Fiordland National Park

Fiordland National Park - DOC Visitor Centre

Fiordland National Park

DOC Visitor Centre

50 Rankers Reviews

1 DOC Centres

13 Te Anau

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Information

Fiordland National Park

Start your journey through New Zealand's stunning landscapes at a Department of Conservation (DOC) Visitor Centre. Information about conservation areas, as well as DOC's 14,000 km of tracks, 9 Great Walks, and network of 950 huts and 324 campsites.

DOC Te Rua-o-te-moko / Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre is staffed by DOC rangers who have firsthand, in-depth local knowledge. We provide information about:

•Walks and hiking - short walks, multi-day hikes, Great Walks
•Track conditions, weather, and safety
•Hut and Campsite bookings
•Heritage sites
•Cycleways
•Maps
•Marine reserves
•Conservation projects
•Local stories, legends and history - our nature, our people

•Gateway to Fiordland National Park
•Milford Sounds
•Milford Track Great Walk
•Kepler Track Great Walk
•Routeburn Track Great Walk

Details

Feature Value Info

Organisation

Fiordland National Park DOC Visitor Centre

Local government organisation

Location

South IslandFiordlandTe Anau

Categories

  • Activity__doc_visitor_centresDOC Centres
  • Free

Operating Season And Hours

Oct-April 8:00am-5:00pm daily
May-Sept 8:30 am-4:30pm daily
Christmas Day closed

Directions

To Coordinates

Coordinates

-45.4241130818468

167.719464802742

Latitude
-45.4241130818468
Longitude
167.719464802742

Nearby

Reviews

    • Very helpful and patient.
    • Really friendly, good advice.
    • Lots of information, book, little museum.
    • Good displays and information.
    • Good information and nice welcome.
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    10/10 17
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    9/10 19
    38%
    8/10 9
    18%
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  • 4.0/5

    Helpful guide who helped map out some tramping for us from the divide up to the Key Summit.

    Reviewed almost 10 years ago and experienced in February 2015

  • 3.5/5

    You will be provided with everything you need to know before heading in to the Fiordland or doing a Great Walk.

    There are books of the tracks in the region free for reading.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    A lot of information on the Sounds, especially Milford Sound.

    Good information on walks in the Fiordland area and campgrounds. Helpful staff

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

  • 4.0/5

    Really good information about the Kepler Track and the walks in the Fiordland.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    Very helpful and patient.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in December 2014

  • 4.5/5

    Good service, staff aware of most tracks in New Zealand's South Island.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in December 2014

  • 4.5/5

    DOCs guy takes care of you, spends his time to help you.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in November 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Very friendly and helpful to find the right hiking track for us.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in November 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Friendly, well informed staff, gave extra information with maps, information material.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in March 2014

  • 4.5/5

    Extremely helpful information, very friendly (DOC in general), nice hints regarding the hikes and tracks.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in March 2014

  • 4.0/5

    Very informative DOC - printing good looking tickets for great walks/huts, helpful even if it was closing time when we arrived.

    Reviewed almost 10 years ago and experienced in March 2014

  • 4.0/5

    Helpful guide who helped map out some tramping for us from the divide up to the Key Summit.

    Reviewed almost 10 years ago and experienced in February 2015

  • 4.5/5

    Good service, staff aware of most tracks in New Zealand's South Island.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in December 2014

  • 4.5/5

    DOCs guy takes care of you, spends his time to help you.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in November 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Very friendly and helpful to find the right hiking track for us.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in November 2014

  • 3.5/5

    Very helpful and patient.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in December 2014

  • 3.5/5

    You will be provided with everything you need to know before heading in to the Fiordland or doing a Great Walk.

    There are books of the tracks in the region free for reading.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    A lot of information on the Sounds, especially Milford Sound.

    Good information on walks in the Fiordland area and campgrounds. Helpful staff

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

  • 4.0/5

    Really good information about the Kepler Track and the walks in the Fiordland.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Friendly, well informed staff, gave extra information with maps, information material.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in March 2014

  • 4.5/5

    Extremely helpful information, very friendly (DOC in general), nice hints regarding the hikes and tracks.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in March 2014

  • 4.0/5

    Very informative DOC - printing good looking tickets for great walks/huts, helpful even if it was closing time when we arrived.

    Reviewed almost 10 years ago and experienced in March 2014

  • 4.5/5

    Very helpful, they even did our booking for us.

    Reviewed about 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 4.0/5

    Well informed about the different tracks, availability and forecast.

    Reviewed about 10 years ago and experienced in March 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Great offer of information.

    Reviewed about 10 years ago and experienced in April 2014

  • 4.0/5

    Good information about some tracks and good advice about the weather and the equipment.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 4.5/5

    Guys at the front desk were really helpful to give weather information before we go to Fiordland.

    They could have had access to a web cam in the sand!

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Helpful workers - good information.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 4.5/5

    Excellent facility with picnic area on Lake Te Anau, loads of regional and park information - specific activity guides, friendly, helpful staff, clean and well managed.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in March 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Helpful staff with information on hiking and tramping, lots of written guides available for a low cost.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in March 2014

  • 4.5/5

    Good information and nice welcome.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in March 2014

  • 4.0/5

    Really friendly, good advice.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in March 2013

  • 5.0/5

    Good displays and information.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 4.5/5

    The person in Te Anau was extremely helpful.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Lots of information, book, little museum.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 4.5/5

    The staff were so helpful and gave us wonderful information about the area!

    Clean water and warm cabin!

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 4.0/5

    They were really helpful!

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Staff were wonderful.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in January 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Friendly and pleasant, able to tell us what we needed to know.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Good people, very solid information.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 4.5/5

    Good brochures to buy $1.

    Inside, you can find day walks and lookouts around Te Anau & Milford Sound.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in December 2013