Submissions on the draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2021 closed at 5.00pm on Friday 3 September 2021.

Formal submissions made on the draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2021 can be read here.

The draft bylaw is similar to the existing Freedom Camping Control Bylaw 2019, with a number of proposed changes around areas where freedom camping is prohibited.

Following a comprehensive site by site assessment of 105 Council-administered sites where freedom camping could potentially occur, QLDC is proposing a number of new areas to prohibit freedom camping in.

Proposed areas to prohibit freedom camping:

• Coronet Peak Road/Skippers Canyon Road (to Skippers Saddle)
• Crown Range Road
• Precipice Creek Road Reserve
• Moke Lake Road
• Rafters Road
• Motutapu Road Track End
• Hāwea Flat township
• Whitechapel Reserve

These areas will be in addition to prohibiting freedom camping from occurring within residential and built up areas.

We’re also proposing a number of locations to allow restricted freedom camping, which would allow certified self-contained vehicles to use these areas.

Proposed areas to allow restricted freedom camping in certified self-contained vehicles:

• Gibbston Reserve carpark
• Glenorchy Domain carpark
• Camphill Road carpark
• Morven Ferry Reserve
• Luggate Red Bridge Reserve

The proposed restricted sites will have a maximum number of carparks (except for Luggate Red Bridge Reserve) available for certified self-contained vehicles, along with a maximum stay of two nights at each site.

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Submissions on the draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2021 closed at 5.00pm on Friday 3 September 2021.

Formal submissions made on the draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2021 can be read here.