Cascade Creek Camp site

Freshwater fishing location

Fishing at Eglinton River

Cascade Creek Camp site marks a recorded fishing access for Eglinton River in the Southland Fish & Game management region. Use the map to identify the access location, read the supplied approach notes and confirm the rules for the exact waterway section before travelling.

This record helps with trip planning but does not establish public access, indicate current river conditions or guarantee that fishing is open. Check signs at the location and obtain landholder permission wherever the approach crosses private property.

Plan the approach

Access notes for Cascade Creek Camp site

Cascade Creek is a large DOC campsite that is well sign posted on the Milford Highway. 100m along the gravel entrance road is a carpark, this has one end of a circular nature walk track which gives access to the south end of Lake Gunn after a 550m walk. Following the road a further 650m brings you to the other end of the nature walk track and the Eglinton River which flows out of Lake Gunn, which is a 450m walk from the road. The river and lake both have full public access. Within the Fiordland National Park so no dogs are allowed.

Keep exploring

Fishing access near Cascade Creek Camp site

These are the nearest mapped records in the same fishing management region. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving or walking distances.

• Lake Gunn - South EndLake Gunn · about 454 m away
• Lake Gunn - Middle areasLake Gunn · about 2.0 km away
• Mistake Creek TrackEglinton River · about 3.1 km away
• Earl Mountain TracksEglinton River · about 3.2 km away

Before you fish

Official Southland fishing regulations

No reviewed water-specific match is available for Eglinton River. Use the official 2026/2027 regional guide and locate the exact water and section before fishing.