Avalon Wilderness Caribou Herd
The Avalon Wilderness Caribou herd are minutes from Trepassey Motel. The herd is some 5,000 strong and can usually be seen along the sides of the highway on either side of  Trepassey.  However,  you are more likely to see caribou on the highway towards Peter's River and the highway towards St. Shott's, both just minutes from the Motel.
Whales
From early July to August each year you can watch humpback, minke and pothead whales on the sandy beaches of St.Vincent’s just 15 minutes drive from the Motel. Because the waters are very deep the whales can swim near the shoreline which is parallel to the highway. Visit the gazebo on the beach, take along a picnic and watch the whales frolic and play.

BACK

Trepassey Area Museum
This small, local museum has artifacts from Amelia EarhartÂ’s 1928  Transatlantic Flight as well as several rooms depicting our local culture and our attachment to the fishery.  It is several minutes from the Motel and is open June to July.
Licensed Salmon Rivers
There are three excellent salmon rivers quite nearby: North East Brook, North West Brook and Biscay Bay River. They offer really good fishing during July and August.
Hunting
This is an excellent region for upland game birds, such as willow ptarmigan, and big game such as moose and caribou.
Cape Race Lighthouse
A beautiful old 1900's lighthouse, which was recently refurbished stands alone on a big bluff overlooking the Atlantic ocean approximately 25 minutes from the Motel at Cape Race.  A new museum and Interpretation Center opened in 2001. This is the site of the first Titanic signal ! It  is a must for lighthouse enthusiasts!.
Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve
This is a unique, international fossil site which is approximately a 30 minute drive from the Motel. Once you reach Long Beach, outside of Portugal Cove South, you then hike for 25 minutes along the beautiful, rugged coastline. The fossils are approximately 520 million year old marine animals and are the oldest multi-celled fossils in North America. The are the only deep water fossils of this age found anywhere in the world. Visitors come from all over the world to study the fossils and this site is being considered a World Heritage Site. Check with the motel staff because many of the research scientists stay with us and would be willing to provide information to you if they are available.
The Irish Loop Drive : A Do-It-Yourself Day or Overnight Tour

From St. John's head South on Route 10 into the Irish heart of Newfoundland and you will enter a mystical world of whales, seabirds, icebergs and caribou and lots of Irish culture !

Continue along Route 10 to Bay Bulls and take a boat tour to see the seabirds of the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve. You will see a great variety of seabirds including leachÂ’s storm petrels, puffins, murres and kittiwakes. In late spring and summer, humpback and minke whales can be seen as your captain cruises along to the islands. You might see some fantastic icebergs. Be sure to bring along your camera !

Follow along Route 10 to Ferryland to The Colony of Avalon Archeological Dig of Lord BaltimoreÂ’s colony of the 1600's. Visit the Interpretation Center and the excavation site where archeologists continue to uncover artifacts daily during the summer months. While in Ferryland, during the summer, you might also want to visit the Ferryland Community Museum in the old courthouse.

Continue along Route 10 where there are many scenic little villages dotting the coastline until you reach Cappahayden. Outside of Cappahayden watch for caribou. The Avalon Wilderness herd has some 5,000 animals. The caribou saunter  along the highway and you can take pictures of them in their natural habitat.

Continue on Route 10 to Trepassey where the Trepassey Motel and Restaurant awaits you! Dine in our splendid Restaurant where you can overlook the town! Try some codfish, cod tongues or our fish platter and savor our local cuisine. Stay the night in one of our tastefully appointed rooms which contain two double beds, cable TV and private bath and shower. Non-smoking rooms are available and we accept VISA, Mastercard, AMEX and Interac. Seniors discounts are available.

Bus tours of up to 70 persons for lunch or dinner and up to 30 persons for overnight excursions. This is a 2001 Canada Select Accommodation.

If you choose to continue on be sure to have a delicious meal at Trepassey Motel & Restaurant before you continue your adventure along the Irish Loop Drive! Also, come speak to our friendly staff to enquire where the caribou herd have been sited today  and whether there is any whale activity at St. Vincent's beach!

After a restful night at Trepassey Motel or having had a great meal drive west and you will see caribou as they graze on the barrens or walk along the highway.

Continue along Route 10 to the community of St. StephenÂ’s where a long stretch of sandy beach runs parallel to the shoreline. During early July to August you can watch humpback, minke and pothead whales as they feed on capelin in the deep waters near the shore.

Follow along Route 90 to Holyrood Pond, a large salt water lake that opens to the sea at St. VincentÂ’s. A favorite stop along this route is the Salmonier Nature Park which is a wilderness reserve where visitors can see some 30 species of animals and birds indigenous to Newfoundland and Labrador.

Or - at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 90 pass the Salmonier Nature Park and take the Cape Shore Drive to the Cape St. MaryÂ’s Ecological Reserve seabird sanctuary. Continue back to St. JohnÂ’s via the Trans Canada Highway.