Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre

OMG THE ARCHITECTURE! This building has a DOC info centre. It's great. The displays are great, the service is great, it's great. What you'd expect from one of the most popular National Park DOC centers.But the building is EXTRAORDINARY. Pristine (original carpet!) 1960/70s alpine architecture, paneling, wood beams, single gazed windows, updated but still in original colors paint work. At first you think oh

You will find the Mount Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre along Ardmore Street as you approach the town centre of Wanaka. There is a fair sized carpark or you can just walk there from centre. Its only a few minutes up Ardmore Street. Opening hours are 8.30 to 5pm daily (closed on Sundays).This is a good place to stop if you are making base in Wanaka and need information on local trail, skiing, road and weather conditions that might impact time you plan to spend in the nearby Mount Aspiring National Park. We found staff eager to interact and answer questions during our visit.There is a lot of information you can find here on the wide range of hikes available on the region as well as some interesting information regarding historical habitation in the area as well as flora and fauna you might see while here. You'll also find toilets and a typical range of Visitor Centre souvenirs, books and gifts available here.

One of the best national parks to visit in New Zealand. Go of the beaten track to get away from the crowds.

Nathalie gives profesional advices for hiking safely (weather forecast, track conditions, accomodations in huts). She is very kind and takes all the time needed to explain where to stay, to visit and to go. Awesome service and great job. Merci Eliot

Great place with cool info and souvenirs to buy. Also has nice quiet toilets.

Experienced advices and guides who informe you perfectly (weather, walks and alternatives). Open till 16. Little exposition with nice 3D landscape of Mt Aspirin. Helpfull crew.

With the weather being quite wet and rainy for our few days in Wanaka, it would be best for us to talk to DOC regarding our plans to do a walk in Mt Aspiring National Park. We were helped by Sonya who answered our questions thoroughly (even gave us information about the recent weather forecasts and what we might expect) and gave really great advice regarding how to get to track, and alternatives as well if the weather becomes too wet to access the starting point of the walk.I found the staff in this DOC office to be really helpful, approachable and very knowledgeable. Definitely pay them a visit before you decide to go on tramps around Tititea/Mt Aspiring National Park - it helps to get some more detailed information from the local DOC staff that the DOC website doesn't always provide.

Nice visitor center. You can see some display about Wanaka and Mt Aspiring.

Staff super knowledgeable. Offered us a range of walk options, they were spot on with their recommendations. Informative centre about history of the area. If you want to get off the beaten track, pop into DOC office and ask for suggestions.

The American lady that helped us with our choices and planning was amazing. Her knowledge and obviously experience was noted. Thanks