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Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground
What a view!!! This place really takes the cake. This campsite is run by the Rakaia Gorge Society and is frequented by the more mature crowd who stay here for the long haul over summer. Summer camping from Mid Oct to 25th April each year, all facilities are open including showers. Fee is $15pp per night, children under 10 are free. Caretakers live on site during Summer. Winter camping is from 26th April through to mid October. Fee at that time is $10pp per night, children under 10 free. All facilities apart from the public toilets are closed. Parking during Winter Camping is from Site 1 through to Site 10. No caretakers during Winter.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Methven |
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Stunning views -
Clean facilities
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Friendly hosts
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Good value for money
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No showers during winter -
Rude staff experience
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Cash only payment
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Very happy with this campground!
Daniel & Michele -
Great location.
deepujames -
Booking is not required.
DJohnson -
One of the best camping we stayed.
Sidney Stokkers -
Beautiful campground located right on the river.
Brian
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A beautiful well maintained area.
It is well worth $10 a night.
The best toilet facilities I have seen.
No fresh water, no showers, no power.
Dump point is on the other side of the river, next to the toilet block, not at this campsite.
First in first served. Respect this one. It's a stand out.
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Beautiful view, great facilities, clean, high quality lawns.
Definitely worth a visit.
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Very nice spot.
Hot shower, rubbish bin, sink for the dishes, clean flushing toilets. Amazing views if you park along the river side. Worths the price.
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An amazing campsite!
Incredible view and a well kept and clean camping area. Hot showers and a kitchen a bonus. At $15pp this is great value, especially compared to many of the DOC campsites.
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Beautiful first stop after starting in Christchurch.
Nice view down the river. Showers and toilets good.
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Brilliant spot, nice welcome from Brett and Denise.
Simple but clean facilities. Proper camping.
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Arrived in September (so out of season - no showers) however, very clean drop toilets, felt super safe, amazing views, gorge stunning, and best of all a purpose made bench for star gazing with star gazing
info! Would recommend having a hot drink and sitting out in sleeping bag to enjoy!
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Came here June 2024 desperate to use their showers other users had mentioned.
Half the campsite was closed due to the Winter season and unfortunately it was the half with the showers in! Toilets were ok but I left in search of somewhere else to scrub up.
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We were here mid april on a sunday night and it was pretty quiet.
Friendly host (only accepts cash!) and very nice campsite with beautiful view. One thing we haven’t read in any reviews: the toiletbuilding has no lights, so bring a torch/head light!
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Amazing views, very clean facilities stayed 3 nights 14, 15 and 16 March 2024 Camp managers very helpful and knowledgeable would stay again best location we have had on our 69 day South Island trip
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Awesome spot - cannot recommend it enough!
Unreal views and some nice and secluded sites tucked away in the bushes. $15 a night per person including hot showers. Nice track down to the river for a swim!
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Great place to stay.
$15pp per night as of Feb 2024. The views are amazing, the camp is so well maintained and taken care of. Extremely friendly and dogs are free. The toilet facilities were so clean and great. Will definitely going back.
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Greeted by an extremely rude, aggressive lady yelling at us asking what we were doing.
We had only hopped out of the motorhome & walked a couple of metres to the park gate to look how busy it was. She yelled can't we read that we need to go to the camp manager 1st (her). We immediately left...very disappointing as we have stayed here before & it was lovely
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Very happy with this campground!
Well priced at $30 for two in our motorhome. Spectacular views and really well presented bathrooms and cooking area. Thanks heaps to the Society for making the facility available to the public!
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Great site.
No electric hook up but really good value and stunning views. Lovely hot showers too.
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Nice place, clean toilets, good facilities and the owners understood the need for and facilitated in finding a good spot for our little tent due to the harsh winds when we were there.
Visited one night, lots of long stay older people. Rakaia gorge tramping track starts right across the bridge from the campground. Big plus
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This was our last stop before catching a flight from Christchurch and it was perfect.
The view was stunning, the caretaker was so helpful and everything was spotless and well maintained. Be aware this is cash only
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A beautiful well maintained area.
It is well worth $10 a night.
The best toilet facilities I have seen.
No fresh water, no showers, no power.
Dump point is on the other side of the river, next to the toilet block, not at this campsite.
First in first served. Respect this one. It's a stand out.
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Beautiful view, great facilities, clean, high quality lawns.
Definitely worth a visit.
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Very nice spot.
Hot shower, rubbish bin, sink for the dishes, clean flushing toilets. Amazing views if you park along the river side. Worths the price.
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An amazing campsite!
Incredible view and a well kept and clean camping area. Hot showers and a kitchen a bonus. At $15pp this is great value, especially compared to many of the DOC campsites.
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Beautiful first stop after starting in Christchurch.
Nice view down the river. Showers and toilets good.
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Brilliant spot, nice welcome from Brett and Denise.
Simple but clean facilities. Proper camping.
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Arrived in September (so out of season - no showers) however, very clean drop toilets, felt super safe, amazing views, gorge stunning, and best of all a purpose made bench for star gazing with star gazing
info! Would recommend having a hot drink and sitting out in sleeping bag to enjoy!
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Came here June 2024 desperate to use their showers other users had mentioned.
Half the campsite was closed due to the Winter season and unfortunately it was the half with the showers in! Toilets were ok but I left in search of somewhere else to scrub up.
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We were here mid april on a sunday night and it was pretty quiet.
Friendly host (only accepts cash!) and very nice campsite with beautiful view. One thing we haven’t read in any reviews: the toiletbuilding has no lights, so bring a torch/head light!
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Amazing views, very clean facilities stayed 3 nights 14, 15 and 16 March 2024 Camp managers very helpful and knowledgeable would stay again best location we have had on our 69 day South Island trip
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Awesome spot - cannot recommend it enough!
Unreal views and some nice and secluded sites tucked away in the bushes. $15 a night per person including hot showers. Nice track down to the river for a swim!
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Great place to stay.
$15pp per night as of Feb 2024. The views are amazing, the camp is so well maintained and taken care of. Extremely friendly and dogs are free. The toilet facilities were so clean and great. Will definitely going back.
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Greeted by an extremely rude, aggressive lady yelling at us asking what we were doing.
We had only hopped out of the motorhome & walked a couple of metres to the park gate to look how busy it was. She yelled can't we read that we need to go to the camp manager 1st (her). We immediately left...very disappointing as we have stayed here before & it was lovely
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Very happy with this campground!
Well priced at $30 for two in our motorhome. Spectacular views and really well presented bathrooms and cooking area. Thanks heaps to the Society for making the facility available to the public!
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Great site.
No electric hook up but really good value and stunning views. Lovely hot showers too.
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Nice place, clean toilets, good facilities and the owners understood the need for and facilitated in finding a good spot for our little tent due to the harsh winds when we were there.
Visited one night, lots of long stay older people. Rakaia gorge tramping track starts right across the bridge from the campground. Big plus
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This was our last stop before catching a flight from Christchurch and it was perfect.
The view was stunning, the caretaker was so helpful and everything was spotless and well maintained. Be aware this is cash only
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Stayed one night after picking up camper from Christchurch.
Lovely spot with super clean toilets. Only the winter area was available but plenty of room for about 10 vans. Honestly box for camp fees so bring correct change! $15 per adult.
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For anyone who can get a decent site this is a really pretty spot.
Unfortunately due, I think, to our arrival at 8.30pm we were told all sites were gone and were given a site backing onto the main road. I pretty much counted vehicles through all night as am a light sleeper. A walk around the camp in the morning revealed some much more preferable, and empty, sites. The stargazing as mentioned by others is literally out of this world - just beautiful. There are superb river views for those who are lucky enough to get one of those spots. Not sure how you get one of those as looks like a lot of empty caravans taking space up as well and some permanents living there. It's a bit hit and miss by the sounds of it when reading other reviews.
It's now $15 per person.