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Campsite
Mount Richmond Forest Park
This grassy, flat camping area was once a gold mining area and is great for picnicking or swimming. You'll also find walking and mountain biking opportunities nearby.
Category
Standard
Booking
Required
Unpowered sites
20
Dogs
Allowed
No active alerts returned. Conditions can still change.
Issued 9 Oct 2026, 3:39 am
09 October 2026
Low cloud lifting and patchy drizzle clearing in the morning to fine breaks. Isolated afternoon showers about the ranges. Low cloud returning to the Kaikoura Coast in the evening. Light winds, easterlies about the coast.
10 October 2026
Isolated showers, with increasing cloudy periods. Northerlies developing in the morning.
11 October 2026
A few showers. Northerlies, dying out in the evening.
12 October 2026
Fine. Light winds.
13 October 2026
Fine. Northwesterlies developing.
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This grassy, flat camping area was once a gold mining area and is great for picnicking or swimming. You'll also find walking and mountain biking opportunities nearby.
Dogs with a DOC permit only. Contact closest DOC office to get a permit.
Bookings, access, facilities, water, fire restrictions and dog rules can change. Confirm current information and carry out all waste.