Boundary Creek Campsite
Lake Wanaka
4.4 82 reviews
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Boundary Creek Campsite
Boundary Creek Campsite is temporarily closed. Visitors can still walk through the campsite for fishing and day visits. There is limited roadside parking and there are no toilet facilities available.
Boundary Creek Campsite is located in Hāwea Conservation Park, Otago, beside State Highway 6 at the head of Lake Wānaka. The campsite is currently closed for overnight stays. However, the area remains accessible for day visits and fishing, with limited roadside parking available. There are no toilet facilities on site.
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Boundary Creek Campsite closed
The campsite is closed for stays, but visitors can still walk through the campsite for fishing and day visits. There is limited roadside parking and there are no toilet facilities available.
Kidds Bush, Cameron Flat and Pleasant Flat campsites are nearby bookable DOC campsites.
First published on 22 April 2024. Last reviewed on 13 February 2026.
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DOC Campsite Pricing
Boundary Creek 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.
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| Unpowered Site | Adult | $15.00 to $20.00 per night |
| Unpowered Site | Child | $7.50 to $10.00 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 OtagoCentral government organisation |
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Makarora |
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The campsite is currently closed for overnight stays. Visitors can access the area for fishing and day visits. |
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Nice location directly at the lake.
Rainer -
Lovely location towards the north of the lake.
Clare Lambley -
Came in late in the day, very windy and cold.
Christina -
Nice campsite next to the lake Wanaka.
Petra Geblova -
Great spot and superb views of the lake.
Bert Gielen
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Such a beautiful DOC campsite that allows dogs.
Right on the shores of lake Wanaka - a place to take a refreshing dip as there are no showers. Well maintained and of course, worth the $8pp! You do need to book lines before hand though as there isn’t any phone signal out there.
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Nice, windy campsite.
Beautiful view at the mountain. Directly by the lake.
8NZD pp.night cash. Card isn't possible. Toilets o.k.
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Amazing spot, plenty of places to camp with vans or tents!
Toilets are good, nice cooking and washing facilities. Epic info on the history of the spot too! $8 pp per night. Gorgeous views of the lake and snow capped mountains! Last spot with sandflies if you are heading back east!
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We just stopped for 1 night and it rained the whole time so we didn’t really explore.
Ok toilets and a cooking shelter. Right by the lake so I imagine in nice weather it would be lovely. Sandflys as ever!
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Nice camp site with very pretty views of the lake.
The sand flies are in abundance here so best staying in your camper for early morning/evening to avoid getting bitten! Toilets are basic but clean and a covered cooking shelter has a running tap. For those interested this site has no phone signal. A&E
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This is a stunning campground on the shores of Lake Wanaka, with a pebbly beach full of driftwood.
Basic toilet facilities. Its a very picturesque campground, DOC managed, cost about $8 per person per night. One of our favorite campsites in all the South Island.
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Great views and some cool spots tucked away for campervans and tents.
Toilet facilities, sink, and sheltered area to cook. Windy at night but that kept the bugs away, we had a ton in the morning as soon as we left a door open. Gets crowded at night but stays very quiet. Great sunset and sunrise views.
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Really nice campsite, best view on Wanaka lake, quiet and wild.
The toilets are ok but the only sink is really small and no so practical. Be aware of the sandflies ! Ho, and the sunset is gorgeous !
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The campsite is located on a small peninsula in lake Wanaka.
It has lots of niches to put your camper in and nice clean toilets. There is a small shelter for cooking.
Be prepared for lots of wind. Good side of that: no Sandflys!
All in all one of my favourite places so far.
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Great site, plenty of room for tents.
Beach close by and view is brilliant. Basic but clean toilet facilities. Also has a sheltered area for food prep and a sink area to wash up. Next to road for accessibility. Would recommend this campsite.
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The view is amazing!
Really good spot, lots of space for campers and tents. Toilets, water cold and picnic area...i loved it!
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Great spot, fantastic views and you can take some nice short walks around the place.
Can be windy, but there's some spots behind bushes that shelter you from it.
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Beautiful view of Lake Wanaka to camp for a night after a long drive from Franz Josef glacier towards Queenstown.
Toilets are so clean and nice smelling. Gets crowded towards the night, so do come early but plenty of space for everyone, tents & motorhomes, campervans. Open kitchen with little sink and running water is available. Quiet and lovely place to camp but do come prepared with mozzy-guard to repel away sandflies-which is a nuisance.
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Good spot to spend the night while driving to West Coast.
No mobile coverage. A lot of space. Closer to the main road. $8 pp, but no box to put money in and no one came to collect money in the morning. We came around 10pm and left early 7am
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Had a great dip in the super cold lake.
Very rocky beach.
Beautiful view of mountains.
Was very full but quiet.
Flush toilets and dish cleaning area.
Totally fine for a nights stay.
The camp attendant was a sweetie with a sense of humour.
I am a foot shorter due to the sandflies.
Happy Camping 🌿
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Such a beautiful DOC campsite that allows dogs.
Right on the shores of lake Wanaka - a place to take a refreshing dip as there are no showers. Well maintained and of course, worth the $8pp! You do need to book lines before hand though as there isn’t any phone signal out there.
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Nice, windy campsite.
Beautiful view at the mountain. Directly by the lake.
8NZD pp.night cash. Card isn't possible. Toilets o.k.
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Amazing spot, plenty of places to camp with vans or tents!
Toilets are good, nice cooking and washing facilities. Epic info on the history of the spot too! $8 pp per night. Gorgeous views of the lake and snow capped mountains! Last spot with sandflies if you are heading back east!
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We just stopped for 1 night and it rained the whole time so we didn’t really explore.
Ok toilets and a cooking shelter. Right by the lake so I imagine in nice weather it would be lovely. Sandflys as ever!
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Nice camp site with very pretty views of the lake.
The sand flies are in abundance here so best staying in your camper for early morning/evening to avoid getting bitten! Toilets are basic but clean and a covered cooking shelter has a running tap. For those interested this site has no phone signal. A&E
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This is a stunning campground on the shores of Lake Wanaka, with a pebbly beach full of driftwood.
Basic toilet facilities. Its a very picturesque campground, DOC managed, cost about $8 per person per night. One of our favorite campsites in all the South Island.
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Great views and some cool spots tucked away for campervans and tents.
Toilet facilities, sink, and sheltered area to cook. Windy at night but that kept the bugs away, we had a ton in the morning as soon as we left a door open. Gets crowded at night but stays very quiet. Great sunset and sunrise views.
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Great site, plenty of room for tents.
Beach close by and view is brilliant. Basic but clean toilet facilities. Also has a sheltered area for food prep and a sink area to wash up. Next to road for accessibility. Would recommend this campsite.
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Really nice campsite, best view on Wanaka lake, quiet and wild.
The toilets are ok but the only sink is really small and no so practical. Be aware of the sandflies ! Ho, and the sunset is gorgeous !
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The campsite is located on a small peninsula in lake Wanaka.
It has lots of niches to put your camper in and nice clean toilets. There is a small shelter for cooking.
Be prepared for lots of wind. Good side of that: no Sandflys!
All in all one of my favourite places so far.
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The view is amazing!
Really good spot, lots of space for campers and tents. Toilets, water cold and picnic area...i loved it!
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Great spot, fantastic views and you can take some nice short walks around the place.
Can be windy, but there's some spots behind bushes that shelter you from it.
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Beautiful view of Lake Wanaka to camp for a night after a long drive from Franz Josef glacier towards Queenstown.
Toilets are so clean and nice smelling. Gets crowded towards the night, so do come early but plenty of space for everyone, tents & motorhomes, campervans. Open kitchen with little sink and running water is available. Quiet and lovely place to camp but do come prepared with mozzy-guard to repel away sandflies-which is a nuisance.
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Good spot to spend the night while driving to West Coast.
No mobile coverage. A lot of space. Closer to the main road. $8 pp, but no box to put money in and no one came to collect money in the morning. We came around 10pm and left early 7am
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We camped here after passing through several others on the road because this was be far prettier.
We parked our campervan right towards the edge of the water so it’s pretty windy. The upside of that was it kept the sand flies away!! Only two toilets so there was a line in the morning. Sunset view over the lake was very beautiful.
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Had a great dip in the super cold lake.
Very rocky beach.
Beautiful view of mountains.
Was very full but quiet.
Flush toilets and dish cleaning area.
Totally fine for a nights stay.
The camp attendant was a sweetie with a sense of humour.
I am a foot shorter due to the sandflies.
Happy Camping 🌿