Gros Morne National Park is recognized by the United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Park received the designation in 1987, mainly for the internationally significant geological features of the Tablelands. The arctic-alpine habitat in the Long Range Mountains, the region's 5000-year-old human history and its outstanding scenic beauty, played key roles.

Gros Morne protects thousands of square kilometres of extraordinary landscape on Newfoundland's west coast! The landscape is diverse...deep valleys, stark cliffs, and curving beaches of white sand; secret coves; steep-sided fjords gouged from the edge of a high plateau; mossy bogs and wide stone barrens; and mountains topped with arctic-alpine tundra where arctic hare, woodland caribou, and rock ptarmigan live and a vast natural rock garden of northern flowers flourish.

The Park offers exceptional opportunities for exploration by land and sea. Take a boat tour into the heart of a fjord, sea kayak the protected arms and tickles of Bonne Bay, enjoy the landscape from your vehicle as you drive the roadways of the park, discover unique flora and unravel fascinating geological mysteries with park staff, or put on your hiking boots and pack and trek up Gros Morne Mountain. These are just some of the exciting opportunities that await you. There is no doubt that you will enjoy an uncrowded wilderness and spectacular scenery!

Nestled into the northeast corner of North America, Newfoundland and Labrador is one of the best-kept vacation secrets on the continent. The air is clean, the people are friendly and the vistas...well, you'll just have to see for yourself.