Petty Harbor

We wanted to get out of the "big city" and return to oceanfront camping, so we headed just 10km south from St John's to the picturesque Petty Harbor.

Petty Harbor has a narrow inlet leading to a protective harbor and has roots dating back to at least 1598. It's one of the oldest European settlements in Newfoundland, originally named Petit Havre by French colonists.

The small town features an aquarium, a zipline tour, and whale watching. But the highlight fort is was the working harbor with fishing shacks and boats docked along piers lining the port.Read more