Springfield Visitor Information Buro

Look no further than the Springfield Visitor Information Buro, whose experienced and friendly staff can impart their local knowledge and make any bookings you may require. This is the place to buy maps and supplies and pick up information before heading further into adventure on the SH73, the Great Alpine Highway!

Springfield boasts having one of New Zealand's latest national parks, the Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park being only 10 minutes drive from the township, as well as the famous Castle Hill Rocks, (Kura Tawhiti) for world class rock climbing and bouldering; the Craigieburn Forest Park for wonderful walks and mountain biking; and then of course Arthur's Pass National Park with a magnitude of day walks and overnight tramping. Springfield is also the closest town to the "Land of Narnia" with the battle scene for the movie "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" being filmed near here. Many of the film crew lived in the town while the film was in production.