Had a great stay here for 6 nights!

Loved all the small spots in the rainforest. But be aware - its quite humid everywhere, especially when it was raining! My car needs some sunshine to dry up again ;)

Wifi doesnt work that good, but there is good phone service with Spark. Kitchen is without pots.

Reviewed 25 days ago

Cute campsite, with lots of green, enough space for unpowered sites especially, but the laundry is way too expensive, nobody’s in the office and the facilities are too basic for that price (55 NZD powered

, 40 NZD unpowered for 2 adults + 2NZD Surcharge)

Reviewed about 1 month ago

Loved it here!

The parking spots feel quite private amongst greenery, separated by picnic tables so you aren’t on top of eachother. The bathrooms were great and also included unisex bathrooms which were fab for sharing toiletries with my other half! The ladies also had a hairdryer and straighteners to use. Toilets clean, flushable and with small bins. Plenty of mirrors and even chairs. 2 mins walk from centre, bars, restaurants.

Reviewed 2 months ago

Very interesting camping site with all spots nestled into pockets in the surrounding forest.

Felt very cozy and wild at the same time. Amenities are OK but nothing special. The ever present sheep jokes will put a smile on your face though :)

One of the better sites on our trip.

Reviewed 3 months ago

Very large, scenic, set amongst magical woods, for all types of vehicles (powered and non- powered site, small and large cars etc).

Visited Jan 16 - 17 Jan 2025

Very large, scenic, set amongst magical woods, for all types of vehicles (powered and non- powered site, small and large cars etc). Shower facilities good quality but only two for a very very large site. Kitchen was abismal - very very slow to heat up, very low power, only two units (for whole site)!!!

Actual individual site per vehicle so good and sectioned by natural foliage part of the forest.

Reviewed 3 months ago

+ Hot showers, cooking & washing area.

+ Each vehicle has its own bay made private by ferns and greenery.

+ views of the mountains and a short drive or Walk to Franz Josef viewing point

- Large vehicles might find it difficult to manoeuvre around the site.

- Can’t pre-book but you can choose your spot when you arrive.

Reviewed 4 months ago

Cheapest spot in Franz and a nice jungle feel thanks to all the fauna around.

Showers are great and have hairdryer & straighteners available. Toilets all clean and flushing! Dump station & water available, all tap water is drinking water too, but no refuse/rubbish/recycling. Pitches are nicely spread out, wifi free and ok.

Reviewed 4 months ago

Amazing spot, cheaper than anywhere else in Franz.

Lovely secluded pitches. Powered sites were already full when we got there, but loads of unpowered. WiFi was good. Kitchen a bit small and basic but a great spot.

Reviewed 7 months ago

Very crowded and disorganised site- hard to find a spot.

Not enough facilities - we weren’t able to use the kitchen at 5 or 7pm as they were both busy (both outside too so you get eaten alive by sandflies and mozzies).

Very expensive for what it was - we paid $36 for 1 night powered.

Toilets were dirty and sinks in areas stank and were full of stagnant water.

Sorry but would recommend the other campsites in town any day as you pay a little more but get HEAPS more in value.

This was overpriced for what it offers which, beyond the location, isn’t much.

Reviewed 12 months ago

2-night camper van stay.

Cheap & quiet site in central Franz Josef town location. Nice individual parking bays powered & unpowered. Free hot showers in basic washrooms. Small laundry of 4 washing machines of which 3 were Out of Order.

Reviewed about 1 year ago