Rays Rest Camping Reserve
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Rays Rest Camping Reserve
Rays Rest Reserve in Miranda is located beachside, next to the Taramaire Wildlife Refuge Reserve. The Hauraki District Council allows free-camping for self contained motorhomes and campervans, for up to two nights.
There's no toilet, so you'll need a vehicle with a self-containment certificate.
It's a very spacious area and allocation is on a first come, first served basis.
The wetland environment is a stopover for thousands of migratory birds - drive in, park up, sit back and enjoy the surrounds.
Freedom camping is prohibited on the southern end and northern part of Rays Rest Reserve, including the beach. The reserve is off East Coast Road, approximately 4 km south of the Kaiaua township and adjacent to the Firth of Thames.
Standard free-camping rules apply: take your rubbish with you, dispose of greywater only in designated dumpstations, and please obey all signage around this environmental gem. Love it!
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Beautiful views -
Plenty of space
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Safe environment
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Close to nature
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No facilities -
Windy at night
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Some noise from traffic
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Gorgeous spot.
Tony Waters -
Awesome!
Henny Lee -
LOVE this spot!!!
Sharon -
Good moment.
Serge Garcin -
Fabulous!
Kirsty B
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We stay only one night, There were a lot of wind and a raining weather during all night.
In the morning, we are in the smog ...
No toilets on site but a lot of space to camp
We arrived by night and it is very simple to find the spot
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Perfect freedom camping spot that’s not too far from big centres and there is so much space for everyone!
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Stayed here during our last night visiting New Zealand and we loved it!
Plenty of space on a Saturday night. Beautiful view of the bay and mountains.
Quiet and enjoyable sounds of nature with one nearby road that seldom had cars passing.
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The wind kept me up all night, noisy and shaking my van.
It’s free though so…
Woke up to see spoonbills and other shorebirds wading out at the beach, that was very cool.
Plenty of room here even after dark on a weekend.
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What a lovely spot.
Stayed here on our last night, only just over an hours drive to Mangere to drop the motor home off. No facilities but beautiful sunset and sunrise.
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Our first ever night stop in a campervan and it was perfect.
Great view to wake up to in the morning.
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Large place without any facilities.
Many Campers there, seems save. Directly at the waterfront. Beautiful place to watch the sunrise an the birds out of your bed. We can recommend this place :)!
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What a lovely spot in great nature.
Plenty of space along the water and a lot of friendly people around makes it a safe spot. No facilities whatsoever and some nasty cars horning while passing by during the night. Lovely for a stopover, though.
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Nice view, right beside the beach on one side, and hilly grasslands/farms on the other, no toilet, and pretty close to the road.
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Fabulous!
Quiet, restful spot overlooking water and birdlife. Spent two nights here and will come again.
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Been wanting to come here for about a year.
It didn’t disappoint. Lucky enough to stay on a flat, calm day with no wind. It was glorious. Lots of room. Just perfect.
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It is a nice place to overnight in a journey between Coromandel and Auckland.
It is plenty of space and the view is so nice with the sound of waves during the night
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Amazing place.
Was hard to find in the dark but spanned the entire right side, so we went in half way after it appeared on the map. Lovely to wake to a beautiful scenery.Need to be fully self contained.
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We stay only one night, There were a lot of wind and a raining weather during all night.
In the morning, we are in the smog ...
No toilets on site but a lot of space to camp
We arrived by night and it is very simple to find the spot
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Perfect freedom camping spot that’s not too far from big centres and there is so much space for everyone!
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Stayed here during our last night visiting New Zealand and we loved it!
Plenty of space on a Saturday night. Beautiful view of the bay and mountains.
Quiet and enjoyable sounds of nature with one nearby road that seldom had cars passing.
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The wind kept me up all night, noisy and shaking my van.
It’s free though so…
Woke up to see spoonbills and other shorebirds wading out at the beach, that was very cool.
Plenty of room here even after dark on a weekend.
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What a lovely spot.
Stayed here on our last night, only just over an hours drive to Mangere to drop the motor home off. No facilities but beautiful sunset and sunrise.
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Our first ever night stop in a campervan and it was perfect.
Great view to wake up to in the morning.
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Large place without any facilities.
Many Campers there, seems save. Directly at the waterfront. Beautiful place to watch the sunrise an the birds out of your bed. We can recommend this place :)!
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What a lovely spot in great nature.
Plenty of space along the water and a lot of friendly people around makes it a safe spot. No facilities whatsoever and some nasty cars horning while passing by during the night. Lovely for a stopover, though.
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Nice view, right beside the beach on one side, and hilly grasslands/farms on the other, no toilet, and pretty close to the road.
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Fabulous!
Quiet, restful spot overlooking water and birdlife. Spent two nights here and will come again.
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Been wanting to come here for about a year.
It didn’t disappoint. Lucky enough to stay on a flat, calm day with no wind. It was glorious. Lots of room. Just perfect.
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It is a nice place to overnight in a journey between Coromandel and Auckland.
It is plenty of space and the view is so nice with the sound of waves during the night
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Amazing place.
Was hard to find in the dark but spanned the entire right side, so we went in half way after it appeared on the map. Lovely to wake to a beautiful scenery.Need to be fully self contained.
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We drove in from Auckland, and getting in from the main highway in the dark was quite sketchy - lots of sharp curves.
Would be easier to navigate in the day light.
There were 20-30 units when we arrived, so had to drive down a bit to grab a spot at the end, but it meant no one behind us. Views were GORGEOUS in the morning!
No amenities, no rubbish from what we could see. Great for a one night stop before moving on!
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Our first dry camp and it was lovely.
Shells on the beach and wading birds everywhere. Watch out for the waters edge at low tide as it is very boggy.
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Great spot to stop in o/night if travelling late.
no gates. arrived at 10pm with kids - still spots available (maybe 20 or more RV's already there but still places facing beautiful view). woke to lovely sunrise & bitd life. No facilities but didn't need as moved on after breaky.