Tolaga Bay Holiday Park

Tolaga Bay Holiday Park

Tolaga Bay Holiday Park

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Tolaga Bay Holiday Park

Welcome to Tolaga Bay Holiday Park

We are situated right on the beach at the base of Mount Titirangi, at the start of the historic Cooks Cove Walkway, and right beside Tolaga Bays historic wharf. (The longest of its type in the southern hemisphere at 660 metres).

We have a fantastic sandy beach right in front of the park, safe for all types of water activities...or for just relaxing and enjoying the views.

° Kayak hire.
° Tractor for boat launching off the beach.
° Covered outside dining area.
° BBQ.
° Playground.
° Laundry.
° Fish filleting/cleaning benches.
° Great fishing for the whole family from the wharf.
° Ideal for school groups.
° Safe secure and clean environment for your family holiday.

Over peak periods we also run a small shop and wider activities for families.

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Organisation

Tolaga Bay Holiday Park

Commercial organisation

Location

North IslandTairāwhiti GisborneTolaga Bay

Categories

  • Activity__camping_grounds_holiday_parksCamping Grounds
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Coordinates

-38.3828774683569

178.31681728363

Latitude
-38.3828774683569
Longitude
178.31681728363

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Reviews

    ✓ Great location near beach

    ✓ Close to Cooks Cove track

    ✓ Friendly helpful owners

    ✓ Hot showers available

    ✓ Clean facilities

    𐄂 No wifi available

    𐄂 Expensive for what you get

    • Basic but natural happy site.
    • Very friendly owner.
    • Absolutely super.
    • What a great spot.
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    10/10 2
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    9/10 4
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    6/10 3
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    4/10 1
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  • 4.0/5

    Nice campsite, plenty of space for tents and vans.

    Kitchen, hot showers and toilets, everything was clean. Awesome beach right next to the campsite, perfect location to hike Cooks cove track and see tolaga bay wharf. No wifi but good reception.

    Not cheap, 46$ for 2 persons on an unpowered site. Don't bother booking the beach front spots, can't see the beach from there!

    Reviewed 11 months ago

    Mathilde's avatar

    Mathilde

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    We stayed here for a night in Feb and really enjoyed our stay.

    Our cabin was great, toilets were clean and showers were nice and hot. We had a great view and a great camping experience and the owners are amazing, very helpful and very friendly.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

    Kay's avatar

    Kay

    Customer

  • 0.5/5

    Standards at this place are well below par.

    Very poorly maintained. You are asked to wear paper tags around wrist after entering.No wifi. Zip not working in kitchen. Plugs don’t fit the sink. Cold shower.no toilet paper in some toilets - all for $50 for 2 in a powered site. Will not be returning. It has gone well downhill.

    Reviewed 10 months ago

    Heather's avatar

    Heather

    Customer

  • 0.5/5

    Have to say this was the most horrible dirtiest place we have ever stayed.

    We booked a DELUXE CABIN!!! $120 per night

    When we opened the door the place smelt of mould you could see the mould on the walls carpet the hot plate didn’t work the tv didn’t work

    We left super early as the smell made it hard to breathe

    No refund given so $120 down the tube

    If you go there don’t stay in beachfront cabin your health is worth more than that.

    Reviewed almost 2 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    kirsty corbett's avatar

    kirsty corbett

    Customer

  • 3.0/5

    Basic campsite on the beach right by the wharf.

    Facilities are a little old but tidy enough. Checking in was much more complex than it needed to be and all campers were made to wear wrist bands during their stay. The nearby walk to cooks landing was okay and the beach was good.

    Reviewed almost 5 years ago

    Kiwi Camper's avatar

    Kiwi Camper

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    True kiwi experience we are from New Zealand stayed in a caravan there for 1night over long weekend was awesome really enjoyed it very old caravan exactly how it should be for the east coast of nz my daughter

    loved it and so did we every thing is dated but that is what it is do not update it in my eyes this is true old kiwiana

    Reviewed almost 6 years ago and experienced in October 2018

    OVERLANDINGNZ's avatar

    OVERLANDINGNZ

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    What a great spot.

    Hope it continues to be as good after these people have to move out.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    Merlyn McDonald's avatar

    Merlyn McDonald

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Very friendly owner.

    Lovely campsite right by the Pacific Ocean and a stones throw from the longest wharf in the Southern Hemisphere! The facilities seem to have been updated since the previous reviews were written: there are old shower and toilet blocks which have been closed down and the new ones are nice with good hot showers.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

    Niall Crosby's avatar

    Niall Crosby

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Good campground, very nice, good fishing spot too, price ok.

    Reviewed about 12 years ago and experienced in March 2012

    GERMANY
    Jens Moller's avatar

    Jens Moller

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    We popped in for a short stop on our east cape exploration and ended up staying 7 nights due to their great winter deal.

    $16pp power.

    + Very friendly staff,

    + Fantastic location and views. Is right on the beach and nice a close to Cooks Walkway,

    + Nice big spread out area to camp in,

    + Clean if a little dated facilities.

    - In the men's showers 2 stall doors didn't shut properly due to the door hitting the seat in the stall,

    - Kitchen a little dated, window panes missing.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in June 2013

    UNITED KINGDOM
    David Restell's avatar

    David Restell

    Customer

  • 0.5/5

    Standards at this place are well below par.

    Very poorly maintained. You are asked to wear paper tags around wrist after entering.No wifi. Zip not working in kitchen. Plugs don’t fit the sink. Cold shower.no toilet paper in some toilets - all for $50 for 2 in a powered site. Will not be returning. It has gone well downhill.

    Reviewed 10 months ago

    Heather's avatar

    Heather

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Nice campsite, plenty of space for tents and vans.

    Kitchen, hot showers and toilets, everything was clean. Awesome beach right next to the campsite, perfect location to hike Cooks cove track and see tolaga bay wharf. No wifi but good reception.

    Not cheap, 46$ for 2 persons on an unpowered site. Don't bother booking the beach front spots, can't see the beach from there!

    Reviewed 11 months ago

    Mathilde's avatar

    Mathilde

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    We stayed here for a night in Feb and really enjoyed our stay.

    Our cabin was great, toilets were clean and showers were nice and hot. We had a great view and a great camping experience and the owners are amazing, very helpful and very friendly.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

    Kay's avatar

    Kay

    Customer

  • 0.5/5

    Have to say this was the most horrible dirtiest place we have ever stayed.

    We booked a DELUXE CABIN!!! $120 per night

    When we opened the door the place smelt of mould you could see the mould on the walls carpet the hot plate didn’t work the tv didn’t work

    We left super early as the smell made it hard to breathe

    No refund given so $120 down the tube

    If you go there don’t stay in beachfront cabin your health is worth more than that.

    Reviewed almost 2 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    kirsty corbett's avatar

    kirsty corbett

    Customer

  • 3.0/5

    Basic campsite on the beach right by the wharf.

    Facilities are a little old but tidy enough. Checking in was much more complex than it needed to be and all campers were made to wear wrist bands during their stay. The nearby walk to cooks landing was okay and the beach was good.

    Reviewed almost 5 years ago

    Kiwi Camper's avatar

    Kiwi Camper

    Customer

  • 3.0/5

    Great spot next to the wharf, friendly reception , lots of room.

    Toilets and showers were pretty average. However, one of the best we’d seen around the east cape!

    Reviewed over 5 years ago

    Avivjones's avatar

    Avivjones

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    True kiwi experience we are from New Zealand stayed in a caravan there for 1night over long weekend was awesome really enjoyed it very old caravan exactly how it should be for the east coast of nz my daughter

    loved it and so did we every thing is dated but that is what it is do not update it in my eyes this is true old kiwiana

    Reviewed almost 6 years ago and experienced in October 2018

    OVERLANDINGNZ's avatar

    OVERLANDINGNZ

    Customer

  • 3.0/5

    OK stopover.

    Fairly dated but adequate facilities. May not have seen it at its best as weather not flash. Close to wharf and short drive to town.

    Reviewed almost 7 years ago

  • 2.0/5

    This was the most disappointing stay in NZ during our 6 weeks in this beautiful country.

    The check in wasn't particularly nice, the lady told us later on she was sick, but still...she made us feel very unwelcome.

    The whole place feels a bit tired. Toilet and showers really need an update. We had a cabin which was ok, but needs updating too.

    Because of the lack of information about the facilities, we got charged a more expensive cabin than we wanted while all cabins were still available, but only found out later.

    There is a large communal kitchen but doesn't have any kitchenware to use. When rainy, the place gets really soggy, there are no paths on the field. Location is great as well the view of some of the cabins.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    Malai Berg's avatar

    Malai Berg

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    What a great spot.

    Hope it continues to be as good after these people have to move out.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    Merlyn McDonald's avatar

    Merlyn McDonald

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Very friendly owner.

    Lovely campsite right by the Pacific Ocean and a stones throw from the longest wharf in the Southern Hemisphere! The facilities seem to have been updated since the previous reviews were written: there are old shower and toilet blocks which have been closed down and the new ones are nice with good hot showers.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

    Niall Crosby's avatar

    Niall Crosby

    Customer

  • 1.5/5

    Place needs a good handyman to work on it.

    Shower and toilet latches don't work and light switches are to high up and hard to find in the dark. Window still broken in kitchen and hot plates either don't work or if they seem to take forever to heat up. Water tap near where we parked didn't work either.

    Wharf is great. ( $5,500,000 spent on it. Shame some of the money didn't go to the camp towards maintenance.)

    Reviewed almost 12 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    Derryn's avatar

    Derryn

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    We popped in for a short stop on our east cape exploration and ended up staying 7 nights due to their great winter deal.

    $16pp power.

    + Very friendly staff,

    + Fantastic location and views. Is right on the beach and nice a close to Cooks Walkway,

    + Nice big spread out area to camp in,

    + Clean if a little dated facilities.

    - In the men's showers 2 stall doors didn't shut properly due to the door hitting the seat in the stall,

    - Kitchen a little dated, window panes missing.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in June 2013

    UNITED KINGDOM
    David Restell's avatar

    David Restell

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Good campground, very nice, good fishing spot too, price ok.

    Reviewed about 12 years ago and experienced in March 2012

    GERMANY
    Jens Moller's avatar

    Jens Moller

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Basic but natural happy site.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Quiet campground with easy access for fishing and walking.

    Good fishing.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Alan Jeffery's avatar

    Alan Jeffery

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Absolutely super.

    Reviewed almost 14 years ago

    GERMANY
    Georg Hofer's avatar

    Georg Hofer

    Customer