Clarks Junction, also known simply as Clarks, is a locality in the Otago Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located at the junction of State Highway 87 and the Old Dunstan Road, approximately halfway between Outram and Middlemarch.[1]
Clarks Junction was an important stop on the trail to the goldfields of Central Otago in the years following the 1860s gold rush. It was named after an early settler who became the settlement's first postmaster in 1867.[2]
Clarks Junction's most notable feature was the local pub, the Clarks Junction Hotel, which closed down in March 2020.The hotel became a family home