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Taylor Dam Reserve - Upper Level

Taylor Dam Reserve – Upper Level is a freedom-camping area for self-contained campervans, situated off Taylor Pass Road roughly 7 km from Blenheim in Marlborough, New Zealand.

The site sits at the top of the access road within the broader Taylor Dam Reserve, which surrounds a lake formed below a large earthen flood-protection dam built on the Taylor River in 1965.

Clear signage directs campers to the designated area, and stays are limited to a maximum of two nights in certified self-contained vehicles only.

The reserve offers good walking and mountain biking opportunities, with connections to the Wither Hills Walkway and the Taylor River Trail, which follows the river all the way to Riverside Park in central Blenheim.


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