Freedom campingHidden gem
Pines Camp (LINZ freedom camping)
Pukaki, Canterbury
Free LINZ camping area on SH8 by Lake Pukaki, 3 nights a month, toilets provided, no tents.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
A free camping area on Crown land off SH8 near Pukaki, run by Land Information New Zealand. Self-contained vehicles are permitted, tents are not, and a toilet is provided. You can stay three nights per calendar month, and fires are not allowed.
Good to know
- First come, first served, no bookings
- Put rubbish in the bins provided
- Max 3 nights per calendar month
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Off SH8 at Pukaki
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
Facilities
- Rubbish bins
- Toilets
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