Providing sanctuary for plant and wildlife species normally found much farther north, the Avalon Wilderness Reserve protects on e of North America’s most southerly unspoiled barren lands. Also sheltered here is the Avalon woodland caribou herd.

Not much more than 330 feet above sea level, the terrain is generally flat, but the occasional peak tops 650 feet. Scattered across this gently rolling plateau are giant erratic gravelly ridges of rock and debris deposited as the ice retreated.

Several rivers and streams, including the Salmonier River and North Arm, provide excellent fishing for smelt and brook and brown trout. The Peter’s River in particular is popular with anglers hoping to catch salmon.

History buffs and hikers alike will enjoy the d’Iberville Trail, which follows the footsteps of French Navy captain Pierre LeMoyne d’Iberville, who led the first military crossing of the peninsula’s southeast interior from 1696 to 1697.