Warrington Reserve
Overnight Self Contained Campervans, Tents allowed
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Warrington Reserve
Overnight camping in self-contained vehicles and tents.
Grassed area open again from Labour Weekend.
If you are in a self-contained, non self-contained vehicle or a tent then you are welcome to stay here. Maps showing designated camping areas are shown on site.
There are three separate areas at Warrington to segregate the different user groups. The areas are for those camping with tents, those with certified self-contained vehicles and those with non-certified self-contained vehicles.
There are limited spaces for each user group in these areas and enforcement will be operational for vehicles outside of the designated areas.
Vehicle noise and lights can disrupt sleep, so please show consideration to local residents and other campers by arriving at the site before 10pm. Please also respect our environment by using the rubbish and toilet facilities provided.
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Dunedin City CouncilCouncil organisation |
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Dunedin |
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Freedom Camping
Dump Station
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Reviews
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5.0/5
Almost cannot believe it’s free, it’s better than most paid standard doc sites.
Allowed for non-SC as well. Spacious grassy area and a smaller area on gravel/dirt, flushing toilets, sink for dishwashing, drinking water, dump station, rubbish bins and cell coverage. Very close to the beach and quiet surroundings, allowed to stay two nights within a months period, it was superb :))
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4.0/5
20 minutes to the centre of Dunedin.
Nice flat area for our motor home, portaloos, dump station, rubbish bins and flushing toilets. Beautiful/ wild beach 5 minute walk and a good playground for the kids. Busy.
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4.5/5
This is such a sweet spot especially if you just spent the day in Dunedin!
We were there end of March and it was still quite busy, however there are still a lot of space. Beach is great, we even went for a swim.
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3.0/5
Plenty of space on the grass (the self-contained canvas seemed to spill over quite a ways into the "camping" area).
Permanent toilets at the front in the gravel "non-self-contained" area and two portaloos near the rear which were heavily used but relatively clean. Probably 30-40 groups there in late February, it was fairly full but not packed. Not everyone was quiet & respectful, there was loud music until late. The beach is nice and easy to access and there is a sea lion who raises a pup there every summer, though we didn't see her. Very easy to access from the main highway through town and well signed. Not our first choice, but an easy free place to stay the night.
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4.5/5
Wow!!
Sehr toller freier Platz. Große Fläche um zu campen. Direkt hinter den Dünen an traumhaften Strand.
Toiletten waren dreckig. Trinkwasser vorhanden! Ebenfalls Spüle für den Abwasch.
Immer wieder gerne an diesen Ort!
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5.0/5
lot of space for tents and self contained.
for not self contained up to 10sites in a marked place. close to the ocean and verry quite. good toilets and 1 sink. for free!
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4.5/5
Really nice free campsite!
Portaloos smelled pretty bad, but luckily there were also some flushing toilets.
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4.0/5
Nice place nearby the coast.
You can have great walks at the beach. For non self-contained only a few campsites available and you stand very close together like on a car park. Toilets and sinks for washing the dishes are good. There are some tables where we cooked and had dinner.
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4.5/5
Fantastic free campsite with drinking water, bins and toilets.
Few minutes walk to the beach. Lots of space but filled up quickly in the summer so park close together and don't arrive too late!
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5.0/5
Almost cannot believe it’s free, it’s better than most paid standard doc sites.
Allowed for non-SC as well. Spacious grassy area and a smaller area on gravel/dirt, flushing toilets, sink for dishwashing, drinking water, dump station, rubbish bins and cell coverage. Very close to the beach and quiet surroundings, allowed to stay two nights within a months period, it was superb :))
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4.5/5
This is such a sweet spot especially if you just spent the day in Dunedin!
We were there end of March and it was still quite busy, however there are still a lot of space. Beach is great, we even went for a swim.
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4.0/5
20 minutes to the centre of Dunedin.
Nice flat area for our motor home, portaloos, dump station, rubbish bins and flushing toilets. Beautiful/ wild beach 5 minute walk and a good playground for the kids. Busy.
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5.0/5
lot of space for tents and self contained.
for not self contained up to 10sites in a marked place. close to the ocean and verry quite. good toilets and 1 sink. for free!
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3.0/5
Plenty of space on the grass (the self-contained canvas seemed to spill over quite a ways into the "camping" area).
Permanent toilets at the front in the gravel "non-self-contained" area and two portaloos near the rear which were heavily used but relatively clean. Probably 30-40 groups there in late February, it was fairly full but not packed. Not everyone was quiet & respectful, there was loud music until late. The beach is nice and easy to access and there is a sea lion who raises a pup there every summer, though we didn't see her. Very easy to access from the main highway through town and well signed. Not our first choice, but an easy free place to stay the night.
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4.5/5
Wow!!
Sehr toller freier Platz. Große Fläche um zu campen. Direkt hinter den Dünen an traumhaften Strand.
Toiletten waren dreckig. Trinkwasser vorhanden! Ebenfalls Spüle für den Abwasch.
Immer wieder gerne an diesen Ort!
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4.5/5
Really nice free campsite!
Portaloos smelled pretty bad, but luckily there were also some flushing toilets.
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4.0/5
Nice place nearby the coast.
You can have great walks at the beach. For non self-contained only a few campsites available and you stand very close together like on a car park. Toilets and sinks for washing the dishes are good. There are some tables where we cooked and had dinner.
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4.5/5
Fantastic free campsite with drinking water, bins and toilets.
Few minutes walk to the beach. Lots of space but filled up quickly in the summer so park close together and don't arrive too late!
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5.0/5
A lot of places at the campsite.
The toilet is a clean public toilet. When we were there the toilet paper was finished so if you want it be sure to bring your own. This is one of the best free campsites we had.
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5.0/5
Tents to the playground end and self contained vans to the far end ensure our sea lion mother and baby are not disturbed.
Sea lions hate “banging” e.g. tent pegs being hammered in - sea lions are highly endangered, are most vulnerable when giving birth and are dangerous wild animals - stay at least 20m away - your choice of tent site can support retention of our national treasure, thank you.
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4.5/5
Nice location with clean toilets.
In self contained van and could not get access to water tap to fill tank. very busy with around 60 vehicles but no problems and little noise. Fine place to stop for a night and right on the beach.
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4.0/5
Nice spot with basic toilets at the beginning of the place.
Because it's so spacious there were also two portaloos on the other end, both clean and good to use. There is a small way with access to the beach.
Only negative point is that there are far to many people camping there, suppose it's because it's the only free place for non-self contained for a while. So it was quite noisy and even in the middle of the night there were still new arrivals.
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3.5/5
Convenient spot, nice to have a free site with plenty of clean toilets.
It's under renovation so they're just port-a-potties for now, but totally fine. The site itself isn't particularly picturesque, but it's nice to be a five minute walk from the pretty beach. The current site is not very big, and there were 30 campervans/tents set up, so everyone was pretty close together. But that might be assuaged when the rest of it is opened up.
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5.0/5
Great location just 15 minutes from Dunedin.
Wonderful beach just few metres away. Temporary toilets very clean and hygienic! + rubbish bins and dump station.
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4.5/5
Amazing free site but toilets are in maintenance so there is a temporarily toilet.
Quiet and good for a night rest.
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4.0/5
Good free camp spot close to the beach.
No sea lions spotted but the beach walk was great. Has flush toilets, drinking water but no showers, with a dump point across the road. Heaps of campers, about 60 vehicles, when we stayed put pressure on toilets and water tap. Info says only 37 campers and only 5 sites. That is wrong. Good spot prior to visiting Dunedin and beyond. Thanks to local Dunedin City Council, very much appreciated.
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4.0/5
stayed at reserve.
thought it was a great place to stay. no worries with neighbours. maybe the other campers that winged about them expect to much and should stay in a paying camp ground. if people gave a donation would help cover some of the cost for extra bits and pieces. put up an honesty box. i would gladly pay. cheers otago. and it was a great night at BLACK SABBATH.
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3.5/5
Pretty average freedom camping spot.
A big grassy area with old restrooms and iffy drinking water. But can't complain too much because it's free. Stayed here a few nights and had no worries except a few noisy neighbors. About a 15 minute drive out of Dunedin. Would stay here again!
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4.0/5
Great spot not too far from Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula.
Lots of space, well maintained and peaceful if you get the right neighbours! New port-a-loos have just been put in to compliment the older toilet block - they even have alcohol hand gel. There is also clean water at the site, rubbish bins and a changing block with small cubicles. I'd have given it a 10 if it had hooks for solar showers in the cubicle.
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1.0/5
Great place to stay if you don't mind no respect for space or privacy I would liken it to staying in an international airport car park.
Up to seventy vehicles a night arriving up to midnight then some leaving around six am.
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3.5/5
Great site for camping except some mountain bikes group using it as training ground for their kids that breaks the peace.
Van can enter anytime at any hour.
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4.0/5
Excellent place to stay.
We slept one night with a campervan on the grass opposite the dump place. One other campervan was there. The toilet was newly painted and very clean. No problems. We heard one train in the night, no further noise. Recommended!
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4.5/5
Free campground with toilets.
Quite close to Dunedin and nice for one night. Just two minutes to a beautiful beach!
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4.5/5
Including dumpstation with water, no problems with the times to stay, great walk along the beac.h
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4.0/5
Large grassy public area.
Very good for overnight stay. Toilets could have been cleaner but lots of room - only 4 others in mid February.
