Punakaiki Beach Camp
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Family cabins include a fridge, table and chairs, jug and cups. Use of communal bathroom.
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If you are looking for a quiet cruisy little cabin amongst the trees then one of our kitchen cabins might be for you.
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If you are travelling in a group of 3 or more then our standard cabins are a very affordable choice.
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Punakaiki Beach Camp
Your home base to explore Punakaiki and walk The Paparoa Track
Between the beach, river and National Park the Punakaiki Beach Camp is truly a paradise holiday destination.
Whether staying in a cabin or powered/ non-powered site you can be sure to hear the ocean crashing and the birds singing. An ideal spot for a couple of nights stay. The camp is beside the beach with tracks going into the National park.
The camp is located 700m south of the Pancake Rocks under magnificent limestone cliffs. We have full kitchen, bathroom and laundry facilities available. Hot showers included.
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Reviews
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4.0/5
24April24.
2 adults in motorhome.
Grassy area so hope it’s not boggy. It wasn’t when we were there.
Went for an evening shower but the cubicle I used had very poor flow and the water was lukewarm only long enough to wet me. Then cold! I checked the other 2 cubicles after. They had good flow but were also cold.
They were ok next morning.
Other facilities good.
Would have been a 10 but for the cold shower.
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5.0/5
Amazing views and amazing sunset on the beach.
Fairly priced unpowered campsite for two people. Facilities are clean and sufficient. The hot shower's temperature is a little tricky to regulate, but they are free, so I shouldn't complain. When we visited, there was a food truck next to the kitchen serving ice cream and white bait patties, so delicious and delightful!
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4.0/5
Great spacious campsite, with good facilities.
For the first time Pete's whitebait patties, thee were delicious.
The Lady at the reception had some great tips for walging.
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4.5/5
Ein sehr sehr schöner Campingplatz, tolle Lage und sehr ruhig, alles war sauber und gepflegt.
Zudem sehr preiswert 24$ für eine powered-Site für eine Nacht. Wir wären gerne länger geblieben! Personal ist super nett und hilfsbereit. :)
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5.0/5
Around $50ish for a powered site, but worth it.
Kitchen is large, washing machines and drying room present, hot showers and clean toilets. Brisk 18min walk to see the pancake rocks (go at the high tide for best experience). Staff friendly and helpful.
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4.5/5
Facilities, lots of things to do nearby.
Beautiful location beside the beach, good
Don’t miss sunset with the crashing surf. Lots to see and do in the area. A hidden gem!
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4.0/5
Nice campsites with good facilities.
Not a lot of showers so try and go at a time where it won’t be busy.
Kitchen was quite packed too at times but the campsite was busy so was to be expected.
Beach only 2 min walk away and had the most amazing sunset!
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2.5/5
Many camp sites were flooded, and not level.
Washers need to be replaced, dryers were very good and dried big load in one go. $5 (+$4 for wash). Beach was lovely and view of sheer rock face and river canyon was fantastic.
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5.0/5
Beauty spot!
Good clean bathrooms and kitchen, nice spots to pitch tents that are sheltered from wind. Within walking distance to Pancake Rocks and other activities. Great value, would stay here again and again!
HI Janelle, thanks heaps for your review! We are glad you enjoyed your stay! Will see you next time.
Debbie
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2.5/5
Many camp sites were flooded, and not level.
Washers need to be replaced, dryers were very good and dried big load in one go. $5 (+$4 for wash). Beach was lovely and view of sheer rock face and river canyon was fantastic.
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4.0/5
24April24.
2 adults in motorhome.
Grassy area so hope it’s not boggy. It wasn’t when we were there.
Went for an evening shower but the cubicle I used had very poor flow and the water was lukewarm only long enough to wet me. Then cold! I checked the other 2 cubicles after. They had good flow but were also cold.
They were ok next morning.
Other facilities good.
Would have been a 10 but for the cold shower.
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3.0/5
Good location near Pancake Rocks and by the beach.
Facilities were crowded and could do with an update and repairs. (We had to queue for the shower, the shower curtains stick to you and some of the gas hobs in the kitchen aren't working.)
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0.5/5
For us it was unfrently and only for empty our greywater we had to pay $20.
We never experienced something like this in 9 weeks on the road. The people usually are always happy that it doesn’t get emptied in the nature.
PS: $5 would be ok, but the full price…
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4.0/5
Great spacious campsite, with good facilities.
For the first time Pete's whitebait patties, thee were delicious.
The Lady at the reception had some great tips for walging.
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5.0/5
Amazing views and amazing sunset on the beach.
Fairly priced unpowered campsite for two people. Facilities are clean and sufficient. The hot shower's temperature is a little tricky to regulate, but they are free, so I shouldn't complain. When we visited, there was a food truck next to the kitchen serving ice cream and white bait patties, so delicious and delightful!
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4.5/5
Ein sehr sehr schöner Campingplatz, tolle Lage und sehr ruhig, alles war sauber und gepflegt.
Zudem sehr preiswert 24$ für eine powered-Site für eine Nacht. Wir wären gerne länger geblieben! Personal ist super nett und hilfsbereit. :)
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5.0/5
Around $50ish for a powered site, but worth it.
Kitchen is large, washing machines and drying room present, hot showers and clean toilets. Brisk 18min walk to see the pancake rocks (go at the high tide for best experience). Staff friendly and helpful.
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4.5/5
Facilities, lots of things to do nearby.
Beautiful location beside the beach, good
Don’t miss sunset with the crashing surf. Lots to see and do in the area. A hidden gem!
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4.0/5
Nice campsites with good facilities.
Not a lot of showers so try and go at a time where it won’t be busy.
Kitchen was quite packed too at times but the campsite was busy so was to be expected.
Beach only 2 min walk away and had the most amazing sunset!
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4.0/5
We enjoyed our stay here, good warm shower and clean toilets and kitchen.
Not enough showers and toilets for the whole camp however, there was a long line in the morning. Nice unpowered site right on the beach, we saw a stunning sunset! $20 pppn, happy with the price!
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4.0/5
Ein wunderschöner Platz, mit dem Sound der Wellen im Rücken herrlich geschlafen.
Facilities ein bisschen arg klein für den großen Platz, nicht jeder hat Abends einen netten Tisch fürs Abendessen gefunden. Dusche (bei den Damen die dritte ganz hinten) war am ersten Abend eine Katastrophe, das Wasser schwankte zwischen lauwarm und eiskalt. Und man muss alle 20 Sekunden drücken. Ätzend. Dusche (1. ganz vorn) war deutlich besser. Unbedingt die Whitebait-Patties vom Foodtruck probieren!
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3.0/5
Beautiful location, great beach access but facilities are very dated and woefully inadequate for the summer crowds.
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5.0/5
Great spot handy to local bike and walking tracks.
We rode in the Paparoa Track on the bikes for the morning before continuing on our journey North. Great track and worth spending a couple of hours exploring at least. Awesome food truck on the campsite selling Whitebait patties and coffee, short walk to the beach. Quiet campsite with great views of the pancake rock cliffs, would stay again.
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4.0/5
Great place!
Loved the area and Debbie was lovely when we checked in. The facilities were clean and fantastic, the showers were really lovely. Our site happened to have a picnic table next to it which was ideal for cooking and coffee in the morning (before the great one we got from the cart on the way out). My only downfall would be getting rushed at by a dog who resided by the car park to the walking track, while a bit scary at the time it wouldn’t stop us from staying again!!
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4.0/5
Beautiful spot despite the Wild West coast weather.
Awesome showers and toilets. Nice friendly staff. Would recommend
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4.5/5
We stayed a few nights here and really enjoyed it.
Great location by the river and walking distance to the rocks, cave and beach. The kitchen was a bit cramped + and some of the elements didn't work well so cooking dinner took a bit of patience. But the facilities were clean and tidy and having a dry room to dry out our wet clothes was a nice bonus.
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4.0/5
A leaking urinal that flooded the bathroom floor.
Pros-amazing location
Beautiful grounds
Right on the beach
Friendly staff
Cons- no hand wash in bathroom on both nights (not on especially with covid around)
I know it happens but it took a while before they cleaned the floor. Glad I had shoes on. Those were my only qualms. Would stay again.
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5.0/5
Friendly staff who recommended some local walks nearby.
Bathroom facilities really clean with free hot showers (press button to keep water going). Short drive (or walk) to Pancake Rocks which are must see in Punakaiki.
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5.0/5
Nothing to complain really, complete kitchen, warm and great showers, great wifi, steps away from the beach and a good pub next door.
All that really close to Punakaiki, hikes, river kayaking, etc
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4.0/5
Helpful location for the pancake rocks (a walk away).
Close to the beach. Spectacular section of coast with impressive sea and backdrop of hills and forest. Good, clean facilities including cooking and eating area. Our non powered site was grassed with plenty of space. Lulled to sleep by sound of waves.
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5.0/5
An absolutely stunning spot near the beach and river with fantastic views of the cliffs.
The facilities are a bit old, but obviously well looked after and kept nice and clean. A wonderful spot to relax in. WiFi is only available from the kitchen area if that's something you want.
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4.0/5
Its nice when you want to stay close to pencake rocks.
Its packed with people and the facilities are slightly to small. Taking this into account the facilities are fairly clean.
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4.5/5
We unfortunately had pooring rain so did not spend a lot of time here.
Very clean and good facilities. Right on the beach that you hear during the night! Amazing! Good big camper spots! Best camp spot on the west coast drive
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4.5/5
We loved this place so much we stayed a couple of nights.
The staff were friendly and busy keeping the campground in top order. Has a lovely beach, great views of cliffs, walks. The showers are great and the cooking area good. I'd go back to this one.
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5.0/5
Visited Nov 19 - $44 for two people on a powered site.
Fantastic location. The beach is meters away and there are great views of the hills.
Showers are hot and free.
Punakaiki Tavern is a minutes walk away if you want a drink or something to eat.
Very short drive to the amazing Pancake Rocks.
Wifi not brilliant for us but that might be just the site we were on
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4.0/5
Totally agree with Lia previous review - thanks as it helped when we were looking around.
This one is worth staying for location to the fabulous west coast and the amazing pancake rocks up the road. Wifi is abit hit and miss but site 21/1/2 seem better (we were in 2) not very level sites thou for a camper. Tavern just on the corner was fabulous for a drink, back garden area, game of pool and they do take away alcohol sales
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4.0/5
This caravan park is located on the outskirts of Punakaiki, within walking distance of the Tavern.
The laundry facilities were good, the bathrooms were clean with plenty of hot water for the showers. It was possibly a little overpriced for the low season, but we were happy. Nice, big campground with powered or unpowered sites.
