Goldsborough Campsite
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Goldsborough Campsite
This sheltered and secluded campsite is the site of an old gold mining town. Explore the gold mining area and try your luck fossicking in the nearby creek.
A large secluded campsite at the site of an old gold mining town. Its sheltered, it has a shelter, picnic areas and BBQ's, you can even take your dog for a walk!
DOC Campsite Pricing
Goldsborough 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 ▷ West Coast ▷ Hokitika |
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Basic Camping
Reviews
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4.0/5
Great spot.
Lots of space. Clean flush toilets. Great little hikes. Gold panning in the creek. Few mosquitos in the night. Lots of wekas. $10 per person.
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4.0/5
Good toilets.
Online payment preferred. No internet reception!
We came in late one night in mid April and it was like coming into an American civil war camp. Crowded, smoke, fires, dogs. friendly tho. A lot of the campers were here for gold prospecting. It's a real thing here. Nice site, for a night. Interesting walks.
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4.0/5
Peaceful campsite Walks nearby Clean flushing toilets No mobile signal for either spark or Vodafone Doc checked on us 1 night of our 2 night stay Really enjoyed our stay
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4.0/5
Remote and small campsite.
Stayed here for one night in october, there were lots of free spaces left. Very quiet at night, only the sounds of birds and friendly weka’s.
No showers. The toilets and sinks were well maintained and clean.
A couple of walking tracks start from the campsite.
Nice place to stay for one night.
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4.0/5
A smaller site that was $8 per person (bring cash as there is a deposit box monitored in the morning by DOC officers).
Lots of Weka that like to hangout as you cook breakfast in the morning, one even hopped in the car. Toilets are clean, with designated dishwashing area. There is also a bit of historical gold rush information displayed. Expect rain.
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4.0/5
4 clean toilets but the campground is quite small, not a lot of sites - its compact.
Site is very nice overall, there are some full time gold panners, some with interesting stories and some seem to want to keep to themselves. Lots of shade if you like, and some shy but curious weka.
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4.5/5
Good spot, was fairly busy when we went.
Facilities were nice and clean, neighbours were friendly, would visit again.
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5.0/5
Amazing little campsite, very sheltered.
8 bucks a night for adults as I remember. Flushing toilets in a toilet block so clean you could sleep on the floor. Has some river to go and explore. Plenty of different areas and little bays to lay a tent. 100% recommend this place if i the area
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3.0/5
I got lost trying to find this place, but I was cycling the West Coast Wilderness Trail so it required me to detour.
Nice campsite with lots of trees for shelter and clean toilets. Arrive early to get yourself a good camping spot though.
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3.0/5
Really good toilets and dishwashing sinks.
Plus a good shelter, but spot lacked character.
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4.0/5
Great spot.
Lots of space. Clean flush toilets. Great little hikes. Gold panning in the creek. Few mosquitos in the night. Lots of wekas. $10 per person.
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4.0/5
Good toilets.
Online payment preferred. No internet reception!
We came in late one night in mid April and it was like coming into an American civil war camp. Crowded, smoke, fires, dogs. friendly tho. A lot of the campers were here for gold prospecting. It's a real thing here. Nice site, for a night. Interesting walks.
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4.0/5
Peaceful campsite Walks nearby Clean flushing toilets No mobile signal for either spark or Vodafone Doc checked on us 1 night of our 2 night stay Really enjoyed our stay
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4.0/5
Remote and small campsite.
Stayed here for one night in october, there were lots of free spaces left. Very quiet at night, only the sounds of birds and friendly weka’s.
No showers. The toilets and sinks were well maintained and clean.
A couple of walking tracks start from the campsite.
Nice place to stay for one night.
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4.0/5
A smaller site that was $8 per person (bring cash as there is a deposit box monitored in the morning by DOC officers).
Lots of Weka that like to hangout as you cook breakfast in the morning, one even hopped in the car. Toilets are clean, with designated dishwashing area. There is also a bit of historical gold rush information displayed. Expect rain.
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5.0/5
Amazing little campsite, very sheltered.
8 bucks a night for adults as I remember. Flushing toilets in a toilet block so clean you could sleep on the floor. Has some river to go and explore. Plenty of different areas and little bays to lay a tent. 100% recommend this place if i the area
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4.0/5
4 clean toilets but the campground is quite small, not a lot of sites - its compact.
Site is very nice overall, there are some full time gold panners, some with interesting stories and some seem to want to keep to themselves. Lots of shade if you like, and some shy but curious weka.
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4.5/5
Good spot, was fairly busy when we went.
Facilities were nice and clean, neighbours were friendly, would visit again.
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4.0/5
good camp spot.
4 flushing toilets that are well maintained as well as water supply and sinks for washing up. quite a bit of space however did seem to fill up a lot at night (december) however very few longer stay campers except those mining for gold. If looking to stay there longer than one night suggest getting there around the middle of the day to find a better site. Nearer the entrance does lose the sun sooner.
No cell reception at this site, however you can walk up the pack track and get reception up there (30mins walk) or just drive up to stafford cemetery or approx 7 mins towards kumara.
As with all NZ campsites there are mosquitos & sandflies however we found them not as bad as at other campsites, so we found them very tolerable.
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4.5/5
Great spot, loved the comical Weka's chasing you around for food, wouldn't eat apples but loved sausages as it turned out!
It was wet and miserable when we stayed so didn't get much opportunity to discover more. Good facilities.
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4.5/5
Lovely tidy and clean.
There were wekas (not Kiwi lol) but as per usual if you keep your camp tidy it's all good! We stayed here during a bit of bad weather and the camp was very sheltered. The surrounding roads were blocked by fallen trees in the morning but the camp was safe even in our tent!
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5.0/5
Great spot to stay with clean toilets, sink and water access.
There are great walks departing from the campground and a nice river we’re you can look for gold ;)
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4.5/5
No drinking water but besides that it's really nice.
Sinks to do dishes, soap in toilets and lots of kiwis. They will steal your food so look out. Very recommended campsite!
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4.5/5
Can't fault this site.
Nice walks from the site and really peaceful Toilets are really clean and decent facilities. Some of the local gold diggers are a bit rude but that's expected. (I was just interested in how things go on around that place).
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3.0/5
I got lost trying to find this place, but I was cycling the West Coast Wilderness Trail so it required me to detour.
Nice campsite with lots of trees for shelter and clean toilets. Arrive early to get yourself a good camping spot though.
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4.5/5
This place is a bit of a detour from the mainroad but worth it.
Basic but well maintained DoC site. Has plenty of information on walks around the campground and the history of goldborough. There's some kind of shelter and pickinicktables you can use, flush toilets and drinking water. Private and more open spaces both. Enjoyed staying here. Be sure the walk the 20minute tunnel track further along the road, it is a nice easy walk.
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5.0/5
Excellent DOC campsite.
New toilet block with attached benches for food preparation & dishes. Cleaning and rubbish removal seem to be regular and effective. A lot of interesting walks around the campsite and safe mine tunnels (accessible from the road) about 1 km south of the site. The campsite is a logical stop-off point for people driving from Canterbury / Arthurs Pass to the Coast and in the summer holiday season the camp was quite busy with a lot of car-campers arriving in the late afternoon. The camping space is not huge and in wet weather many of the grassy tent sites become too boggy for use.
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5.0/5
It was a bit wet, but great facilities - garbage, recycling, water.
Has some nice hiking and is a great spot to stay at after Monteith's Brewing Company!
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4.0/5
Nice site with new toilet block.
Very friendly/pesky pair of wekas that hang around hoping for some food! Next to a river where you can go panning for gold. Can't say we found any but it was really good fun! Would recommend!
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4.0/5
Funny with the goldmine.
Toilets were clean. Some walks around the campsite.
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5.0/5
$6 per night and if you bring a gold pan and know how to use it you will definitely find some small nuggets in the riverbed.
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4.5/5
Really nice spot!
Toilets clean. Close to a few nice walking tracks. Bugs weren't too bad either. Would definitely stay again. Good place to stop for the night if heading to Arthur's pass or coming from the pass and don't want to go all the way to Hokitika.
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5.0/5
This is how all doc sites should be !
Nice grassed sites with good basic facilities and well signed walks and plenty of birds hopping around .Beautiful spot a bit of a drive down tar seal for a change .
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5.0/5
This spot is a little gem hidden away in the bush and close to Hokitika.
It's a DOC site and only cost us $18 for a family of 4 to stay the night. The family enjoyed exploring the area and there are interesting walks located close to the site. The flush toilets look brand new and there are sinks as well but bring a torch to find your way in the dark. The glow worm dell in Hokitika (free) is only a 10 minute drive away and worth a visit. It's like being surrounded by little stars.
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3.0/5
Really good toilets and dishwashing sinks.
Plus a good shelter, but spot lacked character.
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4.0/5
This is a good place to stop between Hokitika-Christchurch.
It's an old gold mining town with some interesting information boards plus walks.
