DOC campsite
Coldwater Stream Campsite
Upper Wairau River area • Nelson/Tasman
Basic Campsite8 sitesNon-bookable
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- About
- This remote campsite is a great base camp for 4WD. Fish for trout, or kayak in the river.
- Facilities
- Non-powered/tent sites
- Water from stream
- Toilets - non-flush
- Toilets
- Water supply
- Activities
- Fishing, Four wheel driving, Kayaking and canoeing, Mountain biking
- Dogs
- No dogs.
- Landscape
- Forest
- Access
- 4WD, Mountain bike
- Unpowered sites
- 8
Fees and bookings
Fees
Free to camp. Road access fees apply.
Getting there
Access from the Wairau-Hanmer Springs Hydro Road (Rainbow Road) between St Arnaud and Hanmer Springs. This is a gravel road with stream fords, accessible by high-clearance 4WD vehicles, mountain bike or foot.
Location
NZTM2000 coordinates: E1593706, N5343329
Latitude: -42.06192817, Longitude: 172.92224786
Coldwater Campsite is a different location to Coldwater Hut.
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