Mt Sommers has excellent facilities for camping with many areas of interest. There are many Bush walks for all abilities. Bush walks and tramping around Mid-canterbury. The Rakaia river is famous for the Salmon fishing, with a fishing competition held each year which is held around the end of February. There are many craft shops in Mayfield.
Hinds also has a lot of crafts.
The Rakaia Gorge is where the Rakaia river runs through a deep gorge and is best viewed from a jet boat. There are jet boat tour operatorsfor sight seeing or fishing which operate most days if the river conditions are suitable. Also bush walking along the river. Heli skiing is also available for those who want to ski on some of the more remote areas. These lovely lakes are great for boating and fly fishing, lake Camp is the only lake that power boats are allowed on, lake Clearwater is for sailing boats.