# Matata Scenic Reserve

Reserve · 103 ha · Access Via 45 Backline Road,

https://www.chch.live/park/878-matata-scenic-reserve

## Where it sits
Its centre sits about 173 km south-west of the central city, past the suburb outlines this site keeps: a regional reserve.

Centre: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-44.42054804825971&lon=170.8625964471288)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.42054804825971&lon=170.8625964471288

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Matata Scenic Reserve?**

103 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Matata Scenic Reserve?**

About 173 km south-west of the central city, past the suburb outlines this site keeps: a regional reserve.

**What kind of place is Matata Scenic Reserve?**

Reserve.

**Where does this record come from?**

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

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=878 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026