Hi my wife and myself both over 60 would like to try the moonlight creek on the west coast .
Whats the road to the camp like ie can I get my 2 wheel drive ute and caravan in
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I havnt been there in years, but I would imagine it a bad Idea to try to get a caravan up to Andersons flat. Maybe you could park up in Garden Gully area… Im sure someone will confirm track condition for you though. Good luck, beautiful place!
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The track in is not suitable for towing a caravan, idealy you need a 4wd and tent to stay at the road end. Perhaps camp at Nelson Creek DOC campsite and do a day trip in your ute to check it out.
The road in was fine in the new year and all I had was a 2wd van. Probably a different story after rain. Was pretty busy in there. Was even a bus at Andersons flat.
Have had a Corolla right to the end of the track before, so a 2wd ute will be easy if the tracks in good nick
The road changes radically with weather conditions. Really just a mater of dropping your caravan off lower down & checking the track through to Andersons Flat for yourself. Then you will have a better idea. No point in winging it & getting into a situation where you can’t reverse out or even turn around. I have always gone up there in 4WD’s so that was no problem. There could be tree fall across the track so unless you have a chain saw that can stuff it for you.
I have a mate who is going up there either today or tomorrow & he is in a 2WD Toyota Hilux van. He phoned me from up Waiuta this morning.
If you can’t get up to Moonlight there are many other places you can go to.
JW 
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I was last up there 2 years ago in my high top Transit camper. Checked the road out beforehand and rode in by ebike. There’s one spot with a short steep bit of loose gravel…had to get the shovel out for a bit of road work . Otherwise no problem. I’m heading that way in a week or two so will repeat the bike ride. Hopefully there aint a crowd in there! Good hunting.JR
Hi there , can anyone give me an update on the access road into Moonlight? Hope to head there after visiting Nelson Creek in a couple of days. Any current info on either spot appreciated…was at moonlight a couple of years back. Never at Nelson creek.
Anyone in the area wanting to buddy up for a day on the river , feel free to pm me. Have a sluice and gm 1000 . Neither had much use less seen any gold. Cheers.JR