A panorama showing the walk through moss covered trees in the rain forest next to the Haast River at Pleasant Flats. Often blue in colour, the waters of the river in this virtualt image were murky and brown, full of silt after heavy rain from a cyclone in the summer of 2008.

River Walk at Pleasant Flat near Haast Pass - Haast visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'River Walk at Pleasant Flat near Haast Pass' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from West Coast.

Pleasant Flat Recreation Area has picnic areas, toilets and camping grounds. There is a relaxing forest walk through dense undergrowth and moss-covered trees along the banks a small tributary to the Haast River here. This is one of the few campsites between Haast and the one on the banks of Lake Wanaka near Makarora.

Pleasant Flat Recreation Area is on Highway 6 about 45km from Haast and 5km from the Gate of Haast bridge.