Kayak camping, tides & launches: Abel Tasman & Marlborough Sounds

Abel Tasman & Marlborough Sounds: Coastal paddling with 244 campsites, 49 boat launches and 11 tide stations. See them on the map, check today's tides and wind, or, with a Coast Map Pass, download the whole region (17 MB) to your phone for trips without signal.

Open Abel Tasman & Marlborough on the mapTides at Elaine Bay
244campsites
49boat launches
11tide stations
17 MBoffline download

Campsites

From OpenStreetMap, coloured on the map by what you need before staying. 55 mention boat, canoe or kayak access (๐Ÿ›ถ). Always confirm fees, permits and closures with the operator.

Fee or reservation (177)

Permit, protocol or private (1)

Free or backcountry (12)

Fees not recorded (check locally) (42)

Tide stations

Highs and lows for the next year, the 24-hour tide curve, wind and the marine forecast.

Boat launches

Plus 43 unnamed launches on the map.

Camping and tides in New Zealand

Tide predictions from Toitลซ Te Whenua LINZ and campsites from the Department of Conservation and OpenStreetMap. Most coastal DOC campsites must be booked ahead in summer; freedom camping rules vary by council. All New Zealand regions.

Download for GPS and other map apps

203 campsites and 49 boat launches as GPX (GPS units, Gaia GPS, OsmAnd) or KML (Google Earth, Google My Maps).

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