Motupipi Carpark

Motupipi Carpark

Takaka - Overnight Campervan Parking

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Motupipi Carpark

Freedom camping within Motupipi Car Park is restricted to certified self contained vehicles only.
Self contained vehicles must park in the designated area as indicated in yellow on the map.
Vehicles must leave by 7.00 am every morning.
A safe distance of at least two metres must be maintained between vehicles.

One of the few legal overnight stay options in the Golden Bay area.

Notices

  • Packed Summer

    Freedom Camping in Golden Bay has become very popular and many free sites are regularly full. Be prepared to stay in a local Holiday Park or DOC campsite, which generally have more space. Thanks and respect from Rankers and the local Golden Bay rangers :)

Details

Feature Value Info

Organisation

Tasman District Council

Council organisation

Location

South IslandNelson RegionGolden Bay

Categories

  • Activity__freedom_campingFreedom Camping
  • Free

Directions

To Coordinates

Coordinates

-40.8588765557379

172.807293438911

Latitude
-40.8588765557379
Longitude
172.807293438911

Nearby

Reviews

    ✓ Free site

    ✓ Central to Takaka

    ✓ Restrooms nearby

    ✓ Calm spot

    ✓ Great fish and chips nearby

    𐄂 Basic car park

    𐄂 Potential for vandalism

    • We would never recommend to stay there again.
    • Nice place with lots of good food very close.
    • It's in the carpark in the back of the shops.
    • The only free site in the Takaka area.
    • Really simple car park, no toilets, no water..
    Rating Count Percentage
    10/10 1
    11%
    9/10 1
    11%
    8/10 1
    11%
    7/10 1
    11%
    6/10 3
    33%
    5/10 0
    0%
    4/10 1
    11%
    3/10 0
    0%
    2/10 1
    11%
    1/10 0
    0%
  • 3.0/5

    The only free site in the Takaka area.

    It's a public carpark just off the main street. Easy access to this funky and friendly town. Otherwise an uninspiring overnight stay.

    Reviewed 9 months ago and experienced in January 2024

  • 3.0/5

    Is just a basic car park with toilets a three minute walk away by the bank.

    A ranger came around 7:15 making sure that everyone was gone.

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

  • 2.0/5

    It’s an ‘it’ll do’ stay for sure, considering the options are very limited in the area but being central Takaka is grand.

    & the fact it’s just a free car park you can use it to explore during the day

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

  • 4.0/5

    A little bit weird place in the middle of the carpark, but it was calm to stay there.

    Toilets (24/7) nearby in the park next to the old building of bank. And the best fish and chips we’ve ever had on NZ just around the corner!

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 4.5/5

    There is also a public restroom across the street at the public library

    Reviewed almost 2 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    It's in the carpark in the back of the shops.

    It's a bit hard to tell where it is permissible to park. Definitely feels safe. I had dinner at Dangerous Kitchen which was great and went to the local movie theatre. Very comfy chairs. There r toilets and shower and dump station next to info centre. Nice town.

    Reviewed almost 5 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Nice place with lots of good food very close.

    Reviewed about 6 years ago

  • 3.0/5

    The only free site in the Takaka area.

    It's a public carpark just off the main street. Easy access to this funky and friendly town. Otherwise an uninspiring overnight stay.

    Reviewed 9 months ago and experienced in January 2024

  • 3.0/5

    Is just a basic car park with toilets a three minute walk away by the bank.

    A ranger came around 7:15 making sure that everyone was gone.

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

  • 2.0/5

    It’s an ‘it’ll do’ stay for sure, considering the options are very limited in the area but being central Takaka is grand.

    & the fact it’s just a free car park you can use it to explore during the day

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

  • 4.0/5

    A little bit weird place in the middle of the carpark, but it was calm to stay there.

    Toilets (24/7) nearby in the park next to the old building of bank. And the best fish and chips we’ve ever had on NZ just around the corner!

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 1.0/5

    We would never recommend to stay there again.

    If nobody is coming in the night to damage your car it might be ok. But for us and our neighbors it was happening that we had a flat tire in the morning. Someone came in the night and were putting stones in the cap of the Ventile for the tire, so that the tire lost air.

    Reviewed almost 2 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    There is also a public restroom across the street at the public library

    Reviewed almost 2 years ago

  • 3.0/5

    Really simple car park, no toilets, no water..

    Good for a one night stay. The marked area is probably too small for large vehicles.

    Reviewed almost 5 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    It's in the carpark in the back of the shops.

    It's a bit hard to tell where it is permissible to park. Definitely feels safe. I had dinner at Dangerous Kitchen which was great and went to the local movie theatre. Very comfy chairs. There r toilets and shower and dump station next to info centre. Nice town.

    Reviewed almost 5 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Nice place with lots of good food very close.

    Reviewed about 6 years ago