Paradise River is a community on the southwestern coastline of Sandwich Bay in southeastern Labrador, Canada.
Located at the outlet of the river for which the community is named, it is situated along Route 516, the Cartwright Highway, which connects Paradise River to the town of Cartwright as well as the Trans-Labrador Highway (Route 510), which in turn is connected to Happy Valley-Goose Bay among many communities along Labrador's southern coast.
[1] The Paradise River provided an important route between the coast and the Labrador interior for native peoples prior to European settlement.
The people of Paradise River were involved in the cod and salmon fishery in the summer months and fur trapping and hunting in the winter.
Employment in the community today comes the operation of small local sawmills or as guides to fishing and hunting camps on the Eagle River.