Awesome campground.

Great clean facilities. Fully equipped kitchen. Cute outdoor area with pizza oven. Lovely owner. Beautiful surroundings and loved the walk to the canyon. Worth a detour to stay here. Interesting history. Late checkout was fine. 10/10

Reviewed 10 months ago

I loved this park so much I had to stay an extra day.

Beautiful scenery and extra friendly owners. The walk to the canyon is a must. This is a great stopping point on the forgotten world highway.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

A really great place - it feels almost like a far stay, since it’s on a working farm.

Everything is very clean and tidy. It’s a bit of a mission to get there, since it’s 6K off the Forgotten World Highway on a very narrow gravel road, but it’s so worth it.

Reviewed over 1 year ago

What a fantastic find for somewhere to relax and enjoy life away from the pressures of always on connectivity.

Camping amongst the bush with no cell reception or WiFi was just the wind down we (and the tweenager) needed! The tuis, moreporks, possums, cicadas, cows and goats are all the soundtrack you need.

Jo and the team do an awesome job of maintaining the family-run site. The kitchen, BBQs, toilets, and showers are all immaculate and very well provisioned. The cabins, too, are kept to a very high standard with lovely crisp linens and nice little design touches in each.

There's plenty to do to while away the time. Go for a wander up to Fossil Canyon and see the wild horses, wander along the railway line and through the tunnels that are only used by converted golf carts, or simply chill in the river. There are lots of other walks of caring lengths, and Whangamomona and Mount Damper Falls are only half an hour away.

There are also lots of sandlies - up its good to pack the repellant!

What a gem, we'll be back.

Reviewed almost 3 years ago

Amazing campground, rustic in a beautiful bush setting, the owners are just wonderful, Jo took care of us and made sure we were well catered for.

Take the walk along a bush track to the box canyon where you will meet wild horses and goats and the amazing walls of the canyon absolutely gorgeous.

Showers are free and unlimited, awesome grounds with plenty of space along the amazing forgotten world HWY. only open during summer as it gets a bit wet in winter. We will be back next summer.

Reviewed almost 5 years ago

Amazing… Open, spacious remote and quiet site with goods facilities and well equipped kitchen.

Jo was an informative host. Enjoyed the shop front Museum of the Ghost Town and walk to the Fossil Canyon (More of a Fossil Cliff)…. Of all of the sites on a 24 day trip…Would love to come back here and spend more time

Reviewed 10 months ago

I loved this park so much I had to stay an extra day.

Beautiful scenery and extra friendly owners. The walk to the canyon is a must. This is a great stopping point on the forgotten world highway.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

Great place.

Friendly welcoming. You can enjoy the beautiful nature. Next to the camping ground there is one hour walk.

Clean and generous facilities. Kitchen well equipped.

A small exhibition about the ancient railway to explore and honey to buy. A lovely place to stay

Reviewed over 1 year ago

An awesome place.

No internet, great outdoor fire place n pizza oven. Friendly people. Relaxing! Love it. Remeber to take your bug spray😊

Reviewed almost 3 years ago

Amazing campground, rustic in a beautiful bush setting, the owners are just wonderful, Jo took care of us and made sure we were well catered for.

Take the walk along a bush track to the box canyon where you will meet wild horses and goats and the amazing walls of the canyon absolutely gorgeous.

Showers are free and unlimited, awesome grounds with plenty of space along the amazing forgotten world HWY. only open during summer as it gets a bit wet in winter. We will be back next summer.

Reviewed almost 5 years ago

This place is awesome.

We stopped here in the dark mid-way in our trip down the Forgotten World Highway. We did not know what to expect. There was a sign inviting us to make ourselves at home and the owners would see us in the morning. We picked a site and plugged into the power. Wole to a beautiful, peaceful setting. Huge trees. No passing traffic. No sounds except the birds and the river. Quaint showers and toilets spotlessly clean. Invitation to help yourself to $7 frozen pizzas and pay when you leave. So hospitable. Great history display in the kitchen as well as in an old building, setting out the history of the place including the old “ghost” railway construction town. Quaint tiny cabins dotted around the site. We had to keep going but would have loved to have stayed longer. Owner was so nice in the morning. Very inexpensive $. This is an excellent spot to break up the long Forgotten World Highway journey. Don’t be put off by the drive in on the dirt road, it’s worth it. Highly recommended.

Reviewed over 5 years ago

JUST STUNNING!!!

The best experience we have had in NZ. Remote, tranquil, laid-back, relaxed, off-the-beaten-tracks.

Reviewed almost 6 years ago