Newfoundland

[wdrouth]

Planning trip to Newfoundland for the end of summer 2023. How far in advance should we start booking RV campgrounds? Will primarily stay in privately owned campgrounds.

 

[DaveA]

Planning trip to Newfoundland for the end of summer 2023. How far in advance should we start booking RV campgrounds? Will primarily stay in privately owned campgrounds.

I live in NL and travel off the rock in my RV on a regular basis - You will need to book the ferry and campgrounds at the earliest opportunity as they book fast. If booking a night crossing you need a cabin and they go very quickly - you are not allowed to stay in your rig during the crossing. Other option is a day crossing and then camp for the night there are campground close at either arrival port Port Aux Basque (West Coast & 7 hour crossing) or Argentia (East Coast & 15 hour crossing) - consider arriving in one and departing from the other. The drive across the island is basically 10 hours east to west. If you are not familiar with NL you do not want to drive the highways after dark as Moose vehicle collisions are an issue. All that said its a trip that is very well worth the time - give yourself enough time to get around it is a very big land mass with lots to experiance.

 

[Diesel Pusher]

It's never too soon to book popular destinations, especially if campground choices are limited, full hook ups or a specific site is wanted. Sometimes, there's places we want to be at certain times of the year where we've had to reserve a spot up to a year in advance.

 

[wdrouth]

I live in NL and travel off the rock in my RV on a regular basis - You will need to book the ferry and campgrounds at the earliest opportunity as they book fast. If booking a night crossing you need a cabin and they go very quickly - you are not allowed to stay in your rig during the crossing. Other option is a day crossing and then camp for the night there are campground close at either arrival port Port Aux Basque (West Coast & 7 hour crossing) or Argentia (East Coast & 15 hour crossing) - consider arriving in one and departing from the other. The drive across the island is basically 10 hours east to west. If you are not familiar with NL you do not want to drive the highways after dark as Moose vehicle collisions are an issue. All that said its a trip that is very well worth the time - give yourself enough time to get around it is a very big land mass.

Thx Dave-We have already book the ferry including pet friendly cabins for night crossings. Do u have a general idea when the campgrounds will start taking reservations for next summer?

 

[DaveA]

Thx Dave-We have already book the ferry including pet friendly cabins for night crossings. Do u have a general idea when the campgrounds will start taking reservations for next summer?

I would think the private ones will start in the new year the Provincial and National ones usually March time frame. It tends to be all over the place as our camping season doesnt really start until late May (May 24th long weekend traditionally)

 

[sanda]

We arrived in Newfoundland in June. We found out we were way to early in the year as many days saw highs of 37 and drizzle. The good thing was no problem getting campsites and no crowds at the attractions.

 

[JRS]

We went to NF this past summer and had most locations booked by mid Sept 2021. Some locations will not book that far in advance. Traveled with others and we all had large RVs.

 

[docj]

Several years ago, we took a different approach. We left our MH at a RV park on PEI and then drove our toad to Nova Scotia and on the ferry to NL. The cost of taking the car to NL was so much less than taking the MH that it nearly paid for our stay at several B and B's during the two weeks we were on NL. We covered the entire island and had a great time. We arrived and departed using Port aux Basques which made for a shorter ferry ride; rather than a cabin we reserved comfortable reclining seats. JMO