Gowan River Holiday Camp

Paula Greer and Nigel Slonker

Gowan Valley Road

Gowan Valley

Murchison

RD3

Gowan Valley

Murchison

Phone: +64 3 523 9921
Fax: +64 3 523 9921
Email: gowanrvhcamp@xtra.co.nz
Web: www.gowanriver.co.nz

Gowan River

Lake Rotoroa

Buller River

Gowan River Holiday Camp is marked on the Gowan River map and the upper Buller River map.

It is 5km off State Highway 6 on the road to Lake Rotoroa.

Gowan River Holiday Camp is located off the Gowan Valley Road 5km from State Highway 6, the main inland route between Golden Bay, Motueka, Nelson and Christchurch, or the West Coast.

It is also 10km from Kawatiri corner the turn off to/from Blenheim and Picton. It is situated approximately 20 minutes north of Murchison and 1.5 hours south of Nelson.

• Trout fishing rods provided (spinners to be purchased).
• Fish and Game licences available at the camp
• Kayaks available for hire from $5/hour on the dam or $25/hour on the lake (includes transport to the lake)
• Safe swimming in the river
• Walk or bike (bikes provided) on nearby tracks
• Pan for gold (pans provided)
• Watch and listen to birds
• Trampoline
• Pets welcome by arrangement

• 20 tent sites
• 12 power sites
• 3 cabins (sleep 3 each) constructed from former railway goods carriages:
  Cabin 1:
  - has a double bed with bedding provided
  - faces east so gets the morning sun
  Cabin 2
  - has a double bed with bedding provided
  - an ensuite toilet and a small foyer area
  - gets the sun during the day
  Cabin 3
  - has a double bed with a single bunk over it
  - bring your own bedding or hire for a small fee
  - faces west so gets the afternoon sun
• Excellent ablution block with a disability suite and free showers
• All indoor facilities are non-smoking
• Barbecues available for your use.
• Laundry with automatic machines and a dryer
• Well-equipped modern communal kitchen with fridge/freezer, microwave, potbelly stove, all cooking appliances, plus eating and cooking utensils.
• A basic camp store stocks bread, eggs, milk, spinners, sandfly repellant and licences if you are caught short.
• Recycle and dump stations

• Hiking and tramping
• Howard Conservation Area
• Tutaki Conservation Area
• Nelson Lakes National Park (5km down the road)
• Kahurangi National Park (nearest entrance is by the Owen River approximately 15km away)

Eftpos available.

Child rates apply to children aged 1 month-14 years.

Tent sites

Adult: NZ$11

Child: NZ$5

Power sites

Adult: NZ$13

Child: NZ$5

Cabin 1

Single: NZ$35

Double: NZ$48

Cabin 2

Single: NZ$40

Double: NZ$55

Cabin 3

Single: NZ$30

Double: NZ$40

Extra adult: NZ$11

Extra child: NZ$5