Waitohi Scenic Reserve

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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Organisation

Timaru District Council

Council organisation

Location

South IslandCanterburyGeraldine

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  • Activity__freedom_campingFreedom Camping
  • Free

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Coordinates

-44.17856771

171.1173226

Latitude
-44.17856771
Longitude
171.1173226

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Reviews

    ✓ Quiet and peaceful

    ✓ Amazing views

    ✓ Very clean toilets

    ✓ Free camping

    ✓ Spacious area

    𐄂 Windy location

    𐄂 Gravel road access

    • Great location with awesome views.
    • Great and quiet campsite on top of a hill.
    • A hidden gem!
    • Beautiful lonely place for self contained camper
    Rating Count Percentage
    10/10 8
    62%
    9/10 2
    15%
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    15%
    7/10 1
    8%
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  • 4.5/5

    Beautiful lonely place for self contained camper

    Reviewed about 1 month ago

  • 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

    Reviewed 3 months ago

  • 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!

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 4.0/5

    Long route de gravier, Free Camp avec beaucoup de place avec une vu magnifique et si calme

    Reviewed 10 months ago

  • 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

    Reviewed 12 months ago

  • 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!

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 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.

    Reviewed over 4 years ago

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    Dan

  • 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

    Reviewed almost 5 years ago

  • 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

    Reviewed almost 5 years ago

  • 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.

    Reviewed over 5 years ago

  • 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 :)

    Reviewed almost 6 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    Beautiful lonely place for self contained camper

    Reviewed about 1 month ago

  • 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

    Reviewed 3 months ago

  • 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!

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 4.0/5

    Long route de gravier, Free Camp avec beaucoup de place avec une vu magnifique et si calme

    Reviewed 10 months ago

  • 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

    Reviewed 12 months ago

  • 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!

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 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.

    Reviewed over 4 years ago

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    Dan

  • 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

    Reviewed almost 5 years ago

  • 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

    Reviewed almost 5 years ago

  • 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.

    Reviewed over 5 years ago

  • 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 :)

    Reviewed almost 6 years ago

  • 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.

    Reviewed almost 7 years ago

  • 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.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017