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Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) → Woody Point

Deer Lake Airport (YDF) to Woody Point and the Tablelands

Distance
67.2 km
Drive time
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The flat-topped orange rock of the Tablelands rising behind Bonne Bay, with Woody Point's waterfront at its foot.
The flat-topped orange rock of the Tablelands rising behind Bonne Bay, with Woody Point's waterfront at its foot.Photo: Adavyd · source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Driving route from Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) to Woody Point: 67.2 km by road, via Routes 1 · 430 · 431.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

Faded lines are other drives from Deer Lake Regional into this area: Rocky Harbour (72 km), Cow Head (119 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

  1. Stop 1: Discovery Centre

    Parks Canada's centre for the south side of the park, near Woody Point, matching the visitor centre on the Rocky Harbour side. Ask here what is open and passable on this arm.

    Stopping here adds 1.5 km to the drive.

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  2. Stop 2: Newfoundland Insectarium

    A museum just down the road from the airport, at the very start of the drive. Seasonal opening — check hours with the museum.

    Stopping here adds 0.2 km to the drive.

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⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾

Route 1 · Route 430 · Route 431

Drive measured Aug 30, 2026, terminal to town centre. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

Add to a trip →Staying here? Days out ↓Download GPX (offline, Garmin)Airport info: Deer Lake Regional Airport →

67.2 km. Deer Lake airport to Woody Point: the Trans-Canada, Route 430 to Wiltondale, then west on Route 431. Take Route 431 at Wiltondale. Wiltondale is on the way, before the park. Most visitors go north to Rocky Harbour, but don’t base there for this side: the bay is in the way and the drive around is about as far again. Why people come. The Tablelands, the exposed mantle rock the park is famous for, and Trout River, where the road stops.

When you get to Woody Point

Places to eat on the way

11 places to eat within 2 km of this drive, in the order you pass them.

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 55.8 km — after Funland Resort, until The Merchant Warehouse.

Every one of them, in the order you pass them
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 4.1 · 1623 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 4.1 · 508 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 4.1 · 1584 m off the road
  • Big Stop Restaurantrestaurantkm 4.1 · 349 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 4.1 · 1839 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 4.1 · 1744 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonfast foodkm 4.1 · 393 m off the road
  • Wingn' itrestaurantkm 4.2 · 1148 m off the road
  • Funland Resortrestaurantkm 11.1 · 948 m off the road
  • The Merchant Warehouserestaurantkm 66.9 · 756 m off the road
  • The Old Loft Restaurantrestaurantkm 66.9 · 725 m off the road

Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, swept 2026-09-12. How we measure · Add a missing place

New place to eat, or one that's missing? This list comes from OpenStreetMap, so nobody can pay to be on it. Add it to the map yourself (about twenty minutes on a phone), or email us the details and we'll put it on the map.

Using a wheelchair, or need step-free? Parks Canada describes easier access at Discovery Centre. Easier access in Gros Morne →

Here in winter? November to April ▾

Gros Morne National Park, in Parks Canada's words:

Winter in Gros Morne (Parks Canada) → Snow months and daylight →

Quoted from Parks Canada's pages, read October 8, 2026.

What has been recorded near here

Wildlife people have reported within 10 km of Woody Point, and the months they saw it. Tap a name for everywhere else on our drives it turns up.

  • Northern gannetseabirdMorus bassanusReports cluster in July, August, May43 reports on record

Reports, not counts: busy harbours report more. No sighting is promised, and the list covers only the species we look up. Source: GBIF, the international record of wildlife sightings, checked 2026-10-07.

Short drives from Woody Point

An easy day out from Woody PointRocky Harbour 72 km awayYou land at Deer Lake and Gros Morne is 72 km north.Its own page measures from the Deer Lake airport; from Woody Point it is 72 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Woody Point.

More, up to 80 km (8)

Distances by road, measured on OpenStreetMap October 16, 2026, from where this route ends. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

Doing it electric

Fast chargers on this drive
Deer Lake km 4, Glenburnie – Birchy Head – Shoal Brook km 62
Longest stretch without one
58 km
Deer Lake → Glenburnie – Birchy Head – Shoal Brook, of 67 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Woody Point
5.1 km
by road, at Glenburnie – Birchy Head – Shoal Brook

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-10): Deer Lake (km 0). Not counted until it opens.

NL Hydro fast chargers within 3 km of the drive. Check the app for one that's working. Exported 2026-10-10. How we measure

Every route compared →NL Hydro: plan your road trip →

Paved or not, per the map

Mapped as unpaved
none
Mapped as paved
93%
59.4 km of 67.2 km driven
No surface tag on the map
7%
4.2 km: surface not recorded

Why it matters: Hertz Canada’s terms say “use off paved roads or on roads which are not regularly maintained” voids the damage waiver. Check your own agreement. The terms themselves. Source for these figures: OSRM driving profile, stored route query, with node annotations; OpenStreetMap surface tags via Overpass, checked 2026-09-06. Today's road conditions: 511.

Before you go

These change, so we link to the people who keep them up to date.

  • Park entry and what's openChanges through the year

    Parks Canada sets Gros Morne's entry, fees and which trails and sites are open, and all of it changes with the season. The Tablelands are on this side of the bay, so check this arm on its own.

    Check it now →

  • Crossing Bonne Bay on footSeasonal, roughly midsummer into the autumn

    A seasonal passenger shuttle, the only one, crosses the bay between Norris Point and Woody Point. It carries people, not cars, so it saves time only if you leave the car behind. The operator publishes the season and times.

    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 431 out to Trout River is unlit and lightly travelled.

    Check it now →

  • Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April

    Check before leaving the airport. Route 431 dead-ends at Trout River, so a closure here has no way around it.

    Check it now →

The trails

The trail, measured

Lookout Trail (Gros Morne, from the Discovery Centre): the mapped path is 3.5 km with 343 m of climbing, from 67 m up to 403 m.

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Every cited segment →OpenStreetMap way/432924088; elevation from AWS Open Data Terrarium tiles (z14), sampled ~30 m, ascent over a 3 m noise threshold.
A line that ends at a different height from where it starts is a loop, not an out and back.

Renting a car? Book the car when you book the flight.

Summer rentals sell out, says NL Tourism, and in June 2026 CTV reported St. John's airport agencies booked for nearly all of summer.

Both read 2026-10-07.

Arriving without a car

Not renting? Here's who Deer Lake Regional Airport lists at the door. Fares change, so we link to them instead.

No rideshare here.

The airport's ground-transportation page lists no rideshare service, only three taxi firms, a shuttle and seven charter operators (checked 2026-09-15).

  • Taxi

    Star Taxi, which the airport calls its primary ground transportation provider, serving the whole region with wheelchair-accessible vans and accommodating service dogs. The airport advises contacting them 24 to 48 hours before you arrive.

    (709) 634-4343

  • Taxi

    Deer Lake Taxi, listed as operating around the clock across the province with no pre-booking required.

    (709) 635-0000

  • Shuttle

    Star Taxi runs a shuttle between Corner Brook and the airport, serving named hotels, with a private-car option. It must be booked ahead. The airport publishes the fares.

    (709) 634-4343

  • Coach

    DRL Coachlines' once-a-day coach each way between St. John's and Port aux Basques stops in Deer Lake town (the Circle K), not at the airport terminal. It reaches no island and no national park. Tickets are bought on the bus, cash only. Times and fares are DRL's: drl-lr.com.

    (888) 263-1852

Source: Deer Lake Regional Airport,2026-09-15. Check there for fares and times.

The drive back

Measured the other way, Woody Point back to Deer Lake is the same distance: 68 km.

Plan back from your check-in time. Give the planner your flight time and it tells you when to set off.

How early to arrive depends on the carrier and the season: check Deer Lake Regional Airport →

Return measured 2026-09-29, the same way as the drive out. How we measure

Questions people actually ask

How far is the drive from Deer Lake Regional Airport to Woody Point?＋

67.2 km: east on the Trans-Canada, north on Route 430, then west on Route 431 at Wiltondale.

Is it worth basing in Rocky Harbour and driving over?＋

No, and most people get this wrong. Bonne Bay separates the two arms and the road goes all the way around it, so Rocky Harbour to Woody Point is 71.7 km, further than coming straight from the airport (67.2 km). If the Tablelands and Trout River are your trip, base on this side.

What is the difference between the two sides of the park?＋

They part company at Wiltondale. Route 430 runs north to Rocky Harbour, Norris Point and the fjord boat; Route 431 runs west to Woody Point, the Discovery Centre, the Tablelands and Trout River. Both are Gros Morne, and the choice matters.

How much further is Trout River?＋

Another 17.8 km past Woody Point, where Route 431 ends. From the airport that is 85.0 km — the 67.2 km here, plus the run out.

Do I need a rental car?＋

Yes. The passenger shuttle across Bonne Bay does not take vehicles, and everything on this arm is spread along Route 431.

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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on August 30, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap way/180061286 — passenger terminal. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/4205512598.

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