Dunsdale Recreation Reserve and camping area
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Dunsdale Recreation Reserve and camping area
Closed between May - September every year.
Freedom campers are permitted to stay for up to three days at Dunsdale Recreation Reserve, inland from Invercargill.
This is a huge area, another wicked find! This reserve is well set up with loads of space to camp in, multiple toilet sites and water avaliable. It is very tidy and there is lots of natives being planted. There are walks through the Hokonui Forest.
The Southland District Council and Dunsdale locals offer this up. In return they ask that you obey general free-camping etiquette: respect people, plants and animals around you, restrict noise after 8pm, deposit waterwater etc in an appropriate place and leave your campsite tidy.
The reserve is about 7km down Dunsdale Valley Road, when you get to an obvious intersection, veer right to get to the campsite otherwise you could be driving through the forest forever......
http://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/my-southland/freedom-camping/
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Reviews
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2.0/5
Google maps took us through what seemed like a farm track, to then find out one of the “roads” from the direction we were coming from was closed.
Took a long detour down unsealed roads to find that the whole area around the reserve is being logged. And the reserve will be closed from 1st May - Sept 2023 due to logging. The site was still open when we arrived, but it looked rather wet. And the access road was a steep unsealed road without much gravel on it. Decided to go elsewhere.
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0.5/5
Even though the sign says it’s open until May2023, we drove all the way to find out it was closed.
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0.5/5
Attempted to get here in June 2022, Google maps must not have been reliable because it was taking us through what looked like private farmland with a lot of open but could-be locked gates while you sleep
. Didn't want to risk it or anger any of the locals so didn't stay here and moved on.
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4.5/5
This place is great!
A bit of a drive to get to it, but not too bad. Make sure you go right at the intersection right before you get to it, since on the maps it’s not quite in the right location. A huge grassy field, well maintained. Flushing toilets! A few sandflys but nothing unusual. Great for a free spot.
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5.0/5
Awesome camp spot.
Green clean and beautiful! NZ gem. Toilets clean with loo paper! Lots of sandflys also there on holiday.
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5.0/5
Beatifull free camp with clean toillets, fresh water and no people at all.
Little hard to get there as from one side the road is closed. Get there from south-east side
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4.0/5
Looks like a really nice camp site, unfortunately the gate was locked when we got there as to stop people ripping up the grass over winter, we just stayed on the turn around outside as self contained but
something to know, also a few people parking to go hunting in the bush it backs onto
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5.0/5
This is the perfect camping getaway with a large, well-maintained campground with flushing toilets, pretty walk and a beautiful stream.
Getting there was confusing but you pretty much follow Dunsdale Valley road until you get into the forest and follow the road for a few minutes until you see a handmade sign with an arrow pointing right. I highly recommend this camp ground it is overlooked! It was our favourite place to rest :)
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3.5/5
Very basic campsite, some camping tables and two toilets.
Plenty of space in this big meadow, the only shelter is close to the trees that surround it. It's completely FREE :)
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2.0/5
Google maps took us through what seemed like a farm track, to then find out one of the “roads” from the direction we were coming from was closed.
Took a long detour down unsealed roads to find that the whole area around the reserve is being logged. And the reserve will be closed from 1st May - Sept 2023 due to logging. The site was still open when we arrived, but it looked rather wet. And the access road was a steep unsealed road without much gravel on it. Decided to go elsewhere.
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0.5/5
Even though the sign says it’s open until May2023, we drove all the way to find out it was closed.
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0.5/5
Attempted to get here in June 2022, Google maps must not have been reliable because it was taking us through what looked like private farmland with a lot of open but could-be locked gates while you sleep
. Didn't want to risk it or anger any of the locals so didn't stay here and moved on.
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4.5/5
This place is great!
A bit of a drive to get to it, but not too bad. Make sure you go right at the intersection right before you get to it, since on the maps it’s not quite in the right location. A huge grassy field, well maintained. Flushing toilets! A few sandflys but nothing unusual. Great for a free spot.
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5.0/5
Awesome camp spot.
Green clean and beautiful! NZ gem. Toilets clean with loo paper! Lots of sandflys also there on holiday.
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5.0/5
Beatifull free camp with clean toillets, fresh water and no people at all.
Little hard to get there as from one side the road is closed. Get there from south-east side
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4.0/5
Looks like a really nice camp site, unfortunately the gate was locked when we got there as to stop people ripping up the grass over winter, we just stayed on the turn around outside as self contained but
something to know, also a few people parking to go hunting in the bush it backs onto
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3.0/5
No signage from the dirt road showing you which right turn is to the campsite.
Look for a sign that says domain and turn there. I unfortunately did not see this sign and kept going, getting stuck in the mud and having to walk all the way back to a local farmer to pull be out at 1030pm. Bathrooms are what you'd expect for being in the middle of the woods.
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5.0/5
This is the perfect camping getaway with a large, well-maintained campground with flushing toilets, pretty walk and a beautiful stream.
Getting there was confusing but you pretty much follow Dunsdale Valley road until you get into the forest and follow the road for a few minutes until you see a handmade sign with an arrow pointing right. I highly recommend this camp ground it is overlooked! It was our favourite place to rest :)
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0.5/5
This place is in the middle of nowhere, do not get there after dark.
We traveled there and got stuck on the road, had to push our campervan out. It was an eerie drive in at 830pm.
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3.5/5
Very basic campsite, some camping tables and two toilets.
Plenty of space in this big meadow, the only shelter is close to the trees that surround it. It's completely FREE :)
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