Recreation Facilities
Recent news
New Community Tennis Centre open
Work is complete on eight new hard courts for the new Nelson Community Tennis Centre, located on the site of the existing lawn tennis courts in Rutherford Park. These facilities have been jointly funded by the Nelson City Council and the Nelson Lawn Tennis Club (NLTC) and are available for both club and public use.
Purchase Walk Nelson
Walk Nelson is available for $8 from the Nelson City Council reception as well as at all Nelson Public Libraries. Get your copy today!
Find out more about Walk Nelson and view some of the featured walks online.
Bookings
Get booking information for the Sunshine Youth Coach or pools and parks in the area.
Found Directory
Locate all the facilities available throughout the region to plan your next sporting event. You'll find contact information for places such as colleges, churches, and community centres at which you can hold your next meeting or sporting event.
Click here to access the Found Directory.
Boating and Fishing
All aboard! Nelson is a great place for boaties. The combined Nelson-Marlborough region is the second biggest recreational boating area in New Zealand. Fishing is a top recreational activity as well.
Click here for information on the marina and marina charges.
Learn where all the area boat ramps are located.
Locate Nelson's fishing piers.
Golf Course
Just 4km from the city, you can play a nine hole game on a challenging but uncrowded course, in a beautiful river valley setting, surrounded by leafy shade trees where tui, pigeons and kingfishers create an all day chorus.
Read about Nelson's municipal course, Waahi Taakaro Golf Course.
Motor camps
Nelson has four motor camps in the region for your holiday stay.
Plan your stay at one of Nelson's motor camps.
Parks, reserves and playgrounds
Nelson has many reserves and parks for just such a purpose. Many of these parks also feature playgrounds for children.
Visit one of Nelson's many parks or reserves.
Take the children to your local playground.
Click here for a variety of other leisure opportunities.
Skate
Skateboarding is permitted in a variety of locations throughout Nelson.
Learn where you can skate in Nelson City.
Read about the development of Nelson's new skatepark.
Sportsfields and courts
Locate all of Nelsons sporting fields, volleyball courts and tennis courts and read about the most recent news regarding Saxton Field and the Trafalgar Park.
Click here for location and info on Nelson sportsfields.
Swimming
Nelson has many opportunities for river, pool or ocean swimming. Beautiful beaches abound in the region!
Click here to plan your next swimming outing.
Walks
Get out, get fit, and explore Nelson at the same time!
Nelson has heaps of walkways to explore, click here to locate and map out your next walk.
Cycleways
Nelson is lucky to have a range of urban cycleways as well as opportunities to head out of the city on a mountain bike so close by.
Find out where you can take your road or mountain bike on your next cycling adventure.
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