ParksNL · Newfoundland and Labrador
Butter Pot Provincial Park
ParksNL · Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Sites
- 179
- Hookups
- 179 no hookups
- Season
- May 15 to September 14
- Cost
- Unserviced $20.15 CAD per night, plus a $7 nightly vehicle pass and the $7 reservation fee
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 505 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Phone
- 709-685-1853
About
Butter Pot is one of the most popular provincial parks in Newfoundland and Labrador; and with good reason! It's located just a half hour from the capital of St. John's, but once you enter you'll feel as if you've landed in a forest far from the busy city streets. Ponds are the major attraction here with numerous spots to swim, fish and paddle. You can spot all the major bodies of water from the top of Butter Pot Hill, but don't forget your camera; the view is incredible! There's tons to see here with the park covering an area of 2,833 hectares of beautiful forests, bogs, heaths and ponds.
99 nightly campsites on the reservation service, plus 80 leased by the week or for the season. 20 overflow sites are issued at the park once the campground is full.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 23° | 6° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 22° | 4° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 34° | 24° | 13° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 30° | 20° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 36° | 29° | 63° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 58° | 42° | 35° | 70° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 68° | 53° | 44° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 70° | 57° | 49° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 63° | 53° | 42° | 74° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 44° | 37° | 62° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 35° | 26° | 60° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 29° | 19° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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