Lodging · Gros Morne National Park
A Cow Head base with cottages and a seafood restaurant.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Gros Morne Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Gros Morne National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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The Nurse Behind the Theatre“Cow Head's theatre bears the name of a nurse who served a remarkable stretch of this coast. Myra Bennett came to Newfoundland in nineteen twenty-one.”
Plays on the road 1 km from Shallow Bay Motel & Cabins in the Parkwolf Gros Morne Tour Guide.
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“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
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Shallow Bay Motel & Cabins is a lodging property in Cow Head, close to Shallow Bay. It has 75 motel rooms and 30 housekeeping cottages, plus conference and wedding facilities. Motel rooms list private baths, Wi-Fi, coffeemakers and minifridges. It’s a practical base if you want a room or cottage and a restaurant in one stop while exploring Gros Morne.
Its family restaurant has 100 seats and a menu centered on seafood. The chowder combines shrimp, scallops, halibut, salmon and cod; fish and chips and other seafood dishes are listed too. The restaurant advertises views over Shallow Bay and The Head. The property also lists Neddy’s Pub and a seasonal outdoor pool; confirm the pool’s season and access before planning around it.
Find the motel at 193 Main Street in Cow Head. Shallow Bay Beach is a separate stop: its Route 430 day-use area has its own parking, washrooms and picnic tables, which aren’t confirmed motel amenities. Parking details and the dog policy aren’t clear, so ask about them when booking.
Wildlife
252 sightingsMooseMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
120 sightingsCaribouMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
22 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
61 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
11 sightingsCommon Minke WhaleMost seen around noonSighting map
70 sightingsHarbor SealMost seen around noonSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Gros Morne. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
Sight · 0.2 km awayGros Morne Theatre FestivalNewfoundland stories and folk music take the stage in Cow Head.
Sight · 0.5 km awayDr. Henry N. Payne Community Museum & Craft ShopA Cow Head house museum with a 700-year-old walrus skull.
Beach · 2.4 km awayShallow Bay BeachFive kilometres of sheltered sand, summer swims, and fall shorebirds.
Sight · 2.6 km awayCow Head LighthouseA tiny 18-foot lighthouse tucked among trees on Cow Head’s coast.
Campground · 3.1 km awayShallow Bay CampgroundCamp in the forest; a flat walk leads to Shallow Bay Beach.Parkwolf’s Gros Morne ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
