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The Gillies
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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Twizel ▷
Lake Pukaki Overnight Campervan Parking
This is a superb spot, one of our favourites in our month long tour of the South Island.
We stayed here on the east to and from mt cook. It’s quiet, the views are spectacular in any weather, the lake is warm enough to dip in and there were no sand flies. No toilets. Dump station in Twizel.
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Te Anau ▷
Cascade Creek Campsite
Great doc spot.
One of many along the road. It was massive but quiet when we were there. Great views, helpful doc ranger. Key summit and lake Marion were great day walks
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Te Anau ▷
Henry Creek Campsite
Great spot.
Secluded area on trees by lake. Clean toilets
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Lumsden ▷
Lumsden Information Centre
Great stop over.
Not the post picturesque. Clean toilets. Park and trains for kids. Washing machine in Main Street. Water and dump station. Local teens gathered in the park at night, but no trouble.
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South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷ Kaikoura ▷
Jimmy Armers Beach, Kaikoura
This was a great, quiet spot with six sites.
Excellent toilets, picnic tables and a seal colony near by. The rule of leaving early was followed by all when we were there - a short drive to the seal colony for breakfast. There was a nice walk on the cliffs above the seal colony. The near by beach bbq seemed pretty good value.
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Wanaka Township ▷
Kidds Bush Reserve Campsite
Fantastic spot on the lake down a good gravel track.
Clean toilets. Great skimming stones.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Hanmer Springs ▷
Hanmer Springs River Reserve, Hanmer Springs
This was a fantastic spot by a river just outside hanmer springs.
Clean toilets. Peaceful spot, enough wind to keep sand flies at bay in order to f he ace dinner by the river.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Greymouth ▷
Cobden Beachfront, Greymouth
Good place to stop for a night.
Clean toilet. Our neighbours were noisy, as were the local youths, some of whom were on quad bikes. No issues though and a reasonable view.
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Wanaka Township ▷
Hampshire Holiday Park Glendhu Bay
Good if you need a paid site to charge up.
Clean facilities. A lot of space. Good location at the end of the lake. Roy’s peak walk was accessible.
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Wanaka Township ▷
Raspberry Flat Carpark
This was a highlight for us.
Surrounded by beautiful mountains. Rob Roy’s glacier walk was near by and brilliant. Fords needed to be crossed which were easy - many were dry - but no doubt highly changeable depending on the weather. Nice response by farmers to a critical comment earlier about farming techniques. Toilets clean
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South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷ Kaikoura ▷
95 McQueen Road, Cheviot
This was our first night in our month long trip around the South Island.
It remains a highlight. Jock is welcoming and kind, the site is quiet and there was excellent entertainment: a free range pig called and Bertie and run away cows amongst other things. There is a discrete box for donations. Many thanks Jock!
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Karamea ▷
Kōhaihai Campsite
This was a fantastic spot.
Beautiful, quiet, clean toilets. A lot of sand flies. Beautiful beach, too rough to swim. We walked for a day on the Heaphy track which was well worthwhile.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Hokitika ▷
Beach Road, Kakapotahi
Great remote spot.
Spectacular beach. No toilet. A few local kids on quad bikes.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Reefton ▷
The Strand Freedom Camping Area, Reefton
This was another super spot by a river.
Clean toilets, water, dump station and access to washing machines. A walk through the wee town was well worth it. Had a visit from a friendly camp warden.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Fox Glacier ▷
Gillespies Beach Campsite
Super remote spot on glorious beach.
Down good gravel track. Despite the signs, we easily managed it in a 7m camper van. Clean toilet. Well worth getting up early to walk around lake Matheson to catch the reflection.
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South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Arrowtown ▷
Crown Range Summit
Great spot with amazing views.
V windy and stormy but spectacular. It is just a car park, but a great spot to stop over close to Queenstown.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Hanmer Springs ▷
Pines Holiday Park
Close to the springs, clean facilities.
We stayed as we needed to charge and wash. Fine for a paid site, but for us, not as atmospheric as DOC or free spots.
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Makarora ▷
Cameron Flat Campsite
Fairly scenic.
Well located opposite the blue pools. Clean toilet.