Reviews of Butter Pot Provincial Park (Park)

Jeff Dhaemon

Nice park but needs more stuff for kids to do

Michael Jorgensen

Going every year from now on

Kairowastaken _

Go here if you want to drown in the scent of gasoline, a place where mud is everywhere, and dirty looking toilets a showers in the comfort station

D3adkl0wn

Great time! There are sites suitable for tent camping as well as in a RV or what not. Unlike LaManche, there is ample tree cover between sites so that it doesn't feel like the next site over is part of yours.

Kathy McKay

We enjoyed hiking to the top of Butterpot Hill for a 360 degree view. The lady slippers were lovely

NL Republic

One thing I don't like about the provincial parks is the lack of kid related events.. When ever I've taken my kids there they're bored. Unlike Terra Nova park, the provincial parks offer nothing, no events, no activity centre, not even a park store. I don't understand why the provincial government hasn't capitalized on this.. certainly an activity centre and store would generate much needed revenue for the provincial parks and offer something more than just a driveway for families taking their kids camping.

Sandra Sabo

Great camping spot if you want to get away from the city but don't want to drive to far. Nice swimming area and hiking trail as well.

jeremy snook

Great place

James Hedges

Beautiful and quiet

Vince Chaulk

Great little park.not far from St John's

Natasha Somerton

Great camping grounds close to, but far enough, from the city; pond for swimming and walking trails.

Jonathan Earle

Great Cross country skiing. Trails groomed for classic and skate by Avalon Nordic Ski Club. Day pass required.

Louis Walsh

Nice park. Close to the city but far enough that you can forget it !!

Simon Bonisteel

Great place to camp. Very spacious and private camp sites for both tenting and in a trailer. Lots of wildlife including: grey jays, squirrels, chipmunks, blue jays, downy woodpeckers, loons, etc. The butter pot hike is a well kept trail with lots of boardwalks and stairs for the climb to the top of butterpot hill. On top you have the best view of conception bay south unless you were flying. Pretty easy hiking trail even for the less experienced hiker.

John Butler

Nice day use area with beach and swimming area

DONKEH

Dirty

Kevin

Pretty nice scenery there. I've yet to actually go there in the summer so I cant speak to their facilities for pricing (other than off-season squatting on their campsites to test out my new winter sleeping bag lol), but like any campground …

cody lambe

Cheap rates , nice camp sites , a good place to swim, and hike.

Cory Winter

Not much cellular signal available in the park.

Aj Green-Naswell

Loved it

Clare Fowler

Not a far drive and lovely camping sites as well as hiking trails

Tyler Temple

Excellent park

Perry Burke

Very nice

Steve Simms

Comfort away from home...

Sarah Charbonneau

Beautiful campground!

Terrence Suley

Loved camping and swimming here. Also the view from Butter Pot is amazing.

Jessica C

Outhouses and comfort station were dirty and unkempt.

Delores Mackey

Visit with a friend at their camp site. So peaceful and private sites.

Greg Taylor

Ok place. Few services.

Tony Gulliver

Beautiful park. Unfortunately it rained the whole time. Will try again.

Campbell Jamieson

Great spot to enjoy fall weather.

Eleshia Butt

We love the park and have camped here every year for 8 years. A lot of great memories here. Washroom facilities and more water options would make this park even greater.

Sherwin Flight

Nice park with a great walking trail to the top of the mountain

Mark Hallett

I've camped here 4 times and I'm impressed every time i go. Almost all the sites are very private, there is lots of wood to be foraged so bring a saw and don't waste your money buying it at the office. The facilities are good but not up to federal park standards and the hike to butterpot hill is very scenic and takes about 3 hours to do with kids. Don't forget to pick up a rock on the way up the hill to add to the pile at the top.

Mike Celis

Good hike

Ryan Green

Great place to bond with pals

Heather Adey

Love camping here!

Dean Clowe

It's close to St John's if visiting or want a quick getaway. Beautiful hike to the top of the hill (approx 1 to 1.5 hrs each way). Swimming area with nice clean pond and very scenic. The comfort stations are average for most campgrounds and there is only 1 trailer dump station. Long weekends it can be a bit of a party spot and quiet time doesn't seem to be enforced too well. Dry camping only and water filll has a 5 minute boil order.

Bev Shapardanis

Words can't describe the scenery here

Salman H.

Nice for picnic. $10 per day.

Travis Galloway

Weather is always warmer in Butter pot :)

lala stein

We love this park, it's so beautiful. We got rained in a couple of nights but it's part of nature. Bathroom is nice and clean.

Lisa Jacobs

Beautiful park with walking trails. The shower in the comfort station was cold when I tried to use it. I hear sometimes the boiler goes out and you have to call the warden to flick a switch. Also there are no power or water serviced sites which means you have to put up with generator noise. Regardless, I would recommend this park.

Sandra Dower

Butterpot Park is one of our favorites however this past week we camped on site 135. It was the worse site we have had ever in the park. There needs to be some work done because with rain it became a mud hole making our stay very uncomfortable.

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bryanddd

Nice camp sites and a lovely part of NFLD but the campsite facilities are far below acceptable standards. Filthy pit toilets with little or no toilet roll and/or sanitizer, and the 'comfort stations' are always filthy and lacking basic necessities like soap and toilet roll. Staff claimed that they cleaned the toilets daily but never saw any improvement in facilities, even after we complained to the park manager. NOT recommended.

Will Burke

Nice park with swimming and waking trails.

Amazing place in Canada

This was a great experience the beach was nice, the bathrooms were very clean and they offer showers ????. There is a laundry room. Play ground for the kids and walking trails that take you out to explore the park. The beach ☀️ is great for …

J.J. Nugent

Excellent getaway only 20 minutes from town. Many different sites suitable for everything from tents to luxury trailers. Nice and quiet for the most part, not a lot of partiers. Campsites were clean and sufficient. Bathrooms were not the cleanest or pleasantly smelling, but you really can't expect that at a campsite, especially the hottest part of the summer.

Darien Rowsell

Very peaceful! Just what you need to wash off the office!

Darryl Hollett

Great outdoor park and camp ground.

Theresa Butland

Love Butter Pot Park.. Beautiful trails, camping sites, quiet, close to the city. The comfort station is clean and warm when needed. The beach was lovely and tidy area.. friendly Staff and eager to help.

Robert Tucker

A great camping experience.

Marcia LeBlanc

Didn't stay there but looked very good.

David Somers

Great park. Fire on the sites, decent comfort stations couple of nice swimming spots

John Murphy

Clean beautifil

Dieselnewf

Great park that is well maintained!

Scott Hogan

Great well kept park.

Dave Churchill

Cheap rentals and good privacy but you have to sign up for spots in minutes or it sells out

Tjaart Labuscagne

Amazing views and experience

Abdul Quddus

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Stacey Evans-Warder

Lovely campsites with many trails and outdoor adventure opportunities with the kids.

mark hickey

Pretty nice spot for a camping trip that's not to far from town

Mae McCarthy

Beautiful place to visit! Great for camping or hiking.

G J

Great hiking trails and nice swimming beaches.

Tamara Dodgson

Butterpot Hill Trail - This is a pretty moderate trail that winds its way through the wilderness around Butterpot Park and ultimately finishes at the top of Butterpot Mountain. There are a couple of really nice swimming spots along the way, …

The Squires

Great provincial park. All sites are large. No serviced sites, but can run generator from 8AM to 11PM.

SeriousBird

Popcorn surprise the surprise is that there is leaves

Moses Jesus

Stayed overnight, had a nice view of the cliff. No electrical

Brian Hatcher

Provincial park. Great getaway

Taha El-Tawil

Just passed by

Chris Callahan

Great place to put your camper. 20 minutes to Costco

David Sturtevant

Great views, lovely gravel beach, spacious campsite. I wish the crushed rock on the campsites was a bit finer, as it was lumpy in the tent. For five stars? Make one campground generator and radio free.

Clint Lutz

Nice private camp sites. Fire pits available.

GWoo

Private campsites, some along the river, only complaint was the short dirt road going getting to the facility.

Anine Labuscagne

There isn't much shade at the swimming pond and the bugs are quite intense!

Paul Murrin

Beautiful

Raymond Mulrooney

Quiet place to camp at a low price

Lorna Knight

Rough road to enter park- some paved but mostly gravel. Comfort stations are run by generators so pick campsites with that in mind. No quiet hours posted and it was our experience that none were enforced. Small rocky unsupervised beach. Clean facilities with laundry and free showers. No ice or food on site- wood available for purchase. Water and washrooms are spread thinly throughout campsites.

Grzegorz Krajewski

Nice place for hiking and camping

TerrySSSC

Great camping and sites.

Charles Doyle

Beautiful place to camp

Jason Medd

I just did the hiking trail. Great way to spend a couple of hours with an incredible view of Conception Bay. Close to St John's, it's a great choice for a quick hike. Be sure to leave a stone at the top.

Pam Pike

Love this park... Hike the hill regularly.

Joel Hickey

Beautiful park. Excellent group camping area, nice trails, easy access to the beach and pond.

jennifer marie

Used the day use beach which we absolutely love. Such a beautiful spot. I'm only giving a 4 because the outhouses are getting really gross and the road down to the beach is getting pretty rough. Things you expect in a campground so not giving bad reviews as we love this beach

Ron Skinner

Hike the Pegwood Pond Hiking Trail to Butterpot Hill. Breath taking views.

Tanya Parsons

Love it!

John Marsh

Greatest Park East towards st. John's

Chris R

Awesome camp grounds !!

Karen McInnes

Comfort Stations could be better maintained. Otherwise it's a good campground.

Rejean Ashford

Had a great getaway Lots of fun

MM Huque

I really like this. Very good place for camping with your family. Not far from the St. John’s. It only 30 mins drive from St. John’s

Marnie Niefer

Clean, quiet and safe. Nice playground and two great hiking trails. Pit privys as well as flush toilets at comfort stations. Nice beach.

Adam Keats

Beautiful park.

Donna Scurrey

Had a great day!!!

Sterling Goulding

Awesome ????

Bill Peddle

A place to be ...nature tranquility swimming camping and hiking both for beginner and experienced ..absolutely beautiful

Tracy Lucio

Toilets were full. Not fun.

Sharon Young

Beautiful park to take your family camping either overnight or for a couple weeks

Shane Dolgos

Camp sites are very well maintained as well as the trail up the mountain. A great hike.

David

Facilities are generally okay. But note that there is no covered kitchen area even though the map indicates that there is.

liam bores

i see moose that hurt me i have drain damage

Sarah Myers

Easily accessible trails. Durring off-season great spot let the dogs run. Lots of signs of Moose!

Craig Cook

Great view of butter pot pond and Holyrood from the top of butter pot hill itself.

Doug Bailey

If you're staying here I hope you like the sound of generators in the evening...

Craig Brown

Good to get away

Adam Lask

Nice camping experience. Although facilities could be cleaner and need updating. Staff were great, 2 rangers came into our site after dark to tell us that a baby moose was nearby and led us to it.

Shanna McKeogh

Only good for its proximity to the city. The sites are not as nice with less amenities than NF's other provincial parks.

Apple Flip

Best time ever very clean bathrooms wow

Terry OLeary

Nice park needs better amenities.

Darryl Griffin

Easy access from the city. Large park and plenty of privacy in many of the campsites. Trash and recycling available

Karen Ledrew

Very friendly bunch!! Great times!!

Keith Harrison

Great time

Kj Savage

Quiet. Peaceful

_____ H

Other than the fact that its basically never open, its a nice place to go. Call ahead to see if the gates are unlocked.

Jim Escott

Nice parks with a swimming beach, hiking trales and park for the kids.

Ira Hamlyn

Great tent or camper experience.

Elysia Blanchard

Nice campsites. Lots to choose from that have a good bit of privacy. Hikes are great even if you only walk so far in.

Henry Marsden

Great place to camp

Lisa Constantine

Such a beautiful place

Dave Dunn

Very close to St. John's

Todd Squires

Good

Peter Hickey

Beautiful park and camping area

Linda W

Movie was excellent, theatre nothing special.

Ozzie Carter

Great Provincial Park! Nature at its best and just 30 minutes from St. John's.. Hike to Butter Pot Hill (2 hours round trip)and see for miles. Lots of trails, swimming, playgrounds for the kids!! Two comfort stations with showers and flushing toilets. Basic camping sites with no electricity or water. Picnic table and Fire pits on every site. Downside!!! Staff doesn't clean the outhouses!!!! Dirty outhouses not cleaned for weeks!!! Very disappointed with the lack of diligence for the lack of cleanliness. GROSS!!! Need more staff or have existing staff do their JOB. Very Disappointed !!!!!!!

Ross Inder

Nice swimming area and the sites are decent too.