Distances: Trans-Labrador Highway, Route 510 (NL Roads Plan figures).
390km
Heading north on Route 510
After us, it’s 390 km of spruce.
From Port Hope Simpson to Happy Valley-Goose Bay the Trans-Labrador Highway runs through wilderness with no roadside services between communities, and cell reception is limited. So here is what you can’t buy for the next 390 km:
A tank of gas or diesel
A mechanic, a tow or a tire
A hot coffee and something to eat
A clean washroom
A partridgeberry sundae
All of it, here.
“260 miles of nothing from Goose Bay.”Bill D., Google review, on riding in by motorcycle
A friendly family run business
Everything under one red roof.
Read it off our roadside sign. Pick a symbol.
Gas & diesel bar
Regular and diesel at the pump, right on the highway. If you’re heading north, this is where you fill the tank.
“Gas up hear before heading North.” MANNY, Google
Garage & towing
Oil changes, with a free check-over when you book
Tire changes and studded-tire swaps; tires ordered every season
Pizza by the slice or whole, chili, the Red Roof clubhouse, wings, burgers, bologna sandwiches, and baked goods freshly baked daily. Coffee’s on.
“Bonne station d’essence avec d’excellents snacks pour la route.” Marie, Google
Soft serve & sundaes
Partridgeberry, bakeapple, chocolate mint, strawberry shortcake, caramel and chocolate. See the sundae counter.
“Softserve is the bomb!!” Paige R., Google
Husqvarna & STIHL
An authorized Husqvarna dealer with service for repair and warranty work, and a STIHL dealer: chainsaws, snowblowers, string trimmers, brushcutters, clearing saws and lawn mowers.
Labrador gifts & apparel
Hoodies and tees, Labrador-flag lanterns and keychains, snow globes, mugs, local soaps, flowers and Christmas gifts. Browse the shelf.
Fishing
The rivers open in Labrador on June 15th. Drop by the Red Roof to pick up your salmon licences and your salmon flies, plus lures, bug spray and mosquito jackets.
ATM, Wi-Fi & washrooms
The essentials for the long haul, plus somewhere to sit at our gingham tables: “the place to meet friends over a cup of coffee and a soft serve,” as Dorcas R. H. put it on Facebook.
“washroom is always clean and great place to grab some snacks for the long haul.” Lisa Joy E., Facebook
The signature
A sundae for the road.
Labrador berries on soft serve. Ask for partridgeberry or bakeapple, or try the chocolate mint and the strawberry shortcake.
Sundaes
Partridgeberry
Bakeapple
Chocolate mint
Strawberry shortcake
Caramel
“Best partridge berry & Bake-apple Sundaes & the best customer service ever!”Ardena C., Facebook, September 2021
SLICE + A CAN$5+TAX
From our counter poster: a slice of pizza and a can of drink for $5.00 plus tax. Chili, clubhouses and wings turn up on the specials board too, and the pastry case is baked fresh daily.
10:00minutes
& Garage
Two mechanics in under ten minutes.
Break down on the Trans-Labrador and this is the garage people call. Our travellers wrote these, not us.
“The lady at the cash called the mechanic and in less than 10 minutes two mechanics showed up and fixed our issue. Small town hospitality at its best!”
Mervin M. · Google · about 5 years ago
“We had some car trouble outside of cartwright junction, needing a tow. The technician was able to pick us up, service the vehicle, and send us on our way in no time.”
Mike B. · Google · about 6 years ago
“They fixed a flat in 10 minutes and I was on the road right after.”
Luke W. · Google · about 5 years ago
“They let me park my truck camper in the parking lot for the weekend and even gave me a loaner truck for a small fee. The repair was done quickly and for a fair price.”
GRob · Google · about 2 months ago
“Big shoutout to you guys from team 24 support team for the use of your garage to do repairs on their truck free of charge”
A Cain’s Quest support team, on our Facebook page
The famous Red Roof Inukshuk
Stop for the photo everyone takes.
“We see so many of you taking photos with the famous Red Roof Inukshuk!” It stands by the road with the bay behind it, next to our red benches and the giant red chair. Pull in, stretch, take the picture.
If you need it, we just might have it
The shelf.
Drag the shelf →
Labrador snow globes
Labrador-flag keychains
Labrador lanterns
Big Land tees
Gifts for the family
Flowers & planters
STIHL saws
Cheese & meats
Baked daily
Apparel & a seat
The guestbook
Postcards from the road.
Google
4.6/5 from 56
Facebook
100%recommend, 14
Pick a postcard up and move it.
“Rolled into P&k wet and cold and low on gas for my motorcycle. The folks there made sure I had something hot to drink and enough time to warm up.”
Ron B. GoogleP&K days
“We Always stop here on our trip to Labrador. Friendly staff love to see their friendly, familiar, faces!”
Lisa Joy E. FacebookNov 2019
“best bunch of people ive ever met! they went above and beyond to help me out”
Scott C. FacebookMar 2026
“The lady’s sister owns the Whalers in Red Bay, and called ahead to reserve a room and make sure they stayed open till I got there.”
j G Google9 years ago
“Ended up buying a couple Bologna Sandwiches (A.K.A. Newfy Steak) as the cashier put it.”
Bev H. Google8 months ago
“Your best chance at getting a vehicle fixed if you have problems on the trans Labrador.”
Evan Google10 years ago
Route 510, the Labrador Coastal Drive
Where we sit on the line.
Happy Valley-Goose Baykm 0
Cartwright Junctionkm 287
Clocks changeBetween Cartwright Junction and here: Atlantic to Newfoundland time, +30 min going south
Port Hope Simpsonkm 390 · Red Roof Quick Stop
Mary’s Harbourkm 441
Red Baykm 531
Quebec borderkm 608, via Blanc-Sablon
Segment lengths from the Trans-Labrador Highway route table (NL Department of Transportation roads plans). The highway was paved end to end in July 2022.
Pull in
Look for the red roofs.
249 Trans-Labrador Highway Port Hope Simpson, NL A0K 4E0
