Wooded Gully Campsite
Mount Thomas Forest Conservation Area • Canterbury
Alerts
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- About
- Camp beside a stream below tracks leading to Mt Thomas.
- Facilities
- Non-powered/tent sites
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
- Wheelchair accessible with assistance
- Toilets - non-flush
- Toilets
- Water supply
- Activities
- Walking and tramping
- Dogs
- Dogs on a leash only.
- Landscape
- Forest
- Access
- Campervan, Car, Caravan
- Unpowered sites
- 50
Fees and bookings
Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $10 per night
- Child (5–17 years): $5 per night
- Infant (0 - 4 years): free
Pay online at the time of booking.
Passes
The DOC Campsite Pass can be used at this campsite.
Campsite Pass bookings must be booked online before occupying a site. If you do not book, bookings may be made by campground staff (if present) and will incur a $10 service charge. Sites may not be available if you do not book.
Bookings
Bookings are open for stays up to 30 June 2027.
- If no availability shows online for your dates, the campsite is fully booked.
- No spaces are kept for campers arriving without a booking.
- Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee.
- Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.
Book Wooded Gully Campsite online.
Your booking will be for a site, which will be allocated or selected on arrival.
Getting there
From Oxford, follow Ashley Gorge Road for 13 km to Glentui. Continue on Birch Hill Road for 6 km then turn into Hayland Road and follow this for 4 km to the end.
Birch Hill Road can also be accessed from Rangiora via Loburn.
Gravel road.
Location
NZTM2000 coordinates: E1546008-N5217475
Latitude:-43.19356923, Longitude: 172.33550057
Activities
Walking and tramping
Wooded Gully is the starting point for a network of tracks ranging from one hour family walks to a full-day traverse of the area: Wooded Gully loop walks | Mount Thomas tracks
Nearby
Weather
Forecast at the campsite