Raetea North Side Campsite
Raetea Forest
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Raetea North Side Campsite
Take a break at the northern foot of Raetea, a lowland coastal forest situated in the Mangamuka Gorge.
Apparently the Raetea Camping Ground is situated in one of the last remaining lowland coastal forests. There is a bit of native bat and bird listening/ watching opportunities to be had.
DOC Campsite Pricing
Raetea North Side Campsite is categorised as a DOC Basic Campsite. The following pricing indicates usual pricing.
DOC Basic Campsite
Basic campsites have very limited facilities so you need to be fully self-sufficient. There are basic toilets and water may be from a water tank that is untreated, stream or lake. Untreated water should be boiled before use to ensure it's safe. Access may be by road or boat.
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| Unpowered Site | Adult | $0.00 per night |
| Unpowered Site | Child | $0.00 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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DOC NorthlandCentral government organisation |
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Kaitaia |
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Beautiful scenery -
Often closed -
Unclear status
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No running water
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Could have been an amazing spot!
Eric Pollard -
This is a nice place to spend the night.
Jacqueline Cressy -
I went at the end of October and it was closed
Candelaria -
Great spot!
Raven -
Many places to park.
Tatiana Rochereau
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Not sure if this is open or closed, doesn't say anything on the DOC website about being closed though.
Crossing to the toilets is prohibited but you could stay by the road before the river crossing, if you really wanted to.
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Beautiful scenery.
The bridge was “flooded” so we stayed on the first grass area and just crossed by foot when we wanted to use the toilet. No running water but you can use the stream.
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Annoyythat it was licked in February so had a wasted trip there.
I do ‘t know why the first gate can’t be left open so the field can be used anyway. Would have loved to stay but can’t recommend. The dates open should be added to the app so we can avoid the wasted trip
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Large area.
We were the only ones staying, a few locals stopped in briefly. Nice spot. Tidy long drops across the river bridge. Lots of sandflies so take repellant
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Nice little spot in a meadow, very windy road to get there from the South.
Toilet was clean but a little walk over the bridge. Sandflies are quite severe so wear long clothes in the morning. Locals seem to use the river for a dip, unfortunately one car came to use the field as a loo and left toilet roll blowing all over the field. Quiet spot with beautiful sky. There is also a resident duck who is very friendly, pretending to look for food as an excuse to come over!
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Had a great spot in the shadow for our campervan.
Woke up with a refreshing swim in the river. Toilets were fine (clean+toilet paper).
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Was a lovely spot with a creek running nearby and like camping in a meadow though a little walk to the toilet.
Toilet was adequate, no other facilities even a handbasin. Lots of others there as well. Not allowed dogs.
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One of the most spacious spots that I stayed at on my trip that has a lovely view of a dense, tropical forest on the hills.
The bridge flooded a bit overnight, so walking to the bridge required some caution, mainly not to get wet in my case. This site is free and while the outhouse may smell it was cleaner than some of the public restrooms I've seen during this trip. The inconvenience is that it is a bit out of the way to get to the toilet.
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A remote campsite, with many many pitches for cars / campers.
Please do not drive the "bridge". It is only to reach the toilet away from the parking area 100m. There is nothing to be driven or achieved! Toilets were clean, the river serves for refreshment (without shampoo!).
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Relaxing place off of Highway 1, right next to a beautiful stream.
Didn’t hear the traffic at all which was a nice surprise. A lot of space for camping. Only issue was the toilets are on the other side of the wir, so meant jumping over the water. A local eel is swimming in the stream which was cool to see. Drop toilets were clean, no water around, so no sink. Was a pretty chill spot.
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Beautiful scenery, plenty of space easy found..
quiet and enjoyable stay good for heading north next morning as we done..
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Cool spot but vehicle access to the more picturesque area was blocked.
Felt very safe and quiet. Zero light pollution so the stars were amazing. There is a composting toilet but be prepared to get your feet wet crossing the weir to get to it.
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Not sure if this is open or closed, doesn't say anything on the DOC website about being closed though.
Crossing to the toilets is prohibited but you could stay by the road before the river crossing, if you really wanted to.
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Beautiful scenery.
The bridge was “flooded” so we stayed on the first grass area and just crossed by foot when we wanted to use the toilet. No running water but you can use the stream.
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Annoyythat it was licked in February so had a wasted trip there.
I do ‘t know why the first gate can’t be left open so the field can be used anyway. Would have loved to stay but can’t recommend. The dates open should be added to the app so we can avoid the wasted trip
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Large area.
We were the only ones staying, a few locals stopped in briefly. Nice spot. Tidy long drops across the river bridge. Lots of sandflies so take repellant
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Nice little spot in a meadow, very windy road to get there from the South.
Toilet was clean but a little walk over the bridge. Sandflies are quite severe so wear long clothes in the morning. Locals seem to use the river for a dip, unfortunately one car came to use the field as a loo and left toilet roll blowing all over the field. Quiet spot with beautiful sky. There is also a resident duck who is very friendly, pretending to look for food as an excuse to come over!
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Had a great spot in the shadow for our campervan.
Woke up with a refreshing swim in the river. Toilets were fine (clean+toilet paper).
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Was a lovely spot with a creek running nearby and like camping in a meadow though a little walk to the toilet.
Toilet was adequate, no other facilities even a handbasin. Lots of others there as well. Not allowed dogs.
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Hier waren nur Mücken, man konnte keine Minute außerhalb seines campers sich aufhalten.
Es gab keine Waschbecken und ein Plumbsklo ohne klopapier.
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One of the most spacious spots that I stayed at on my trip that has a lovely view of a dense, tropical forest on the hills.
The bridge flooded a bit overnight, so walking to the bridge required some caution, mainly not to get wet in my case. This site is free and while the outhouse may smell it was cleaner than some of the public restrooms I've seen during this trip. The inconvenience is that it is a bit out of the way to get to the toilet.
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Was closed for winter in october...
Still stayed just outside the gate in the car parky area, as did 6 others. Was a long journey to the toilets, which are not nice. Just a hole from the toilets into a big container, so you can just see and smell everything, not ideal.
Theres also a chicken “twiggy” who resides there and is very charming to begin with but then turns into a savage and won’t leave you alone. He also just loves to scream at about 5 in the morning just to everyones joy. Twiggy was lucky to live, not sure he’ll have the same luck next time he annoys a tired camper, good luck Twiggy. Think he annoyed me more than the toilet.
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Closed for the winter when we arrived just a small paking area on the highway probably a very nice area in the summer but not in the winter
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A remote campsite, with many many pitches for cars / campers.
Please do not drive the "bridge". It is only to reach the toilet away from the parking area 100m. There is nothing to be driven or achieved! Toilets were clean, the river serves for refreshment (without shampoo!).
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Relaxing place off of Highway 1, right next to a beautiful stream.
Didn’t hear the traffic at all which was a nice surprise. A lot of space for camping. Only issue was the toilets are on the other side of the wir, so meant jumping over the water. A local eel is swimming in the stream which was cool to see. Drop toilets were clean, no water around, so no sink. Was a pretty chill spot.
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Beautiful scenery, plenty of space easy found..
quiet and enjoyable stay good for heading north next morning as we done..
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