Cliffs at Fortrose, Mataura River Mouth, Fortrose 9875, Southland Region, New Zealand 

Fortrose is the Southern gateway to the Catlins coastal route. A small, growing town, that is situated on the shore of Toetoes estuary and close to the mouth of the Mataura River

Fortrose has plenty to offer, so stop a while and enjoy some of the following:.

  • Great for water sports and fishing
  • Information Centre at Stirling Tides Cafe
  • Giant Pukeko statueSouth Islands’ most southern Golf course
  • Artist Gallery/Studio Shop
  • A boat ramp onto the estuary
  • Freedom camping area on the waters edge
  • Fantasic sunsets over the estuary
  • Beach walks
  • Remants of a shipwreck
  • Giant Pukeko statue
  • The mouth of the Mataura River, were it meets with Foveaux Strait often with turpulent waves and eddies
  • Historic cemetery with some graves of those from the shipwreck ‘Tauarua ‘ at Waipapa point.
  • NZ’s worst civilian maritime disaster

Epic New Zealand Culture & Adventure Route © Monika Newbound

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