Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre

Plan your visit to Fiordland National Park

Information and services available:

• Great Walks and backcountry tracks information, tickets and maps
• track conditions and weather forecasts
• short walks and family friendly activities
• hunting permits and didymo clean gear certificates
• books, postcards, clothing and gifts and last minute essential items for your trip.

Learn about conservation in Fiordland:

• get details about our conservation projects and how you can get involved
• watch our 20-minute film Stepping into Fiordland National Park (screens on demand)
• museum showing the natural and human history and features of Fiordland
• learn about Fiordland's special birds, the endangered takahē and kākāpō, and the work we do to protect them.

Opening hours

Summer hours

We're open 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Sunday from 2 October until the first Monday of June (Queen’s Birthday holiday).

Winter hours

We're open 9 am to 4 pm Monday to Saturday, from after first Monday of June (Queen’s Birthday holiday) to 1 October. 

Anzac Day 25 April

We're open 1 pm to 4.30 pm

Closed Christmas Day

We're closed Christmas Day.

Getting there

We’re on the waterfront, at the corner of Lakefront Drive and SH95 Manapouri Highway. It's a 10 minute walk from Te Anau's main street.