Monowai Campsite
Basic campsiteLocated in Fiordland National Park, SouthlandOpen
- Sites
- 5
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- Free
- Power
- None
- Toilet
- Non-flush
- Drinking water
- Boil first
- Dogs
- No dogs
Getting there
North of Clifden via SH 99, follow Clifden-Blackmount Rd, turn onto Lake Monowai Rd and follow to end.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.81200° S, 167.52154° E

About this place
Enjoy this peaceful campsite beside Lake Monowai. Explore the tracks to Rodger Inlet and Green Lake huts, or go fishing or boating.
Nearby stops
Rodger Inlet Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 7.9 km
Rodger Inlet Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in southern Fiordland.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Green Lake Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Southland • 9.9 km
Green Lake Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in southern Fiordland.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Monowai Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Southland • 13.6 km
Monowai Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in southern Fiordland.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Borland Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 14 km
Borland Bivvy is a basic two-bunk hut located in southern Fiordland.
Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream • Water supply
North Borland Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 14.3 km
North Borland Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in southern Fiordland.
Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream • Water supply
Walks nearby

Lake Monowai Peninsula Lookout Track
Easy • 30 min return • 1 km • 0.57 km away

Burnt Ridge Track
Advanced • 1.5 hr one way • 3.8 km • 2.77 km away

Borland Nature Walk
Easy • 40 min return • 2.2km • 4.56 km away

Rodger Inlet Track
Advanced • 6 hr to hut, then 4 - 5 hr to bushline • 10 km to hut, 3.5 km to bushline • 5.91 km away

South Borland Track
Advanced • 3 hr one way • 6.89 km away
Contact
Te Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre
1 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau 9600
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- 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).
- 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.