Port Motueka Beach Reserve
Overnight Campervan Parking
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Port Motueka Beach Reserve
What a score! This site is right next to the Salt Baths in Motueka, these baths are refilled every high tide and are a great place for a dip. The reserve is very popular and is always full and no wonder really..... it's got showers, toilets, a play ground, picnic tables, designated fire places, large grassy areas and you can easily walk into town via the beachside walkway. What more can I say really? Oh it is also next to a fish factory, so it can be a little smelly at times - not a major.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Motueka |
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Great site, perfect for fishing.
Dan Lawson -
The location is amazing next to the sea.
Benoit Fricaudet -
Good location by the beach.
Sarrob Sarrob -
Great place next to the sea. ✌
Jorian -
A lot of camping, but certainly no freedom!
Benjamin Wegenstein
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This site was already full at 4PM, so we sadly could not stay.
This was the first site we drove to that was already full that early.
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Car park was full when I arrived late afternoon and a random man was trying to charge campers $5 to park in the next car park along which was clearly marked with "no overnight camping".
His cardboard box for collecting money was another giveaway...
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Nice spot.
Near the beach.
It was full really quick, so you have to come early.
Its just a gravel parking, nothing fancy. In front of the parking you have a nice grass area to do what ever you want ( there was some hippies dancing there until sunset when we was there).
Flush Toilets was ok. You have an area where you can wash your dishes.
Playground is 5 min away, where the salt swimming pool is.
Great location for a night
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Good free site.
Decent toilet and shower facilities. Nice spot. Decent bit out of town and got pretty busy in the early afternoon (loads of people had to leave and ended up pretty crowded and loud).
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We got a space as came early.
Public toilets fine. Can’t complain about free site! Salt swimming pool a bonus!
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Nice Spot.
It is next to the Port, so you will always have some light( good and bad). Parking spaces are marked with wooden pieces. wide enough. Not many space for lager vehicle. My Camper was 6m was fine. Flush toilets are nice and clean. There is also a small bbq.
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Good overnight spot.
Saltwater baths are great and there’s a shower and flushing toilets. Toad Hall a short walk away for great food and coffee. Gets very busy early.
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Right next to the saltwater pool.
Lots of perks : clean flushing toilets, big sinks for dishwashing, BBQ (not free), changing rooms, outdoor shower, picnic tables, rubbish... It gets full by 4pm. Rangers came by to check SC cards and where everyone was parked, also police. Quiet and very chill, considering how many people were there. Got a bit smelly, don't know if it was the tide or the industrial facility next to the parking.
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One of the most wanted camps, with only ~20 places.
There are many reasons: great location, saltwater pool, cold shower, flush toilets, grass area to put your table and chairs. It was full, but a ranger came at 6 PM and chased out a couple of NSC vans, so we had the chance to come in with our green sticker.
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Great spot for a couple of nights.
Clean toilets, cold showers and plenty of parks and greenspaces to chill out, exercise, yoga etc . Nice walks along the beach front and close enough to town
As others said, get there early as it fills up by 3/4pm. The odd space can open up - you're best to park up outside and walk in to check for a space (and the sign says).
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Parking lot next to the beach but beside a park A great stop for a night with flush toilets Filled up before 4 (we stayed Friday Nov 1) - many disappointed people arrived and had to depart after that
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30Apr24.
2 adults in 7.2m motorhome.
Arrived mid afternoon and got a space. One side is suitable for smaller vans side by side. The other is suitable for longer vans end to end.
Toilets updated since our last visit in 2018, much better now.
Fellow campers nice and quiet. Be aware though that there are industrial units fairly close that seem to be working 24/7 so you may hear them at night.
A bit of a walk into town but that suited us.
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Great place next to the sea.
Clean toilets and showers. You do have to get there early as it's very popular. Oh, don't be a douche and listen to music all day on your JBL speakers ✌️
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This site was already full at 4PM, so we sadly could not stay.
This was the first site we drove to that was already full that early.
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Car park was full when I arrived late afternoon and a random man was trying to charge campers $5 to park in the next car park along which was clearly marked with "no overnight camping".
His cardboard box for collecting money was another giveaway...
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Nice spot.
Near the beach.
It was full really quick, so you have to come early.
Its just a gravel parking, nothing fancy. In front of the parking you have a nice grass area to do what ever you want ( there was some hippies dancing there until sunset when we was there).
Flush Toilets was ok. You have an area where you can wash your dishes.
Playground is 5 min away, where the salt swimming pool is.
Great location for a night
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Good free site.
Decent toilet and shower facilities. Nice spot. Decent bit out of town and got pretty busy in the early afternoon (loads of people had to leave and ended up pretty crowded and loud).
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We got a space as came early.
Public toilets fine. Can’t complain about free site! Salt swimming pool a bonus!
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I probably can’t provide a true review as we didn’t actually end up spending our night here due to the fact we did not feel comfortable with the homeless looking people in the area who were quite noisy
and drinking alcohol. So unfortunately, we decided to leave and head up further north and pay for a camp site which was a pity as the actual campsite area itself seemed lovely and right by the water. But it wasn’t worth us having a sleepless night worrying about the neighbours.
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The amenities are good (flushing toilets, outside shower, bbq, free pool).
However, there are quite some drug abusing homeless people on and around the campsite. During the day they were quite noisy but luckily it was silent after 10pm. The factory next to the campsite wasn’t too disruptive, you can expect a soft humming noise day and night. The options for freedom camping are limited in this area, but be prepared when coming here. I have definitely stayed at better sites.
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Nice Spot.
It is next to the Port, so you will always have some light( good and bad). Parking spaces are marked with wooden pieces. wide enough. Not many space for lager vehicle. My Camper was 6m was fine. Flush toilets are nice and clean. There is also a small bbq.
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Good overnight spot.
Saltwater baths are great and there’s a shower and flushing toilets. Toad Hall a short walk away for great food and coffee. Gets very busy early.
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One of the most wanted camps, with only ~20 places.
There are many reasons: great location, saltwater pool, cold shower, flush toilets, grass area to put your table and chairs. It was full, but a ranger came at 6 PM and chased out a couple of NSC vans, so we had the chance to come in with our green sticker.
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Right next to the saltwater pool.
Lots of perks : clean flushing toilets, big sinks for dishwashing, BBQ (not free), changing rooms, outdoor shower, picnic tables, rubbish... It gets full by 4pm. Rangers came by to check SC cards and where everyone was parked, also police. Quiet and very chill, considering how many people were there. Got a bit smelly, don't know if it was the tide or the industrial facility next to the parking.
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Great spot for a couple of nights.
Clean toilets, cold showers and plenty of parks and greenspaces to chill out, exercise, yoga etc . Nice walks along the beach front and close enough to town
As others said, get there early as it fills up by 3/4pm. The odd space can open up - you're best to park up outside and walk in to check for a space (and the sign says).
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Parking lot next to the beach but beside a park A great stop for a night with flush toilets Filled up before 4 (we stayed Friday Nov 1) - many disappointed people arrived and had to depart after that
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30Apr24.
2 adults in 7.2m motorhome.
Arrived mid afternoon and got a space. One side is suitable for smaller vans side by side. The other is suitable for longer vans end to end.
Toilets updated since our last visit in 2018, much better now.
Fellow campers nice and quiet. Be aware though that there are industrial units fairly close that seem to be working 24/7 so you may hear them at night.
A bit of a walk into town but that suited us.
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Great place next to the sea.
Clean toilets and showers. You do have to get there early as it's very popular. Oh, don't be a douche and listen to music all day on your JBL speakers ✌️