Little Harbour is a recreational park used by residents of Gander for boating and picnicking. A slipway for launching small pleasure craft and wharf area is available for use by the public.
East of the cove that makes up Little Harbour is an area where ultramafic rocks created during faulting during the Ordovician time which has been exposed by erosion over time.
Little Harbour was the scene of a tragic incident in 2002 when twin sisters, daughters of Nelson Hart, Karen and Krista Hart where drowned.