Uretiti Beach Campsite

Uretiti Beach Campsite - Waipu

Uretiti Beach Campsite

Waipu

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10 Whangarei

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Uretiti Beach Campsite

Camp behind the sand dunes of Uretiti Beach, a sandy surf beach.

A very popular campsite behind the sand dunes of Uretiti beach. Heaps to do: surfing, fishing and swimming as well as amazing walks along the beach, or explore the nearby Waipu caves.

It pays to book here over the Christmas/ New years period as the campsite will be full of NZer's. A site here works on a first in first served basis.

There is a small fee to camp here and a few camp ground rules to stick to. There is a nudist section of the beach close by - you just have to make sure you are clothed when you are roaming the campsite....

Notices

  • Reduced capacity at Uretiti Beach Campsite

    This site is open but storm damage has reduced site capacity. Take extra care around flood affected areas.  

    This is a long term alert. 

    First published on 6 March 2023. Last reviewed on 11 April 2024.

DOC Campsite Pricing

Uretiti Beach Campsite is categorised as a DOC Standard Campsite. The following pricing indicates usual pricing. Prices vary for some campsites and may include seasonal pricing. Visit the DOC website for exact pricing.

DOC Standard Campsite

Standard campsites have a more limited range of facilities and services than Serviced campsites. These campsites have toilets, a water supply that could be treated or untreated tap water, or from a stream or lake, and vehicle or boat access. Bring your own soap for washing hands. Untreated water should be boiled before use to ensure it's safe. Wood BBQs and fireplaces, cold showers, picnic tables, a cooking shelter and rubbish bins may be provided; this will vary from site to site.

Feature Value Value
Unpowered Site Adult $10.00 to $15.00 per night
Unpowered Site Child $5.00 to $7.50 per night
Unpowered Site Infant $0.00 per night

Adults are 18+ years, children are 5-17 years, infants are 0-4 years.

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Feature Value Info

Organisation

DOC Northland

Central government organisation

Location

North IslandNorthlandWhangarei

Categories

  • Activity__basic_facility_campingBasic Camping

Directions

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Coordinates

-35.9347394559219

174.459435939789

Latitude
-35.9347394559219
Longitude
174.459435939789

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Reviews

    ✓ Next to the beach

    ✓ Clean toilets

    ✓ Friendly staff

    ✓ Hot showers available

    ✓ Spacious and quiet spots

    𐄂 Road noise from highway

    𐄂 Few hot showers

    • Plenty of room.
    • Huge campsite!
    • Easy access just off of Highway One.
    • Beautiful location.
    • Very good value for your money.
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    10/10 31
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    9/10 27
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    8/10 23
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  • 5.0/5

    Great stay for the price, check in was easy and simple and a hot shower for 2 dollars was AMAZING.

    Also toilets were spotless.

    Reviewed 16 days ago

  • 4.5/5

    Good stay right off the highway but nice and quiet in the actual campground.

    Staff was friendly, hot shower was great. Nice beach to hang out at

    Reviewed 20 days ago

  • 5.0/5

    Stayed for 2 nights and our favourite doc so far.

    Lots of space but would advise levellers. Clean and unsmelly long drop toilets, cold outdoor showers but does the trick and water. Friendly DOC staff, you can buy ice, and use laundry services. Also there is a place to charge devices but your responsibility! Follow @milly0nthem0ve on IG/YT for all things travel

    Reviewed 25 days ago

  • 4.5/5

    Adult $15.00/night - 2$ hot shower !

    Big and nice campersite - lovely staff.

    Reviewed about 1 month ago

  • 5.0/5

    Clean toilets and showers everywhere.

    Great camp next to the beach

    Hot showers for $2 (but only five minutes...)

    Laundry service available ($5 dlfor the washing machine and $5 for the dryer)

    Kind staff

    Sinks to wash the dishes

    Reviewed 7 months ago

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    Max

  • 4.5/5

    Amazing place to stay near the beach.

    Clean toilets, free cold shower (in the sun) and hot showers available for a couple of dollars. Loads of place to stay!

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 5.0/5

    Beautiful well maintained campsite with con operated hot showers.

    The beach is stunning and the grass inside the grounds is good for a tent and bare feet alike. Friendly staff and good location for checking out local beaches and attractions.

    Reviewed 9 months ago

  • 4.0/5

    Great and large location, arrived around 5 pm and then many spots were filled.

    Couple of cold showers and few hot showers. Cloase access to the beach.

    Reviewed 9 months ago

  • 4.0/5

    Beach front campground with beautiful sunrise views over the bay.

    Some spots were quite sandy so careful with heavy RV's. Clean toilets and hot showers (1$ for 2 mins). Some road noise from nearby highway.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 5.0/5

    Plenty of room.

    Can almost always find a quiet peaceful spot if you want privacy.

    Plenty of fresh drinking water taps. Plenty of cold showers which are free and 3 hot water showers for only $2. Toilets are long drops but very clean, no smells. Absolutely our favourite place.

    Reviewed almost 2 years ago

  • 2.5/5

    Beach is lovely when there is no predators about.

    Generators running all day when I was there Informed management management told me that they asked and it was OK for them to do so.

    Very much a gay orientated camp Including a daddy's bar 🤮

    definitely not family orientated

    Reviewed over 3 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Great place!

    Huge space, good simple facilities, amazing beach. Can be windy so be prepared for strong breezes. Love it here.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Great stay for the price, check in was easy and simple and a hot shower for 2 dollars was AMAZING.

    Also toilets were spotless.

    Reviewed 16 days ago

  • 4.5/5

    Good stay right off the highway but nice and quiet in the actual campground.

    Staff was friendly, hot shower was great. Nice beach to hang out at

    Reviewed 20 days ago

  • 5.0/5

    Stayed for 2 nights and our favourite doc so far.

    Lots of space but would advise levellers. Clean and unsmelly long drop toilets, cold outdoor showers but does the trick and water. Friendly DOC staff, you can buy ice, and use laundry services. Also there is a place to charge devices but your responsibility! Follow @milly0nthem0ve on IG/YT for all things travel

    Reviewed 25 days ago

  • 4.5/5

    Adult $15.00/night - 2$ hot shower !

    Big and nice campersite - lovely staff.

    Reviewed about 1 month ago

  • 5.0/5

    Clean toilets and showers everywhere.

    Great camp next to the beach

    Hot showers for $2 (but only five minutes...)

    Laundry service available ($5 dlfor the washing machine and $5 for the dryer)

    Kind staff

    Sinks to wash the dishes

    Reviewed 7 months ago

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    Max

  • 4.5/5

    Amazing place to stay near the beach.

    Clean toilets, free cold shower (in the sun) and hot showers available for a couple of dollars. Loads of place to stay!

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 5.0/5

    Beautiful well maintained campsite with con operated hot showers.

    The beach is stunning and the grass inside the grounds is good for a tent and bare feet alike. Friendly staff and good location for checking out local beaches and attractions.

    Reviewed 9 months ago

  • 4.0/5

    Great and large location, arrived around 5 pm and then many spots were filled.

    Couple of cold showers and few hot showers. Cloase access to the beach.

    Reviewed 9 months ago

  • 4.0/5

    Beach front campground with beautiful sunrise views over the bay.

    Some spots were quite sandy so careful with heavy RV's. Clean toilets and hot showers (1$ for 2 mins). Some road noise from nearby highway.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 5.0/5

    Plenty of room.

    Can almost always find a quiet peaceful spot if you want privacy.

    Plenty of fresh drinking water taps. Plenty of cold showers which are free and 3 hot water showers for only $2. Toilets are long drops but very clean, no smells. Absolutely our favourite place.

    Reviewed almost 2 years ago

  • 2.5/5

    Beach is lovely when there is no predators about.

    Generators running all day when I was there Informed management management told me that they asked and it was OK for them to do so.

    Very much a gay orientated camp Including a daddy's bar 🤮

    definitely not family orientated

    Reviewed over 3 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Great place!

    Huge space, good simple facilities, amazing beach. Can be windy so be prepared for strong breezes. Love it here.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago

  • 4.0/5

    Great beach, great service from the team on the gate and an awesome time here while exploring the far north over summer.

    You choose your own spot. They have modern and tidy long drop toilets which are placed throughout the camping grounds. I only noticed 1 shower block which usually had a semi long line.

    Water was available for dishes but we were unsure about drinking quality.

    Close to Waipu where there are some shops and a short drive to the Waipu Glow Worm Caves which we explored.

    Reviewed almost 4 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    Good surf beach will waves making it fun for a exciting swim.

    Easy walk from campsite.

    Even at full capacity didn’t feel too crowded

    No kitchen but a good place to do dishes and showers which were like warm during the day or paid hot showers were also nice.

    Showers clean but lots of fly’s at night.

    Clean drinking water as well as a good recycle and trash dump.

    Reviewed almost 4 years ago

  • 4.0/5

    Lovely and scenic beach campsite.

    You can place your van where you want across the area. Hot showers $2/4min. No powered sites, no dumping. Only short walk to the fantastic beach. Ideal for visiting Waipu Caves.

    Reviewed over 4 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Amazing place.

    Sheltered from the wind but a short walk to the most incredible sand-only beach. Coffee place near the entrance that opens at 9 (on weekends) and does real fruit ice cream! We will definitely be back! Also great for bodyboarding in the waves!

    Reviewed over 4 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Come here often.

    Grounds are great. People culture is amazing and the beach is beautiful.

    Reviewed almost 5 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Something a little different, a huge area where you can stop and set up wherever you like.

    Plenty of clean long drop toilets, fresh water and a minutes walk to the sea across white sands.

    Managed by Ray and Cindy, very pleasant hosts. Cost $13 pp a night. We were provided with a rubbish bag and told we could dispose of that and recycled stuff at the exit gate on the way out.

    No power but there are hot and cold showers. Very nice.

    Reviewed over 5 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Amazing.

    For any traveler, family or couples. Spacious and alot of facilities.

    Reviewed over 5 years ago

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    Nir

  • 3.5/5

    A beautiful location with tidy but basic facilities (it is a DOC campsite, after all).

    No cooking facilities and only cold showers unless you pay for hot. The hosts were lovely and friendly and let us in even though we arrived 15 minutes past office closing hours (at 8:15pm). It was fairly busy for the tail-end of the high season and I expect it is probably packed over summer. A good stopping point halfway between Auckland and the Far North.

    Reviewed over 5 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Uretiti is a beautiful place!

    Arrived just before gates closed at 9pm & staff were more than accommodating & a pleasure to deal with. They even gave us a key for the main gate as we had other family members not arrived yet & still came & made sure we were all ok when they arrived after 1030pm.

    The site was packed but still enjoyable! Woke up & went for a walk along the beautiful beach then enjoyed an Awesome swim!

    Though toilets were long drops, they were kept clean & always had handwashing refilled. Showers not bad either, they supply hot & cold showers. Only $2 for a 4min hot shower.

    Kitchen facilities, they provide a kitchen area to prep. It has island in the middle of the room & benches around it with sink & tap outside to clean dishes.

    Taps provided too around the site to wash & clean feet from beach or fill up bottles but wouldn't reccomend drinking from it :)

    Great experience & definitely worth the stop!!! Ashamed we couldn't stay longer as we had to head back home but will go back sometime! Thank you

    Reviewed almost 6 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    Beautiful campsite near the beach.

    Very quiet in the beginning of november. At night it is very dark, so bring a torch. A downside was that there were a lot of mosquitos in the toilet facility. $12 per person with a campervan, plus compulsory $2 for a waste bag. Cold shower is free, hot shower an additional $2.

    Reviewed almost 6 years ago

  • 4.0/5

    Huge campsite!

    Direct access to the beach. Simple but clean facilities, friendly warden.

    Can‘t imagine the campground to be fully booked somewhen...

    Recommended for a stop on the way north.

    Reviewed almost 6 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Right next to the beach, friendly owners, well maintained...

    Great place!

    Reviewed almost 6 years ago

  • 4.0/5

    We have stayed at Uretiti many time but never at Easter weekend, Astounded at how full the camp was and how friendly the staff were.

    Toilets and showers were serviced 2 -3 times per day and there were no problems in the camp. Another great stay.

    Reviewed over 6 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    Awesome campsite, right next to the beach.

    Came on 1 Jan and there were quite a few empty spaces already. No power, but there are hot showers, and very clean long drop toilets. Very friendly reception. It was very quiet at night even though it was quite busy. I think there is a basic kitchen but we didn't use it.

    The beach is lovely though unpatrolled and may not be safe for swimming at times.

    Would come back.

    Reviewed over 6 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    Great campground, great beach.

    Nice you can pick your own spot on the very spacious site. Besides the beach good location for day trips to Waipu caves and Waipu beach coastal walk. Although it is a non powered site the hosts were kind enough to let us charge our electric vehicle.

    Reviewed over 6 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    Easy access just off of Highway One.

    Friendly family running the place. Large area with lots of sites to choose from, some of them quite boggy however so may need to be careful in the rain. Just a minute walk to the beach. Numerous long drop toilet blocks with cold showers, hot ones available for $2. Would stay again.

    Reviewed almost 7 years ago

  • 4.0/5

    Beautiful location.

    Beach nearby. Very spacious. Only real downside is the noise from the road if you're at the road side. Stick to the beach side. What I find strange is that this is hardly mentioned in the reviews. We have been traveling around New Zealand for 3 weeks now and found the reviews in Rankers very useful and trustworthy, but this time a little more info about the road would be helpful.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Just great!

    The $2 garbage bag is for the waste disposal service, I wish some people would use the bag. The area is spotless, don't get the wrong idea but: the fields are covered in beer bottle caps and cigarette filters. As a good camper I don't "just complain" and did my fair share of picking them up.

    You can pick your own spot. For the best spot find the one without the bottle caps! 😀

    Reviewed over 7 years ago