Located at the base of the Remarkables beside the lake and close to SH6, the Jardines Boulder Field has significant landscape and recreation values. The boulders are large, some the size of buses, making the site a popular rock-climbing destination.

The boulder field lies on Remarkables Station, owned by QEII National Trust. Remarkables Station was owned and farmed by the Jardine family for nearly 100 years. In 2020, Dick and Jillian Jardine gifted the Station to QEII National Trust, ensuring it will be covenanted and protected – forever.

Visitor Information

Access is signposted from SH6 which runs between Frankton and Kingston.

The boulders are open to the public, with special restrictions in place for farming and safety purposes.

Visitors are asked to leave gates as they found them, take care with stock, park in the designated areas and leave before dark.

Climbers code of conduct

• No chipping/brushing
• No bolting
• No gardening
• No marking of boulders

Environmental care code

• Protect the natural environment. Take care not to disturb plants and animals.
• Remove all rubbish. Take out what you take in.
• Leave gates as you found them and keep to the road provided for vehicles.
• It is not possible to camp or light fires at the site.
• There are no toilets on the site. Leave no human waste behind.
• No dogs permitted (as the area is located on a working farm).

Remarkbles station

Remarkables Station is a 1,200-hectare property located at the foot of the Remarkables Range near Queenstown, on the edge of Lake Wakatipu.  

In 2020, owners Dick and Jillian Jardine announced their intention to gift Remarkables Station to the QEII National Trust to be held in perpetuity. QEII National Trust is now the custodian and manager of Remarkables Station. 

Find out more about the story of Remarkables Station on the Station webpage.

Please note: Remarkables Station is currently leased as a working deer, beef and sheep farm. Visitors are not permitted beyond the designated Jardine Boulders area.