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Tatiana Rochereau
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Christchurch ▷
Timber Yard Point Lakeside Domain Camping Area
Big campsite on the periphery of Christchurch.
Quiet and along the edge of the inlet. Windy. Super cool. Clean toilets with tap.
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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Omarama ▷
Ahuriri Bridge Campsite
Free DOC campsite but big parts without trees or shade.
Desert. Stream. Toilets. No tap. Don't stay close the enter because of the cattle stop. PLEASE DON'T SPIT YOUR TOOTHPASTE OR THROW YOUR LIQUID DISH WASHING IN WATER AND EARTH. Protect and respect nature!
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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Mount Cook ▷
White Horse Hill Campground
DOC campsite.
Big but quickly crowded. No reserved places for tents but possibility to put. Sunny day for us but so so windy. Impossible to stay outside. Dust + gravel in our faces. If you put up a tent, take a windproof and waterproof tent. All the commodities - toilet, drinking water, tap, shelter, rubbish. Many tracks all around. We did the one with more than 2000 steps. No so horrible. Close to the Mueller Glacier and beautiful view of Aoraki Mount Cook. Don't forget to look at the Tasman Glacier! PLEASE DON'T SPIT YOUR TOOTHPASTE OR THROW YOUR LIQUID DISH WASHING IN WATER AND EARTH. Protect and respect nature!
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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Twizel ▷
Lake Poaka Campsite
Big free DOC campsite.
On the edge of the lake. Not many campers. Just toilet. When you are on the main road, turn left after the canal. Just 5km ahead but gravel road. PLEASE DON'T SPIT YOUR TOOTHPASTE OR THROW YOUR LIQUID DISH WASHING IN WATER AND EARTH. Protect and respect nature!
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South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Queenstown Township ▷
Twelve Mile Delta Campsite
The cheaper campsite not far from Queenstown.
Very big. Toilet was far from our site. Beautiful sunset with the lake. Walks around. Water from tap and shade. Owner friendly. Protect and respect nature!
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Owaka ▷
Weirs Beach Recreation Reserve
Campsite is a little bit retired from the main road but nice.
Big large grassy area with trees and inlet behind. Super cool for a walkway. Protect and respect nature!
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Invercargill ▷
Moray Terrace
Big grass area.
Front of the sea. Wonderful ! Toilets not so clean. Be careful in rainy day as much mud. Perfect to enter or finish the Catlins. Protect and respect nature!
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Dunedin ▷
Aramoana Domain
Big grassy area.
Chemical toilets. Rubbish bin. Forest, beach and sea. No shade. Protect and respect nature!
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South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Glenorchy ▷
Sylvan Campsite
Cool campsite.
Near a stream. Walks. Closest campsite to start of the Routeburn. We stayed 2 nights mid February. No shade. Protect and respect nature!
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Lumsden ▷
Lumsden Information Centre
Just a parking lot.
Tourists come to take a photo of the historic train station. Shop and library in front. Clean toilet. Rubbish bin. Not so noisy with the road. Protect and respect nature!
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Dunedin ▷
Ocean View Reserve Carpark, Dunedin
Just a parking lot.
All close to each other. Potable water, tap behind, toilets. Close to the beach but very windy. Because of all the cars are very close, you are woken up from people slamming doors. Protect and respect nature!
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Wanaka Township ▷
Luggate Cricket Club Camping Ground
One of the best paid campsites I have never done.
Really cool. Owner friendly in his sofa. When we went it was very sunny, a long time with no rain and the ground was very dusty. Park your car at the left side of the oval. Quite crowded around 7pm. We stayed 2 nights, the 1st day the water was warm and the 2nd day was cold. You can ask to put something in the fridge (like beer). 6 plugs but quickly crowed. Many residential people.
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North Island ▷ Waikato ▷ Huntly ▷
Ngaruawahia
Cool location.
Not far from Hamilton. Near the river but just a parking area. Water has a strange smell so be careful when you drink it. Toilet automatic, closed around 8p.m. Popular for family during the day. Toilet not so clean, but cleaned early morning. Dump station not so far.
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Otaki ▷
Waikawa Campsite
DOC basic campsite.
Not far from the main road. Easily accessible. So many places. Shelter to cook. Shade. Really cool. Protect and respect nature !
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North Island ▷ Ruapehu ▷ Tongariro / National Park Village ▷
Mangahuia Campsite
DOC campsite.
Not many places maybe less than 20. Shade too many in some places you don't have any sun. DOC ranger comes around 5pm and then around 7am. Drinking water, tap but no flush in the toilet.
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South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷ Picton / Marlborough Sounds ▷
Collins Memorial Reserve
Just a parking area near the road.
Too much noise and we had the door closed. Between the people arriving around midnight and others leaving around 6am too noisy. But not far from Picton. Full at 4:30pm. We parked our car at 11a.m (to book our place) and go in to Picton by hitchhiking. Water, tap, flush in toilet. Shelter also. Protect and respect nature!
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South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷ Blenheim ▷
Robin Hood Bay Campsite
Beautiful location but the road to come to it is so dangerous.
We have a Toyota Estima 4WD but not enough to drive on this road. Some parts are just sand, so slippery and with going down so dangerous. Too much weight and my boyfriend lost the direction. We were close to having an accident. But well, a just beautiful location. The water was quite cold. No water supply. Only 10 spots are flat because the ground is steep. PLEASE DON'T SPIT YOUR TOOTHPASTE OR THROW YOUR LIQUID DISH WASHING IN WATER AND EARTH. Protect and respect nature !
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South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷ Kaikoura ▷
Okiwi Bay Campsite
Cool spot.
Do the walk which is just 10 minutes until the lookout. Table available to drink a beer at the top. Wild beach with many woods. No water, no tap. People throw their rubbish in front of the toilet, just so stupid. Trains but not often. PLEASE DON'T SPIT YOUR TOOTHPASTE OR THROW YOUR LIQUID DISH WASHING IN WATER AND EARTH. Protect and respect nature !
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North Island ▷ Taranaki ▷ Hawera ▷
Te Ngutu O Te Manu Domain Camp
Really cool campsite.
Shade for night or morning depends on where you park. Playground for children or bigger children. Grass. Many spaces. BBQ. Shelter for cooking and table. Don't be afraid by spiders. It's free. Toilet not so bad. Rubbish. At least 3 taps.
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Kaitaia ▷
Raetea North Side Campsite
Many places to park.
Shade. Cross the stream. Don't worry all the cars can cross. We prefer to stayed before because we woke up at 5amfor the sunrise at Cape Reinga. Cool. Just after the hill if you come from the south.
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Wanaka Township ▷
Albert Town Camping Ground
Very windy and dusty.
Toilet clean. Nobody checks. Shade. Rubbish bins. $7 but sincerely better to go to Luggate where it is $5 and you can have a warm shower and power.
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Makarora ▷
Boundary Creek Campsite
Very windy and dusty.
Toilet very dirty. It's so dirty. Moreover there is not much rain so you have to carefully use the water. Fortunately, the view it's really beautiful.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Motueka ▷
Kina Beach Reserve Camping Ground
Cool.
Close to the sea and shade. Perfect for a day off during the trip. You can walk on the beach for a long time in the direction in the Peninsula. Toilets smell bad and are dirty. But you have drinking water and a beautiful spot.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Motueka ▷
McLeans Recreation Area and Overnight Campervan Parking
We stayed here two nights.
Many, many places so don't worry. Closed to the road but not so many cars. We was not disturbed. 35km from Motueka. Toilets are dirty, some people leave their rubbish. No water supply but the river!
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Nelson ▷
Buxton Square Carpark
Very cool to sleep for free in town.
We stayed the Saturday night so it was noisy. There is not much shade. We were the attractions, some people took photos and others just walked around us to look at our way of life.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Motueka ▷
Uruwhenua Bridge
We stayed 2 nights.
We was disturbed on the Saturday night by cars. There is no water but the river isn't so cold. Around 20 cars can be parked but it's full around 7pm, very close to the road. Very cool because it is the only free camp in Golden Bay. And shade available!
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Hokitika ▷
Lake Mahinapua Campsite
Really cool.
Many places but many people for a Saturday night so we were all very close. Much shade. View of the lake is beautiful. The DOC staff come in at 8 am on the Sunday morning. Toilets are clean.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Motueka ▷
Koha Camping
The perfect spot in New Zealand.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Murchison ▷
Hope Saddle Lookout
There are only a few places (10).
We didn't see the lookout because of the weather. Be careful as the end of the road comes quickly and many cars drive too fast. Bad smell in the toilet. No water supply.
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South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷ Havelock ▷
Alfred Stream Reserve
No shade but really cool.
Stream very clean.
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North Island ▷ Wairarapa ▷ Ngawi ▷
Cape Palliser
Really cool.
Close to the beach. We woke up with a sea lion in front of us. No water supply. A small shop. Tables available.
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North Island ▷ Hawkes Bay ▷ Tutira ▷
Waikare River Mouth Campsite
We stayed one night.
Really cool. The walkway to the beach was full of mud, be careful! You walk with the cows! The road to the camping area was not so difficult, gravel but you can drive easily. Really good spot to fish. More than 20 cars can be parked. Toilet not so clean. Table was in a dry space.
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North Island ▷ Manawatu - Wanganui ▷ Dannevirke ▷
Anzac Park
We stayed one night.
You have to go in the small village to give the $2 per person but you don't have any receipt (Scandi Superette, Coronation Street, Norsewood). It's a donation. Really good spot. Many places to park and toilet very clean. Table and seat in a dry place.
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North Island ▷ Tairāwhiti Gisborne ▷ Wairoa ▷
Clyde Court Carpark, Wairoa
We stayed 3 nights.
Really cool. Toilet very clean and water not too cold. Toilet open all night. Some noise because of workers during the morning and shoppers when the shops open but that is cool. Many carparks, so don't worry about space. Free wifi in Wairoa available in the carpark.
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Hutt Valley ▷
Belmont Regional Park
We stayed one night.
It was very full. We paid $6 per person. The ranger takes your rubbish. Only 20 minutes from Wellington. Near the road, easy to find. Toilet far away, so we don't use it. Tables available.