Moke Lake Campsite
Queenstown
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Moke Lake Campsite
This is a peaceful campsite beside a small lake. Go boating, swimming, fishing or canoeing on the lake. Walk or mountain bike from Moke Lake to Lake Dispute (a 2 hour walk).
Go boating, swimming, fishing or canoeing on the lake. Walk or mountain bike from Moke Lake to Lake Dispute (2 hour walk).
Bookings not required - first come, first served.
Fees
Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
Child (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
Infant (0–4 years): free
Backcountry Hut Passes cannot be used at this campsite.
The DOC Campsite Pass cannot be used at this campsite.
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Moke Lake Campsite summer bookings
Online bookings are now required for Moke Lake Campsite.
First published on 9 September 2025.
DOC Campsite Pricing
Moke Lake 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 ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Queenstown Township |
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Beautiful surroundings -
Lots of space available
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Clean amenities
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Great hiking opportunities
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Rough gravel road access -
No phone reception
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Crowded during weekends
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Very nice location and excellent facilities.
Francis Runge -
The camping site is spectacular!
Fredrik -
Awesome location close to Queenstown.
Jesper Hassel -
A nice campground for $10 p.P.
Evelyn -
Great campground on a lake.
Bob
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Nice and quiet place.
Last 7 km on gravel road but in good condition. Toilets quite good. Plenty of parking. No phone signal. Possibility to use sink for dishes. DOC pass can be used here.
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Great site, loads of room and lovely mountains and lake views surrounding.
Only downside is the long gravel road to its but if you’re used to DoC sites then that won’t be too much of a surprise.
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Crazy washboard gravel road to get there.
But it’s worth it, the lake and its surroundings are so beautiful. The hike around the lake is easy and nice to do. Upon arriving (~5pm) we were immediately greeted by the rangers to pay by cash or card. Lots of space available though not all exactly flat. No phone reception! Clean toilets, quite busy on a sunny weekend in March.
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Wide-open field along the lake with a ton of spaces and great place near Queenstown!
Busy with a lot of cars, but didn’t feel crowded because of all of the space! Nice restrooms as well. Pay the $15/person fee as you enter or you’ll be awoken by a ranger in the morning!
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The camping site is spectacular!
One of the best on our trip!
Standard DoC site with only basic amenities. It did have a "cooking area" though, no stoves just sinks and countertops.
HOWEVER! The gravel road the last few km was TERRIBLE! As in more washboard than road :( The DoC worker we talked to said they were going to fix it, didn't say when though.
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Beautiful, large campsite with toilets (long-drop) in great condition and wash basins with soap.
Water taps throughout site, but no showers, which is to be expected. Perfect for a serene stay close to Queenstown. One of my favorite ones so far.
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An absolute winter fave!
We just spent a week here, were mostly the only ones and it is stunning!!! Lots of space to spread out, great views and so peaceful this time of year. Heard it’s packed in peak season! The walk around the lake is a must do. Boil-first water is here, but turned off in winter and there are loos, didn’t use these though. No phone signal, Starlink works good though. If you’re big, we’re 7-metres, bigger than us, check out the entry road before you do it. Very few places to pull over and we did meet traffic on entry and exit, and every so often big trucks come down! Great spot though! We’ll be back! Find us on YouTube if you’re touring TASMAN TRAVELS
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One of the nicest DOC sites I've stayed at.
Stunning surroundings, lots of grass and trees, lovely friendly doc hosts.
Absolutely loads of space so it was a bit odd when a large group chose to camp right next to me. Several large groups and some playing annoying loud music at night and first thing in the morning. I guess people come here for a weekend away from Queenstown but if you want to party then go somewhere else please.
Walk around Moke Lake made it perfect.
Dirt road was a bit rough and I wouldn't want to do it at night.
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Best DOC campsite we stayed at.
Lots of sites to choose from and lots of space. Great clean drop toilets and washing up facilities. Wonderful views and outlook, access to walks. However watch out on the road there - it's long and narrow gravel, which is fine except some drivers go fast and don't move over which can be frustrating and dangerous.
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Excellent campvan site We did it in winter and Washington amazing, alone, surrounded by snow The spot is beautiful The access road rally easy
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The road up is quite dusty with some uneven surfaces but wasn’t a problem for our escapecamper van.
The lake is beautiful and there are lots of places to park with great views and really peaceful. The walk around the lake itself was shorter than the displayed time. No phone signal at all.
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Nice campside, 15$ cheap for being close to Queenstown .
Good dumping toilets, water and soap for cleaning your hands and dishes. Water not drinkable.
Friendly owner :) had a nice chat with him :)
Surrounding is lovely.
Sandflies Like everywhere in NZ . What I didn't like was the way of payment. It's a bit confusing and you have to pay cash and to have it . I only had 20$ and couldn't change it. So paid 20$ ... Ability to pay with card would be great.
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Such a beautiful spot - the views were one of the best we experienced during our trip.
Long drop toilets were ok but full of flies!
Looks like there was a new outdoor shelter which had sinks to wash dishes. No drinking water though and recommend to boil water before using.
Quite a lot of insects so would recommend bug spray. Got quite cold in the morning as the sun took a while to get over the mountains.
Only 20 min drive from centre of Queenstown.
Would recommend bringing cash but the rangers do come round and should be able to get signal to pay by card if needed.
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Place was CROWDED in mid January and we were “lucky” to get a bunch of latecomers who set up camp right next to us proceeding to partying til we had to ask them (politely and unpolitely) to shut the F
*** up at around midnight. Ugh. The views were fine but we were mostly cooking in the sun til it went away at around 8:30 pm. Queenstown was also crowded so we ran away fast, so in general a not-so-good all around experience. I’d say stay away in the busy January days (we get it, having lived in places with similar circumstances in the US West—short summer months with loads of tourists, locals wanting to do their thing). Ugh.
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This place was so beautiful.
Surrounded by mountains and the sounds of different farm animals. We went in our sedan rental and although it was a bumpy ride we made it. The people working there stay over the summer and are very friendly and knowledgable.
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Nice and quiet this time of year.
Only 2 other campers here. Sites are not flat and be careful of vehicles driving through the scratchy shrubs. Good fresh smelling long drop toilets. $15per person. Walk around the lake. Took 90 minutes. Felt so remote but 20 minutes from Queenstown. Part of the road in is single lane.
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No running water at least in early June in neither bathrooms nor kitchen area.
No drinking water provided. Very empty when we went. Cheap place to stay within 20 minute drive from Queenstown. As you get close to the site the road is gravely. Good for 4WD but we slowly made it in our minivan.
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Nice and quiet place.
Last 7 km on gravel road but in good condition. Toilets quite good. Plenty of parking. No phone signal. Possibility to use sink for dishes. DOC pass can be used here.
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Great site, loads of room and lovely mountains and lake views surrounding.
Only downside is the long gravel road to its but if you’re used to DoC sites then that won’t be too much of a surprise.
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Crazy washboard gravel road to get there.
But it’s worth it, the lake and its surroundings are so beautiful. The hike around the lake is easy and nice to do. Upon arriving (~5pm) we were immediately greeted by the rangers to pay by cash or card. Lots of space available though not all exactly flat. No phone reception! Clean toilets, quite busy on a sunny weekend in March.
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Wide-open field along the lake with a ton of spaces and great place near Queenstown!
Busy with a lot of cars, but didn’t feel crowded because of all of the space! Nice restrooms as well. Pay the $15/person fee as you enter or you’ll be awoken by a ranger in the morning!
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The camping site is spectacular!
One of the best on our trip!
Standard DoC site with only basic amenities. It did have a "cooking area" though, no stoves just sinks and countertops.
HOWEVER! The gravel road the last few km was TERRIBLE! As in more washboard than road :( The DoC worker we talked to said they were going to fix it, didn't say when though.
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Beautiful, large campsite with toilets (long-drop) in great condition and wash basins with soap.
Water taps throughout site, but no showers, which is to be expected. Perfect for a serene stay close to Queenstown. One of my favorite ones so far.
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An absolute winter fave!
We just spent a week here, were mostly the only ones and it is stunning!!! Lots of space to spread out, great views and so peaceful this time of year. Heard it’s packed in peak season! The walk around the lake is a must do. Boil-first water is here, but turned off in winter and there are loos, didn’t use these though. No phone signal, Starlink works good though. If you’re big, we’re 7-metres, bigger than us, check out the entry road before you do it. Very few places to pull over and we did meet traffic on entry and exit, and every so often big trucks come down! Great spot though! We’ll be back! Find us on YouTube if you’re touring TASMAN TRAVELS
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One of the nicest DOC sites I've stayed at.
Stunning surroundings, lots of grass and trees, lovely friendly doc hosts.
Absolutely loads of space so it was a bit odd when a large group chose to camp right next to me. Several large groups and some playing annoying loud music at night and first thing in the morning. I guess people come here for a weekend away from Queenstown but if you want to party then go somewhere else please.
Walk around Moke Lake made it perfect.
Dirt road was a bit rough and I wouldn't want to do it at night.
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Best DOC campsite we stayed at.
Lots of sites to choose from and lots of space. Great clean drop toilets and washing up facilities. Wonderful views and outlook, access to walks. However watch out on the road there - it's long and narrow gravel, which is fine except some drivers go fast and don't move over which can be frustrating and dangerous.
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Excellent campvan site We did it in winter and Washington amazing, alone, surrounded by snow The spot is beautiful The access road rally easy
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The road up is quite dusty with some uneven surfaces but wasn’t a problem for our escapecamper van.
The lake is beautiful and there are lots of places to park with great views and really peaceful. The walk around the lake itself was shorter than the displayed time. No phone signal at all.
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Nice campside, 15$ cheap for being close to Queenstown .
Good dumping toilets, water and soap for cleaning your hands and dishes. Water not drinkable.
Friendly owner :) had a nice chat with him :)
Surrounding is lovely.
Sandflies Like everywhere in NZ . What I didn't like was the way of payment. It's a bit confusing and you have to pay cash and to have it . I only had 20$ and couldn't change it. So paid 20$ ... Ability to pay with card would be great.
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Such a beautiful spot - the views were one of the best we experienced during our trip.
Long drop toilets were ok but full of flies!
Looks like there was a new outdoor shelter which had sinks to wash dishes. No drinking water though and recommend to boil water before using.
Quite a lot of insects so would recommend bug spray. Got quite cold in the morning as the sun took a while to get over the mountains.
Only 20 min drive from centre of Queenstown.
Would recommend bringing cash but the rangers do come round and should be able to get signal to pay by card if needed.
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Place was CROWDED in mid January and we were “lucky” to get a bunch of latecomers who set up camp right next to us proceeding to partying til we had to ask them (politely and unpolitely) to shut the F
*** up at around midnight. Ugh. The views were fine but we were mostly cooking in the sun til it went away at around 8:30 pm. Queenstown was also crowded so we ran away fast, so in general a not-so-good all around experience. I’d say stay away in the busy January days (we get it, having lived in places with similar circumstances in the US West—short summer months with loads of tourists, locals wanting to do their thing). Ugh.
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This place was so beautiful.
Surrounded by mountains and the sounds of different farm animals. We went in our sedan rental and although it was a bumpy ride we made it. The people working there stay over the summer and are very friendly and knowledgable.
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Nice and quiet this time of year.
Only 2 other campers here. Sites are not flat and be careful of vehicles driving through the scratchy shrubs. Good fresh smelling long drop toilets. $15per person. Walk around the lake. Took 90 minutes. Felt so remote but 20 minutes from Queenstown. Part of the road in is single lane.
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Magic spot that’s a quick easy drive from Queenstown.
We had a camper van that handled the road no problem. The lake is stunning. The reflections of the mountains are magic. We mountain biked the track after tea. Lovely ride. Clean well maintained DOC facilities. I thought it was expensive compared to other DOC sites but it is on private land so maybe they have to pay the owners to maintain the road.
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Clean, tidy and epic views.
Nice big site didn't feel busy even over the summer holidays. Doc seen early AM checking payment and cleaning the toilets and cooking shelter
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