• Tania and Allan SimpsonWestcoast S.I 2024/2025Traveler
    Driving towards Haast and Jackson Bay
    The drive towards HaastShip Creek, stop off on our way to Haast and Jackson BayShip creekPhoto Taken from the Arawhata bridge as we head to Jackson BayOur view from the motorhome window. Stunning!!!Looking back at the motorhomes from the WharfCrayfish restaurant at Jackson Bay. This place is in the middle of nowhere.Allan's happy with his haul of Mussels at Jackson Bay.

    Jackson Bay

    January 14, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Jackson Bay marks the farthest extent of the West Coast's road network: the small road which meanders along the coast from Haast, 32 kilometres to the northeast, terminates at the sleepy fishing village of Jackson Bay.

    Jackson Bay is a working fishing port - boats are tied up at the long wharf that stretches out into deep waters. A popular fishing spot in summer, it's a great place to catch crayfish and just meander.
    Feel the sheer isolation, as if beyond the end of the road is the unknown; although south of here lies Fiordland and Milford Sound.    Read more