Terra Nova National Park, National park in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Terra Nova is a national park stretching along Newfoundland's Atlantic coastline, combining dense woodlands, peat bogs, rocky shorelines, and numerous sheltered inlets. The landscape shifts between forested areas inland and open coastal zones marked by cliffsides and protected anchorages.

Terra Nova National Park was created in 1957, the first national park in Newfoundland and Labrador. American sportsman Lee Wulff was recruited by the provincial Department of Mines and Resources to develop tourism and proposed the park. The Honourable Jean Lesage, then federal minister responsible for national parks, inaugurated it on 12 April 1957. The park protects Beothuk sites and early European pioneer settlements.

The park's many inlets and coves still reflect their origins as important fishing grounds, with names and settlement patterns revealing how maritime life shaped the landscape. Local communities continue to rely on and value these waters, and visitors see evidence of this connection in how people use the coastal areas today.

The park has hiking trails of varying difficulty, from short coastal walks to longer forest routes, with multiple camping areas throughout. Summer and early autumn offer the best visiting conditions when trails are fully accessible and the weather is most favorable for outdoor activities.

Terra Nova was created through the efforts of Lee Wulff, an American sportsman recruited by the provincial Department of Mines and Resources to develop tourism in the region. The park was officially inaugurated on 12 April 1957 by Jean Lesage, then Canada's federal minister responsible for national parks.