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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