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CERTIFIED SELF CONTAINED ONLY
All freedom campers are limited to three nights in any one location and ten nights overall in any calendar month
Overnight parking is only permitted south of the toilet block
Vehicles must display a self-containment "warrant" in the inside left front window. Failure to do so may incur $200.00 fine.
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Organisation |
Grey District CouncilCouncil organisation |
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Location |
South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Greymouth |
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Overnight Camping Site Cost |
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Overnight Camping Site CostWhat is the approximate per-person cost to camp or park your vehicle overnight? Free Camping It costs nothing to stay overnight. In general this means that you should not expect any facilities. |
Overnight Stay Rules |
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Overnight Stay RulesWhat are the accommodation rules for overnight stays at this campsite? Self-contained motorhomes only Overnight stays are only permitted if your vehicle is certified as being 'self-contained'. The vehicle must display the "Responsible Camper" sticker. Vehicles must display a self-containment "warrant" in the inside left front window. Failure to do so may incur $200.00 fine. |
Maximum Stay Duration |
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Maximum Stay DurationHow many consecutive days can you stay overnight at this establishment? 3 nights You can only stay at this campsite for up to 3 nights in a row. |
Water Supply |
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Water SupplyIs there fresh water available? Water supply available A supply of fresh water is available. |
Shower |
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ShowerIs there a shower at this location? No shower No shower is available. |
Dump Station |
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Dump StationDump stations allow the safe disposal of sewage and greywater from self-contained vehicles. Does this site have a dump station? No dump station This location has no dump stations for the disposal of waste water from recreational vehicles. |
Booking Required |
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Booking RequiredIs it necessary to book a campsite in advance in order to stay overnight? First Come, First Served Sites are allocated in a first come, first served basis. Get in early for the best spot. |
Powered Sites |
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Powered SitesDoes this establishment have powered sites? No powered sites This campsite does not offer any powered sites with an electricity supply. |
Vehicle Access |
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Vehicle AccessCan vehicles drive in? Vehicle accessible This location is accessible in a vehicle. |
Campfire Rules |
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Campfire RulesWhat are the rules for open air fires? Fires prohibited There is a total fire ban -no fires are permitted. |
Toilet |
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ToiletIs there a toilet available? Public toilet There are toilet facilities available to the general public. |
✓ Stunning lake views
✓ Well-maintained facilities
✓ Clean flushing toilets
✓ Quiet spot
✓ Friendly locals
𐄂 Plenty of sandflies
𐄂 Limited parking spots
Fantastic little spot.
Really nice spot !
Pretty quiet spot near a lake.
Stayed there on the way to Arthur's Pass.
Beautiful camp spot, quiet with superb views.
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10/10 | 17 |
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9/10 | 12 |
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32% |
8/10 | 2 |
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7/10 | 2 |
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5% |
6/10 | 3 |
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8% |
5/10 | 2 |
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4/10 | 0 |
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4.5/5
Fantastic little spot.
Close to the lake with only the sounds of nature. Lots of Weka and sandflies. Toilet block is clean and smells so fresh. Rubbish bins for small items only. Only 10 freedom camping spots, look out for the orange beacons.
Reviewed about 1 month ago
4.5/5
Really nice spot !
You need to arrive early to get a spot ! Really nice view on the lake and beautiful walk in the forest ! Only one problem : lot of sandflies !!
Reviewed 9 months ago
4.5/5
There is a limit of spots but I arrived very late & was outside the lines & was undisturbed.
It’s a quaint little lake town so not high demand for space. The toilet block was undergoing some construction but still functional, shows it’s a well maintained area.
Phone signal: yes
Sandflies: yes
Reviewed 10 months ago
4.0/5
Pretty quiet spot near a lake.
Space for 10 vehicles in the furthest lot. They check that everyone has a Self-contained sticker on their vehicle, and we saw a couple folks be asked to leave because they were not self contained. We got the last spot and pulled in around 7:30pm on a Saturday.
Plenty of sandflies, but there were clean flush toilets with a sink and soap (no light, so remember a head torch), but no drinking water or dumping areas. Overall very nice spot for a free stay (there is a donation box there if you want to contribute to maintenance!).
Reviewed about 1 year ago
4.5/5
Beautiful views over the lake.
Clean flushing toilets, bins, big changing rooms.
Reviewed about 1 year ago
5.0/5
Arrived very late, but can see very good lake view, a very well build campsite, with good toilet and a lot of space, but self-contained campervan only, highly recommended.
Reviewed about 1 year ago
5.0/5
Such a great place for an overnight.
10 spots for campers (clearly marked by orange sticks). Clean flush toilets, garbage bins and even soap at each sink!
Reviewed over 1 year ago
5.0/5
It's a nice spot it gets filled early.
There is a donation box. Loos ok, rubbish bins and friendly weka.
The sandflies are annoying.
We also thought the people in the boats were a bit inconsiderate to the swimmers.
Reviewed over 1 year ago
2.5/5
I loved the set up, the space, the view and the facilities.
However there was ZERO sinage about the risk of flooding in heavy rain and I was flooded in with my caravan! I drove through VERY DEEP water with a wing and a prayer and cried the whole time because I was travelling solo and the one other camper had left in the middle of the night and not bothered to earn me 🥺 A warning sing could have saved me from the extremely traumatic experience.
Reviewed about 2 years ago
3.5/5
Beautiful flat campsite well maintained with great toilets.
Lots of sandflies accompanied the fine warm weather in late September but not as nasty as Australian sand flies
Reviewed about 2 years ago
4.0/5
The entrance is closed, I don't know why there is no information...
The camp seem really nice :) It's a gravel parking at the back just front of the lake, away from the road, nice toilets, some bins, a track to a summit start from the parking.
Reviewed over 4 years ago
4.5/5
Beautiful wide spaces marked out by large rocks which makes it much nicer than just a car park, good toilets and right on the lake.
Warmest swim I had in NZ. Good walking tracks right by the spot too!
Reviewed almost 5 years ago
4.5/5
Fantastic little spot.
Close to the lake with only the sounds of nature. Lots of Weka and sandflies. Toilet block is clean and smells so fresh. Rubbish bins for small items only. Only 10 freedom camping spots, look out for the orange beacons.
Reviewed about 1 month ago
4.5/5
Really nice spot !
You need to arrive early to get a spot ! Really nice view on the lake and beautiful walk in the forest ! Only one problem : lot of sandflies !!
Reviewed 9 months ago
4.5/5
There is a limit of spots but I arrived very late & was outside the lines & was undisturbed.
It’s a quaint little lake town so not high demand for space. The toilet block was undergoing some construction but still functional, shows it’s a well maintained area.
Phone signal: yes
Sandflies: yes
Reviewed 10 months ago
4.0/5
Pretty quiet spot near a lake.
Space for 10 vehicles in the furthest lot. They check that everyone has a Self-contained sticker on their vehicle, and we saw a couple folks be asked to leave because they were not self contained. We got the last spot and pulled in around 7:30pm on a Saturday.
Plenty of sandflies, but there were clean flush toilets with a sink and soap (no light, so remember a head torch), but no drinking water or dumping areas. Overall very nice spot for a free stay (there is a donation box there if you want to contribute to maintenance!).
Reviewed about 1 year ago
4.5/5
Beautiful views over the lake.
Clean flushing toilets, bins, big changing rooms.
Reviewed about 1 year ago
5.0/5
Arrived very late, but can see very good lake view, a very well build campsite, with good toilet and a lot of space, but self-contained campervan only, highly recommended.
Reviewed about 1 year ago
5.0/5
Such a great place for an overnight.
10 spots for campers (clearly marked by orange sticks). Clean flush toilets, garbage bins and even soap at each sink!
Reviewed over 1 year ago
5.0/5
It's a nice spot it gets filled early.
There is a donation box. Loos ok, rubbish bins and friendly weka.
The sandflies are annoying.
We also thought the people in the boats were a bit inconsiderate to the swimmers.
Reviewed over 1 year ago
2.5/5
I loved the set up, the space, the view and the facilities.
However there was ZERO sinage about the risk of flooding in heavy rain and I was flooded in with my caravan! I drove through VERY DEEP water with a wing and a prayer and cried the whole time because I was travelling solo and the one other camper had left in the middle of the night and not bothered to earn me 🥺 A warning sing could have saved me from the extremely traumatic experience.
Reviewed about 2 years ago
3.5/5
Beautiful flat campsite well maintained with great toilets.
Lots of sandflies accompanied the fine warm weather in late September but not as nasty as Australian sand flies
Reviewed about 2 years ago
4.0/5
The entrance is closed, I don't know why there is no information...
The camp seem really nice :) It's a gravel parking at the back just front of the lake, away from the road, nice toilets, some bins, a track to a summit start from the parking.
Reviewed over 4 years ago
4.5/5
Beautiful wide spaces marked out by large rocks which makes it much nicer than just a car park, good toilets and right on the lake.
Warmest swim I had in NZ. Good walking tracks right by the spot too!
Reviewed almost 5 years ago
3.0/5
Amazing effort put in by the council.
Lovely sheltered area + toilets and all next to a gorgeous scenic lake (good for fishing). Parking spots nicely laid out with rocks and easily signposted. Water had risen a lot when we visited so lost the great van spaces by the lake, but not an issue. No portable water or rubbish bins. Sadly the sandflies were UNBEARABLE and after half an hour we had to give up and went all the way down to the lovely DOC lake Pearson flight (no sandflies!!).
Reviewed about 5 years ago
3.0/5
Stayed there on the way to Arthur's Pass.
Arrived early, but later place got crowded to capacity. Toilets could have used a cleaning. Only Water available was non potable.
Stunning beautiful place with great view of Lake and Mountains in the back.
Beware of the Sandflies though.
Reviewed almost 6 years ago
5.0/5
Good free spot for a stop over between Arthurs pass and Greymouth.
Clean facilities (flush toilets, basin) and a nice view on the lake. Approx. space for 10 to 15 campervans.
Reviewed about 6 years ago
5.0/5
We stayed the night here before heading to Arthurs Pass the next morning.
It was blowing a gale and rained almost all the time we were there, but it didn't take away from the natural beauty of this site. Toilets were good, views amazing. The night sky (when the rain stopped) was terrific. Not many spaces so don't leave it too late to arrive
Reviewed over 6 years ago
5.0/5
This is a spacious, level, gravel campsite right on the edge of the lake.
Beautiful views but was rainy when we visited unfortunately. The toilets were clean and close to the camping area. Not a big town but useful for a night stopover, there is some information on various walks but we didn’t have time to do any. Can’t fault it, for a freedom camping option for self contained campers.
Reviewed about 7 years ago
4.5/5
The place was not all that straightforward to find, but is super calm (though busy with campervans, we were lucky to find a spot arriving at 9pm).
Only park in the lot at the far end of the parking! Toilets are fine, water is not drinkable. The view is probably gorgeous but it was very foggy and windy when we were there.
Reviewed about 7 years ago
3.0/5
A very picturesque place alongside beautiful lake Brunner.
While there are extensive grassed areas reserved for picnic parties at Iveagh bay the camping area is a rigidly defined 30 by 40 metre (approx) gravel parking lot with a slight downhill slope. There are flush toilets but no outside taps and numerous warnings that the water is "not fit for human consumption ". Judging by the mess after ANZAC weekend the few rubbish bins are not emptied frequently. This is a very popular freedom camping spot.complete with toilet paper in the bush about 150 metres away from the toilet block.
Reviewed over 7 years ago
2.5/5
Very windy when we arrived.
Was really looking forward to this spot but on arrival found the free camping was in the car park. No privacy, so we decided to move on to Nelson Creek Camp Ground. See separate review.
Reviewed over 7 years ago
4.5/5
Beautiful spot.
Clean toilets, only a few spaces so get there early.
Reviewed over 7 years ago
5.0/5
10***** from us.
We (mum, dad, 4 year old boy) have stayed here for 1 night because of the good reviews. It has been just great. With another camper we have been all by ourselves. Nice beach for our son. Toilet clean. Nothing else there just pure nature. Nice sunset. Beautiful. We Loved it.
Reviewed over 7 years ago
4.5/5
Not a large area to park, so luck of the draw to get a spot but beautiful location and lovely bush walks from the parking lot.
Reviewed almost 8 years ago
3.5/5
A parking space at the lake.
Nice spot with good toilets without lights. Good to stay for a night.
Reviewed about 8 years ago
4.5/5
Nice and tidy place.
Flushing toilet, only two campers were there.
Reviewed almost 9 years ago
5.0/5
A beautiful spot to wake up.
Clean toilet and a tidy campsite. Will definitely stop here again on our way to the West Coast.
Reviewed about 9 years ago
4.5/5
Awesome place to stay.
Clean, flushable toilets. Large area for campers. We arrived at night and found a location overlooking the lake. The morning stroll along the lake beach was very surreal. Awesome photos around the lake.
Reviewed over 9 years ago
5.0/5
This was my favourite place we camped in New Zealand, the view was just breathtaking both the stars at night and the lake in the morning.
The bathrooms were clean and the sandflies were fewer as it was May. The water was pretty high but we had no problems parking. It is worth the detour to stay here if you are going up and down the West Coast.
Reviewed over 9 years ago