Twelve Mile Delta Campsite
Queenstown
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Twelve Mile Delta Campsite
Camp on a river delta at the outlet of Twelve-Mile Creek near the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Go boating, swimming and fishing or enjoy the walking and mountain biking tracks. Regenerating forest surrounds the campsite.
The Twelve Mile Delta Camping Ground is massive - 100 sites so bring your mates, grandma, everyone!
Recent landscaping, roads and new toilets. Regenerating forest surrounds the campsite. It’s also a popular picnicking and fishing spot with a basic boat ramp available.
Have your fees ready as they will be collected by a DOC representative.
Notices
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Campsite pass no longer accepted
Campsite passes will no longer be accepted at this campsite from 4 November 2024.
First published on 29 October 2024.
DOC Campsite Pricing
Twelve Mile Delta 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.
| Feature | Value | Value |
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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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Basic Camping
Reviews
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2.0/5
After purchasing a 30 day DOC pass, we were determined to use it as much as possible.
This campsite was disappointing in that the toilets are clearly being used as a dumping station and there was an area filled with utes and caravans which felt intimidating and we had the feeling they were permanent. Also uninhabited caravans. Lots of large flies near the toilet block. Pretty disgusting. Felt sorry for those in tents who weren't self contained and had to use the toilets.
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3.5/5
Beautiful campsite.
Lots of secluded spots to park. Bad phone signal. No sandflies, very nice coming from the west coast.
Toilets are indeed a bit dirty. There is toilet paper and handsoap.
Register/payment upon arrival
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2.0/5
Was going to stay here but got a weird vibe.
Lots of what looked like longer term set ups and unbroken stares from their occupants when I drove in. I kept driving and stayed somewhere else.
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5.0/5
After reading other reviews I was apprehensive to stay here, but in the end, I didn’t have a lot of options due to other circumstances during the day.
I arrived here about 8pm, there were a few other campers there already. The site I stayed on was a bit uneven, but not rediculously so. No boy racers or parties. I didn’t use the facilities, so can’t comment on them (I’m fully self contained) and I left again before sunrise. But from what I could see, looked like a nice camping spot. I wouldn’t hesitate to go back.
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1.0/5
This was the worst campsite we stayed at during our 2 weeks in NZ during April.
Definitely not worth the cost. Drop toilets were awful with flies and it wasn't even hot weather. The site was very uneven with rough terrain to drive on. Would not recommend this site, go elsewhere.
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3.5/5
Good as a last-minute spot as there are many sites of all descriptions but very noisy.
We happened to be here on a Friday night and there was still music pumping at 2 am. Also people tend to turn up late and set up anywhere between 10 pm and midnight. Lots of sandflies. Clean drop toilets. Close to Queenstown.
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4.0/5
Bel emplacement, pas trop loin de Queenston Un peu loin des toilettes selon où l’on est placé Très calme Il y a pleins de petits renfoncement dans les arbres donc on peut facilement être cachés des
autres voitures
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4.5/5
We loved this campsite.
We had no issue with paying at the gate and the gentleman who came round was nice. I guess if you arrive after he has done the evening rounds you may get woken up early when he is doing his morning checks. Cell service is patchy at the camp, but it is fine at the lake front. Nice and peaceful. A rubbish bin and this place would be a 10/10.
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5.0/5
Large flat site by the waterside.
Our DOC camping passes were valid at this site so ignore the other reviews. Long drop toilets were clean. There is no mobile reception at the site except for at the stoney beach at (-45.0655652, 168.5486845).
Beach is great for skimming and nearby Bob’s cove walk is a must.
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5.0/5
Loved this spot, loads of little nooks to park up.
We had a 30-day DOC permit so cost wasn’t a factor.
Toilets were quite simple but clean.
The beach was beautiful and had a great walk to Bobs Bay.
No phone service except right on the beach closest to the QTown side.
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4.0/5
Used as camping site with motorhome.
Bathrooms are clean, samp is clean and quiet
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2.0/5
After purchasing a 30 day DOC pass, we were determined to use it as much as possible.
This campsite was disappointing in that the toilets are clearly being used as a dumping station and there was an area filled with utes and caravans which felt intimidating and we had the feeling they were permanent. Also uninhabited caravans. Lots of large flies near the toilet block. Pretty disgusting. Felt sorry for those in tents who weren't self contained and had to use the toilets.
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3.5/5
Beautiful campsite.
Lots of secluded spots to park. Bad phone signal. No sandflies, very nice coming from the west coast.
Toilets are indeed a bit dirty. There is toilet paper and handsoap.
Register/payment upon arrival
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2.0/5
Was going to stay here but got a weird vibe.
Lots of what looked like longer term set ups and unbroken stares from their occupants when I drove in. I kept driving and stayed somewhere else.
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5.0/5
After reading other reviews I was apprehensive to stay here, but in the end, I didn’t have a lot of options due to other circumstances during the day.
I arrived here about 8pm, there were a few other campers there already. The site I stayed on was a bit uneven, but not rediculously so. No boy racers or parties. I didn’t use the facilities, so can’t comment on them (I’m fully self contained) and I left again before sunrise. But from what I could see, looked like a nice camping spot. I wouldn’t hesitate to go back.
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1.0/5
This was the worst campsite we stayed at during our 2 weeks in NZ during April.
Definitely not worth the cost. Drop toilets were awful with flies and it wasn't even hot weather. The site was very uneven with rough terrain to drive on. Would not recommend this site, go elsewhere.
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0.5/5
Worst campground ever, it even became a running joke throughout the rest of our trip.
15$ per person for an uneven, hard ground (horrible for a tent) and no facilities apart from 2 drop toilets. Lots of campervans turning up late at night. This kind of very basic DOC campground is usually free, but I guess this ridiculous price comes from the proximity with Queenstown. Overall looks like a huge dump, some rubbish here and there, and the sink water flows directly on the ground behind the toilet block (straight into nature, good job there DOC). Only good thing is the LOTR filming location, but you can walk there freely without spending the night, so that doesn't really count.
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3.5/5
Good as a last-minute spot as there are many sites of all descriptions but very noisy.
We happened to be here on a Friday night and there was still music pumping at 2 am. Also people tend to turn up late and set up anywhere between 10 pm and midnight. Lots of sandflies. Clean drop toilets. Close to Queenstown.
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4.0/5
Bel emplacement, pas trop loin de Queenston Un peu loin des toilettes selon où l’on est placé Très calme Il y a pleins de petits renfoncement dans les arbres donc on peut facilement être cachés des
autres voitures
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4.5/5
We loved this campsite.
We had no issue with paying at the gate and the gentleman who came round was nice. I guess if you arrive after he has done the evening rounds you may get woken up early when he is doing his morning checks. Cell service is patchy at the camp, but it is fine at the lake front. Nice and peaceful. A rubbish bin and this place would be a 10/10.
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1.0/5
The camping is lovely, although for the price is definitely overpriced.
They warden knocked on my door at 7am, I opened and told him that I had booked for 2 days. He checked with phone to make sure and just said "thanks". Not even an apology for unnecessarily waking us up, tremendously rude.
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0.5/5
The person who runs payments at the gate won’t or can’t do his job properly.
I dropped off a payment in the box with my name and plate details of the caravan that im staying in. With no record of receipt u put money in a secure box. The system used when you stay is recording plate details and payments on an excel spreadsheet on his iPad. Yet he fails to record these payments and will confront you as if you haven’t paid. He doesn’t have any manners so his tone will scare you into paying twice. I believe he’s doing this to get double payments and a bit more money to put towards his personal kitty. The best thing to do is not pay and wait for him to come collect it in person. This way you can video record the conversation and use it as evidence that you’ve paid. Beware of this process before choosing this as a camp ground.
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5.0/5
Large flat site by the waterside.
Our DOC camping passes were valid at this site so ignore the other reviews. Long drop toilets were clean. There is no mobile reception at the site except for at the stoney beach at (-45.0655652, 168.5486845).
Beach is great for skimming and nearby Bob’s cove walk is a must.
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5.0/5
Loved this spot, loads of little nooks to park up.
We had a 30-day DOC permit so cost wasn’t a factor.
Toilets were quite simple but clean.
The beach was beautiful and had a great walk to Bobs Bay.
No phone service except right on the beach closest to the QTown side.
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0.5/5
Camping infesté de souris, beaucoup trop cher vu l'état du camping et du chemin d'accès.
À fuir
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4.0/5
Used as camping site with motorhome.
Bathrooms are clean, samp is clean and quiet
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2.5/5
Looks like a lovely site.
A note for people wanting to stay. We have DoC pass for one month to use in our rental campervan. Upon driving down to the main gates, there was a sign stating that passes cannot be used for rental campervans. We didn’t stay
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4.5/5
Plenty of space to set up camp and beautiful views of the lake.
Long drops with proper toilet seats provided although there was a serial diarrhoea skiddy camper somewhere among the campsite that kept pooping all down the back of the long drop chamber. Did not smell very good. Campsite provided toilet cleaner and toilet paper and hand soap and water A+ for that DOC. Although I didn’t love having to pay even though I’m a NZ tax payer..
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2.0/5
Terribly overpriced for what you get.
$34 for two adults and two small dogs when all you get is sandflies and a long drop. For slightly more (total $40)you can go to qBox in town, have a hot shower, use the cooking facilities and flush the toilets.
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3.5/5
Great camp site on the edge of Lake Wakatipu.
Plenty of picnic tables. Limited facilities though i.e. long drop toilet and tap water that needs to be boiled and no rubbish bins provided. So realistically a bit pricey for what you get. Having said that it's a stunning location. Excellent walking access to two beautiful walks - Mt Creighton and Bob's Cove. Highly recommend if you are looking for peace and quiet and access to some enjoyable hiking
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3.5/5
This is a beautiful campsite about 15 minutes from town.
Drop toilets only which left a lot to be desired, water is boil before drinking and at our visit in winter it was $15/adult $7.50/youth. But you are paying for the view and the peace and it is worth it!
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5.0/5
Fantastic.
Easy to get to. So much space.
Surrounded by the hills with Lake view.
Mobile reception pretty OK. Toilets clean.
Love it. Sun rises just above the hill at the Lake side.
It is a must if you are in this area.
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3.5/5
About 15 minutes from queenstown.
So a better option than paying for the expensive campsites in the town. Toilets aren’t much. Lovely view but a tad expensive for what there is.
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4.5/5
You need to pay to stay.
However it’s 20min from Queenstown and perfect place to stop with the camper and do daytrips. They have toilets and running water to wash hands. The lake and views of mountains very beautiful. They have some seating by a lot of sites. It was lovely and quiet and very handy.
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3.5/5
This is the perfect position if you’re wanting to spend the evening in Queenstown and stop off somewhere fuss free to sleep the night.
There are limited resources, however it is spacious and felt very safe. We were very far from our neighbors and there was plenty of room.
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3.0/5
nice campsite close to the town and a good alternative to the expensive holiday parks in this area.
but very loud and much sandflies.
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4.0/5
15mins from town.
Lots of people here the one night I was there, but spread out in a way that doesnt feel too crowded. Water is recommended to be boiled before use. Clean bathrooms, but otherwise no other facilities. Minimal sandflies.
Cheaper if you stay more days. There was a different rate for 4 or 7 consecutive day stays.
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5.0/5
Plenty of campsites in both sun and shade.
Lake was beautiful and great for a swim or paddle boarding. Clean toilets! Awesome walks in the area. We walked to Bobs Cove in the morning and it was a great start to our day. Beautiful views and location.
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4.5/5
Queenstown is a town you must visit while travelling through NZ.
Too bad the parking is absolutely garbage and the overcrowded streets are everywhere. Luckily there is this campsite. It is a short 10 to 15 minutes drive along the coast. The site itself has a great view and we stayed there 2 nights because it was so relaxing. You have acces to a lot of walks there and even a Lord of the rings movie scene. Nice.
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3.0/5
Large DOC campsite by the lake.
Great views. Campsite itself can accomodate a lot of vans, but stretched out enough to have your own space. Close enough to Queenstown to jag a cheapie site.
DOC collect fees here even if have pass.
