Gros Morne National Park
49.6356° N, 57.6984° W
Park boundary and water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador. 49.6356° N, 57.6984° W
National park, 1,810 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/nl/gros-morne-national-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- Parks Canada accommodation, Parks Canada Agency. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Parks Canada facilities, Parks Canada Agency. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
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Gros Morne National Park is a 1,810 km² national park beside Cow Head, in Newfoundland and Labrador. It was established in 1973.
108 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is The Barachois (27.4 km²).
- Area
- 1,810 km²
- Established
- 1973
- Named lakes
- 108
- Campsites
- 2465 campgrounds
Conditions today
12.6 °C
Observed at Gros Morne, as of 3:30 a.m. NDT
Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Rain beginning this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm overnight. Fog patches developing after midnight and dissipating before morning. Amount 10 to 20 mm except 30 mm in areas of heaviest rain. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming southwest 30 gusting to 50 near midnight. Low 10.
Weather: Gros Morne (local forecast), as of 3:32 a.m. NDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:00 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:32 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:42 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:14 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:18 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:59 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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In the park
The 12 largest of 108 named lakes, ranked by area.
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Barachois | 27.4 km² |
| 2 | Western Brook Pond | 23.3 km² |
| 3 | Trout River Big Pond | 14.4 km² |
| 4 | Bakers Brook Pond | 7.57 km² |
| 5 | Island Pond | 3.26 km² |
| 6 | Beaver Pond | 2.71 km² |
| 7 | St. Pauls Big Pond | 2.59 km² |
| 8 | Eastern Arm Pond | 2.31 km² |
| 9 | Two Mile Pond | 2.25 km² |
| 10 | Ten Mile Pond | 2.15 km² |
| 11 | Long Pond | 1.92 km² |
| 12 | Candlestick Pond | 1.79 km² |
Waterfalls
Rivers
Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.
Campgrounds
5 campgrounds have 246 campsites.
| Campground | Sites |
|---|---|
| Berry Hill | 75 |
| Shallow Bay | 62 |
| Trout River | 44 |
| Green Point | 33 |
| Lomond | 32 |
Things to do
Camping
- Backcountry camping
- Cabins
- Frontcountry camping
- oTENTik
Facilities
- Boat launch
- Lighthouse
- Picnic areas
- Swimming pool
- Visitor or interpretation centre
- Winter warming hut
Official record
- Designation
- National park
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Parks Canada Agency
Photos
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Names
- Parc national du Canada Gros-MorneFrench form
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