Black Hole, Waihao Downs

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Black Hole, Waihao Downs

This is a Waimate District Council designated freedom camping spot for self-contained vehicles. You can park for up to two nights close to the Waihao River Walkway just along Mt Harris road off SH82. For more information cruise on into the Waimate Information Centre.

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Feature Value Info

Organisation

Waimate District Council

Council organisation

Location

South IslandCanterburyTimaru

Categories

  • Activity__freedom_campingFreedom Camping
  • Free

Directions

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Coordinates

-44.796850843175

170.953409576416

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Latitude
-44.796850843175
Longitude
170.953409576416

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Reviews

    ✓ Quiet and peaceful

    ✓ Immaculate toilet facilities

    ✓ Lots of space

    ✓ Close to nature

    ✓ Not crowded

    𐄂 No phone signal

    𐄂 Rocky access road

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  • 3.0/5

    Toilet was immaculate - brand new, and saw someone checking it in the morning despite being spotless.

    Really peaceful & lots of room - road down a little rocky but opens up to flat grass.

    Phone signal: no

    Sandflies: no (but lots of other flies)

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

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    Katie's avatar
  • 5.0/5

    It is a hidden gem.

    Not popular in the surroundings, barely see any tourists or people, when we arrived even on the holiday season, there’s no one but only us. A very clean long drop toilet, we saw a person come and clean it in the morning. Quiet and away from the road, so we had a good night here.

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

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    Chc

  • 4.0/5

    We stayed here 1 night, quiet , pleasant, lovely surroundings, toilet clean.

    Lovely spot for freedom camping 😀

    Reviewed almost 2 years ago

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    Heath's avatar
  • 0.5/5

    Scary place to get to.

    Super out of the way. Overgrown toilets. No swimming due to heavy pollution (ecoli). Steep dirt access road. DO NOT VISIT.

    Reviewed about 6 years ago