Barachois Pond Provincial Park
State park · Newfoundland
A park on Newfoundland's west coast, twenty kilometers from Stephenville, where yellow birch and maple mix into the spruce and balsam fir around Barachois Pond. The Erin Mountain trail climbs 3.5 kilometers through the color to a rocky summit at 340 meters, with views across Bay St. George to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Don’t miss
Peak: September 27–October 1
Color builds from September 10 · mostly bare by October 18
Sampled at Barachois Pond Provincial Park’s own coordinates and elevation (336 m) rather than a regional average.
This window comes from 31 weather points across Newfoundland. Against Newfoundland's own climatology, the 2026 weather puts the peak 4 days earlier. How the forecast works
When to go to Barachois Pond Provincial Park
The color window runs about 28 days, holding until around October 8. That runs roughly 1 day earlier than the rest of Newfoundland. The elevation is 336 m, which pulls the turn earlier.
Barachois Pond Provincial Park on the map
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- When does Barachois Pond Provincial Park peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for September 27–October 1 (best estimate September 29). Color starts around September 10 and is mostly bare by October 18.
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