. Centre Hill Wilderness Trail

Sunnyside, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
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5.0 based on 6 reviews

Centre Hill Wilderness Trail

4. Lookout Trail

Highway 414, La Scie, Newfoundland and Labrador A0K 5H0 Canada +1 709-675-2266
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5.0 based on 12 reviews

Lookout Trail

5. Murphy's Cove Lodge's Pond Trail

Reid Road, Port Union, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
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5.0 based on 9 reviews

Murphy's Cove Lodge's Pond Trail

Reviewed By 838nikkis - St. John's, Canada

This is a beautiful and (in my opinion) underrated trail on the Bonavista Peninsula as Skerwink and Fox Island tend to get all the attention. This trail is just as worthy of your time! Runs along the coast with many interesting rock formations along the way and crashing waves! I like how it meanders in and out of the woods a bit as well. I wish we had had time to hike closer to the lighthouse, but conveniently there is a path that leads you out sooner if you don't have time to do the full hike. You finish up walking along a road in the town where there is also a little pottery shop. The trail is well marked and clear. The terrain does go up and down a nice bit (though stairs are provided in steep areas), I would say it is moderate difficulty.

6. Woody Point Community Trail

Hills of Woody Point, Woody Point, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador A0K 1P0 Canada +1 709-453-2273 [email protected] http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/PlanYourTrip/Detail/32324472
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Woody Point Community Trail

7. Tracey Hill Trail

Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador A0K 4K0 Canada +1 709-920-2197 [email protected] http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/PlanYourTrip/Detail/11492434
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5.0 based on 8 reviews

Tracey Hill Trail

8. Seaview Trail

Cemetery Road, Norman's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador A0B 1A0 Canada +1 709-592-2490 [email protected] http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/PlanYourTrip/Detail/212910
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Seaview Trail

9. Salmonier Nature Park

Salmonier Line, Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador A0A 2R0 Canada +1 709-229-7189 [email protected] http://www.flr.gov.nl.ca/wildlife/snp/
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4.5 based on 95 reviews

Salmonier Nature Park

Reviewed By chrishA8378PT - London, Canada

The Park’s layout consists of a boardwalk trail akin to a nature walk. The animals are in various large natural enclosures which allows for the viewing of animals in their natural surroundings. Animals are here to be rehabilitated, and if they can survive on their own, they are released back to the wild. My wife got pictures of an Arctic Fox having just caught dinner, 2 Bald Eagles, a Caribou, a Great Horned Owl, a Lynx, a Moose, a Newfoundland Marten and a Snowy Owl. Better than any zoo, as a person could easily view native wildlife!

10. MUN Botanical Garden

306 Mt. Scio Rd. Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 5S7 Canada +1 709-864-8590 [email protected] http://www.mun.ca/botgarden
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4.5 based on 128 reviews

MUN Botanical Garden

MUN Botanical Garden is the province's only botanical garden and consists of 44 hectares of cultivated gardens and nature trails, surrounding beautiful Oxen Pond. The trails and flower gardens are open daily, May - November. The Garden was established in 1971 as a center for botanical, horticultural and environmental research and education, and has been developed to display plants native to the province, cultivated plants suitable to the local climate and to provide access to a native habitats through a system of hiking trails. Recognized for advancing and enriching sustainable relationships among people, plants and the environment, the Garden seeks to foster an appreciation of Newfoundland's natural history in the development and future of the university and the province. The Botanical Garden is located at 306 Mount Scio Road, just minutes from downtown St. John's and north of the main Memorial University of Newfoundland campus. It is located within Pippy Park.

Reviewed By JuanPabloIbanez - Cartagena, Colombia

Beautiful and diverse flora, just enough to get a taste of the province's natural environment. The gardens are lovely. Trails are well maintained and signalled and the lookout provides an amazing view. The staff is very helpful too. Can't wait for winter to be over and visit again.

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