Pleasant Flat Campsite
Mount Aspiring National Park
35 Rankers Reviews
9 Face-to-Face
16 Haast
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The Pleasant Flat Camping Ground is the first of the DOC campsites as you drive towards Wanaka over Haast Pass. This large grassy sheltered camp site is tucked nicely among the mountains. Take in the magnificent views of Mt Hooker from the campsite. Fish in nearby Haast River, enjoy short walks or picnics. Be prepared for the mega sandfly onslaught.
Great information boards about the local fauna and flora. Everything is wheelchair accessible, there are picnic tables and a shelter to cook in.
Total fire ban.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Haast |
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Showing 13 reviews of 35.
Bex
Ranking: 10/10
This campsite was perfect for what we needed. Only an hour from Wanaka, good nightly rates, quiet enough. No complaints here!
Ju
Ranking: 3/10
We passed Cameron Flat camp site but wanted to drive a bit longer. We then stopped here for the night. Looks less nice than Cameron flat I’d say. A basic rest area along the road. Nothing charming. Long drop toilets. Sandfly apocalypse, forget to have dinner or a beer outside, this was serious sandfly madness. Ranger passed in the morning to check payments.
Lauren
Ranking: 6/10
Nice little spot for the night, apocalyptic sandflies though and very busy
Libby
Ranking: 7/10
In the middle of no where but fine for one night. Toilets are basic, no soap. Lovely views
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Charlotte
Ranking: 8/10
Pretty nice area. Small and quiet. Being a DOC site you have to fill in a form so dont forget a pen and correct change (learn from our mistake). Beautiful frost on the grass and plants surrounding in the morning.
Renee
Ranking: 8/10
Good spot but gets full quickly. Toilets need a torch pretty much day and night.
Stefan Miedzinski
Ranking: 7/10
Nice place but awful lot of sandflies. Beautiful scenery.
Toilets available.
Karo
Ranking: 7/10
Hundreds of sandflies so don't forget your insect repellent. Clean flush toilets, water supply and roofed picnic area.
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Juliane
Ranking: 8/10
Nice views on mountains. Good facilities. Possibilities to make a fire.
Marco Albrecht
Ranking: 9/10
Nice little place, with great view over to the valley, nice arrangement and next to a river. Great stop on route to the West Coast.
Michael Talbot
Ranking: 9/10
Nice quiet camp spot just off the road along Haast Pass about halfway between Wanaka and West Coast. Not alot of room, but beautiful none the less. Pristine creek just next to the camp running into the main river. Just nice.
Nathan Lal
Ranking: 9/10
Perfect spot for an overnight stay. Level ground and very easy to find. It is quite close to road so you will get a little bit of noise from cars passing by but not a big issue as not many cars in the winter.
Narayan Mahadevan
Ranking: 7/10
Beautiful scenery, comparably big area, water but no drinking water, toilet should flush but they don't - therefore very dirty and smelly. I hope that council will do something from the money they get and fix WC's.
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