Port Motueka Beach Reserve
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Port Motueka Beach Reserve
What a score! This site is right next to the Salt Baths in Motueka, these baths are refilled every high tide and are a great place for a dip. The reserve is very popular and is always full and no wonder really..... it's got showers, toilets, a play ground, picnic tables, designated fire places, large grassy areas and you can easily walk into town via the beachside walkway. What more can I say really? Oh it is also next to a fish factory, so it can be a little smelly at times - not a major.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Motueka |
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Reviews
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5.0/5
30Apr24.
2 adults in 7.2m motorhome.
Arrived mid afternoon and got a space. One side is suitable for smaller vans side by side. The other is suitable for longer vans end to end.
Toilets updated since our last visit in 2018, much better now.
Fellow campers nice and quiet. Be aware though that there are industrial units fairly close that seem to be working 24/7 so you may hear them at night.
A bit of a walk into town but that suited us.
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5.0/5
Great location.
Clean toilets & outdoor shower. All spaces had filled up around 4/5pm!
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4.5/5
Great place next to the sea.
Clean toilets and showers. You do have to get there early as it's very popular. Oh, don't be a douche and listen to music all day on your JBL speakers ✌️
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5.0/5
Cool spot, likewise the comment below.
Good toilets, shower, nice sunrise...
But get here early, spaces are quiet full
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5.0/5
Really nice spot.
3 flushing toilets and shower outside, great for a free camp. Limited places, we arrived at 10 am and it was half full. Nice walks around and a great sea swimming pool to refresh !
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0.5/5
On a essayé deux fois de venir sur ce free camp on a jamais eu la chance d’avoir une place, les gens présent restent à la semaine…
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5.0/5
Great spot but fills up by 4pm so get in quick.
There are approx 20 spots.
3 clean and spacious toilets, cold outdoor shower, right in front of the sea with a walking loop, wood fire, public seating on the foreshore, salt baths (Rockpool) and the camping car park runs alongside a park so plenty of room to spread out and pull out a yoga mat or dining table.
It’s a 20 minute walk to a great cafe called Toad Hall or a 45 minute walk to town with loads of food options.
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5.0/5
Perfect spot for hammocks and walks by the sea.
Limited spots available. Great bathrooms with flush water and shower (cold water). Loved the spot!
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4.5/5
Fairly busy, get here early.
Clean flushing toilets. Cold outdoor shower. Easy walk to town and good spot for an early start to explore Abel Tasman.
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5.0/5
Emplacement proche de la mer et des bains d'eau salée Toilettes propres et proches des emplacements Le freecamp était rapidement plein quand nous y sommes allés
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3.5/5
Nice to have a free spot by the sea.
The salt water baths are clean but very cold in August. It’s a long walk to the town centre but there is plenty of grassy space to lounge away the afternoon at this site. The dairy hums all night (even on a Sunday night) so could keep you up but didn’t bother us at all. Very popular site!
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5.0/5
30Apr24.
2 adults in 7.2m motorhome.
Arrived mid afternoon and got a space. One side is suitable for smaller vans side by side. The other is suitable for longer vans end to end.
Toilets updated since our last visit in 2018, much better now.
Fellow campers nice and quiet. Be aware though that there are industrial units fairly close that seem to be working 24/7 so you may hear them at night.
A bit of a walk into town but that suited us.
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5.0/5
Great location.
Clean toilets & outdoor shower. All spaces had filled up around 4/5pm!
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4.5/5
Great place next to the sea.
Clean toilets and showers. You do have to get there early as it's very popular. Oh, don't be a douche and listen to music all day on your JBL speakers ✌️
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5.0/5
Cool spot, likewise the comment below.
Good toilets, shower, nice sunrise...
But get here early, spaces are quiet full
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5.0/5
Really nice spot.
3 flushing toilets and shower outside, great for a free camp. Limited places, we arrived at 10 am and it was half full. Nice walks around and a great sea swimming pool to refresh !
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0.5/5
On a essayé deux fois de venir sur ce free camp on a jamais eu la chance d’avoir une place, les gens présent restent à la semaine…
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5.0/5
Great spot but fills up by 4pm so get in quick.
There are approx 20 spots.
3 clean and spacious toilets, cold outdoor shower, right in front of the sea with a walking loop, wood fire, public seating on the foreshore, salt baths (Rockpool) and the camping car park runs alongside a park so plenty of room to spread out and pull out a yoga mat or dining table.
It’s a 20 minute walk to a great cafe called Toad Hall or a 45 minute walk to town with loads of food options.
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5.0/5
Perfect spot for hammocks and walks by the sea.
Limited spots available. Great bathrooms with flush water and shower (cold water). Loved the spot!
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4.5/5
Fairly busy, get here early.
Clean flushing toilets. Cold outdoor shower. Easy walk to town and good spot for an early start to explore Abel Tasman.
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5.0/5
Emplacement proche de la mer et des bains d'eau salée Toilettes propres et proches des emplacements Le freecamp était rapidement plein quand nous y sommes allés
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3.5/5
Nice to have a free spot by the sea.
The salt water baths are clean but very cold in August. It’s a long walk to the town centre but there is plenty of grassy space to lounge away the afternoon at this site. The dairy hums all night (even on a Sunday night) so could keep you up but didn’t bother us at all. Very popular site!
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4.5/5
Agree with previous comment.
Make sure to come earlier, espetialy during summer. We stayed for two nights in June, came around 5pm and took one from the last spots.
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5.0/5
Great place, clean toilets, felt really safe there.
Obviously it is very popular also in the winter-the place was full 2 nights we stayed there. The salt baths nesrby are just stunning! Bbq for 1 dollar.
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4.5/5
Brand new, clean toilets.
Spots could be more level, spots along the field fill up and become a puddle in the rain. Great beach access to catch a sunrise or sunset or for a walk. Some disruptive people using the BBQ's but they did not stay late. Every spot full even in June.
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4.5/5
Really nice free camping spot!
It's not really a large carpark but there's designated spaces with small barriers in between and so it didn't feel too cramped. Toilets were clean and there's a nice seaside walk nearby. Not too far from Abel Tasman NP so it was great staying here the night before my l daytrip up there.
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4.0/5
This is a car park, so you are very close to your neighbours.
Must be there early to get a spot as it is popular. Well maintained toilet facilities.
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4.5/5
Looks like a great place, we didn't get to stay there though because it was full by 3pm.
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5.0/5
Good place closed to the beach with a shower, change rooms and toilets.
The ranger check everyday if you are on a good spot etc.
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5.0/5
Really nice place to stay it gets very busy if your not here by 3.30 you'll miss out.
Clean loos, rubbish, BBQ spoint and friendly
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4.0/5
Nice Freecamp with the seasaltwater swimming pool just next to it.
Good amenities : toilets, sink for the dishes, shower (no hot but not too cold).
Only 23 places available get juste quite quick (do not try to fit more than one car on 1 place, there is a patrole coming to check).
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4.0/5
Nice to be near a pretty interesting beach, including a weird spit, a novel saltwater bath and a 1950s iron shipwreck.
Stayed two nights
Pro's:
v near the beach
Beach is nice
Lots of pretty flowering trees and birdsong
Nice big field next door
Lots of space
Possible drinking water supply but unlabelled as such
Toilets were lovely
Cons:
A few homeless locals hanging about but were harmless
One total looser sat around playing local radio station in his car, clearly looking for a fight. Luckily no room for him in the camping spots and the normal carpark is a no park zone past 10pm so he left soon after
The Motueka Creamery added an annoying background industrial hum 24/7
Fills up very fast, was full by ~4pm
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4.0/5
Stayed here for one night and it filled up very quickly.
Nice stop over. Toilets were a bit dirty but can’t complain as it was free. Good dish washing sinks :)
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3.0/5
The spaces quickly full before 7pm (least 22 spaces) The new toilets still in building (there have temp box plastic toilets nearby) Saltwater bath not clean But nice spot
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5.0/5
Really great place to stay!
Lovely place for a walk/ run/ cycle. Saltbaths are brilliant and nice outdoor cold shower. Would definitely stay again!
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4.5/5
Nice quiet spot right next to a great green area and BBQ.
Very short walk to the sea pool. Would stay here again.
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4.0/5
Really nice spot.
Quiet at night. Enough places for at least 12 vehicles to stay. Toilets a bit manky which is why the 8/10. Close to the ocean. Water, BBQ, toilet, cold open shower. Would stay again.
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5.0/5
Great Spot, 2 nights allowed.
Everything what you need.
Clean facilities, shower and sink for dishwash.
Good fishing spot 5 min walk.
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0.5/5
We now have a clear understanding why this region is becoming anti Freedom Campers.
Absolute NO
Pulled in midday, full of very dodgy characters, sorry but REALLY
If only we all took a bit of pride in ourselves and our surroundings.
Definitely not a safe feeling but only because of the people in the area.
The location itself is spot on, could have been a pleasure to stay in, being close to a cafe and the marina.