Twin Creek Falls is roughly a 2-hours’ drive away from Christchurch or 1.5-hours’ from Greymouth. The road surface is always sealed.

If you travel from Christchurch, take the SH-73 and follow it for the next 148 km. A huge car park is available 4km past Arthur's Pass Village. It’s on your right and well signposted (Dobson Nature Walk, Temple Basin Skifield). There are no facilities there.

From the parking follow Temple Basin Track for 5-minutes until you reach a first view of the waterfall (on your right). A closer approach is possible, just continue on the track for 20-40 minutes. Rough idea for the best view and opportunity to take great photos – walk uphill until you see a wooden bench; from here an un-official track leads towards the waterfall; this side track brings you to the waterfall’s ‘lookout’.

Return via the same track, or continue the climb until you reach Temple Basin (1.5 hrs one-way). There is one more waterfall seen almost at the end of this track (on your right), it’s found on the same creek but upstream. We will post a separate article about this waterfall shortly. Watch this space.

The waterfall is also seen from the state highway (doesn’t matter which direction you go), but it’s impossible to stop here and take photos. Hence, if you don’t have time to do a short walk, please admit the waterfall from a distance and to not break the rules (don’t stop on the highway)!