Queen Elizabeth II Drive Gardens

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Queen Elizabeth II Drive Gardens

Certified self-contained vehicles only.

Only certified self-contained vehicles can stay here in any of the available defined car parking areas.

Council has a Freedom Camping Bylaw in place and a $200 infringement fine can be issued for any breaches.

Queens Gardens is a beautiful example of a classical Victorian ornamental park. Centrally located information panels placed around the garden reveal its history. The gardens are inspired by an intimate, Victorian garden. They reflect the growth and development of the city. Visitors will find a diverse plant and notable tree collection and also a place for social and civic gatherings, public relaxation and enjoyment.

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Organisation

Nelson City Council

Council organisation

Location

South IslandNelson RegionNelson

Categories

  • Activity__freedom_campingFreedom Camping
  • Free

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Coordinates

-41.2641469095542

173.286770486832

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Latitude
-41.2641469095542
Longitude
173.286770486832

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Reviews

    ✓ Plenty of parking spots

    ✓ Outdoor tables available

    ✓ Feels safe

    ✓ Clean public toilets nearby

    ✓ Close to town centre

    𐄂 Noisy due to highway

    𐄂 Bad smell

    • It's okay for a night or so.
    • Spot for several cars.
    • Just a gravel car park off the main road.
    • Extremely noisey!!
    • Environ 15 places...
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  • 2.5/5

    It's okay for a night or so.

    Plenty of spots to camp, bins and outdoor tables. It's quite noisy though and smells bad.

    Reviewed 3 months ago

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    Franzi's avatar
  • 3.5/5

    Spot for several cars.

    toilets across the street (about 300m walk). Directly at the highway, can be loud at night, but was ok for us.

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

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    Ann's avatar

    Ann

  • 3.0/5

    Next to the highway - very noisy, but the carpark is spacious and feels safe.

    Clean public toilets (three cubicles) just across the highway. The town centre is a few minutes away by foot. More campers here than at the Kinzett Ave carpark.

    Reviewed about 2 years ago

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    Nikki's avatar
  • 1.5/5

    Extremely noisey!!

    No toilets

    Reviewed over 4 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    Just a gravel car park off the main road.

    Lots of space unlike the other free one a little further down which only has 4 spaces... no toilets or anything but 10 mins walk and your in the town centre which is good. We went to town and had some dinner and then went back and weren’t really disturbed by any road noise.

    Reviewed almost 7 years ago

  • 2.5/5

    It's okay for a night or so.

    Plenty of spots to camp, bins and outdoor tables. It's quite noisy though and smells bad.

    Reviewed 3 months ago

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    Franzi's avatar
  • 3.5/5

    Spot for several cars.

    toilets across the street (about 300m walk). Directly at the highway, can be loud at night, but was ok for us.

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

    A
    Ann's avatar

    Ann

  • 3.0/5

    Next to the highway - very noisy, but the carpark is spacious and feels safe.

    Clean public toilets (three cubicles) just across the highway. The town centre is a few minutes away by foot. More campers here than at the Kinzett Ave carpark.

    Reviewed about 2 years ago

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    Nikki's avatar
  • 1.5/5

    Extremely noisey!!

    No toilets

    Reviewed over 4 years ago

  • 3.0/5

    Environ 15 places...

    mais en bord de la route principale...

    Bien fatigués ça va... Sinon boules quies recommandées

    Reviewed about 6 years ago

  • 1.5/5

    We pulled into Kinzett terrace car park first before moving onto here as the freedom camping spots there were to small to fit a big camper.

    Still felt a bit dodgy here but stayed as did a few other vans without any trouble. Was a lot of noise from the highway though so bring earplugs

    Reviewed over 6 years ago

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    Lance's avatar
  • 3.5/5

    Just a gravel car park off the main road.

    Lots of space unlike the other free one a little further down which only has 4 spaces... no toilets or anything but 10 mins walk and your in the town centre which is good. We went to town and had some dinner and then went back and weren’t really disturbed by any road noise.

    Reviewed almost 7 years ago