The Roys Peak track car park was at capacity well before lunchtime on Tuesday. The track's 100-space car park, barely a year old since being upgraded in late 2017, is bursting at the seams. While the obvious solution to the parking woes would be to expand, Ms Grieve said there was no public conservation land left next to the car park to do so. Alpha Burn Station owner Duncan McRae said he would be happy to negotiate a lease with Doc for more land in which it could extend the car park, just as he did for the upgrade in 2017. Over the Christmas period, Mr McRae opened the gate into the paddock next to the car park, as visitors were parking on the sides of the road.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 13, 2019 15:33 UTC