Southern Abel Tasman National Park
Southern Abel Tasman National Park covers 18,453 hectares from the southern boundary of the park north toward Bark Bay and the inland ridge country. Elevations run from sea level to 1,147 m with a median of 579 m, putting most of the block in the lowland and foothill bush bracket.
None of the block sits above the 1,200 m bushline — this is bush hunting country, not tops work. The country is dominated by an east-facing aspect, with coastal beech and broadleaf bush, granite ridges and the inland country running up toward Pikikiruna and the Marble Hill.
The block carries red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. Fallow are an established feature of the inland bush in this part of the park, with reds present through the broader bush systems and pigs and goats spread through the lower country.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 53,945 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- -2–1,147 m
- Median elevation
- 579 m
- Middle 50%
- 366–776 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
-2–1,147 m, foothill country with low tops, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Air access is not permitted in Abel Tasman National Park, in line with national park rules. WARO is also not permitted, so the park sees no commercial helicopter activity. Access is by foot from inland road ends, or by water taxi to coastal beaches followed by tracks inland.
Four DOC structures serve this part of the park — Wainui Hut and Castle Rock Hut (both standard DOC huts with heating, mattresses, non-flush toilets and tap water), Holyoakes Shelter (a shelter with mattresses and non-flush toilet but no heating) and Anchorage Hut (a larger bookable hut on the Coast Track with heating, mattresses and flush toilets — booking required in season).
Huts & campsites
Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
- Anchorage HutBookable
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
- Anchorage HutBookable
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Campsites: Watering Cove Campsite, Mosquito Bay Campsite, Te Pukatea Bay Campsite, Observation Beach Campsite, Anchorage Campsite.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Southern Abel Tasman National Park permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
Southern Abel Tasman National Park is an Ordinary permit area with Permitted hunt status. A standard DOC hunting permit covers year-round hunting, but national park rules apply — no aircraft landings, restrictions around the Coast Track corridor, and additional care required given the popularity of the park with walkers and kayakers. Check the latest DOC information for any seasonal restrictions before each trip.
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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