Gros Morne National Park lies in Canada’s easternmost Province, Newfoundland & Labrador. It’s one of the country’s least visited national parks—but it’s also one of its most beautiful and underrated.
The most popular national park in Canada, Banff National Park Over 4.5 million people visit the city each year. Banff may be a beautiful place, but those who want to experience Canada’s wild scenery should look elsewhere. You can’t have it without Look east instead of west to see one of the hidden treasures. Gros Morne National Park.
Gros Morne is located on the western side Newfoundland, Labrador. It’s Canada’s most eastern province. Newfoundland & Labrador’s size is staggering, with over 405,000 sq. miles.
The province is also wild with just over 600,000 residents and more than 120,000 moose. Moose were introduced to the province in the early twentieth century, from New Brunswick. They were specifically brought for sport-hunting. Fast forward to present day and you will find that it is home to one of the largest moose populations in North America.
It’s this remote geography that makes Gros Morne National Park so intriguing—but less than 250,000 people visit it each year. Gros-Morne, however, is much more accessible than most people think. Direct flights from Toronto can take visitors to Deer Lake Regional Airport, where they will be able to drive 25 minutes into the park.
The park is spread out over 700 square miles, with diverse ecosystems that include towering mountains, fjords and barren moonscapes. It also has lush forests and rocky coast paths. From gentle walks along St. Lawrence Gulf to an all-day climb nearly vertical to the top of Gros Morne Mountain, where you can see glacially-carved fjords from above, visitors have a wide range of options.
The Tablelands, a region at lower elevation than the park’s mountain tops, is one of Gros Morne’s most spectacular sights. The glacially carved valley in Gros Morne was created by a geological phenomenon which caused the Earth’s crust to be pushed outwards. The Tablelands of Gros Morne, formed over a billion-years ago, are the only place in the world to see this phenomenon.
You’ll probably have the place to yourself if you decide to go. To yourself and to the moose.
