Gabriel's Gully, Otago

This free DOC camp at Gabriel's Gully, just out of Lawrence, was a beautiful spot to park up for a couple of nights. It's dog-friendly, has three awesome walks close-by which are also dog-friendly and filled with the rich gold mining history of this area. 

We camped down by Gray's Dam along with a few other caravan setups - a quiet spot we thought, considering this was during the school holidays. There is a lovely open area with plenty of space for a few campers and is free & available to those self-contained, as there are no facilities out at Gabriel's Gully - it is a pack in, pack out.

We were treated to a couple of warm sunny days before the weather turned to rain on our last day. Unfortunately we didn't get a sunset worth photographing however the misty clouds that came down in to the gully on our last morning was giving Twilight Forks vibes! This spot would be magical in Autumn with all the larch trees turning in colour I reckon!

We really enjoyed spending some time roaming the character streets of Lawrence too. Also worth a drive by if you're out this way is what's left of the historic Blue Spur township up on the hill.

We will no doubt be back to this area (hopefully for the Autumn colours!) but also there's one walk we missed out on doing as the weather turned and you guys know we love finding dog-friendly walks we can do with Teddy!

​You can check out more from our adventures in this area in this YouTube episode...