Trout Pools Reserve
Trout Pools Reserve
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Rotorua District Council managed reserve. Vehicles with purpose built sleeping facilities (eg. motorhome, campervan, caravan, house bus etc) are permitted to park overnight in designated spaces within the existing carpark area. No cars, utes, passenger vans etc. No tents.
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Carl Bright
Ranking: 10/10
We stayed here on 2 different nights, well sign posted easy to find, plenty of space & peaceful
Niklas
Ranking: 7/10
We went there to do the jump off the cliff. Nice jump but fast current makes it a bit difficult the first time.
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Fifi and Jay
Ranking: 7/10
Hey, it's free and close to city centre, beautiful walks here and basically on the trout pools. But smelly gross toilet and lots of noise from kayakers as this is their base. still, it was free and convenient. Quite a few people here when we stayed too.
Sarah
Ranking: 9/10
Excellent spot for paddlers. The trash and toilets are the only drawback, otherwise worth the trip from Rotorua.
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Chas Bronson
Ranking: 9/10
If you like to kayak, there is world class white water on the Kaituna!
Mark Haydon
Ranking: 6/10
Busy location with kayakers as well as motor-campers. Some smell from the heavily used drop loo, but well maintained.
Christine Allgaier
Ranking: 4/10
It's just a small parking lot with concrete and a rather smelly drop loo. In the early evening whole bunches of kayakers came out and would be picked up here. Same really early in the morning and they made A LOT of noise. Didn't stay longer than one night as we didn't feel really safe with all the people trafficking... Though it's a free place around Taupo but there are better options.
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Megan Jurgensmeyer
Ranking: 7/10
Great place to stay with a lot of local kayakers. It is a large parking lot with a bathroom. There were great walking trails from the lot.
Michelle Smit
Ranking: 8/10
Free camping for self contained vehicles in the carpark only 15mins from Rotorua. Toilet ok. Nice walks and views of the trout pools and falls. Sadly there is a lot of rubbish lying around.
Jon Puttick
Ranking: 7/10
20 km from town, a car park with a rather smelly long drop toilet. But a convenient and free site to stay at in Rotorua!
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Tomas Soldat
Ranking: 5/10
Small car park close to the river. There is a very smelly toilet, possums eating rubbish and no place to sit and eat your dinner. In early morning around 6am there already were people with kayaks.
Jeff
Ranking: 6/10
There are no signs and no honesty box so it must be now free (and so it should be). There is s new long drop toilet that looks good from the outside but unless you can hold your breath for as long as it takes to do your business it's not very pleasant especially for the ladies. Other than that it's a beautiful reserve. I used to come swimming here when I was a kid. Beware it is a fast flowing river with strong currents and rapids. Trout are there in numbers too, my son hooked 2 on the one night we stayed but wasn't able too land them. Enjoy & respect the environment please.
Bob Fontaine
Ranking: 5/10
No sign of an honesty box whatsoever so I think it is for free? No facilities at all. Portable toilet got pushed on its side. The new toilet facility was closed when we were there. There are possums eating garbage, many rafting companies stop at this very point. Interesting walk routes start here! Good to stay one night or even two. Around 15 campervans can park here. No area for tents as everything is asphalted.
