Laurie Southwick Parade, Gulf...

Laurie Southwick Parade, Gulf Harbour

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Laurie Southwick Parade, Gulf Harbour

- Open 5pm to 10am
- Maximum stay of 2 nights allowed
- Must be self-contained
- No tents allowed

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Organisation

Auckland Council

Council organisation

Location

North IslandAuckland RegionOrewa

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  • Activity__freedom_campingFreedom Camping
  • Activity__dump_stationDump Station
  • Free

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Coordinates

-36.6240100648804

174.785959029198

Latitude
-36.6240100648804
Longitude
174.785959029198

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Reviews

    ✓ Amazing waterfront views

    ✓ Clean 24/7 toilets

    ✓ Plenty of parking space

    ✓ Peaceful and quiet

    ✓ Dump station available

    𐄂 No drinking water

    𐄂 No showers

    • Great campsite right at the waterfront.
    • Lots of space.
    • Arrived here around 1am.
    • Great free spot!
    • Very good site on a bit of a hill but no problem
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  • 4.0/5

    Stayed here on our first vanlife night.

    Plenty of space and a good first night base. Decent toilets and level spots :) - follow @milly0nthem0ve on IG/YT for all things travel

    Reviewed 3 months ago

  • 4.5/5

    Great campsite right at the waterfront.

    Lots of parking spaces and toilets are open during the night. No fresh water. Try the local fish and chips. They are amazing.

    Reviewed 6 months ago

  • 4.5/5

    This was one of our favourite freedom camping sites in our travels around NZ but there are a couple things you should know.

    The signs clearly show the spaces where freedom camping vehicles are allowed (beyond the yellow line) but there were a number of campers parked outside of this (easily double the 10 spaces permitted), however we never saw any enforcement take place. The signage also says no trailers / caravans but there are several of them parked and some of them to appear to have been there quite some time and we assumed some are 'permanent' residents. The lighting overhead is quite bright so you will want to have good curtains to block it out while sleeping. The location is great, nice view of Auckland city in the distance at night and very quiet once the last of the ferry commuters leave. No issue with the washrooms.

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 4.5/5

    Cool, quiet place for our 1st night in van.

    The place, it's at the end of Marina. There is a lot of spaces.

    Clean toilets, no drinkable water. Public light.

    Dumping station available.

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 3.5/5

    No drinking water and no shower.

    Toilets opened all night long, not dirty. network was great. Very windy place tho and the street lights were so strong it was annoying

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 4.5/5

    Arrived here around 1am.

    Loved this spot

    I was worried if we could be able to find any free spots, but there were heaps. Great location, right by the sea. Toilets are clean and open 24/7. It was written than we should leave by 10am but we stayed longer so did the other campervans and no one said anything.

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 3.0/5

    Great view on Auckland at the horizon.

    No showers

    No drinking water (excepted by boiling it)

    Toilets quite dirty and smelly

    Only 10 cars slots very close from each other

    Reviewed 9 months ago

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    Max

  • 5.0/5

    Very nice spot with view on the sea and boats, quite place with waves sound.

    No showers but clean toilets at 50m.

    Reviewed 10 months ago

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    Rya

  • 4.5/5

    This has been our favourite spot in our 3 weeks trip around northland.

    Not too far from Auckland, right on the waters edge and next to a beach and stream. Toilets were nice enough, bins and dump station. There is a burnsco and laundry a few minutes away and coast shopping centre 10 minutes in the car and Silverdale 20 minutes. We loved the views and the atmosphere. We stayed again on our way back down.

    Reviewed 10 months ago

  • 4.5/5

    Great spot!

    Safe, view on the sea, clean toilets, dump station...

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

  • 5.0/5

    Very good site on a bit of a hill but no problem

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

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    Joe

  • 4.5/5

    Nice freedom campspot with clean toilets and dumpstation.

    No drinking water!

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

  • 4.0/5

    Stayed here on our first vanlife night.

    Plenty of space and a good first night base. Decent toilets and level spots :) - follow @milly0nthem0ve on IG/YT for all things travel

    Reviewed 3 months ago

  • 4.5/5

    Great campsite right at the waterfront.

    Lots of parking spaces and toilets are open during the night. No fresh water. Try the local fish and chips. They are amazing.

    Reviewed 6 months ago

  • 4.5/5

    This was one of our favourite freedom camping sites in our travels around NZ but there are a couple things you should know.

    The signs clearly show the spaces where freedom camping vehicles are allowed (beyond the yellow line) but there were a number of campers parked outside of this (easily double the 10 spaces permitted), however we never saw any enforcement take place. The signage also says no trailers / caravans but there are several of them parked and some of them to appear to have been there quite some time and we assumed some are 'permanent' residents. The lighting overhead is quite bright so you will want to have good curtains to block it out while sleeping. The location is great, nice view of Auckland city in the distance at night and very quiet once the last of the ferry commuters leave. No issue with the washrooms.

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 4.5/5

    Cool, quiet place for our 1st night in van.

    The place, it's at the end of Marina. There is a lot of spaces.

    Clean toilets, no drinkable water. Public light.

    Dumping station available.

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 3.5/5

    No drinking water and no shower.

    Toilets opened all night long, not dirty. network was great. Very windy place tho and the street lights were so strong it was annoying

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 4.5/5

    Arrived here around 1am.

    Loved this spot

    I was worried if we could be able to find any free spots, but there were heaps. Great location, right by the sea. Toilets are clean and open 24/7. It was written than we should leave by 10am but we stayed longer so did the other campervans and no one said anything.

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 3.0/5

    Great view on Auckland at the horizon.

    No showers

    No drinking water (excepted by boiling it)

    Toilets quite dirty and smelly

    Only 10 cars slots very close from each other

    Reviewed 9 months ago

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    Max

  • 5.0/5

    Very nice spot with view on the sea and boats, quite place with waves sound.

    No showers but clean toilets at 50m.

    Reviewed 10 months ago

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    Rya

  • 4.5/5

    This has been our favourite spot in our 3 weeks trip around northland.

    Not too far from Auckland, right on the waters edge and next to a beach and stream. Toilets were nice enough, bins and dump station. There is a burnsco and laundry a few minutes away and coast shopping centre 10 minutes in the car and Silverdale 20 minutes. We loved the views and the atmosphere. We stayed again on our way back down.

    Reviewed 10 months ago

  • 3.0/5

    A very busy spot, all the freedom camping spots were taken (and then campers overflowing into the Norma bags) so we had to move on unfortunately.

    Beautiful view, toilets a bit dirty but all good and a dump station.

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

  • 4.5/5

    Great spot!

    Safe, view on the sea, clean toilets, dump station...

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

  • 5.0/5

    Very good site on a bit of a hill but no problem

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

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    Joe

  • 4.5/5

    Nice freedom campspot with clean toilets and dumpstation.

    No drinking water!

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

  • 4.5/5

    Awesome view, toilet decent.

    No fresh water (there is a fountain 5 mins ago near a park) or shower.

    In overall, felt a good vibe, secure

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 5.0/5

    Perfect for one night staying, clean toilets

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

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    Mo

  • 4.0/5

    Still a freedom camp.

    10 big spots, well marked, at the end of the parking.

    Great view

    Toilets ok.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

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    Nic

  • 5.0/5

    Great free camp relatively close to Auckland Central.

    Clean toilets available and a supermarket close by. Great views of the city at night. Highly recommended.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 4.0/5

    The picture with the marked places is irritating.

    There are 10 places (marked with yellow stripes and a sign). The toilets are ok and there is a dump station for Grey and Black water but no fresh water. Also trash bins . Good 4G reception.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 4.5/5

    Beautiful campsite and there are toilets!

    Plenty of spaces in May

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 4.0/5

    Good spot just in front of the sea.

    A lot of parking place. The toilets are clean.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 5.0/5

    Stayed for two nights at this campsite and had a very enjoyable experience.

    The bathrooms were clean and always open when we needed them. There are ten official freedom camping spots; but there were campers all spread out near that section (it is off season so this may have been the reason for relaxed rules). We had a beautiful view of fin rock and left our van in the parking lot over night while we stayed over on tiritiri Matangi island feeling perfectly safe that it would be okay. There is a marina cafe and even a British cafe that sells pasties! Had a great time and would definitely recommend this freedom camping spot to others.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

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    Sam

  • 4.5/5

    Really nice location on the water and convenient for first day out of Auckland.

    Clean toilets. Lots of campervans parked outside the designated overnight spots but everyone told us it was okay

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 5.0/5

    Great place.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 3.5/5

    Plenty of spots when we arrived and free.

    Toilets were decent but they were locked after around 10pm, it did say 24/7 so not sure why (maybe for maintenance). Amazing sunsets, could see out over to Auckland.

    In the morning the car park was full when we woke up with boaters/fishermen, was a little noisy but worth it for the sunset.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 4.5/5

    Lots of space for campers!

    Toilets were clean and close by. Beautiful spot right on the water, small beach, and felt very safe!

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 4.0/5

    It’s still possible to stay there overnight!

    Big parkingspot right in the front of the sea. Dumpstation and toilets and a great view :)

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

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    MC

  • 4.0/5

    I am not sure about this freedom camp on your map.

    At the end of the road very close to the ferry is a signed place for 10 camper, toilet is nearby.

    Reviewed almost 2 years ago

  • 0.5/5

    This is no longer a freedom camping spot - the car park is full of signs that say no overnight camping/caravans allowed.

    There were lots of campers there but we chose not to stay to avoid getting kicked out in middle of night. We have heard that car parks across the country are being patrolled by local councils at the minute so was not worth the risk to stay.

    Reviewed almost 2 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Lots of space.

    Beautiful spot. Toilets basic but clean

    Definitely be back

    Reviewed about 2 years ago

  • 4.0/5

    Beautiful spot - very scenic for pictures of the ocean!

    Clean bathrooms and a dump station. VERY windy though, so pack a warm jumper if you want to go for a walk along the beach!

    Reviewed about 2 years ago