Newfoudland trip

Did a little over a month this year. Near the end of May to begining of July. We went for the icebergs, & saw plenty. Winter was late letting go this year so it was cold. Saw a snowflake or two first week of June.

No reservations anywhere but as June wore on CGs were getting busy, not so much visitors but locals on weekends. The people are wonderful, even if you can't understand half of what they are saying. Just nod in agreement. It does have something of a Northern feel to it though it is not very far north. Only about the same latitude as the Northern States/Canada line. No midnight sun.

Spent almost 5 weeks there in '15. Good times! One thing not mentioned by others is the water supplies - since they have a lot of surface water sources, there are often boil orders in effect, even in the campgrounds. Filters are not adequate - they don't filter out viruses, etc. You can carry bleach to handle that, tho. L'Anse aux Meadows, Elliston, Holyrood, La Scie, King's Point Whale Exhibit, Bird Rock, Gros Morne, Water's Edge RV - all are high on the list.

We have been there a couple of times and love it. Every two years is our plan and we stay of one month to 6 weeks.

We go early (think cold) mid/end of May so parks may not be open. Boon docking is our major overnight accommodations so cannot comment on parks. La Scie has a nice small park that is inexpensive and views of the water and possibly bergs. We went this year and it was a banner year for icebergs...almost a berg in every cove...quite amazing.

Hiked a lot whatever we could find from trails to beaches.

Only saw one moose this time.

Check out any municipal parks as well and try boon docking.
Donna

We have been to NL several times over the years. Plan to spend as much time as you possibly can there - one month minimum. It is a big island and there are lots of interesting things to do and see. We far prefer to take the short ferry both ways. The ferry is expensive but you will not regret the experience you will have. There used to be lots of good boondocking places - not sure if that is still the case.
One thing we enjoyed doing was visiting the small dinner theatres in various towns. We would ask if we could stay overnight in the parking lot following the presentation and were never refused.

Just curious, what services did you need 50A for in Newfoundland. I cannot imagine needing Air Conditioning in Newfoundland, space heaters maybe......

Our experience in Newfoundland:

First, diesel is a bit harder to come by here. Some of the stations are commercial diesel only. Sometimes the attendant will let you use his card so you can pump, but that was not always the case. Irving has some pretty big stations and they are usually all right. Internet and phone service is here and there. Sometimes you have it, but mostly you don't. The parks, for the most part, are 30 amp. We took the short ferry to Newfoundland and stayed at the Grand Codroy park. Then up to Gros Morne. Then we took the car to L'Anse Aux Meadows and Labrador. It would be fine to take the coach up. The roads were good. Eat at the Norseman restaurant in L'Anse Aux Meadows, it was awesome. You might see icebergs on the way up to L'Anse Aux Meadows. It turns out they were floating in the Straits of Labrador. We didn't know what they were until we blew up the pictures. Everyone said there weren't any that year--wrong. Gros Morne was great. Java Jacks in Rocky Harbor, near the campground was a great restaurant. The boat trip on Western Brook was really nice. We also went to the Burnt Cape ecological center which was beautiful in an eerie sort of way. You might not want to take a standard car on some of these back roads as it can get pretty rough. We went for the day to Labrador (8am ferry over, 3:30 back). It was enough time.

We did not stop at Windsor, but, perhaps should have. Instead we went to Gander and stayed in the Country Inn Motel and Campground. The power was a little iffy and the water just ok, at least we didn't have to boil it. I would skip Twillingate if I had to do it over. No icebergs there has really hurt the town. After Gander we headed to Charleston, staying at the Cabot cabins and rv park. They now have 30 amps and they gave us a great site right next to the pond. From there it was 20 minutes to Trinity, a beautiful little town. We also went to Bona Vista and Elliston where we saw puffins and whales. Be sure to schedule enough time there to go on the Rugged Beauty boat trip. This was one of the best things we have done. Bruce gives a tour at 10:00 and 2:00 and takes you to some of the out areas by boat. He gives an interesting perspective on the native Newfoundlanders. We saw many eagles and a whale as well as the abandoned communities along the coastline.

We then went to Hollyrood and stayed at the Bluefin RV park. (This was as opposed It is $10 more for 50 amp, but I had to have it. The internet is all right, not real robust, but it gets the job done.

A recent thread about the Trans-Labrador highway was moved to the Alaska/Canada forum. R&R mostly deals with travel in the lower-48.

http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/29085471.cfm

This article is dated (our trip was four years ago) but I think much of the information will be the same. We hit a lot of the high spots in three weeks, although we did not go over to Labrador. I'd recommend a minimum of a month there since the ferry is quite expensive.

2013 MotorHome Magazine article about Newfoundland

For previous posts on this subject search this Forum for `Newfoundland' and read on. We are considering it also.

We've been there.... Twice! Once was Not enough! Do your 'on line' research.. then visit "Western Brook Pond" for the boat tour.. "Primeberth" museum for the history lesson.. and all the sights in the St John's area.. oh.. and do the whale watching tour(s) the bird sanctuary.. and if you're so inclined.. get yourself 'screached' by kissing a cod!! There are many many more things to see and do. This is only a taste of what we did. Even made it to Labrador by taking the second ferry ride to Blanc Sablon... did that twice too!
The RV parks are great.. but make sure to make reservations for Pippy Park in St John's.. it gets very busy during the camping season.