Mill Flat Campsite

Mill Flat Campsite

Mount Richmond Forest Park

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Mill Flat Campsite

Camp in a grassy clearing surrounded by beech forest. Picnic, walk, swim, tramp, fish and hunt.

Mill flat is nestled in native forest next to a stream that is great for swimming. There is a nature walk and a longer full-day hike up Mt Fishtail. The Mill Flat Camping Ground is accessible by walking or 4WD only as it is a remote campsite that sits beneath the Richmond ranges.

DOC Campsite Pricing

Mill Flat Campsite is categorised as a DOC Basic Campsite. The following pricing indicates usual pricing.

DOC Basic Campsite

Basic campsites have very limited facilities so you need to be fully self-sufficient. There are basic toilets and water may be from a water tank that is untreated, stream or lake. Untreated water should be boiled before use to ensure it's safe. Access may be by road or boat.

Feature Value Value
Unpowered Site Adult $0.00 per night
Unpowered Site Child $0.00 per night
Unpowered Site Infant $0.00 per night

Adults are 18+ years, children are 5-17 years, infants are 0-4 years.

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Organisation

DOC Marlborough

Central government organisation

Location

South IslandMarlboroughBlenheim

Categories

  • Activity__basic_facility_campingBasic Camping
  • Activity__walking_and_trekkingWalking
  • Free

Operating Season And Hours

All year.

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Coordinates

-41.5011852653932

173.510899543762

Latitude
-41.5011852653932
Longitude
173.510899543762

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  • 4.5/5

    Mill Flat is an extensive grassy opening on the floor of a mountain valley.

    It is surrounded on all sides by forest and in itself is on a kind of boundary between native beech forest and production pine plantations. The Pine Valley stream borders one side of the camping area and provides pristine fresh water and a deep icy swimming hole. There are long-drop toilets but no other facilities.

    It is possible to drive an ordinary vehicle on the rough and dusty Pine Valley Road up to a parking area from which the Mill Flat campsite is an easy 25 minute walk .. including a swing bridge across the stream to the campsite. The carpark and adjacent swimming hole would be a pleasant site for a fully self contained vehicle. There is now a toilet at the car park. 4x4 vehicles with reasonable ground clearance can negotiate the ford which is quite deep and uneven. Do not attempt to cross this stream if the river is high.

    Mill Flat is a good place for safe and easily accessible "wilderness" camping. A continuation of the walking track through Mill Flat leads to the site of the former Pine Valley Hut and eventually to the mountain track to the summit of Mt Fishtail and the Richmond Range.

    Since the time of writing my previous comment and new long-drop toilet has been constructed at the car park

    Reviewed almost 5 years ago and experienced in July 2018