There are serviced campgrounds at Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotoroa. Private accommodation is also available.
This is a standard campsite in the Nelson Lakes area.
This is a basic campsite in the Nelson Lakes area.
Find out about the DOC backcountry huts available in the Nelson Lakes area.
You need backcountry hut tickets or a backcountry hut pass to stay in the various huts in the area. Huts require one or two tickets. Camping is permitted, but you mustn’t light fires.
There are many DOC huts in the Nelson Lakes area.
Revive Rotoiti - six-monthly newsletter
Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project annual report 2007-2008
Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project Strategic Plan
Beech forest ecosystem of Nelson Lakes school resource
Effect of controlling introduced predators on kaka (Nestor meridionalis) in the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project (PDF, 614K)
A history of threatened fauna in Nelson Lakes area (PDF, 315K)
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