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South Taranaki District CouncilCouncil organisation |
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North Island ▷ Taranaki ▷ Patea |
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Overnight Camping Site CostWhat is the approximate per-person cost to camp or park your vehicle overnight? ![]() Low Cost Camping You can expect very basic facilities only and often a beautiful location. A nominal fee is charged. |
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Overnight Stay RulesWhat are the accommodation rules for overnight stays at this campsite? ![]() Camping and any vehicle You are permitted to stay overnight and camp (with a tent) or in any vehicle. |
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Booking RequiredIs it necessary to book a campsite in advance in order to stay overnight? First Come, First Served Sites are allocated in a first come, first served basis. Get in early for the best spot. |
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Powered SitesDoes this establishment have powered sites? Powered sites available This campsite offers powered sites to hook into an electricity supply. 25 power sites |
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Non-powered SitesDoes this holiday park offer non-powered sites? Non-powered sites available This site offers non-powered camp sites. |
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DogsDoes this establishment allow dogs? ![]() No dogs allowed The location does not allow dogs under normal conditions. Their may be be exceptions granted under specific circumstances eg. guide dogs. |
✓ Affordable rates
✓ Clean facilities
✓ Close to beach
✓ Great for families
✓ Fun playground for kids
𐄂 Facilities are basic
𐄂 No fridge in kitchen
Grassy area.
Quite possibly my favorite campsite in NZ.
What a little gem of a site.
Affordable, rustic camping.
We stayed here for two nights before Christmas.
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5.0/5
We spend one night at this great campground.
For just 21 dollars (us being 2 adults and 2 kids) we had a powered site and acces to clean toilets and hot showers at no extra cost.
The campsite is on a well maintained grass field surrounded with trees. The beach is a few minutes walk away.
The facilities are basic, but very clean. You also have a kitchen (no fridge) and places to eat inside, a clothing drying line outside. Easter eggs are the outdoor shower (for a rinse after a salty swim) and a place to clean freshly caught fish.
A wonderful playground is just around the corner and our kids loved to play there. On that spot there are outdoor BBQ's.
In short a great place to stay, for just one night or much longer. To get the access code to the facilities you first pay at the library or contact the phone number written on the door after opening hours.
Reviewed 6 months ago
Customer
5.0/5
We loved this beach, it was such great value for money a powered site, toilets and showers for just $20 a night.
No issues with getting a camping spot mid summer.
Beach is so cool to explore especially with kids, lots of caves to walk Inside except when tide is high.
Playground is great for kids but no shelter.
Apparently a good fishing beach , saw a few big snappers being hauled in allthough we had no luck on this visit.
No life guards swim at your own risk.
Reviewed over 2 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Loved this spot, so quiet and fabulous star gazing.
Intermittent cell phone coverage, you will need to ring the council for the access code out of hours, weekends when library closed.
Reviewed over 3 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Awesome beach, caves and views.
Lots of space in winter. Basic clean kitchen, hot showers and toilets for $15 a night. Great value for money.
Reviewed about 4 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Affordable, rustic camping.
$15 per night for a powered camping site. Pay at the library in town. Toilets, hot showers, kitchen facilities (oven, toasters, jugs & microwave) & nostalgic dining hall. Old, but perfectly functional.
Fantastic children's playground. Free gas bbq & two wildfire bbqs. Two interesting beaches.
Cave beach has caves to explore at low tide & a stream for the kiddies to play in. Long beach is calm & great for everyone.
Reviewed over 4 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
$12 for two in camper.
Basic amenities, seperate hot showers, oven, bring cutlery. Shared large pitch with 4 cars, couple long stays this June. Turn off in Waverley towards coast on sealed road, go left at the cattle-stop to wooden building. Don't forget to pay at library first! Well worth it, cheers Wave-town. No WIFI, who needs it this close to beach and caves.
Reviewed about 6 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
We stayed here for two nights before Christmas.
The free camping site has a beautiful view over the beach and has awesome sunsets. The beach is an interesting walk with fossils from millions of years ago, petrified forests and caves. There is a free cold shower at the Reserve for after swimming. 10 stars.
Reviewed over 6 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
Great spot, large grassy sites, no frills but basic amenities all there.
Black sand beaches are a short walk, with caves to explore at low tide. We had high and constant winds but hedges provided some protection.
Reviewed over 6 years ago
Customer
4.0/5
This is a great site.
We paid $12 for the both of us on a powered site. Although the facilities may not look like much they had great, hot, free showers and not a cold shower block when you got out the shower! Playground and free bbqs a short walk away, right near the beach. Lovely sunset. All grass pitches which could be worth bearing in mind if it has been raining.
Reviewed about 7 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Quite possibly my favorite campsite in NZ.
We paid $12 for two people for a powered camper van site, which is on an honesty system by paying at the Library in town. The kitchen was nice for cooking our pasta in, bathrooms were fine, and the location next to a gorgeous black sand beach is great! This was a nice halfway point for us to stop off at for the night between Waitomo and Wellington. Highly recommended for being a great value!
Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017
Customer
5.0/5
We spend one night at this great campground.
For just 21 dollars (us being 2 adults and 2 kids) we had a powered site and acces to clean toilets and hot showers at no extra cost.
The campsite is on a well maintained grass field surrounded with trees. The beach is a few minutes walk away.
The facilities are basic, but very clean. You also have a kitchen (no fridge) and places to eat inside, a clothing drying line outside. Easter eggs are the outdoor shower (for a rinse after a salty swim) and a place to clean freshly caught fish.
A wonderful playground is just around the corner and our kids loved to play there. On that spot there are outdoor BBQ's.
In short a great place to stay, for just one night or much longer. To get the access code to the facilities you first pay at the library or contact the phone number written on the door after opening hours.
Reviewed 6 months ago
Customer
5.0/5
We loved this beach, it was such great value for money a powered site, toilets and showers for just $20 a night.
No issues with getting a camping spot mid summer.
Beach is so cool to explore especially with kids, lots of caves to walk Inside except when tide is high.
Playground is great for kids but no shelter.
Apparently a good fishing beach , saw a few big snappers being hauled in allthough we had no luck on this visit.
No life guards swim at your own risk.
Reviewed over 2 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Loved this spot, so quiet and fabulous star gazing.
Intermittent cell phone coverage, you will need to ring the council for the access code out of hours, weekends when library closed.
Reviewed over 3 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Awesome beach, caves and views.
Lots of space in winter. Basic clean kitchen, hot showers and toilets for $15 a night. Great value for money.
Reviewed about 4 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Affordable, rustic camping.
$15 per night for a powered camping site. Pay at the library in town. Toilets, hot showers, kitchen facilities (oven, toasters, jugs & microwave) & nostalgic dining hall. Old, but perfectly functional.
Fantastic children's playground. Free gas bbq & two wildfire bbqs. Two interesting beaches.
Cave beach has caves to explore at low tide & a stream for the kiddies to play in. Long beach is calm & great for everyone.
Reviewed over 4 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
$12 for two in camper.
Basic amenities, seperate hot showers, oven, bring cutlery. Shared large pitch with 4 cars, couple long stays this June. Turn off in Waverley towards coast on sealed road, go left at the cattle-stop to wooden building. Don't forget to pay at library first! Well worth it, cheers Wave-town. No WIFI, who needs it this close to beach and caves.
Reviewed about 6 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
Great spot, large grassy sites, no frills but basic amenities all there.
Black sand beaches are a short walk, with caves to explore at low tide. We had high and constant winds but hedges provided some protection.
Reviewed over 6 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
We stayed here for two nights before Christmas.
The free camping site has a beautiful view over the beach and has awesome sunsets. The beach is an interesting walk with fossils from millions of years ago, petrified forests and caves. There is a free cold shower at the Reserve for after swimming. 10 stars.
Reviewed over 6 years ago
Customer
4.0/5
This is a great site.
We paid $12 for the both of us on a powered site. Although the facilities may not look like much they had great, hot, free showers and not a cold shower block when you got out the shower! Playground and free bbqs a short walk away, right near the beach. Lovely sunset. All grass pitches which could be worth bearing in mind if it has been raining.
Reviewed about 7 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Quite possibly my favorite campsite in NZ.
We paid $12 for two people for a powered camper van site, which is on an honesty system by paying at the Library in town. The kitchen was nice for cooking our pasta in, bathrooms were fine, and the location next to a gorgeous black sand beach is great! This was a nice halfway point for us to stop off at for the night between Waitomo and Wellington. Highly recommended for being a great value!
Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017
Customer
5.0/5
Grassy area.
$12 for a powered site. Showers included. Kitchen. Almost empty space. Pay fee at library. Perfect for the price!
Reviewed over 7 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
This is a real gem of a campsite.
The place we had to ourselves and we will return, basic but totally great.. Hot showers, good basic powered kitchen.. that is all you need.. A secret special location on the cliffs of Waipipi beach.
Reviewed almost 8 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
What a little gem of a site.
Drove from Wellington and thanks to Rankers found this quiet, grassy site with power and basic facilities all for $12 a van. 9 km's off State Highway 3. Great to watch the sun setting over the sea. Toilets, showers and kitchen basic but all work. Saturday night end January and plenty of space.
Reviewed over 8 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
A perfect place to stay for a family.
Playground, huge grass areas, $12 per night (powered)! Facilities are basic, but absolutely okay. First enter Waverley, in town you have to do a turn left. Don't use the Lennox Road.
Even Waverley Village is perfect, tennis ground next to a huge playground for all ages.
Take care about the opening hours of the library (9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat. till noon) Sunday closed!
Reviewed almost 9 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
A fantastic sheltered spot, 2 minutes walk from gorgeous Waverley beach, with its black sand and caves.
The campground has well-established trees that provide adequate shelter from southerlies and easterlies. Lovely and quiet when we stayed during a weekend in September. Facilities were older but super tidy. The price is a bargain at $12 for a powered site. There is a playground for kids and BBQ facilities in the domain next door.
Reviewed almost 9 years ago
Customer