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Canterbury

Parks & recreation

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Tracks & walks

Tramper on scree slope, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. Photo: C Rudge.

Learn about the tracks and walks in Canterbury.

Places to stay

View from inside Hooker Hut, Aoraki/Mt Cook. Photo: C Rudge.

Find DOC huts, campsites, lodges and other accommodation in the Canterbury region.

National parks

Tarn Col, Arthur's Pass National Park. Photo: B Smith.

Learn about Arthur's Pass and Aoraki/Mount cook national parks in the Canterbury region.

Places to visit

View of Aoraki/Mt Cook. Photo copyright: Paul Hardy (DOC USE ONLY).

View the parks and reserves and other places you can visit in Canterbury.

Activities

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Check out the activities you can do in Canterbury DOC places.

Plan & prepare

Gear to take tramping.

Get any information about planning and preparing for recreation in Canterbury that is specific to the region.

Highlights:

Overlooking Godley Head at entrance to Lyttleton Harbour. Photo: Rob Suisted, Nature's Pic Images.

Canterbury easy trips

Visit some of the easy recreation opportunities in the Canterbury region such as Godley Head or the walks for families in Aoraki and Arthur's Pass.

Putangirua Pinnacles, location for The Dimholt Road. Photo: Claudia Hill.

Lord of the Rings locations

Find out about visiting the conservation areas that provided locations for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films.

 

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Parks and recreation - all regions

Contact

Canterbury Conservancy Office
Phone:      +64 3 371 3700
Email:   canterburyco@doc.govt.nz
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