Temple Campsite
Basic campsiteLocated in Ruataniwha Conservation Park, CanterburyDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
North of Lake Ōhau, within a beautiful beech forest in a large, flat area. Tramp the North and South Temple Stream tracks.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Visitor Centre
1 Larch Grove, Aoraki/Mount Cook 7999
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
South Temple Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 6 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
South Huxley Bivvy
2 bunks • Canterbury • 9.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Monument Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 9.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Round Bush Campsite
Basic • Canterbury • 11.2 km
Boat launching • Water from stream • Toilets - non-flush
Red Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Canterbury • 12.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- Fire pit/place for campfires (except in fire bans)Non-powered/tent sitesShelter for cookingWater from streamToilets - non-flushToiletsWater supply
- Activities
- Walking and tramping
- Access
- Car
- Setting
- Forest
- Unpowered sites
- 30
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic
- Dogs
- Dogs on a leash only.
- Location
- Located in Ruataniwha Conservation Park
- Tents
- Yes
- Caravans
- Yes
- Toilets
- Yes
- Reservations
- No
- 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.44.10760° S, 169.81773° E
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Campsites · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- DOC Campsites · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- 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).