Guide
The Baie Verte Peninsula
The Baie Verte Peninsula is a long road north off the Trans-Canada, and the reasons to drive it are specific rather than general: a well-known trail at King’s Point, a heritage centre at Springdale, and a town at the top with services before the road runs out.
Those three are not near each other, whatever a map implies. King’s Point sits across Green Bay from the Baie Verte road and Springdale is a separate turnoff earlier still, so each one is an hour of extra driving rather than a stop on the way. The figures below are the extra road distance each actually costs.
It is also the clearest illustration of what this site is for. The peninsula sits between the two airports, and people book on the assumption that either will do. Deer Lake is an hour and a half closer by road, which is the difference between an afternoon and a lost day.
Where to go, and how to get there
Harvey Grant Heritage Centre, Springdale
A community heritage centre in Springdale — not King's Point, and not on the way. Reaching it means leaving the Trans-Canada well before the Route 410 turnoff and coming back. Confirm hours with the centre before making the trip.
Adds about 63 km and 53 minutes to the drive, measured as the extra road distance with the stop inserted
Alexander Murray Hiking Trail, King's Point
The best-known trail on this coast and the main reason people turn off for King's Point, which sits on the far side of Green Bay from Route 410. It is a substantial climb rather than a stroll — treat it as a half-day, and check conditions locally before starting.
Adds about 70 km and 58 minutes to the drive, measured as the extra road distance with the stop inserted
Baie Verte
The town the peninsula is named for and the practical base for going further north. Services thin out sharply beyond it.
YDF → Baie Verte — 2h 16m, 159.3 km
Fleur de Lys
The far north end of the peninsula, beyond Baie Verte. Going this far is a deliberate decision rather than a detour — there is a lot of road and very little on it.
Adds about 49 km and 48 minutes to the drive, measured as the extra road distance with the stop inserted
Before you go
These change. We link the people who keep them current rather than copying numbers that go stale here.
Provincial parksSeasonal — typically late spring into the fall
Flatwater Pond, on Route 410, is a seasonal operation with dates that move year to year. ParksNL publishes them park by park.
Check it now →MooseYear round, worst between dusk and dawn
The province states that the likelihood of injury in a moose collision is twice as high between dusk and dawn as in daytime. Route 410 is long, unlit and lightly travelled, and this is the corridor where that combination matters most on this site.
Check it now →Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April
Check before you turn off the Trans-Canada. Route 410 is a long way to commit to on a bad day, with few places to stop and reconsider.
Check it now →
Questions people actually ask
Which airport should I fly into for the Baie Verte Peninsula?＋
Deer Lake, by about an hour and a half. Baie Verte is 2 hours 16 from Deer Lake against 3 hours 43 from Gander. The peninsula sits between the two airports, which is why the question comes up — but it is not a close call.
Is the Alexander Murray Trail worth the detour?＋
That depends on how much of a detour you were expecting. King's Point is on the far side of Green Bay from Route 410, so stopping there adds about 70 km and just under an hour to the drive — considerably more than the map suggests. The trail is the best-known on this coast and a real climb rather than a walk, so budget a half-day for it and ask locally about conditions. We can tell you what it costs to get there, not whether it is in shape on the day.
How far north does it make sense to go?＋
Baie Verte is 2h16 from Deer Lake. Adding Fleur de Lys costs roughly another 49 km and 48 minutes on top of that, and adding King's Point costs about 70 km and an hour. Any two of those in a day is most of the day on the road, on a corridor with sparse services. If you have one day, pick one.
Is there anywhere to stay?＋
Baie Verte has mapped accommodation and is the practical base for the peninsula. North and west of it, assume there is nothing and plan accordingly.
Every coordinate and drive time on this page was checked against its source on August 29, 2026.