Visit the local Department of Conservation Centre
JuliusAngelus Says: A strange thing to recommend, but the local Department of Conservation (DOC) centre provides you with very useful information on the National Lakes National Park, walks and tramps available, and camping facilities. The best place to start if you are visiting.
1 Review and 34 Opinions The Alpine Lodge is hard to miss in St. Arnaud - the fact that it is the only Hotel there may have...
Elaine's Restaurant: Fresh food in comfortable surroundings.
JuliusAngelus Says: Elaine is one of the local women who opened up her restaurant in 2003 for the first time. She intends to keep the restaurant open from approximately September to April each year. The area is welcoming, with space for indoor and outdoor dining. The restaurant is open from...
JuliusAngelus Says: There is nothing a New Zealander appreciates more from a tourist than some "pleases" or "thank-yous". New Zealanders live in special places like St. Arnaud because they want to, and all have alternative jobs and responsibilities apart from looking after tourists. They don't...
JuliusAngelus Says: The only dangers a person will face here is something of their own making. If you want to, you can hike for days in alpine climates and not see any civilisation at all apart from other trampers. Huts are provided for trampers along the main walks, but this is it. It is best...
TomorrowsAngel Says: Available for approximately six weeks of the year on natural formed ponds situated two kilometres from the St Arnaud village centre. Set in beautiful native bush and administered by the Department of Conservation. Ice skate hire is available from the village centre.
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Available for approximately six weeks of the year on natural formed ponds situated two kilometres from the St Arnaud village centre. Set in beautiful native...
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St Arnaud - easy access to the NZ wilderness

St. Arnaud, approximately an hour to an hour and a half's drive from Nelson or Blenheim, is a tiny village bordering the beautiful Nelson Lakes National Park and surrounded by bush-clad hills and...
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St Arnaud is an attractive lakeside village, lying on the edge of Lake Rotoiti, one of the two large lakes that give rise to the name of Nelson Lakes National Park (102,000 ha). It offers a range of...
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Nelson Lakes, South Island, New Zealand

St Arnaud is a lovely small alpine village nestled in the mountains and beside Lake Rotoiti.
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