Sir Richards Squires Memorial Provincial Park

Sir Richards Squires Memorial Provincial Park

Sir Richards Squires Memorial Provincial Park
3.5
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Shauna C
Mount Pearl, Canada229 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2020 • Family
We were staying at Humber Valley Resort and made a quick trip to see Big Falls. There was a long drive -dirt road/paved road/dirt road- and seemed like a never ending journey to get there. It was not clearly sign posted which I recommend the Provincial authorities improve. The park was beautiful, only a short 5 min walk from parking lot to Big Falls. We were lucky enough to observe a good number of salmon jumping upstream. I recommend this experience as a nice side trip during any vacation in the area during the summer.
Written 4 July 2020
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Velvet M
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada52 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2015 • Couples
Going to this park requires driving over a dirt road for at least 20 minutes, but it's one of the smoothest dirt roads I've driven over - and we did it in a Ford Focus. The campsites are nice, and most of them are really big. There's a couple of playgrounds, showers, laundry facility, and convenience shop and restaurant located in the park, which is fantastic. The trails to the salmon jumping river are nice and well kept as well, unfortunately we didn't get to see any salmon jumping though.
Written 5 August 2015
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empathology
Rotterdam, The Netherlands617 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Couples
This park hosts a large (by width, not height) falls on a large river in a very scenic setting.

What you need to know is that part of the drive is 12-ish km (at a slow 25 kph) down a dirt track road full of huge potholes. We had a large Jeep Wrangler but even that couldn't prevent the violent shaking that we endured. (My wife's chronic illness meant we were considering a trip to the local hospital after it). So think very carefully whether you want to drive all the way out there and back from Deer Lake.

There's an entrance fee to the park though as the place was unmanned, we drove in, went to the falls and out within the hour.
Written 28 August 2024
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Meaghan24
Ottawa, Canada27 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2014 • Couples
This is one of the few places in Newfoundland that you are able to witness the atlantic salmon jump up waterfalls to reach their upstream spawning grounds. We were there in the middle of August which is late in the season and still saw about 15 salmon jumping in about 1.5 hours. If you go in June, apparently there are multiple jumping every minute. This is definitely a really unique experience. Plus, the scenery is just beautiful!!
Written 24 September 2014
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Dutrihard
Canada48 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2017 • Couples
We actually never made it to this park because of the very poor access road....we value our vehicle and trailer suspension. Of course the locals in their pickups drive it like it's asphalt , with the resulting dust cloud another deterrent to going.
Written 23 July 2017
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Ashley C
6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2016 • Couples
One of those hidden treasures of Newfoundland. Must see place for a fish, nature, camping or scenery enthusiast!! On a scale of 1 - 10, I would give it an 11. Love it!!
Written 3 July 2017
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Randy D
St. John's, Canada22 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2015 • Family
Drove to SRSMPP from Deer Lake, drive took 40 minutes but very smooth and easy road to drive (both paved and dirt). Park is very nice with great campsites! Playground is a little out dated but still very enjoyable for the younger kids. Comfort station very nice and extremely clean. Only a short walk (5 minutes) to the Big Falls and lots of Salmon jumping the falls (seen about 15 in 15 minutes). Great pictures and the kids loved it! Recommend to anyone in the area to visit this park to see the salmon!
Written 29 August 2015
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Rob123235
Halifax, Canada417 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2015 • Family
Went here with family to spend the day and see the salmon jumping. I heard about this location for watching salmon jumping, but it was much better than described. There were salmon jumping constantly and we did not have to wait anytime to see them. The location on the river was beautiful and very entertaining to watch. Well worth the drive and short walk down the trail to the river.
Note that there is gravel road for part of the drive to the park, but it was well maintained and almost as good as a paved road. It also had very little traffic.
Written 26 July 2015
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Andrew G
Lower Sackville, Canada122 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2015 • Solo
I heard that the salmon here were amazing however I never made it to see them:
The road to the park starts off paved, then goes to light dirt road, and finally it is extreme off roading, there is no way that you could get here unless you are in a 4X4 truck or Jeep, I wouldn't even attempt with an SUV unless it has a very high ground clearance as there where puddles that were close to a foot deep.
I enjoyed the drive for the "off-roading" that it entailed in my rental Jeep, as it was a solid hour of off roading through the wilderness.
I would recommend that you advise someone that you are going, as you are in the country and driving on what seems like snowmobile or ATV trails and won't see another vehicle for hours.
Written 30 June 2015
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Nikki M
Winnipeg, Canada14 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019
Apple maps will take you down a dirt road that is very hard on the car! We never made it there! The next day we saw a sign for the park on a nice paved road! Long story short use google maps!
Written 8 August 2019
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