Cape Spear Lighthouse | Informal Campsite

November 1st, 2023 by michal.roguski

Stayed for 3 nights while visiting St John's. No one bothered us, although it is off season now.

September 11th, 2023 by laurelcory

One other c camper here so far staying for the night. Spots are not level but not severe. Nice washrooms. Cafe is not open early in the off-season after Labor Day. Nice views. Quiet at night.

September 3rd, 2023 by dc.siefert

Slightly slanted as stated, not too bad, some picnic tables, trash cans etc., but because of all the cars coming and leaving, I decided to move down to the other, smaller lot.

August 13th, 2023 by kjw114

Us and several other camper vans were in the parking lot overnight. No one bothered us. Folks started arriving around 0430 for sunrise. Trash cans available. Washrooms opened at 10am. Large parking lot overlooking ocean.

July 24th, 2023 by pbench3boys

This place is permanently closed.

July 18th, 2023 by jimmccormick

Excellent spot! The view is incredible. Arrived late after watching sunset at Signal Hill - 4 other small rvs. Very quiet and lovely sunrise with whales to boot.

July 10th, 2023 by stephennqs

Spent a foggy night in the Cape Spear lighthouse parking lot. Fog horns goes off every few minutes but still got a good night sleep with ear plugs. A few locals park with music playing but it got quieter later in the night.

September 17th, 2022 by pondpuck

Stayed here overnight to get a chance to see the sunrise. Arrived a bit late and 3-4 cars/campers were already set-up. Lots of traffic speeding by and loud music until midnight or so.

Sunrise was beautiful!

Lots of parking room for our 27’ motorhome. Lot is sloped, but was not too bad. Wind was unreal!!! Had to pull the slide in due to the noises the awning over the slide was making! Thought i may loose it!

Would stay here again.

September 14th, 2022 by felixhuellen

Some people driving around with their car in the late evening, making noise.
We had no luck, very foggy and cloudy in the evening and early morning.
Washroom opened at 10.
Nice place to stay!

August 16th, 2022 by SolInvictus

Big lot with lots of space for all kinds of rigs. Visitors come thru the night, for what, I'm not sure. Lights. Noise. Still, it was a good spot to overnight. Also, lighthouse so were great to tour. Internet fantastic. Missed sunrise - too cloudy.

August 12th, 2022 by r8yQqy6zELKsPFAdabwv

What a beautiful place to spend the night on the Eastern most point in North America. Park Rangers leave about 6 and there are several cars still here. Don’t know how many will overnight. Great view of Signal Hill and the ships coming and going out of St. John’s harbor. The washrooms are locked after 6 pm. Please keep it clean. If it’s foggy you’ll definitely hear the fog horn!

August 4th, 2022 by coopercarolyn144

Fair amount of space later in the day. Beautiful trails. Early evening quite noisy with motorcycles.

August 4th, 2022 by 88turborx7

I don't know why this place has so many positive reviews. If you want to not be able to fall asleep because of the constant coming and going of cars and motorcycles at night, people talking loud and playing music late then being woken up at the crack of dawn by sunrise nerds then this is the place for you! Sure the views are amazing, like so many other spots in the province. Extremely windy as well. Parking lot is large with tons of spots. The most level are up front closest to the water or way at the back. Do not recommend, I would go to the other smaller parking lot just before arriving at thr lighthouse, might not be very level but should be quieter with the same views.

August 4th, 2022 by Carrie

Great night. Good breeze. Beautiful sunrise.

July 20th, 2022 by travellingfrasers

Stayed here in our 35ft Fifthwheel. Lot's of parking. We parked along the bus parking at the very back. Many others here to catch the sunrise. Stayed until opening then left shortly after not to take up space.

July 13th, 2022 by packetpaul

Spend a foggy and cold night here to get up and watch the sunrise. About 6 campers overnight but two dozen or so people arrived for the sunrise. Excellent beautiful place for one night.

I did ask the ranger if it is ok to park overnight. The response was technically “no” but we leave at 6.

June 13th, 2022 by white.van_no.plan

Great overnight option or base camp while visiting St John’s. The destination alone is worth the stop.
One other van staying the night and we felt very comfortable. It’s busywith lots of tourists in and out but little activity after dark. Trash cans, good cell service and bathrooms (didn’t use so not sure if open).

September 26th, 2021 by adventure_marilyn

As described. Quite busy with local traffic of cars in and out all night, even after sunset. But other then that no issues to report.

September 15th, 2021 by melissaanstey

Perfect location after exploring the area. Great sunset, beautiful sunrise. Not too busy

September 13th, 2021 by matt

Amazing place to stay. Overall, beautiful scenery, and if you have a clear day, the sunset over the mainland produces stunning colours on the Cape, and you’re already on location for the epic first sun over North America in the mornings. No issues parking overnight; no signs posted and there were 8 overlanding vehicles the night we stayed. It gets busy with car traffic through the parking lot just after sunset (including a few cars doing donuts) but gets very quiet after that. Car people start arriving again about 30-45 minutes before sunrise to see the sun come up over the ocean. We were there in off-season, so the historic site facilities were operating on reduced hours (closed on the day were there, so no washrooms).

August 6th, 2021 by Caro_Tig

I stayed there one night. Some people for the sunset, and very few for the sunrise around 5:30 am. Expect people meeting at night and some car passing by; the small parking just before this one near the lighthouse might be less busy.
Perfect view, and a good night of sleep.
i recommend

August 5th, 2021 by jamessuttar

Stayed here for a night. Arrived late but easy driving from st Johns.

Cars come and go al throughout the night.

Lighthouse is nice to see at night

Great spot for whale watching the following day and epic sunrises

September 27th, 2019 by blog.frugal-rv-travel.com

Stayed for a night. Cold and windy, but very handy. An amazing number of people out to see the sunrise considering you couldn't see the sun!

July 31st, 2019 by tibe.gelies

Absolutly amazing view!
Unfortunately the washrooms were closed due to the constructions...
Very calm at night except the waves!
We could even watch some whales in the early morning!

July 22nd, 2019 by ozymandias.steiner

Good spot, stayed one night, lots of cars come and go for sunset and Whale watching. No WiFi at that place. Nowhere.

July 14th, 2019 by you_me_go_see

Big carpark with lots of people coming and going around sunset. There were a few cars coming later in the night/early morning playing loud music so we didn’t get the most peaceful sleep. There’s construction going on, however washrooms are still open. Nice views of the ocean and towards Signal Hill. Lots of information signs around re the history of the area and lovely lighthouse to look into at the top.

July 4th, 2019 by wendiluther

2 or 3 other folks spending the night here tonight. Beautiful view of the city and the water.

June 27th, 2019 by magalliepoupart

Très bel endroit! Nous étions dans la brume, mais ô combien magnifique. Point négatif : Le fort qui crie à tous les 10 secondes...il faut des bouchons!

June 9th, 2019 by frank

One other RV here. Plenty of room. View of two icebergs. Very windy today.

October 8th, 2018 by globusgo

Great spot. Beautiful views. Busy but quiet at night.

September 5th, 2018 by grizzlyontour2016

The parking lot by the lighthouse is a fantastic spot to stay for a night. View to Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean and also sunrise at the most eastern part. Some visitors for the sunrise and late evening.