Ross is a town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

Get in

Drive north from Fox Glacier for approximately 1.5 hr on State Highway 6.

Do

Pan for gold at the place just off the main road. You can also buy a pan and try your luck in a nearby stream.

Eat

• 1 Roddy Nugget Cafe. Named after the largest gold nugget ever found in New Zealand. Serves a great selection of pies, corn nuggets, etc. Fully licensed bar available. 
• Acqua Bistro and Bar, 7 Mary St, ☏ +64 353 51 445861. (updated Nov 2016)

Sleep

Empire Hotel

• 1 Ross Motels, 10 Gibson Street, ☏ +64 3 755 4153. (updated Nov 2016)
• 2 Historic Empire Hotel, 19 Aylmer Street, ☏ +64 3-755 4005. (updated Mar 2018)

Go next

• Hokitika – to the north
• Franz Josef Glacier – to the south
• Fox Glacier – the bigger and less crowded glacier, further to the south

Routes through Ross

Greymouth ← Hokitika ←

N  S

→ Franz Josef → Wanaka