I got there at around 5pm on a Saturday night and it was already completely full but there were plenty of other spaces in the car park to park up and cook dinner before moving onto the street for the night

. It was a bit noisy with people and cars walking past but it was only a 10 minute drive to the ferry port for the 8:15am ferry so it was definitely a very handy place to park for that. The loos were clean and there was a water fountain next to them. Nice views over to the windy Wellington sign.

Reviewed about 1 month ago

It's good for a night or two.

We got there at 11 a.m. after our ferry from Picton arrived and got a spot easily - it filled up rapidly between 2 to 5 p.m. though. Located directly at the street but not too noisy. Big grocery stores are a 10 min walk or 3 by car. Roughly an hour to the central city if you walk through the park/hillside.

Reviewed 2 months ago

This parking is constantly full and there are always several more vans circulating and looking for a place.

We arrived at 22h and initially parked on the street. Since there was no reliable info about the street parking rules, we were keeping an eye on the parking and had a chance around 1AM when 2 vans left for the ferry. There are flush toilets. It's possible to reach the center by foot or by bus.

Reviewed 2 months ago and experienced in December 2024

This car park is convenient if you’ve got a ferry the next day as it’s only about a 15-20 minute drive away from the port.

I wouldn’t stay here more than one night though. We didn’t get the best of sleep because of how cold it was but we didn’t find it that noisy compared to what others have said. It does seem like a rat race to get to the car park because there aren’t that many spaces. We arrived at 3.30pm on a Sunday in November and managed to nab the very last spot at the end tucked behind a massive motorhome. It looked like it wasn’t a spot but upon closer inspection, you could see the faded white line across the yellow line (we were a bit concerned at first about parking here as we had heard how strict they are with fines but had no issues because it is a parking spot albeit not well marked). We could only park in this space because we’re a small campervan so it does seem like the car park would be better suited to campervans only as the spaces aren’t that big. The toilets are in the car park which is great but there are only 2 of them and you can tell they’re regularly used by those in the car park and the public because they’re not the cleanest. Overall, it’s ok for one night, it’s free and we felt pretty safe.

Reviewed 5 months ago

Nicht besonders hübsch aber zentral.

Als wir ankamen waren schon alle Plätze belegt und wir sind weiter gefahren

Reviewed 6 months ago

Plus points for the handy location and size.

However the significant number of spaces fill up very quickly. We got one of the last spots about 5.30pm although this was during kids holidays. There’s a bin and two toilets. Toilets always very busy but were clean. Long walking distance from Wellington CBD but not impossible to do. Not very close to any shops in walking distance so stock up before you get there. Lots of vehicles leaving early hours of the morning and also bright lights from streets lights. Decent enough if you just need a stop over before the ferry to South Island. Also lots of parking spaces along the road if it’s full.

Reviewed 7 months ago

In Wellington gibt es nicht sonderlich viele Möglichkeit zu campen.

Die Stadt hat mit dem Platz in der Marina jedoch einen guten Rückzugsort für Camper geschaffen.

Besonders hervorzuheben ist, dass man, wenn der Parkplatz voll ist, auf öffentlichen Straßenland (solange dies beispielsweise durch zeitliche Begrenzungen nicht untersagt ist) stehen kann. Das konnten wir selber nicht glauben und haben uns telefonisch noch mal bei der Stadtverwaltung rückversichert und diese haben das bestätigt.

Reviewed 12 months ago

Well located car park, about 5km from city centre Clean flushing toilets and dump station at the other end of the car park.

Limited spaces from late afternoon onwards.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

Nice to have somewhere so close to the City.

Lots of spaces but they fill up fast. Really frustrated as we woke up to a ticket stating we are not self contained certified when we have all the correct paperwork and the sticker on full display… no one else around seemed to have tickets.

Reviewed almost 2 years ago