Coromandel Forest Park
Coromandel Forest Park is a very large 48,341-hectare public hunting block in the Coromandel ranges. The block is lowland and foothill country, topping out at 838 m.
Elevations run from 2 m at the lower edges to 838 m at the high point, with a median of 310 m. All of the block sits below the bushline. Slopes lean east-facing on the whole.
Listed game is wild goat and wild pig — both species favour close-range work in the bush and scrub country found here.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 129,783 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 2–838 m
- Median elevation
- 310 m
- Middle 50%
- 204–440 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
2–838 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Helicopter access is permitted on the block, so a fly-in or fly-camp is an option for parties willing to organise an operator. WARO is not permitted on this block, which tends to keep it quieter than country open to commercial heli operations.
Huts inside the block include Crosbies Hut and Pinnacles Hut, giving parties a few options for a fixed base. There are also 13 DOC campsites recorded within the block.
Huts & campsites
- Crosbies HutBookable
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
- Pinnacles HutBookable
Cooking, Heating, Mattresses, Lighting, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Campsites: Trestle View Campsite, Catleys Campsite, Moss Creek Campsite, Dancing Camp Campsite, Whangaiterenga Campsite, Billygoat Basin Campsite, Shag Stream Campsite, Crosbies Hut Backcountry Campsite, Hotoritori Campsite, Totara Flat Campsite: Coromandel, Wainora Campsite, Broken Hills Campsite, Booms Flat Campsite.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Coromandel reserves permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
This block sits within a DOC air-access zone — fly-in hunting and helicopter drop-offs may be permitted.
A DOC hunting permit is required for the Coromandel reserves permit area. This is an Ordinary block with Permitted hunt status, issued on a free, non-ballot basis. Carry your permit while hunting.
1080 & pesticide status
No current, planned or proposed pesticide operations intersect this block in our data. Always confirm with DOC before taking a dog in.
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