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The Catlins Camping in the Catlins Please stay in Holiday Parks, Department of Conservation camping grounds or other designated areas. Camping in The Catlins The Catlins The Catlins Facilities may include toilets, waste, water, recycling, Where can you camp? Fully Self Non self contained Contained (no toilet, shower or dump stations, laundries & showers. where will you grey water storage) 1. Holiday Parks Yes Yes where will you Kaka Point Camping Ground 34 Tarata St, Kaka Point 2. DOC Campsites Yes Yes Tel 03 412 8801 : kakapointcamping.co.nz 3.camp Designated camping sites with Yes Yes a toilet Kuramea Holiday Park 4. Designated camping sites camp 350 Pounawea Rd, Pounawea without a toilet Yes No Tel 03 419 1110 : kuramealodge.co.nz Assume Nothing Pounawea Motor Camp IfAssumeAlways in doubt, assume ask Nothing nothing here – always ask here: 1 Park Lane, Pounawea AlwaysAssume ask Nothing here Tel 03 415 8483 : catlins-nz.com Always ask here Catlins Newhaven Holiday Park Always ask here 324 Newhaven Rd, Tel 03 415 8834 : newhavenholiday.com Hillview Campsite Non Self 185 Ahuri Rd, Owaka Where can you camp? Fully Self ContainedNon Self ContainedFully Self (no Containedtoilet, shower or grey water storage) Tel 027 403 5816 : hillviewcampsite.co.nz Where can you camp? Contained (no toilet,Non shower Self or Where can you camp? Fully Self greyContainedNon water Self storage) Catlins Inn Holiday Parks ContainedFully Self (no Containedtoilet, shower or Where1 can you camp? ContainedYES(nogrey toilet, water YES shower storage) or 21 Ryley St, Owaka 1 Holiday Parks YESgrey water YES storage) Tel 03 415 8350 : clt-trust.co.nz 21 DOCHoliday Campsites Parks YES YES 1 Holiday Parks YES YES Thomas Catlins Lodge and Campground 2 DOC Campsites YES YES 32 DOCDesignated Campsites camping sites Cnr Ryley and Clark St, Owaka 2 DOCDesignatedwith a Campsites toilet camping sites YES YES 3 with a toilet YES YES Tel 03 415 8333 : thomascatlins.co.nz Designated camping sites sites 43 withDesignated a toilet camping sites YES YESNO Whistling Frog Resort 3 Designatedwithout a toilet camping sites 4 withoutwith a toilet a toilet YES YESNO 9 Rewcastle Rd, Chaslands Designated camping sites 4 withoutDesignated a toilet camping sites YES NO Tel 03 415 8338 : whistlingfrog.com www.camping.org.nz4 without a toilet YES NO Curio Bay Camping Ground www.camping.org.nz 601 Waikawa-Curio Bay Rd www.camping.org.nz Tel 03 246 8897 : curioscape.co.nz www.camping.org.nz Take only photos Take only photos leave only footprints Takeleave onlyonly photosfootprints leave only footprints DOC Tawanui Campsite : Morris Saddle Rd DOC Purakaunui Bay Campsite : Purakaunui Bay Rd DOC Papatowai Campsite : 2499 Papatowai Hwy Southland District Campsites Fortrose and Waikawa (for self-contained only) LocationsAssume at camping.org.nz Nothing Always ask here Take only photos Leave only footprints SOUTHLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL Craigs 31503 Non Self Fully Self Contained Where can you camp? Contained (no toilet, shower or grey water storage) 1 Holiday Parks YES YES 2 DOC Campsites YES YES Designated camping sites 3 with a toilet YES YES Designated camping sites 4 without a toilet YES NO www.camping.org.nz Take only photos leave only footprints To Te Anau & Queenstown p Gore To Dunedin u 1 Old Coach Route Clinton Mataura 93 Clutha River 1 Balclutha Clinton-Owaka Valley Road Edendale 1 Slopedown Road Romahapa Wyndham Catlins Coastal Rainforest Park WISP RANGE t Owaka Valley Road To Invercargill Hunt Road 1 Kaka Point Owaka River Tunnel Tahakopa RATA RANGE Hill River Owaka Valley 2 Catlins Mokoreta Maclennan River THE CATLINS River BERESFORD RANGE 4 Nugget Point COASTAL RAIN- Owaka Roaring FOREST PARK THE CATLINS COASTAL RAINFOREST Pounawea Bay FOREST RANGE Tawanui 3 New Haven Tahakopa Road PARK Cannibal Bay Mataura River THE CATLINS Mokoreta- Surat Bay COASTAL RAINFOREST PARK Jack’s Bay MACLENNAN RANGE Purakaunui Falls Rd Jacks Blowhole Fortification Waikawa Tahakopa t To Invercargill Valley Waikawa River Waimahaka Valley Road THE CATLINS COASTAL RAINFOREST Purakaunui Quarry Hills PARK 1 Kaka Point Camping Ground Tautuku Papatowai Bay Waikawa Waipati River 2 Hillview Campsite Tokanui River (Chaslands) River Fleming Tahakopa Bay Tokanui River 3 Kuramea Holiday Park THE CATLINS Chaslands Waipati Road Lake WilkieFlorence Hill Lookout Long Fortrose COASTAL Tautuku Bay RAINFOREST 5 Point 3 Pounawea Motor Camp PARK Niagara Progress Valley Waipohatu 3 Catlins Newhaven Holiday Park Tracks Cathedral Caves Toetoes Waikawa access may be restricted Bay Haldane Otara Waikawa Chaslands Mistake Key Township Campsite Curio Bay Harbour 6 Porpoise (Makati) Key Bay Localities Campsite Self-contained only Curio 1 Main Highway Toilets Waipapa Bay The Catlins Point Slope Southern Scenic Route Waste/Recycling/Rubbish Point and surrounding areas Heritage Trail Fuel 4 Catlins Inn Major / sealed roads Information Thomas Catlins Lodge and Campground More info from 4 catlins.org.nz 5 Whistling Frog Resort Minor / gravel roads Dump station and local information providers 6 Curio Bay Camping Ground OPEN FIRES NOT PERMITTED DOC Campsite.
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