Trout River
A Fishing Village Beside The Tablelands And Gros Morne, With A Harbour, A Boardwalk Along The Beach, Boat Tours On Trout River Pond, A Small Museum And A Quiet Coast. A Gateway To The Southern End Of The National Park, With Bakeries And Guest Houses · Trout River, Newfoundland and Labrador
Trout River is a small fishing community of about 500 people at the southern end of Gros Morne National Park, on the road that stops at the sea (confirm figures). First settled in the early nineteenth century, it sits on a bay below the Tablelands, a bare plateau of orange rock lifted from deep in the earth, which gives the landscape its odd, dry colour. The village has a harbour, a boardwalk beside a gravel beach, a small museum, a few guest houses and bakeries, and little else, and that is part of its charm. Its main outing is the boat tour on Trout River Pond, a long inland lake walled by steep cliffs that look like a fjord (confirm operator). Walkers can reach the pond on foot, or follow the coast to the Green Gardens, a stretch of sea stacks and green meadows. The road in is Highway 431, and the drive along it is itself the best introduction. Services are few, so book rooms early in summer.
Trout River, a small fishing community of about 500 people on the south side of Gros Morne National Park on Highway 431, at the end of the road beside Trout River Pond; coordinates approximate, Trout River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The village, the boardwalk and the beach are open at any hour and cost nothing. The boat tour on Trout River Pond runs roughly June to September, usually with one or two sailings a day, and needs booking or a check of the sailing time (confirm). The small museum and visitor desk keep summer hours, often about 10 to 5 from June to early September (confirm), and bakeries and restaurants may close early or shut in the off season. Winter days are short and snow can close side roads, so confirm services by phone. Midsummer light lasts past 9 pm.