Purau Restricted Area
Freedom campingCanterbury
Freedom camping rules are set by each council, and by DOC on conservation land. Check the local rules before you stay. Many spots are for certified self-contained vehicles only.
Certified self-contained vehicles only.
Maximum stay: 2 nights.
- Vehicles
- Self-contained only
- Maximum stay
- 2 nights
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 43.63950° S, 172.75080° E
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Walks nearby
Mount Herbert Walkway/Te Ahu Pātiki
Advanced • 6 – 8 hr return • 14 km • 2.82 km away
Ōtamahua/Quail Island tracks
Easy • 2 hr 30 min for complete island circuit • 4.5 km • 4.5 km away
Mount Pleasant Track
Easiest • 35 minutes • 1.1 km • 4.74 km away
Major Hornbrook Track
Easiest • 1 hr • 1 km • 5.8 km away
Awaroa/Godley Head Loop Track
Easy • 3 hr loop • 9.3 km • 6.46 km away
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Sources
- Council freedom camping bylaws · Facts only, from each council's freedom camping bylaw (see bylaw_url). No bylaw text is republished; evidence quotes are for checking only and must not be displayed.Freedom camping rules summarised from each council's bylaw; see the bylaw link on each place.