White Horse Hill Campsite

Check-in: 2 pm – 8 pm Check-out: 12 noon Outside of these times, day parking is available in the White Horse Hill car park next to the campsite. Parking fees apply.

There is treated drinking water, a cooking shelter and basic toilet facilities on site. The campsite does not have power or showers. Coin and credit card operated (one of each) hot showers are located at the public shelter in Aoraki/Mount Cook Village (2.5 km from campsite). There are reduced facilities at the campsite during winter (June to August): flushing toilets are replaced by pit toilets no running water (water is available at the shelter in Aoraki/Mount Cook Village).

Camping is not allowed in the cooking shelter. Chemical toilets/waste water cannot be emptied into campsite toilets. All rubbish must be secured within your campervan or tent and taken with you out of the national park. Rubbish can be disposed of at the Resource Recovery Parks in Fairlie, Lake Tekapo and Twizel. See Resource Recovery Parks for opening hours.

The campsite must be kept quiet between 10 pm and 7 am. Music should be played at a level not audible to neighbouring campsites. Chainsaws, generators, or compressors are not permitted under any circumstances. Unacceptable conduct (for example, nudity, violence, excessive noise or behaviour deemed  publicly offensive) will be referred to the Police, and result in removal of those concerned, with no refund.

Dogs or other animals are not allowed in the national park. Recreational drone use is not allowed anywhere in the national park. You must have a permit to fly a drone for commercial purposes on public conservation land. Commercial drone use information . There is a permanent fire ban in the national park. The ban includes fireworks.