Thread: Springs Junction 4WD, Camp, Bonfire trip

@Joe Schmo

Originally Posted by ROKTOY

Weekend of 22/23/24 May
In the Maruia/Springs Junction area.

Who would be keen on a little road trip and a 4WD jaunt up a river to a private hut and a lil bit of land, Heaps of firewood and a decent campfire spot.
Room to set up some targets. plinking range for the kids, longer range for the bigger kids.
A hop step and a jump to Lake Daniells to flick a line for a trout. (Just over an hour and a quarter brisk walk from the hut)
Plenty of areas to go for a stalk, no guarantees on animals although pigs and a few deer have been seen in the riverbeds lately.

The hut has roof/tank water, two bunk rooms that sleep 4 bodies each, pot belly fireplace. plenty of room for tents although it isn't the flattest.
No cooking facilities so B.Y.O cookers etc.

The track in starts off as a forestry track that then enters the river bed for around 4km and then a km of track through the bush to get to Thompsons flat and the hut.

The river is mostly small rocks/gravel with a couple of rougher spots, the water generally isn't an issue depth wise but this can change depending on rainfall obviously. We have taken in families in bog standard Isuzu MU's and Suzuki Vitara's etc without any issues, although scratches and panel damage are always a potential risk.
Once ensconced at the hut, there is the option for anyone suitably equipped to go drive some harder/muddier tracks if the desire hits them.
Drag some dead trees out of the forest, chainsaw up some fire wood and set up for a great camping weekend away.

I'll post a couple of pictures soon to give you an idea of the place.
Thoughts, Questions, Expressions of Interest, fire away.

This place sounds too good to be true... you there, Bunji?

It definitely exists, been over a decade since I went in and yes...it's open again, gets pretty booked by the 4wd clubs though.

My ute isn't setup for that sort of trip

Originally Posted by yeah_na_missed

This place sounds too good to be true... you there, Bunji?

It was 5 years ago so that's where he's got to
although I do get a whiff of him still here from time to time

Originally Posted by ROKTOY

Weekend of 22/23/24 May
In the Maruia/Springs Junction area.

Who would be keen on a little road trip and a 4WD jaunt up a river to a private hut and a lil bit of land, Heaps of firewood and a decent campfire spot.
Room to set up some targets. plinking range for the kids, longer range for the bigger kids.
A hop step and a jump to Lake Daniells to flick a line for a trout. (Just over an hour and a quarter brisk walk from the hut)
Plenty of areas to go for a stalk, no guarantees on animals although pigs and a few deer have been seen in the riverbeds lately.

The hut has roof/tank water, two bunk rooms that sleep 4 bodies each, pot belly fireplace. plenty of room for tents although it isn't the flattest.
No cooking facilities so B.Y.O cookers etc.

The track in starts off as a forestry track that then enters the river bed for around 4km and then a km of track through the bush to get to Thompsons flat and the hut.

The river is mostly small rocks/gravel with a couple of rougher spots, the water generally isn't an issue depth wise but this can change depending on rainfall obviously. We have taken in families in bog standard Isuzu MU's and Suzuki Vitara's etc without any issues, although scratches and panel damage are always a potential risk.
Once ensconced at the hut, there is the option for anyone suitably equipped to go drive some harder/muddier tracks if the desire hits them.
Drag some dead trees out of the forest, chainsaw up some fire wood and set up for a great camping weekend away.

I'll post a couple of pictures soon to give you an idea of the place.
Thoughts, Questions, Expressions of Interest, fire away.

I'd be keen to join with my 5 year old. We'd drive ourselves in, ideally on the 23rd.

Originally Posted by Average-Lad

I'd be keen to join with my 5 year old. We'd drive ourselves in, ideally on the 23rd.

These dates were for a trip planned back in 2020, then Covid visited us.
PM me

Originally Posted by Average-Lad

I'd be keen to join with my 5 year old. We'd drive ourselves in, ideally on the 23rd.

Heads up that this' an old post from 2020.

@ROKTOY does your resurrecting this thread mean you're planning another outing? I'd be keen if you were.

Originally Posted by canross

Heads up that this' an old post from 2020.

@ROKTOY does your resurrecting this thread mean you're planning another outing? I'd be keen if you were.

@canross, I have sent you a PM.

Roktoy...it's on my list to phone you this weekend, still not sure if we'll head in Friday avo or first thing Saturday.

Just be careful of the weather its been raining hard since last night up here