Saxon Campsite
Great Walk campsiteLocated in Kahurangi National Park, Nelson/TasmanDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a walk-in campsite on the Heaphy Track. Situated on the edge of Gouland Downs, you can listen for great spotted kiwi at night.
Fees and bookings
The DOC Campsite Pass cannot be used at this campsite.
Book Heaphy Track huts/campsites online
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Grid reference
- E1541742, N5473616
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Gouland Downs Hut
Great Walk • 8 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 3.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
James Mackay Hut
Great Walk • 28 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 7.7 km
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Perry Saddle Hut
Great Walk • 28 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 8.1 km
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Heaphy Hut
Great Walk • 32 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 20 km
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Brown Hut
Basic/bivvies • 3 bunks • Otago • 475.1 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
All details
- Facilities
- Non-powered/tent sitesWater from tap - not treatedboil before useToilets - non-flushToiletsWater supply
- Activities
- []
- Access
- FootMountain bike
- Setting
- Forest
- Unpowered sites
- 5
- Bookable
- Yes
- Category
- Great Walk
- Dogs
- No dogs.
- Location
- Located in Kahurangi National Park
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- required
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.40.88647° S, 172.30848° E
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Sources
- DOC Campsites · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- OpenStreetMap Campsites · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- DOC Campsites (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).