Whangaruru Beachfront Camp

Whangaruru Beachfront Camp

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4 Opua

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Organisation

Whangaruru Beachfront Camp

Commercial organisation

Location

North IslandNorthlandOpua

Categories

  • Activity__camping_grounds_holiday_parksCamping Grounds

Directions

To Coordinates

Directions

Paihia Office

Coordinates

-35.3799185597869

174.344150924683

Latitude
-35.3799185597869
Longitude
174.344150924683

Reviews

    ✓ Beautiful location

    ✓ Great bay views

    ✓ Free hot showers

    ✓ Chill bachy vibe

    ✓ Nice beach access

    𐄂 Dated facilities

    𐄂 Expensive for facilities provided

    • Beautiful, quiet site, right on a small beach.
    • Awesome campsite and awesome hosts
    • Nice quiet campground.
    • Very helpful rangers, beautiful scenery, clean.
    • We loved it here!
    Rating Count Percentage
    10/10 8
    50%
    9/10 3
    19%
    8/10 2
    13%
    7/10 1
    6%
    6/10 1
    6%
    5/10 0
    0%
    4/10 1
    6%
    3/10 0
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    2/10 0
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    1/10 0
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  • 3.0/5

    Beautiful location, nice calm bay if you have good weather.

    Think it was $80 a night for 2 adults on a powered site.

    Facilities are dated..

    Showers have no time limit which is a bonus however the bathrooms are pretty old and could do with a good clean.

    Very chill bachy feel to this place.

    Kitchen facilities working however again could do with a revamp. 3 old bbqs that weren’t working however 1 new one been put in.

    Would suggest bland bay around the other side or cruise up to Russell top 10 holiday park.

    Okay for one night, don’t expect too much.

    Would say average camp facilities but great location on the water

    Reviewed almost 2 years ago

    Meg's avatar

    Meg

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Visited in winter and could not park on the grass but plenty of hard surface parking around.

    Location is awesome with a great view of the Ohawini Bay. Beach is nice but the downside is that it is also a road that provides access to beaches/homes. Saw some younger people speeding on the beach so I wouldn't be keen to sunbathe on the beach. Showers are hot, no coins required. The area around dumping facilities could do with a bit of a tidy up as there is a lot of rubbish around. Need to buy rubbish bags as a camper if you want get rid of your rubbish which is a bit weird as the owners should be absorbing to these costs. Just use the kitchen bins 😜

    Reviewed over 2 years ago

    Vakantieman's avatar

    Vakantieman

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Nice location, with shell beach in front of parking site.

    Staff polite and helpful, toilets/shower area very clean and tidy, owners are obviously very proud of the services they provide. Laundry facilities reasonably priced. Small shop on site. Worth drive!!!!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago

    Tizwaz Travels's avatar

    Tizwaz Travels

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Awesome campsite and awesome hosts

    Reviewed over 3 years ago

    Nicky's avatar

    Nicky

    Customer

  • 2.0/5

    Can't understand how this place has such good ratings.

    Had high hopes for it after a couple of nights freedom camping, was let down. From the list of rules at the gate and everywhere else we felt like we were at a school camp. Old facilities and no nice place to chill out inside. There was a coffee shop connected but that hadn't t opened by the time we left at 9.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago

    Dan's avatar

    Dan

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Takes the top spot for our favourite campsite on the North Island.

    Wonderful place. Super clean facilities, lovely hot showers, beautiful pitches overlooking the harbour and the friendliest camp folk and hosts ever. We even saw dolphins in the harbour one night. Magical place 😊

    Reviewed about 4 years ago

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    janbear

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Beautiful place next to the beach.

    Very very nice & helpful hosts

    Reviewed over 5 years ago

    Lena's avatar

    Lena

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Awesome place.

    Unlimited WiFi. $15 for a tent site. Beach right out front. Great for Te Araroa chill stop.

    Reviewed over 5 years ago

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    Rhys

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Beautiful spot, had the place almost all to ourselves.

    Kitchen and bathrooms very clean. Shop stocks almost anything you might need.

    Very friendly staff.

    Reviewed almost 6 years ago

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    Caren

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    We loved it here!

    Great facilities - clean and free. Wonderful staff. Beautiful, quiet setting. Will definitely be back!

    Reviewed almost 8 years ago

  • 3.0/5

    Beautiful location, nice calm bay if you have good weather.

    Think it was $80 a night for 2 adults on a powered site.

    Facilities are dated..

    Showers have no time limit which is a bonus however the bathrooms are pretty old and could do with a good clean.

    Very chill bachy feel to this place.

    Kitchen facilities working however again could do with a revamp. 3 old bbqs that weren’t working however 1 new one been put in.

    Would suggest bland bay around the other side or cruise up to Russell top 10 holiday park.

    Okay for one night, don’t expect too much.

    Would say average camp facilities but great location on the water

    Reviewed almost 2 years ago

    Meg's avatar

    Meg

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Visited in winter and could not park on the grass but plenty of hard surface parking around.

    Location is awesome with a great view of the Ohawini Bay. Beach is nice but the downside is that it is also a road that provides access to beaches/homes. Saw some younger people speeding on the beach so I wouldn't be keen to sunbathe on the beach. Showers are hot, no coins required. The area around dumping facilities could do with a bit of a tidy up as there is a lot of rubbish around. Need to buy rubbish bags as a camper if you want get rid of your rubbish which is a bit weird as the owners should be absorbing to these costs. Just use the kitchen bins 😜

    Reviewed over 2 years ago

    Vakantieman's avatar

    Vakantieman

    Customer

  • 2.0/5

    Can't understand how this place has such good ratings.

    Had high hopes for it after a couple of nights freedom camping, was let down. From the list of rules at the gate and everywhere else we felt like we were at a school camp. Old facilities and no nice place to chill out inside. There was a coffee shop connected but that hadn't t opened by the time we left at 9.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago

    Dan's avatar

    Dan

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Nice location, with shell beach in front of parking site.

    Staff polite and helpful, toilets/shower area very clean and tidy, owners are obviously very proud of the services they provide. Laundry facilities reasonably priced. Small shop on site. Worth drive!!!!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago

    Tizwaz Travels's avatar

    Tizwaz Travels

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Awesome campsite and awesome hosts

    Reviewed over 3 years ago

    Nicky's avatar

    Nicky

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Takes the top spot for our favourite campsite on the North Island.

    Wonderful place. Super clean facilities, lovely hot showers, beautiful pitches overlooking the harbour and the friendliest camp folk and hosts ever. We even saw dolphins in the harbour one night. Magical place 😊

    Reviewed about 4 years ago

    janbear's avatar

    janbear

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Beautiful place next to the beach.

    Very very nice & helpful hosts

    Reviewed over 5 years ago

    Lena's avatar

    Lena

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Awesome place.

    Unlimited WiFi. $15 for a tent site. Beach right out front. Great for Te Araroa chill stop.

    Reviewed over 5 years ago

    Rhys's avatar

    Rhys

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Beautiful spot, had the place almost all to ourselves.

    Kitchen and bathrooms very clean. Shop stocks almost anything you might need.

    Very friendly staff.

    Reviewed almost 6 years ago

    Caren's avatar

    Caren

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    We loved it here!

    Great facilities - clean and free. Wonderful staff. Beautiful, quiet setting. Will definitely be back!

    Reviewed almost 8 years ago

  • 4.0/5

    Nice quiet campground.

    Friendly hosts. Great view.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago

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    Nick Mossman

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Good place with a lot of space for your campervan.

    View directly into the bay. Facilities clean and tidy, free WiFi, free showers. But: we paid $47NZD for 2 adults on a powered site, which is quite expensive. Maybe the reason why there were in total only 3 campers...

    Reviewed over 8 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    We were lucky to have front row ocean view.

    Lovely small campground. A bit older but clean facilities. We loved it!

    Reviewed about 9 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    Absolutely beautiful location right on the water.

    Great, clean facilities. The owner is lovely and was so helpful and friendly during our stay. Wish we had longer to stay there!!

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

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    Megan Berry's avatar

    Megan Berry

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Beautiful, quiet site, right on a small beach.

    $33 for two people on a powered site at the end of March. Only one other campervan. Very clean and spacious kitchen, hot showers and bathrooms. Would return & recommend.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

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    Julie Lefebvre

    Customer