Fenja
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This is a beautiful hidden spot very close to the see.
It's rather quiet but to access it you have to drive up a very steep and narrow road. To my surprise the next day around 11 am an Armour Guard Car drove by and the officer politely told me I was not allowed to stay for the night since my car isn't self contained. I didn't argue or anything cause I wanted to move on anyway. However, the official government website says that this spot is for non self contained vehicles as well. I even double checked that... So just keep this in mind.
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Whangarei ▷
Bascule Carpark, Whangarei
Toilets are okay, it is a bit noisy, be early if you want to get a spot, nice big spaces big a few big enough to fit a whole bus, you feel very small parking there in a regular station wagon car, open
Would come back
for non self contained vehicles as well, good security feeling at night, lots of people there, max. 3 night stay, which is amazing
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Whangarei ▷
AH Reed Memorial Park, Whareora Road Carpark
A nice hidden spot that's probably not that we'll know as the others in that area.
It gives great access to the walks an the waterfall. Unfortunately when I arrived there, around 20:00, the toilets were looked, considering this is a space for non self contained vehicles this was very disappointing and I decided to drive of again. As mentioned in other reviews, it is indeed confusing in which spaces you are allowed to park. There is only one arrow pointing at a block of three spaces, though the official website says only two vehicles are allowed to stay there...
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Whangarei ▷
Tarewa isite
There are six spaces big enough for cars or even a little bigger van's but don't expect to be able to fit your trailer into one of the spots.
The parking lot is quite busy in the day and seems to be used by locals to park there for work. During the day the toilets of the visitor centre are open, they are nice and clean. You have the option to have a shower but have to buy a token to do so. At night there is only one toilet open which is pretty clean as well.
It is right next to a road so can be noisy but if you don't really mind this is a lovely place to stay, nobody even cared about the few cars that parked outside the designated area.