Hukuwai Reserve, Hukuwai Beach
Hukuwai Reserve, Hukuwai Beach
8 Rankers Reviews
0 Face-to-Face
12 Salt Water Fishing
24 Sea Kayaking
15 Surfing
131 Freedom Camping
11 Opotiki
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Bring your bikes and pedal along the trail for coffee in Opotiki, or walk or fish on the beach.
Space for up to 6 camper vans.
No drinking water.
Maximum stay is 3 consecutive nights.
Dogs must be under control at all times.
Ask at the Opotiki i-SITE for other camping options if you are not fully self-contained.
Details
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Location |
North Island ▷ Out East ▷ Opotiki |
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Operating Season And Hours |
Open 24/7, all year |
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Claudi
Ranking: 10/10
Gorgeous spot. Very long beach ideally for walk. SH noise not too bad. See white island on a clear day and we had an amazing sunset AND sunrise. That's winter camping for you. Definitely popular also with locals
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Scott
Ranking: 8/10
Great spot.. worth staying .. good location..
Says 5 spots for camping.. we came early by night fall was packed out..
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Sarah
Ranking: 8/10
Beautiful spot right on the beach. The sunset was amazing.
Toilets are available, but not very clean
Caro Del
Ranking: 8/10
Camp by the beach. Only 3 self-contained vans were there early feb (area could fit 8-10 vans). Friendly ranger came in to check.
Day use area with toilets is 2 min walk away. However the toilets were sooo dirty and people had left their rubbish everywhere. There is no rubbish bin so you’ll have to take it with you.
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Loz
Ranking: 8/10
Great place to stop for the night. Right on the beach for a beautiful sunset and easy to get back on the road. Line of trees helps to keep out the sound of traffic.
Greg Wilson
Ranking: 6/10
Nice camp site with views of ocean. Some road noise with trucks all night. Just 2 campers in late September. Experience spoilt by the moron who drove thru and around the campsite at 3am blasting his horn for 3 minutes. Then repeated 15 minutes the performance later.
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Reinhard Mueller
Ranking: 9/10
Free camping with toilets. Wonderful beach view.
Cymen Crick
Ranking: 8/10
Opotiki's best Freedom Camping spot in my opinion. Situated right by the beach and somewhat private, as it's tucked behind some some roadside trees. (A little bonus is a resident Weka family that lives in the trees :) There's is still some reasonable road noise though as SH35 is very close. But I awoke to a beautiful sunrise looking north towards the wilds of the East Cape.
