Lyell Campsite
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Lyell Campsite
The site of the historic gold-rush town of Lyell, this large, grassed campsite is easily accessible. Explore the gold workings at settlements of Gibbstown (2 hr return), Zalatown and 8 Mile, plus the Alpine Battery site.
This is a very easily accessible campsite just off the main highway. It is set in a large grassy area in the historic gold-rush town of Lyell.
There are BBQ areas, picnic tables, a shelter to cook in, please note there are NO rubbish bins here. Take the dog for a walk and explore the battery (rock crusher).
Take ALL rubbish with you - there are no rubbish bins at this site. What you take in, you must take out. PLEASE RESPECT THIS!
DOC Campsite Pricing
Lyell Campsite is categorised as a DOC Standard Campsite. The following pricing indicates usual pricing. Prices vary for some campsites and may include seasonal pricing. Visit the DOC website for exact pricing.
DOC Standard Campsite
Standard campsites have a more limited range of facilities and services than Serviced campsites. These campsites have toilets, a water supply that could be treated or untreated tap water, or from a stream or lake, and vehicle or boat access. Bring your own soap for washing hands. Untreated water should be boiled before use to ensure it's safe. Wood BBQs and fireplaces, cold showers, picnic tables, a cooking shelter and rubbish bins may be provided; this will vary from site to site.
| Feature | Value | Value |
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| Unpowered Site | Adult | $10.00 to $15.00 per night |
| Unpowered Site | Child | $5.00 to $7.50 per night |
| Unpowered Site | Infant | $0.00 per night |
Adults are 18+ years, children are 5-17 years, infants are 0-4 years.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Murchison |
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Basic Camping
Reviews
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4.0/5
As expected and perfect for a stopover travelling from Nelson to Westcoast: clean toilets, easy to find, close to Highway 6 but calm.
A little wet in the morning because sun is behind mountains before 9.
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4.0/5
Sympathique camping avec toilettes anciennes mais propres Très calme et reposant, au milieu de la forêt
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4.0/5
Sandflies are insane here, if you can get past that it's a good little campground.
Long drop toilets in clean condition and a netted shed for cooking and eating some food keeps the Sandflies away. Nice river section to explore and fire pits laid around the camp. Would go there again if I was passing through.
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4.0/5
We didn’t stay the night here but definitely worth a stop if you are going by.
Do the short walk to the creek. Cool suspended cable foot bridge. We didn’t have time for the longer walk. Would be a great free camp otherwise.
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4.5/5
8$ pp is ok for one Night.
nice place but lot of sandflies. nice historic cemetery close by.
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5.0/5
Great site, very clean, easy to find a spot, and a very beautiful spot to wake up too.
Plenty of walks nearby to keep All interested
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1.5/5
We stopped there on a rainy day and waked up surrounded by the sandflies.
There were thousands.
Toilets are not clean.
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3.0/5
The grass was so soft that we got stuck in the mud when trying to looking for a spot.
Luckily the locals helped us to push our campervan. It was really sweet of them for helping us out. In the end we parked on a rocky spot.
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3.5/5
Basic campground and close to the Main Street.
There are plenty of spots for your campervan and also lots of sandflies.
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3.5/5
A lovely, scenic area to camp.
A bit noisy and busy, which is to be expected since it's the entry to the Old Ghost Road track and a stop over for people traveling through the Buller area. But cheap, with friendly wekas who like to thief your food.
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4.0/5
As expected and perfect for a stopover travelling from Nelson to Westcoast: clean toilets, easy to find, close to Highway 6 but calm.
A little wet in the morning because sun is behind mountains before 9.
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4.0/5
Sympathique camping avec toilettes anciennes mais propres Très calme et reposant, au milieu de la forêt
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4.0/5
Sandflies are insane here, if you can get past that it's a good little campground.
Long drop toilets in clean condition and a netted shed for cooking and eating some food keeps the Sandflies away. Nice river section to explore and fire pits laid around the camp. Would go there again if I was passing through.
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4.0/5
We didn’t stay the night here but definitely worth a stop if you are going by.
Do the short walk to the creek. Cool suspended cable foot bridge. We didn’t have time for the longer walk. Would be a great free camp otherwise.
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4.5/5
8$ pp is ok for one Night.
nice place but lot of sandflies. nice historic cemetery close by.
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5.0/5
Great site, very clean, easy to find a spot, and a very beautiful spot to wake up too.
Plenty of walks nearby to keep All interested
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1.5/5
We stopped there on a rainy day and waked up surrounded by the sandflies.
There were thousands.
Toilets are not clean.
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3.0/5
The grass was so soft that we got stuck in the mud when trying to looking for a spot.
Luckily the locals helped us to push our campervan. It was really sweet of them for helping us out. In the end we parked on a rocky spot.
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3.5/5
Basic campground and close to the Main Street.
There are plenty of spots for your campervan and also lots of sandflies.
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2.5/5
Beautiful campgroud but the long drop toilets were dirty and a lot of sandflies.
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3.5/5
A lovely, scenic area to camp.
A bit noisy and busy, which is to be expected since it's the entry to the Old Ghost Road track and a stop over for people traveling through the Buller area. But cheap, with friendly wekas who like to thief your food.
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3.5/5
Very basic camping, a lot of bugs and yucky toilet.
There is a beautiful road in the mountain to get there!
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3.5/5
Beautiful spot, easy to find, but the night we stayed there it poured with rain and was very muddy so we stayed on the gravel road, it was sheltered and quiet.
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4.0/5
Nice place to stay for a night or two but nothing special for a camp ground.
Good access to other places but prepare for mega sand flies.
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3.5/5
Start of the Old Ghost Road bike trail.
Loads of sandflies (worse than on the West Coast). Long drop toilets, large flat grassy campsites.
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3.5/5
During the New Year Holiday period there were over two dozen different family groups camping here and there was still room for more.
The setting of the camp is lovely with excellent bush walks starting & finishing from the grounds. The recently completed Ghost Road cycle and tramping route terminates in the grounds next to a beautifully constructed sandfly-proof shelter. For an area with this level of popularity the two old-style "long-drop" toilets are inadequate. If DOC update the facilities I'd rate my experience 10/10
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3.5/5
It was raining cats and dogs that night.
Beautiful spot, a wind shelter and a lot of sandflies. Drop toilets and water from tap but has to be filtered. BBQ opportunities.
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3.5/5
An overnight stay in a great location.
Some traffic noise but not too bad. Magnificent views and a nice level grass site. Somewhat spoiled by very smelly toilets and the trash had not been emptied in several days. Otherwise all good.
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4.0/5
Standard DOC campsite.
$6 pp, long drop toilets, no sink. Next to the road but not noisy, a lot more space than the brochure says. Loads of sandflies.
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4.5/5
Nice camp with fireplaces, our first camping, next to the road, but it is sheltered so it is quiet.
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4.0/5
Super campsite - a little way from Murchison (35kms).
The basics at $6 an adult, cannot go wrong. Lots of sandflies!!
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2.5/5
Good facilities and a lot of space.
Not really quiet because the SH6 is really close. Besides a lot of sandflies!!!
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3.5/5
20Apr14, 1 night, $12 per night, 2 of us (50's).
Ignoring the long drop loos and the flies...it was a good site.
The walkway is good. Check out the inscriptions on the headstones in the cemetery, they had a hard life.
A bit of road noise too, some of the lorries going by were a bit noisy.
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3.5/5
Nice location, lots of space, basic facilities, tap water and cooking shelter.
But heaps of sandflies and long grass. Just one night, no longer.
6$ each.
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3.0/5
Plenty sandflies!
Basic DOC campsite. You are allowed to start a fire in the designated areas.
Very interesting trails: swing bridge, old graveyard and battering ram in the middle of the woods.
Near the highway so relatively noisy.
