Barachois Pond Provincial Park
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Barachois Pond Provincial Park is a large and popular Provincial Park in the southwest of the island of Newfoundland. The park covers an area of 35 km². The park is situated off the Trans-Canada Highway
, near Stephenville
.
There is a hiking path to the top of Erin Mountain, a peak in the Long Range Mountains
which run along the west coast of Newfoundland. The trail takes about 2 hours to traverse.
Barachois Pond is a large lake located in the park.
Chipmunks were first introduced into Newfoundland here.
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
, near Stephenville
Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador
Stephenville is a Canadian town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland....
.
There is a hiking path to the top of Erin Mountain, a peak in the Long Range Mountains
Long Range Mountains
The Long Range Mountains are a series of mountains along the west coast of the Canadian island of Newfoundland. They also form the northernmost section of the Appalachian chain on the eastern seaboard of North America...
which run along the west coast of Newfoundland. The trail takes about 2 hours to traverse.
Barachois Pond is a large lake located in the park.
Chipmunks were first introduced into Newfoundland here.
See also
- BarachoisBarachoisA barachois is a term used in Atlantic Canada and Saint Pierre and Miquelon to describe a coastal lagoon separated from the ocean by a sand or shingle bar...
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador parks
- List of Canadian provincial parks
- List of National Parks of Canada