Mount Cook - MacKenzie

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Mount Cook - MacKenzie

Like a great road trip movie, wind down the windows, put on your favourite tunes and prepare yourself for a sensory intake of freedom.

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Temple Camping Ground

Temple Campsite

Ruataniwha Conservation Park

Temple Camping Ground is a basic DOC campsite with 30 available tent sites. Located in beech forest north of Lake Ohau. A great location for tramping...

To get away from the roadside crowds and their literal arsenal of cameras, we walked 1/2 mile and found a lovely little rock for a cheesy yoga pose. (Off in the distance is Mount Cook.)

Lake Pukaki Freedom Camping

Just past the bridge

Large camping area underneath pine trees

Wildlife reserve full of birds on the side of the Pukaki canal

Lake Poaka Campsite

Lake Poaka Conservation Area - Overnight Campervan Parking

Wildlife reserve full of birds on the side of the Pukaki canal. Camp right alongside the lake. Use this campsite as a base for recreational...

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Lake Ruataniwha Reserve

Overnight Campervan Parking

The MacKenzie District Council has allowed freedom camping along the shores of Lake Ruataniwha. Camping not permitted between 23 December and...

Lake views

The Waitaki District Council looks after this campsite and for a small fee you can experience the goodness. Please register and pay on arrival...

Mt Cook in Autumn

For a small fee of $20 per family of 2 adults and 2 children, you can experience the goodness. Booking are not needed but if you book ahead...