Pioneer Park Campsite
Geraldine
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Pioneer Park Campsite
Short walks are nearby, and you can visit historic Burkes Cottage. Do not camp in flood zone if heavy rain or thunderstorms are forecast.
The Pioneer Park Camping Ground is situated in a large open, sunny grassy area surrounded by trees. You can tuck into the trees if you need more shelter - there are a few clumps in the middle of the campsite as well.There are recycling and picnic facilities on site. There is a small shelter as you come in which is a small homestead.
The easiest way to find this campspot is to follow Gudex Road off SH79 (23km from Geraldine), then turn into Middle Valley Road. Turn into the iron gates to get to Pioneer Park.
DOC Campsite Pricing
Pioneer Park Campsite is categorised as a DOC Standard Campsite. The following pricing indicates usual pricing. Prices vary for some campsites and may include seasonal pricing. Visit the DOC website for exact pricing.
DOC Standard Campsite
Standard campsites have a more limited range of facilities and services than Serviced campsites. These campsites have toilets, a water supply that could be treated or untreated tap water, or from a stream or lake, and vehicle or boat access. Bring your own soap for washing hands. Untreated water should be boiled before use to ensure it's safe. Wood BBQs and fireplaces, cold showers, picnic tables, a cooking shelter and rubbish bins may be provided; this will vary from site to site.
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| Unpowered Site | Adult | $10.00 to $15.00 per night |
| Unpowered Site | Child | $5.00 to $7.50 per night |
| Unpowered Site | Infant | $0.00 per night |
Adults are 18+ years, children are 5-17 years, infants are 0-4 years.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Geraldine |
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Basic Camping
Reviews
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5.0/5
Beautiful, peaceful spot down a well maintained gravel road.
Small stream crossing which most cars should manage no problem. Cold running water needs boiling before use, clean long drop toilets, several picnic benches and fire pits dotted around. I was tent camping alone with only one other person parked up but felt very safe. A couple of nice little walks and a cute stream, lots of space. No mobile signal once on the gravel road.
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4.5/5
Lovely place with firepit and dogs allowed.
Stayed here over the weekend 26/01/2024
Road is not long to the campsite.
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5.0/5
Lovely secluded grassy spot with a chorus of birds to entertain.
A little difficulty finding it. Go down Gudex until you get to crossroad mark just at Middle Rd which is probably the coordinates listed here and follow yellow arrow onto the gravel road to the right. If you see the church on the left you've gone too far. Watch the creek crossings in rainy spring weather.
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4.0/5
Lovely wee grassy spot surrounded by trees and a stream.
Few short walks nearby. 2x longdrops and a water tap. The "long gravel road" described by others turned out to be only 2km, takes absolute max 10min to drive! The last 500m or so it is quite narrow so could be awkward for large campers if you had to pass another vehicle, but otherwise should be ok. Dog friendly, yay!
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4.5/5
Great spot.
Spent 2 nights here, plenty of space and being able to have the dog and light a fire made it even better. Basic facilities and long drop toilets but clean enough.
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4.0/5
Quiet, secluded area, off the main road.
Drive is a bit further thsn expected but worth it. Fires are permitted :)
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5.0/5
Stayed here in November 2020.
Great spot with two lovely walks. 2 long drop toilets. Great place for the dog. Fire pits about the site to toast marshmallows at night. Huge area. Can’t recommend it enough.
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5.0/5
Yes smelly toilets but clean.
that is part of it. Well maintained grass area. Beautiful in bush area. Fire pits are a real winner. Walks in bush, typical New Zealand native place.
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3.5/5
Wonderful find.
A fairly long gravel road to get there. Thought we might have wrong track. Many shady areas to choose from. The toilets were rather smelly. One central tap area to wash hands otherwise need to be self contained. Peaceful and relaxing. Wonderful birds heard and seen.
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4.5/5
Great wee spot, off the beaten track so not crowded.
Long drop toilets but clean, can light a fire in the evening and a real nice bush walk.
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0.5/5
Dirty, smelly toilets.
Many campervans. Access to campsite via long gravel track. Why did we pay for that? For being allowed to make a bonfire in the woods? No thank you!
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5.0/5
Beautiful, peaceful spot down a well maintained gravel road.
Small stream crossing which most cars should manage no problem. Cold running water needs boiling before use, clean long drop toilets, several picnic benches and fire pits dotted around. I was tent camping alone with only one other person parked up but felt very safe. A couple of nice little walks and a cute stream, lots of space. No mobile signal once on the gravel road.
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4.5/5
Lovely place with firepit and dogs allowed.
Stayed here over the weekend 26/01/2024
Road is not long to the campsite.
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5.0/5
Lovely secluded grassy spot with a chorus of birds to entertain.
A little difficulty finding it. Go down Gudex until you get to crossroad mark just at Middle Rd which is probably the coordinates listed here and follow yellow arrow onto the gravel road to the right. If you see the church on the left you've gone too far. Watch the creek crossings in rainy spring weather.
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4.0/5
Lovely wee grassy spot surrounded by trees and a stream.
Few short walks nearby. 2x longdrops and a water tap. The "long gravel road" described by others turned out to be only 2km, takes absolute max 10min to drive! The last 500m or so it is quite narrow so could be awkward for large campers if you had to pass another vehicle, but otherwise should be ok. Dog friendly, yay!
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4.5/5
Great spot.
Spent 2 nights here, plenty of space and being able to have the dog and light a fire made it even better. Basic facilities and long drop toilets but clean enough.
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5.0/5
Stayed here in November 2020.
Great spot with two lovely walks. 2 long drop toilets. Great place for the dog. Fire pits about the site to toast marshmallows at night. Huge area. Can’t recommend it enough.
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4.0/5
Quiet, secluded area, off the main road.
Drive is a bit further thsn expected but worth it. Fires are permitted :)
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5.0/5
Yes smelly toilets but clean.
that is part of it. Well maintained grass area. Beautiful in bush area. Fire pits are a real winner. Walks in bush, typical New Zealand native place.
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3.5/5
Wonderful find.
A fairly long gravel road to get there. Thought we might have wrong track. Many shady areas to choose from. The toilets were rather smelly. One central tap area to wash hands otherwise need to be self contained. Peaceful and relaxing. Wonderful birds heard and seen.
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4.5/5
Great wee spot, off the beaten track so not crowded.
Long drop toilets but clean, can light a fire in the evening and a real nice bush walk.
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0.5/5
Dirty, smelly toilets.
Many campervans. Access to campsite via long gravel track. Why did we pay for that? For being allowed to make a bonfire in the woods? No thank you!
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2.5/5
difficult gravel access, 2 smelly toilets + 1 sink, campfire allowed, don't know for what we paid 16$
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1.0/5
The worst campsite that we used all of our time in NZ.
The road there was terrible, gravel is fine; but there was a stream with boulders the size of your head that needed crossing before getting to the campsite. No running water and smelly long drop toilets.
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4.0/5
Hidden in nature, friendly staff, beautiful location, two trails, toilets could be cleaner.
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5.0/5
I loved this campsite.
I was there beginning of December and it was so quiet. Picnic tables and fires places available. The toilets smell bad but they were clean and there was toilet paper. There are also some hikes to do from the campsite. It's a 20 minute drive offroad. $8 per person.
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3.5/5
Really nice place with a lot of trees.
A tap and 2 toilets (very smelly!). Quite far from the road so it is really quiet. $32 for 4 people. Some sandflies and mosquitoes.
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5.0/5
Such a nice little campsite in a quiet meadow surrounded by forest.
It has couple of picnic tables, campfire pits and a toilet (with toilet paper!). Quite far off the road, but this only made it more peaceful.
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5.0/5
Beautiful site.
Handy clean toilets. Plenty of water (boil first) nice and flat with lots of spots and very handy walking tracks.
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