A management plan for Albert Town's largest reserve should be available for public comment later this year, with Queenstown Lakes District Council staff hoping it can be adopted by December.
The 8ha reserve and camping ground was acquired from the Department of Conservation by the Queenstown Lakes District Council in 2006.
It is bisected by State Highway 6, contains a historic cemetery and has been identified as the Wanaka Rodeo Club's preferred new rodeo site.
The rodeo is held every January.
The reserve also provides a jet-boat launching site on the Clutha River and provides access to the Hawea River kayak slalom course and the Albert Town-Lake Hawea track.
The Wanaka Community Board unanimously agreed with community services general manager Paul Wilson this week that the management plan proceed as soon as possible, while other Albert Town reserves should be included in a separate management plan to be drawn up later.
