Waipoua Forest Camping Area
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Great location -
Hot showers available
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Clean facilities
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Friendly host
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Affordable pricing
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Mosquitoes at night
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Good spot for doing kauri tree walks.
Jonas R. -
Beautiful location!!
Claudia Mueller -
Lovely campsite in the middle of the forest.
Jenben -
A good surprise!
Lea Darotchetche -
Old facilities but beautiful location.
Ryan
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Lovely host, good hot showers and great location.
Be prepared for a few mosquitos but such a good place, stayed an extra night over what we had planned as liked it so much.
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Very quiet and beautiful camping lost in the middle of the forest.
Rustic facilities, but still : toilets, hot showers (be mindful of water use), common room with fridge and stove... Plenty of space on the grass (+ 2 powered spots on gravel). There's a river just behind the campsite, very peaceful to walk around, with bird sounds.
In terms of price it's 15$ per adult for unpowered site (3 ways to pay are described at the entrance).
The only downside : lots of mosquitoes at night, though it shouldn't be surprising considering the location
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Campsite looks abandoned however kitchen is suitable and has hot wayer showers.
Kiwi squark at night, river would be beautiful on a hot day, eels also in the river. Camped for one night, hundreds of midgeys/sandflies so be prepared.
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Super easy - we pulled up, put $30 for two people in an envelope and parked.
Not a lot of people there but a few and everyone was lovely. Had a great sleep in nature, had a hot shower (be mindful of water use) and a full kitchen. Also good bathrooms!
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Pretty basic / rustic but not bad for the price - $15pp for unpowered site.
They had powered sites (for an extra $2.50pp) next to the men's washroom but plugs were all together on the building so you better have a long cord if not parked in the closest spot. Kitchen was OK, electric stove/oven and kettle but no toaster. Washrooms need some repairs/ maintenance (and missing soap!), but usable and hot water for showers. Was nice to walk down to the river but not really close enough to campsite to enjoy beyond a quick visit. Bring a torch to find your way around after dark as there isn't much lighting (good for sleeping though!) Lots of mosquitos after dark also but have experienced this elsewhere in Northland so not surprising. Very quiet at night, there was only one other camper there besides us.
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To clear this up the land has been given back to the Iwi.
The visitors centre is no more and only the second site is open !!!! This is a quiet sight, 2 minute walk to a stream. Has a kitchen, toilets ( with toilet paper) and free hot showers. It’s “rustic” but we like it. We turned up and only 2 others here but by 6pm there were 4 more. It’s $30 a night ( only £15 English) There are mosquito at night though .
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Reservations are not possible.
There was no one present who manage the campsite, there were only guests. We paid using an envelope provided on the campsite and chose our place to stay the night. There seemed to be only a couple of powered sites. Sanitair was old but functioning. Showers had several gaps in the doors, so privacy was limited.
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Beautiful campsite in the forest near a river with perfect water for a refreshing swim.
Location for us somewhaf hard to find with google maps/maps.me, but ithe entrance is next to the Waipoua Visiter Center. Campsite is reachable through a proper sealed road. Many places available when we arrived (7 pm). Hot showers, toilets, tap water, shared kitchen with stove.
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Camping lost in the forest but nice spot with a kind boss.
We payed 15$ pp for powered site (cheaper than all the campings we went). Hot showers and clean toilets and kitchen even if it was a bit old.
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Great place and even greater people!
We had a problem with our campervan (after only owning for 1 week) and everyone here was so helpful! Thanks especially to Dave and his son for filling up our engine oil. Very relaxed, authentic camper site with genuine people who want to help. Facilities were also up to scratch! Expect lots and lots of mosquitoes in the evening ;)
10/10
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This has the potential to be a wonderful site.
Great location with limited competition. Well maintained grass areas for tents and camper vans. Also has a kitchen area and shower/toilet block. Unfortunately there seems to be a lack of basic maintenance to the building ie louvres missing from ladies shower doors, no locks on men’s toilets and the building are starting to show signs of wear and tear. Such a shame, as could be lovely.
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Nice campingsites, lots of birds.
Everything is very basic. Hot shower. Kitchen with gas microwave water boiler . Broken door in front of the shower. Lots and lots of mosquitos. Unfortunately the kauri tracks here are closed.
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Lovely host, good hot showers and great location.
Be prepared for a few mosquitos but such a good place, stayed an extra night over what we had planned as liked it so much.
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Campsite looks abandoned however kitchen is suitable and has hot wayer showers.
Kiwi squark at night, river would be beautiful on a hot day, eels also in the river. Camped for one night, hundreds of midgeys/sandflies so be prepared.
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Very quiet and beautiful camping lost in the middle of the forest.
Rustic facilities, but still : toilets, hot showers (be mindful of water use), common room with fridge and stove... Plenty of space on the grass (+ 2 powered spots on gravel). There's a river just behind the campsite, very peaceful to walk around, with bird sounds.
In terms of price it's 15$ per adult for unpowered site (3 ways to pay are described at the entrance).
The only downside : lots of mosquitoes at night, though it shouldn't be surprising considering the location
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Pretty basic / rustic but not bad for the price - $15pp for unpowered site.
They had powered sites (for an extra $2.50pp) next to the men's washroom but plugs were all together on the building so you better have a long cord if not parked in the closest spot. Kitchen was OK, electric stove/oven and kettle but no toaster. Washrooms need some repairs/ maintenance (and missing soap!), but usable and hot water for showers. Was nice to walk down to the river but not really close enough to campsite to enjoy beyond a quick visit. Bring a torch to find your way around after dark as there isn't much lighting (good for sleeping though!) Lots of mosquitos after dark also but have experienced this elsewhere in Northland so not surprising. Very quiet at night, there was only one other camper there besides us.
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Reservations are not possible.
There was no one present who manage the campsite, there were only guests. We paid using an envelope provided on the campsite and chose our place to stay the night. There seemed to be only a couple of powered sites. Sanitair was old but functioning. Showers had several gaps in the doors, so privacy was limited.
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This has the potential to be a wonderful site.
Great location with limited competition. Well maintained grass areas for tents and camper vans. Also has a kitchen area and shower/toilet block. Unfortunately there seems to be a lack of basic maintenance to the building ie louvres missing from ladies shower doors, no locks on men’s toilets and the building are starting to show signs of wear and tear. Such a shame, as could be lovely.
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Super easy - we pulled up, put $30 for two people in an envelope and parked.
Not a lot of people there but a few and everyone was lovely. Had a great sleep in nature, had a hot shower (be mindful of water use) and a full kitchen. Also good bathrooms!