Waitohi Scenic Reserve
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Waitohi Scenic Reserve
Unavailable from mid April to early Spring for Forestry Operations.
This is a Timaru District Council designated camping spot for both campers and vehicles with stays up to 14 days. No fires, please use gas cookers for cooking your dinner.
Please respect the freedom camping etiquette and leave things how you find them, or better! Have a goody.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Geraldine |
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Reviews
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5.0/5
The views are spectacular and the sunrise is awesome as too the sunset can see from timaru to winchester in a panoramic view.
Great couple wee tracks little slippy in placed a little workout on the legs but not too bad heaps of fantails
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5.0/5
Great spot, really quiet for our visit - toilet not smelly and had loo roll.
Views amazing - although pretty windy as big hill!
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4.0/5
Long route de gravier, Free Camp avec beaucoup de place avec une vu magnifique et si calme
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5.0/5
Incredible campsite tucked away amongst sheep pastures.
The drive in and out was just breathtaking. Had this place all to myself and enjoyed a beautiful sunset. Toilet was surprisingly very clean and had paper. It’s a little off the beaten path which I prefer. No traffic noise, just sheep baaaas
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5.0/5
Great and quiet campsite on top of a hill.
Big field on top of a mountain, with great views! Would definately recommend!
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4.5/5
Beautiful spot with panoramic views overlooking farmland lakes and bush.
Slightly off the beaten track (20 mins on a gravel road) but worth it. Toilet clean and relatively new long drop and a picnic table.
Was a massive frost down below but not up there.
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4.0/5
Great location with awesome views.
Our map app sent us the long way up
But it was worth it. Quite a bit of travel on a dirt road to get here. Toilet was ok. No toilet paper but relatively clean for a long drop. Land slopes a bit so get there early for a flat spot or you could be rolling onto the person next to you at night time
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5.0/5
A hidden gem!
Great views over the stunning NZ countryside and very peaceful. Google coordinates in this app lead us directly to the site
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3.5/5
Amazing spot on the top of a hill with stunning pastoral views over the plains.
Would be pretty exposed in anything more than a breeze as there is no shelter (hence the views!)
Limited flat areas for campervans. Single toilet (newish and clean), potable water tank on site, one picnic table.
You are not “in” the bush. The bush reserve is in a gully beside the campsite. Unfortunately, it’s not typical native bush as it’s seriously affected by invasive smothering vines. But we experienced friendly Fantails and delightful Bellbirds, despite seeing no evidence of pest control.
In clear weather, you should get spectacular sunsets and sunrises, and a brilliant night sky.
Different, but pleasant spot for fine weather camping.
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5.0/5
This takes a bit of awareness to find as you travel the back roads, but the views are absolutely worth it.
There's a picnic table at one end and a large long drop (with toilet paper!) as well - bonus!
There's a couple of walking tracks too, of you're keen :)
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5.0/5
Couldn't find the exact spot, as there are no roads leading to the spot on the Rankers app map, but ended up parking on a small gravel road nearby with sheep fields on both sides of the campervan.
Super pretty landscape, awesome nighttime star view, and best of all: super quiet and no cars coming by during the entire night. No toilets or any facilities though.
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5.0/5
This campsite will be closed from mid April to allow forestry harvesting operations.
***UPDATE FROM TIMARU DISTRICT COUNCIL**
It will reopen later in the Spring to allow time for ground repairs / oversowing etc to take place.
