Thomas Williams
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Tarawera ▷
Lake Ōkāreka Campsite
A nice view of the lake with lots of ducks and small birds around, has a short trail along the hike.
Has campervan spots of gravel divided into groups of two, fortunately there was only four people there so it wasn’t super crowded. There’s a caretaker camper there but came to find out that the normal caretaker took his wife to the hospital in the night so another nice elder was collecting tolls and cleaning. Bit expensive but as I watched the poor guy clean the toilets gagging and coughing like it was full of mustard gas made me less disappointed by the cost to have a clean toilet. There was a group of local youths came by late at night with bright flashlights but never stoped or did anything. Overall felt relatively safe. The temp caretaker came around 8:00 am.
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Milford Sound - Fiordland National Park ▷
Milford Sound Lodge – Rainforest Campervan Park
I came In the winter and a storm closed the road so I had to get a camper van spot here.
It was very expensive running me 100$ for two people. However the facility’s alone are almost worth that especially if your traveling. The camp spots themselves resemble American camping the most that I’ve seen with private camps sectioned off with brush. The bathrooms are the best, with your own private room that has a sink, toilet and shower. The cook station is very good, and has a nice warm lounge. They have washing and drying machines for 5$ coins. All in all it’s honestly almost worth it just for the facility if you’ve been traveling a while. Would have given it a 10 if not for the expense price but I think I got my moneys worth in hot water.