Where is it?
The town of Burgeo and Sandbanks Provin- cial Park is situated on the southwest coast of Newfoundland 147 kilometres from the Trans-Canada Highway at the end of route 480, locally known as The Caribou Trail.
Sandbanks by the numbers
Size of Sandbanks Provincial Park ............................ 232 hectares Number of campsites ...................................25 Number of toilets ............................................4 Length of hiking trail ................... 7 kilometres Number of islands to sea kayak around ...354 Length of beach ........................... 7 kilometres Rating of local fish and chips ......................10 Population of Burgeo ............................13,628 Elevation Of Burgeo ........................12 metres
Summer Atlantic Ocean surface water temp .......................................... 11–13°C
Number of woodland caribou in Newfoundland ...................................60,000
Number of offshore communities reachable by ferry from Burgeo.....................8 Park phone number ................1-800-563-6353
Web sites
Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism
www.newfoundlandandlabradortourism.com
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
www.env.gov.nl.ca/parks
Town of Burgeo
www.townofburgeo.com www.rapidmedia.com
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dunk your head here, a deed reserved for the bravest among us, meaning those 14 years of age and younger. The rest of us can settle for a dip at the roped-off swimming area on the much shallower, warmer, freshwater swimming pond. Whatever your vacationing plea-
sure, Sandbanks and surrounding area has much more nothing than the road sign would suggest. An after- noon drive is really nothing to a place where surf pounds, music plays and kids dance on the beach; where morn- ing mist rolls in over rocky islands and the water sparkles blue. Where quiet walks through the streets of Burgeo end in a tasty plateful of fresh fish and chips; a place that is guaranteed to fill your photo album with warm memo- ries and spectacular images. But remember, fill your tank.
The next pump is at the end of the road and after 150 kilometres of, well you know…
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