Barachois Pond Provincial Park is a large and popular Provincial Park in the southwest of the island of
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population ...
. The park covers an area of . The park is off the
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway (Canadian French, French: ; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the A ...
, 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. This trail takes about 2 hours and goes by many streams and wildlife.
Barachois Pond is a large lake located in the park.
Chipmunk
Chipmunks are small, striped rodents of subtribe Tamiina. Chipmunks are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia.
Taxonomy and systematics
Chipmunks are classified as four genera: '' ...
s were first introduced into Newfoundland here.
See also
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Barachois
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List of Newfoundland and Labrador parks
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List of Canadian provincial parks
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List of National Parks of Canada
External links
Park web site
Provincial parks of Newfoundland and Labrador
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