DOC campsite
Temple Campsite
Ruataniwha Conservation Park • Canterbury
Basic Campsite30 sitesNon-bookable
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- About
- North of Lake Ōhau, within a beautiful beech forest in a large, flat area. Tramp the North and South Temple Stream tracks.
- Facilities
- Fire pit/place for campfires (except in fire bans)
- Non-powered/tent sites
- Shelter for cooking
- Water from stream
- Toilets - non-flush
- Toilets
- Water supply
- Activities
- Walking and tramping
- Dogs
- Dogs on a leash only.
- Landscape
- Forest
- Access
- Car
- Unpowered sites
- 30
Fees and bookings
Fees
Free.
Getting there
13 km south of Twizel turn off SH8 into Lake Ohau Rd. Travel 40 km to Temple valley.
Gravel road.
Tracks to this campsite
Location
NZTM2000 coordinates: E1345322, N5111251
Latitude: -44.10760019, Longitude: 169.8177347
Activities
Walking and tramping in the area
Nearby
Weather
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