Coes Ford Camping Ground
Lake Ellesmere
55 Rankers Reviews
Accommodation
Maps
Camping NZ NEW
Welcome to New Zealand's most comprehensive database of freely available camping information. This is the only travel map of its kind in NZ.
Photos
Information
Coes Ford Camping Ground
***CLOSED April - October***
This is a designated freedom camping area supported by the Selwyn District Council. Coes Ford can be found just off the Lake Road.
Please use the rubbish bins and toilet facilities that are provided.
Do not light fires.
The maximum length of stay is 4 weeks.
Details
| Feature | Value | Info |
|---|---|---|
|
Organisation |
Selwyn District CouncilCouncil organisation |
|
|
Location |
South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Christchurch |
|
|
Categories |
|
|
|
Operating Season And Hours |
The whole site is now open for the 2018/2019 summer season. |
|
|
Directions To Coordinates |
||
|
Coordinates |
Basic Camping
Nearby
Reviews
-
5.0/5
Very big campground.
A lot of even places. The toilets were clean. Nice place for kids to swim in the river.
-
3.5/5
November - it is much nicer than free paved carparks or open fields that many sites are like.
This allows car and tent camping and has many spots with privacy from 1 or 2 sides making it feel more relaxed with trees and planting.
Arive by 4pm to choose a spot you like if your not self-contained so a camper doesn't park next to you.
I imagine Dec/Jan this place is packed.
-
-
5.0/5
Looked like a nice and clean place.
Unfortunately it's closed over winter until the 30 the of October.
-
-
-
-
2.5/5
Campground closed :( There is a sign suggesting to go in Lakeside domain (if you go there, be ready for a battle against mosquitoes)
-
-
4.5/5
Lovely place but is closed 29th April till October!
Otherwise fab place to stay, beautiful.
-
-
5.0/5
Large area, all very flat, with an impressive amount of shade.
We managed to find a spot even on the long weekend. Clean flush toilets. We didn't use the BBQ but other families were.
-
5.0/5
Very big campground.
A lot of even places. The toilets were clean. Nice place for kids to swim in the river.
-
3.5/5
November - it is much nicer than free paved carparks or open fields that many sites are like.
This allows car and tent camping and has many spots with privacy from 1 or 2 sides making it feel more relaxed with trees and planting.
Arive by 4pm to choose a spot you like if your not self-contained so a camper doesn't park next to you.
I imagine Dec/Jan this place is packed.
-
-
5.0/5
Looked like a nice and clean place.
Unfortunately it's closed over winter until the 30 the of October.
-
-
-
-
2.5/5
Campground closed :( There is a sign suggesting to go in Lakeside domain (if you go there, be ready for a battle against mosquitoes)
-
-
4.5/5
Lovely place but is closed 29th April till October!
Otherwise fab place to stay, beautiful.
-
-
5.0/5
Large area, all very flat, with an impressive amount of shade.
We managed to find a spot even on the long weekend. Clean flush toilets. We didn't use the BBQ but other families were.
-
-
4.0/5
River is super beautiful, so much room.
Can get windy. Toilets, water (not drinkable) and rubbish dump available.
-
4.5/5
Great spot for freedom camping.
3 huge areas to choose so if you like privacy you can choose a spot away from anyone. We chose the first area as it has flush loos (other 2 areas are long drops). Nice flat and grassy. Clean loos, sink to do dishes (cold),rubbish and recycling facilities. It says do not drink water so kight pay to bring enough for cooking.Highly recommend. Almost saw an accident upon leaving, DONT FORGET TO DRIVE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD 👍
-
-
4.0/5
Hi just a heads up for those folks using this app.
Coes Ford is Closed to all overnight camping until Novemberish 2022. It's a great place to stay tho.
-
0.5/5
Grounds were closed.
Before arriving we checked council website which said the site was open, I wouldn’t risk it. Go somewhere else to be safe.
-
0.5/5
20-10-21 went here all locked up cant get into camping ground signs saying no camping on road side but had bo where to go had to stay on road side for night very nice area tho
-
-
3.5/5
Is ok.
Good overnight stop. Clean toilets. Some young guys were doing wheelies during the night. But not for long. Heaps of space.
-
5.0/5
Lovely spacious campground.
Toilets in camp area 1 were very clean, with outside sink for dishes. Large bins provided for rubbish too. We thought it was worth the drive out, would definitely recommend
-
-
5.0/5
Busy but peaceful because everyone is here to chillax and enjoy themselves.
Gorgeous weekend of weather and water was divine! Lots of space!
-
1.5/5
The facilities, toilets and recycle rubbish bins are excellent.
The area is grassy and you can park a camper easily. The reason for low score was the site was average- I think we were spoilt by mountains and lakes. A algi filled river was not calling us to jump in. The locals were hooning and had loud music till after 9pm. When they stopped it was actually a very peaceful night sleep. Only stayed here as is 30min to Christchurch. Skip if you can or use as a stop if your wanting to save $ before you fly out.
-
2.5/5
Camping was unexpectedly closed, be sure to call first.
Also the bridge to lakeside was impossible to cross due to high water levels.
-
2.5/5
Place is massive so plenty room for everyone.
Unfortunately the freedom campers were being rather free of clothes should I say not pleasant for a family to see two separate incidents in 12 hours. Hoons coming in at 1am to do donuts scared the kids too. Not like it used to be at all.
-
3.5/5
We stayed one night and it was peaceful, quiet and spacious.
The toilets were clean and modern. The recycling and rubbish facilities were good. Unfortunately there is a warning sign that the river has ecoli and the water is not potable. The sign says Chamberlain Ford is not contaminated. We stayed 2 Jan 2019.
-
5.0/5
Hey Guys, we saw the review below and almost bypassed this place.
But we thought we’d check it out. My gosh, it’s such a beautiful site and wow it’s huge. There are 3 sites you can choose to camp. We tried out all 3!! Great toilet facilities, rubbish and recycling too. Got speaking to the park ranger and he was lovely. Lots of people around to have a chat with and exchange experiences. We will defo be staying here again! Best of all, you can stop for 28 nights!! Please bypass the negative comment below as this place is beautiful!!
-
5.0/5
The facility provided here is amazing.
There's toilet at 3 different parts of the camp. They were very modern, flushing and even provided toilet papers.
We had a whole section to ourselves because it was closed to vehicles in winter but we were cycling. The speed limit of 20 makes the area quiet from cars and safe to walk around.
