{{Short description|Forest park in New Zealand}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Lake Sumner Forest Park | iucn_category = | image = | image_caption = | map = New Zealand | relief = 1 | map_alt = New Zealand relief map | map_caption = | label = Lake Sumner Forest Park | label_position = right | location = [[South Island]], [[New Zealand]] | nearest_city = [[Christchurch]] | coordinates = {{coord|42.618|S|172.252|E|display=inline, title}} | area = {{convert|105,131.9|ha}} | established = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = [[New Zealand Department of Conservation|Department of Conservation]] }} [[image:Gabriel Hut.JPG|thumb|left|Gabriel hut at lake Sumner Forest Park]] '''Lake Sumner Forest Park''' is a {{convert|1051|km2|abbr=on}} forest park located in the [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]] region of the South Island of New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/53564-protected-areas/data/|title=Data Table - Protected Areas - LINZ Data Service|publisher=[[Land Information New Zealand]]|accessdate=2017-10-18}}</ref> It is centered around [[Lewis Pass]] and has a number of access points along [[New Zealand State Highway 7|State Highway 7]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/lake-sumner-forest-park/|title=Lake Sumner Forest Park|publisher=[[New Zealand Department of Conservation|Department of Conservation]]|accessdate=2017-10-18}}</ref> It sits in between Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve and [[Arthur's Pass National Park|Arthurs Pass National Park]].
The name is derived from Lake Sumner, although Lake Sumner itself is not located in the Forest Park.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=ParkMap|title=Lake Sumner Forest Park|publisher=InfoMap|year=1993 |location=New Zealand}}</ref>
== Hot Springs == There are numerous hot springs to be found in Lake Sumner Forest Park. One of the easiest to find is above the Hurunui river between The Hurunui Hut and No. 3 Hut.<ref name=":0" /> [[File:Nina Hut 27.jpg|thumb|Nina Hut, Lake Sumner Forest Park]]
==See also== *[[Forest Parks of New Zealand]] *[[Protected areas of New Zealand]]
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==External links== {{Commons category|Lake Sumner Forest Park}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081014101455/http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/PlaceProfile.aspx?id=35412 Department of Conservation] - Lake Sumner Conservation Park (webarchive) *[https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/lake-sumner-forest-park/ Lake Summer Forest Park] (Department of Conservation) *[https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/canterbury/waimakariri/lake-sumner-lewis-pass.pdf Lake Sumner Forest Park tramping tracks] (Department of Conservation)
[[Category:Forest parks of New Zealand]] [[Category:Parks in the Canterbury Region]]
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