Tongaporutu
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Tongaporutu
Self-contained camping allowed for three days
No non-self-contained vehicles and no tents
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North Island ▷ Taranaki ▷ Mokau |
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Reviews
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Stunning location -
Lots of space for campers
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Quiet atmosphere
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Close to walking tracks
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Toilets often smelly -
Ground can get boggy
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No fresh water
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Nice place and wonderful places to go!
Bobo -
Lots of space, grassy areas.
Morgane -
Nice quiet place to stop.
Laura -
Good little spot to ring in the new year.
Silly American -
Awesome free place to stop on the way through.
Miri
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Don’t come after it rains, you’ll get stuck.
Road noise from trucks climbing the hill. No cell coverage
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Stayed here on two different occasions this month.
Great both times.
Long drop toilets open all the time.
Lots of space for campers and very quiet.
Lovely walk round to elephant rock at low tide.
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Lots of space, grassy areas.
Long drop toilets almost always being used so the cleanliness is not a guarantee. Best perk is being right next to the Three sisters and being able to enjoy the beautiful beach multiple times, especially at sunset. No fresh water.
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Nice place and wonderful places to go!
3 sisters and the elephant rock!
Very full, but quiet.
Toilets relativ clean for the full place! But the toilet system hast to be serviced! Too full and the smell inside the cabins are going to kill you!
No Moskitos this night.
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Stayed here in winter, pretty cold off shore wind.
Toilets were gross. Stayed one night, walked to Elephant rock at low tide. Stick to the walls of the cliffs and you won't get stuck in the estry mud.
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Great spot by the sea with plenty of room for lots of vans.
Has a few tables to sit down on, basic toilets but no water, showers or dump station.
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Top tip - get there early!
Smelly toilets but thats expected with drop toilets. Fantastic and beautiful location.
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Good place to sleep near 3 sisters and elephant rock for wait for the low tide.
Toilet are quite smelling but you can manage.
Great view, but you need to be there early if you want to have some place left in front of the sea (be careful if you Park on the grass when it's wet)
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Lovely place nice views can be a bit windy right on the front Unfortunately we pick the wrong tide times so could not get out to see the three (now two) sisters
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Loved this for past stays as astunning place but went to camp today and the whole grassed areas for freedom camping is boggy and unsafe to park on ...only a couple of campers managed to parknon an uneven
clay area. The public carpark is bring dug up so lots of tractors and noisy machinery so could not even find a park to walk to the 3 sisters at low tide. Don't let my review put you off this beautiful place but have a Plan B during winter and wet times
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Amazing beautiful location with excellent walk on the beach, but the facilities are basic.
Long drop toilets. Grass can get muddy but space for quite a lot of vans. Can only use the grassy carpark on the right side by the toilets for overnight stays, not the furthest carpark.
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Decent size for motor homes.
Area split into two, one side for self contained vehicles only, the other appears to be no overnight stay, but there is a sign explaining this. No water, but has three drop toilets here, which are clean enough. Was great for us, as we would have been arriving in New Plymouth late, so this helped us out. Black sand, can walk out to the ocean in low tide, place is nice
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We pulled in, saw a mud pit for the SC site and decided to keep driving.
Based on signage, it doesn’t seem like the small community wants the freedom camping spot.
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Tidy little spot right on the river mouth at the start of the walk out to The Three Sisters.
Has toilets and picnic tables. Ground was very boggy in some places. Also recommend going for a walk under the road bridge to the little Tongaporutu settlement - there's a signposted walkway there.
BTW the 3 Sisters are well worth it, the first 50m can be very muddy but if you take your time and stick to near the cliffs you can avoid the mud.
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Don’t come after it rains, you’ll get stuck.
Road noise from trucks climbing the hill. No cell coverage
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Stayed here on two different occasions this month.
Great both times.
Long drop toilets open all the time.
Lots of space for campers and very quiet.
Lovely walk round to elephant rock at low tide.
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Lots of space, grassy areas.
Long drop toilets almost always being used so the cleanliness is not a guarantee. Best perk is being right next to the Three sisters and being able to enjoy the beautiful beach multiple times, especially at sunset. No fresh water.
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Nice place and wonderful places to go!
3 sisters and the elephant rock!
Very full, but quiet.
Toilets relativ clean for the full place! But the toilet system hast to be serviced! Too full and the smell inside the cabins are going to kill you!
No Moskitos this night.
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Stayed here in winter, pretty cold off shore wind.
Toilets were gross. Stayed one night, walked to Elephant rock at low tide. Stick to the walls of the cliffs and you won't get stuck in the estry mud.
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Great spot by the sea with plenty of room for lots of vans.
Has a few tables to sit down on, basic toilets but no water, showers or dump station.
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Top tip - get there early!
Smelly toilets but thats expected with drop toilets. Fantastic and beautiful location.
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Good place to sleep near 3 sisters and elephant rock for wait for the low tide.
Toilet are quite smelling but you can manage.
Great view, but you need to be there early if you want to have some place left in front of the sea (be careful if you Park on the grass when it's wet)
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Lovely place nice views can be a bit windy right on the front Unfortunately we pick the wrong tide times so could not get out to see the three (now two) sisters
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Loved this for past stays as astunning place but went to camp today and the whole grassed areas for freedom camping is boggy and unsafe to park on ...only a couple of campers managed to parknon an uneven
clay area. The public carpark is bring dug up so lots of tractors and noisy machinery so could not even find a park to walk to the 3 sisters at low tide. Don't let my review put you off this beautiful place but have a Plan B during winter and wet times
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Amazing beautiful location with excellent walk on the beach, but the facilities are basic.
Long drop toilets. Grass can get muddy but space for quite a lot of vans. Can only use the grassy carpark on the right side by the toilets for overnight stays, not the furthest carpark.
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Decent size for motor homes.
Area split into two, one side for self contained vehicles only, the other appears to be no overnight stay, but there is a sign explaining this. No water, but has three drop toilets here, which are clean enough. Was great for us, as we would have been arriving in New Plymouth late, so this helped us out. Black sand, can walk out to the ocean in low tide, place is nice
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We pulled in, saw a mud pit for the SC site and decided to keep driving.
Based on signage, it doesn’t seem like the small community wants the freedom camping spot.
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Tidy little spot right on the river mouth at the start of the walk out to The Three Sisters.
Has toilets and picnic tables. Ground was very boggy in some places. Also recommend going for a walk under the road bridge to the little Tongaporutu settlement - there's a signposted walkway there.
BTW the 3 Sisters are well worth it, the first 50m can be very muddy but if you take your time and stick to near the cliffs you can avoid the mud.
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Nice quiet place to stop.
Grassy area for parking. As an aside dogs are allowed. On lead and pick up after them. Signage around to show they’re allowed
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Great little spot off of the highway, two large areas to park up right on the waters edge.
This spot has a cafe/ice cream shop that appears to be open in the summer which I imagine would be great on a sunny day.
Toilets are onsite and are long drops. The stench is overpowering once you lift the toilet lid and the view down the drop will forever be ingrained in the back of my eyelids every time I try to sleep.
Otherwise a neat little spot very close to the Three Sisters rock formation, which is quite a cool thing.