Anyone else going to Newfoundland in 2016?

We watch the weather and have been there before at the same time. Don't need too many cg's as we boondocks a lot. At least some of the NL parks are open too. Cold but nice time to travel.
Donna

Tripalot wrote:
I think you are a bit early for going to Newfoundland. We were there one year in mid June with the hopes of doing some hiking. We could not access some trails due to snow and ice still being on the trails. A lot depends on the kind of winter they have. Also you might have trouble finding open campgrounds and some of the attractions might not be open in May.

Play this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9OommJlrPY


Queen's Birthday weekend through Canadian Thanksgiving Day is trad. campgrounds are open period.

Granted there are cgs open all year, ie. Green Point, Gros Morne NP etc and the gravel pits mentioned.

Check the iceberg finder.

Check ice conditions via Environment Canada weather page. https://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.html

If the ice is thin or gone in the Strait of Belle Isle, t'will be long camping season.

If there are few or no closures of the ferry from NS to Port aux Basques, NL, again, 'tis a low ice year.

I was in NL from 1983 to 2008. Now, in The Maritimes. To go by weather so far, I dunno. Like, by forecast I expect snow around me to be gone coming Monday. & almost looking like a year to leave the ice skates in the closet. Dunno, dunno, dunno. Last year largest snowfall for any year didn't really start coming down until the end of January. Dunno, dunno, dunno.

Again, check the ice and ferry crossings.

:@ :h :S

I think you are a bit early for going to Newfoundland. We were there one year in mid June with the hopes of doing some hiking. We could not access some trails due to snow and ice still being on the trails. A lot depends on the kind of winter they have. Also you might have trouble finding open campgrounds and some of the attractions might not be open in May.

dcason wrote:
Didn't go in 2015 like we had planned. Glad we did not as we heard it was pretty rainy in 2015 and the dollar is strong this year. Canada is on sale!

We are leaving approx May 1 to do 10 days to 2 weeks around Nova Scotia and then off to NL until the end of June.
Donna

Just a heads up (you may already know and plan on boondocking), finding a campground in the Maritimes open before the May long weekend (May 21-23) will be very difficult.

I like the "Canada is on sale" reference. Come on up.

Do you go through Calais, ME? , or cut across at 1000 islands? If not what is a good route for our 36' MH, from Buffalo area?
Happy new year

Not this year we are going as far as P.E.I..
In 2017 western Canada then possibly to Nfld in 2018.