Oparau Roadhouse and Bills Backpackers...

Oparau Roadhouse and Bills Backpackers

39 Rankers Reviews

9 Backpackers

1 Holiday Rentals

2 Kawhia

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Organisation

Oparau Roadhouse and Bills Backpackers

Commercial organisation

Location

North IslandWaikatoKawhia

Categories

  • Activity__freedom_campingFreedom Camping
  • Activity__dump_stationDump Station
  • Backpackers
  • Activity__holiday_rentalsHoliday Rentals

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Coordinates

-38.0547827841051

174.919066333771

Latitude
-38.0547827841051
Longitude
174.919066333771

Reviews

    • Icon__tickFriendly staff

    • Icon__tickClean toilets

    • Icon__tickFree for campervans

    • Icon__tickNice views

    • Icon__tickQuiet

    • Icon__crossLimited card payment options

    • Wonderful place at bill and brenda roadhouse!

      Icon__personauré bis

    • Nice spot close to the road.

      Icon__personPauline

    • Fantastic little place.

      Icon__personMichaela

    • Very nice place at Bill and Brenda's roadhouse.

      Icon__personDoreen Gendel

    • Awesome!

      Icon__personPeter

    4.6 39 Reviews Analysis
  • Nice spot close to the road.

    Lot of space and very clean toilets. Friendly staff and you can even buy food. Would recommand if you want to take a nice gravel road to Raglan.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

    Pauline's avatar

    Pauline

    Customer

  • Free for campervan.

    Clean Toilet. Dump station. Tables. Views. Shop. Fuel station. Safe. No noise.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

    Fabbzh's avatar

    Fabbzh

    Customer

  • As all the other reviews say, this is an awesome stop-over.

    Registered inside the shop to freedom camp at the roadhouse. Serve hot food until 5.30/6, shop open until 7, incredibly friendly staff and loos open all night. Highly recommend staying here.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

    Josie's avatar

    Josie

    Customer

  • Great little free spot with beautiful views and super kind and generous staff.

    No AU payWave or AU credit card facility so have some cash.

    Reviewed about 2 years ago

    Helen's avatar

    Helen

    Customer

  • Great spot, next to the road but was considerably quiet for our stay in the middle of jan.

    Toilets our clean, staff are very friendly and you get a great view! Highly recommend and was free for non- powered or $5 for powers.

    Reviewed over 2 years ago

    Ellie's avatar

    Ellie

    Customer

  • Feels very safe well kept for a free site.

    Lovely staff in the shop

    Staying for 3 days fly-fishing in the area

    So cool they let people stay for free but will make a donation anyway

    Cheers Dave

    Reviewed over 2 years ago

    Dave's avatar

    Dave

    Customer

  • Great location, we were on our own the night we stayed, felt safe as we were made very welcome by the shop owners, hot food available to 6pm, great selection of groceries in store also.

    Flush toilet facilities and great breakfast menu available the next morning with a very friendly greeting in shop.

    Reviewed almost 3 years ago

    Cara Johnston's avatar

    Cara Johnston

    Customer

  • Plenty of grass (with gravel areas for the bogging averse), elevated with a view across some of the classic NZ rolling green farmlands this, we couldn’t believe the unpowered space was free.

    Winter review:

    A welcoming space outside of Kawhia, we arrived here at dusk mid July after visiting the Te Puia/ Kawhia hot water beach

    The owner was so friendly and the toilets (around the back) was clean.

    Great to have shop next door to buy basics as well as get hot food & coffee. Petrol also!

    It’s by the SH31 so some car noise is normal.. but there wasn’t much traffic in the heart of winter so it was a most peaceful place to stop

    Reviewed almost 3 years ago

    Leet's avatar

    Leet

    Customer

  • Awesome free camping spot with lovely views and nice grassy area with table's Its free so how can you not love it , great spot to stay after the hot beach

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in June 2020

    Graham's avatar

    Graham

    Customer

  • Midwinter campervanning (late June 2020).

    We were the only ones at this flat grassy spot next to the Roadhouse. Paid $5 for the one power hookup. Toilet basic but clean; dump station; no potable water but friendly staff pointed us in the direction where locals get their spring water. Good spot to stock up on basic foods if you’re spending time in this rural area.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in June 2020

    Boardwalk Blss's avatar

    Boardwalk Blss

    Customer

  • Fantastic little place.

    They have 1 powered site that is $5, otherwise non powered is free. Dine in/takeaway dinner, fuel, toilets, shop - no complaints here. The people are lovely! Very helpful.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2020

    Michaela's avatar

    Michaela

    Customer

  • Not a lot to add - this is an excellent and free site.

    Amazing shop for such an isolated place. Good breakfast in the morning.

    Very helpful and friendly owners and staff.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2020

    Dave Kitson's avatar

    Dave Kitson

    Customer

  • Free campsite, clean toilet.

    Place is pretty nice but owners.. The most friendly and helpful people in the world! Also, you can be suprised because is possible to buy everything in their shop! 10/10. Thank You Bill.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2019

    Justyna's avatar

    Justyna

    Customer

  • 0nly a 9 because they're basically out of water and that's not their fault.

    Great spot, and FREE! Friendly, helpful owners. Little road noise from time to time but otherwise super. Great views. Get in early (before 5) to get the best spots.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2019

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    Don Strachan

    Customer

  • Nice outlook, cafe stops cooking at 630 and not much else around for food.

    We had an unhealthy meal of pies and fried chicken (not free or discounted despite being the last remaining from the day- we wouldn't normally expect otherwise except quite a few people have mentioned free food.) They have quite a lot of grocery items and petrol. Good free spot tho not much around apart from the hot water beach.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2016

    S Black's avatar

    S Black

    Customer

  • Nice spot close to the road.

    Lot of space and very clean toilets. Friendly staff and you can even buy food. Would recommand if you want to take a nice gravel road to Raglan.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

    Pauline's avatar

    Pauline

    Customer

  • Free for campervan.

    Clean Toilet. Dump station. Tables. Views. Shop. Fuel station. Safe. No noise.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

    Fabbzh's avatar

    Fabbzh

    Customer

  • As all the other reviews say, this is an awesome stop-over.

    Registered inside the shop to freedom camp at the roadhouse. Serve hot food until 5.30/6, shop open until 7, incredibly friendly staff and loos open all night. Highly recommend staying here.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

    Josie's avatar

    Josie

    Customer

  • Great little free spot with beautiful views and super kind and generous staff.

    No AU payWave or AU credit card facility so have some cash.

    Reviewed about 2 years ago

    Helen's avatar

    Helen

    Customer

  • Great spot, next to the road but was considerably quiet for our stay in the middle of jan.

    Toilets our clean, staff are very friendly and you get a great view! Highly recommend and was free for non- powered or $5 for powers.

    Reviewed over 2 years ago

    Ellie's avatar

    Ellie

    Customer

  • Feels very safe well kept for a free site.

    Lovely staff in the shop

    Staying for 3 days fly-fishing in the area

    So cool they let people stay for free but will make a donation anyway

    Cheers Dave

    Reviewed over 2 years ago

    Dave's avatar

    Dave

    Customer

  • Great location, we were on our own the night we stayed, felt safe as we were made very welcome by the shop owners, hot food available to 6pm, great selection of groceries in store also.

    Flush toilet facilities and great breakfast menu available the next morning with a very friendly greeting in shop.

    Reviewed almost 3 years ago

    Cara Johnston's avatar

    Cara Johnston

    Customer

  • Plenty of grass (with gravel areas for the bogging averse), elevated with a view across some of the classic NZ rolling green farmlands this, we couldn’t believe the unpowered space was free.

    Winter review:

    A welcoming space outside of Kawhia, we arrived here at dusk mid July after visiting the Te Puia/ Kawhia hot water beach

    The owner was so friendly and the toilets (around the back) was clean.

    Great to have shop next door to buy basics as well as get hot food & coffee. Petrol also!

    It’s by the SH31 so some car noise is normal.. but there wasn’t much traffic in the heart of winter so it was a most peaceful place to stop

    Reviewed almost 3 years ago

    Leet's avatar

    Leet

    Customer

  • Midwinter campervanning (late June 2020).

    We were the only ones at this flat grassy spot next to the Roadhouse. Paid $5 for the one power hookup. Toilet basic but clean; dump station; no potable water but friendly staff pointed us in the direction where locals get their spring water. Good spot to stock up on basic foods if you’re spending time in this rural area.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in June 2020

    Boardwalk Blss's avatar

    Boardwalk Blss

    Customer

  • Awesome free camping spot with lovely views and nice grassy area with table's Its free so how can you not love it , great spot to stay after the hot beach

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in June 2020

    Graham's avatar

    Graham

    Customer