Norris Point
The Service Village For Gros Morne National Park, On Bonne Bay With The Bonne Bay Marine Station Aquarium, A Gallery, Boat Tours, Kayaking And The Base Of Gros Morne Mountain Trails. A Busy Summer Base With Restaurants And Guest Houses · Norris Point, Newfoundland and Labrador
Norris Point is a village of about 700 people on the north side of Bonne Bay inside Gros Morne National Park, and the busiest service village on the inner bay (confirm figures). It sits on a peninsula with water on three sides, reached by a short spur off Highway 430, and it faces Woody Point across the bay. The village holds a good mix of guest houses, restaurants, kayak and boat outfitters, a small gallery and the Bonne Bay Marine Station, a university research centre with a public aquarium and touch tanks (confirm). Behind it rise steep hills with the Lookout trail, and the big mountain hike, Gros Morne Mountain, is a short drive south. It is a lively base in summer, and a quiet one in winter, when most services shut and the bay freezes along the shore. A summer ferry crosses to Woody Point. Rooms and tables fill fast in July, so book ahead, and parking near the wharf is limited at midday.
Norris Point, a village of about 700 people on Bonne Bay in Gros Morne National Park, reached by Highway 430, with a Parks Canada visitor centre and a ferry to Woody Point; coordinates approximate, Norris Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The village, the waterfront and the viewpoints are open at any hour and cost nothing. The Bonne Bay Marine Station aquarium keeps seasonal hours, often daily from about late June to early September, with fewer days in spring and autumn - confirm by phone. The ferry to Woody Point runs roughly June to September on a timetable (confirm). Boat tours and kayak trips run mainly from June to September, with morning and afternoon departures. Cafes and shops shorten their days outside July and August, and many close from October to May. Summer light lasts past 9 pm.