CampgroundHidden gem

Homestead Campsite (Hawkdun)

St Bathans, Otago

Isolated free camp in the Hawkdun Ranges, good for mountain biking and tramping.

Cost
Free
Booking
No need to book
Sites
20
Homestead Campsite (Hawkdun)
Department of Conservation · CC BY 4.0

A remote DOC campsite in high country near St Bathans. It has an unbridged ford and is 4WD-only in winter.

Good to know

  • Pack out all rubbish
Open
All year
Getting there
Gravel road with an unbridged ford
Vehicles
4WD only
Dogs
No dogs

Facilities

  • Toilets

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.

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