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Gasson Reserve

From the air

aerial view of Gasson Reserve and the ground around it
From the air, Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Where it sits

Its centre falls inside Sydenham, suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

The camping bylaw names this ground, Christchurch Urban Restricted Area: two nights in certified self-contained vehicles only. The zone drawings sit at /rules.

More green in Sydenham

The reports on this ground

11 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 10 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

Environment Canterbury / Canterbury Maps, Parks layer · refreshed 10 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

How big is Gasson Reserve?

690 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Gasson Reserve?

Its centre falls inside Sydenham, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

What kind of place is Gasson Reserve?

A park or reserve.

Where does this record come from?

Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it.