Campervan-friendly Conservation Campsites in Canterbury

Planning on travelling through Canterbury in a campervan this summer? The following Department of Conservation campsites are campervan friendly.

Aoraki Mt Cook

• White Horse Hill campsite (dumping station available during summer)

South Canterbury & McKenzie

• Mt Nimrod campsite (no dumping station)
• Orari Gorge campsite (no dumping station)
• Otaio Gorge campsite (no dumping station)
• Peel Forest campsite (booking required in summer)
• Pioneer Park campsite (no dumping station)
• Waihi Gorge campsite (no dumping station)

North Canterbury & Arthur’s Pass

• Hawdon Shelter campsite (no dumping station)
• Klondyke Corner campsite (no dumping station)
• Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) campsite (no dumping station)
• Wooded Gully (Mt Thomas) campsite (no dumping station)

Dumping stations are not available in many DOC Conservation Campsites. Please use dedicated dump stations at the nearest town. 

For a full list of DOC campsites visit www.doc.govt.nz

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