Kidds Bush Reserve Campsite

Facilities

Boat launching, Non-powered/tent sites, Shelter for cooking, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Wheelchair accessible with assistance, Toilets - non-flush, Toilets, Water supply

Activities

Fishing, Swimming, Walking and tramping

Fees and bookings

Fees

This campsite is very busy and often booked out between Boxing Day and early February. Book well in advance and have an alternative campsite planned if this one is full. Alternative DOC campsites:

• 15 min north of Makarora township on SH6
• 45 km east of Haast on SH6

• Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
• Child (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
• Infant (0 - 4 years): free

Passes

The can be used at this campsite. 

Campsite Pass bookings must be booked online before occupying a site. If you do not book, bookings may be made by campground staff (if present) and will incur a $10 service charge. Sites may not be available if you do not book. 

Bookings

Bookings are open for stays up to 30 June 2027.

• If no availability shows online for your dates, the campsite is fully booked.
• No spaces are kept for campers arriving without a booking.
• Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee.
• Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.

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Your booking will be for a site, which will be allocated or selected on arrival.

More details

Access: Boat, Campervan, Car, Caravan

Landscape: Rivers and lakes

Dogs: No dogs.

Sites: 0 powered, 40 unpowered

Trails

Kidds Bush Reserve Campsite can be accessed on the trails Sentinel Peak and Sawyer Burn from our trail directory.