Whangarei Falls Scenic Reserve

Whangarei Falls Scenic Reserve

Overnight Campervan Parking

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Whangarei Falls Scenic Reserve

ABSOLUTELY NO TENTS ALLOWED

One night maximum.
Vehicles must be self contained.
You must park in the designated site that is indicated by signage.
If the site is full, you must move on.

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Feature Value Info

Organisation

Whangarei District Council

Council organisation

Location

North IslandNorthlandWhangarei

Categories

  • Activity__freedom_campingFreedom Camping
  • Free

Directions

To Coordinates

Coordinates

-35.6847735599224

174.33460226059

Latitude
-35.6847735599224
Longitude
174.33460226059

Nearby

Reviews

    ✓ Quiet during weekdays

    ✓ Clean toilets

    ✓ Lovely waterfall sounds

    ✓ Safe and nice spot

    ✓ Picnic tables available

    𐄂 Safety concerns at night

    𐄂 Noise from road and motorcycles

    • Spot for 2 campers.
    • Stunning spot.
    • Lovely surrounds, clean well lit toilets.
    • Really a parking lot for the falls.
    • We pulled up to this site as 2 chicks.
    Rating Count Percentage
    10/10 3
    21%
    9/10 0
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    8/10 2
    14%
    7/10 4
    29%
    6/10 0
    0%
    5/10 1
    7%
    4/10 3
    21%
    3/10 0
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    2/10 0
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    1/10 1
    7%
  • 4.0/5

    There are only 2 places.

    Toilets are clean and open all night, well light up, with drinking water. It was during the week and very quiet. There are also some picnic tables. A very nice spot, felt very safe.

    Reviewed 7 months ago

  • 0.5/5

    We pulled up to this site as 2 chicks.

    There were young kids on motorcycles circling the car park. Then a dodgy looking car pulled up right next to us stalking us. We felt unsafe so moved to the holiday park. Don’t recommend.

    Reviewed 7 months ago

  • 2.0/5

    We did stay on a Friday night, so may be quieter on a week night.

    Felt a little bit sketchy, homeless man living under a tree and lighting fires, and then people joining him around the fire drinking till the early hours…

    Youths driving around and arguing beside the 2 freedom camping spots

    On the plus side, toilets stayed open all night (though not very clean)

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 5.0/5

    Space for 2 campervans.

    Bathrooms were clean and open until about 11pm. Found it pretty quiet despite being right off a medium-busy street. We could hear the waterfall while cooking which was nice!

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

  • 2.5/5

    Nice and quiet place, toilets where open late these evenig.

    Ground is really uneven.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 3.5/5

    Spot for 2 campers.

    Bathrooms super close (not sure if/when they close and open but pretty good nonetheless). Worth staying at just to eat breakfast down by the falls!! Some cars speeding passed on the road and through the parking lot and there’s a neighbourhood dog that barked all night though.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 4.0/5

    Good free place to stay in but toilet is closed overnight.

    Otherwise good

    Reviewed over 2 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Stunning spot.

    Waterfall wall a must. Interesting tree memorial planting. Well maintained

    Reviewed over 3 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    We only came to see the falls not stay overnight.

    Falls were lovely to see. Worth stopping by as right off the road.

    Reviewed almost 5 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    Similar reviews to the others- the two sites are on a gentle-ish slope down hill, and the toilets locked earlier than 10pm to us.

    Also pretty noisy with youths hanging around late in the car park. But the waterfall and surrounding stream and forest is stunning. Had a lovely swim in it! Overall worth doing for the one night to relax by the waterfall.

    Reviewed almost 6 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    There are only 2 spaces for over night stay, and they are in a slight slope, but it’s still ok to sleep (marked between the red arrow signs).

    Toilets are good and clean but closed between 10pm and 5.30am.

    Reviewed about 6 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    Lovely surrounds, clean well lit toilets.

    Camping area is not very level thought. Awesome waterfall....!

    Reviewed over 6 years ago

  • 4.0/5

    There are only 2 places.

    Toilets are clean and open all night, well light up, with drinking water. It was during the week and very quiet. There are also some picnic tables. A very nice spot, felt very safe.

    Reviewed 7 months ago

  • 0.5/5

    We pulled up to this site as 2 chicks.

    There were young kids on motorcycles circling the car park. Then a dodgy looking car pulled up right next to us stalking us. We felt unsafe so moved to the holiday park. Don’t recommend.

    Reviewed 7 months ago

  • 2.0/5

    We did stay on a Friday night, so may be quieter on a week night.

    Felt a little bit sketchy, homeless man living under a tree and lighting fires, and then people joining him around the fire drinking till the early hours…

    Youths driving around and arguing beside the 2 freedom camping spots

    On the plus side, toilets stayed open all night (though not very clean)

    Reviewed 8 months ago

  • 5.0/5

    Space for 2 campervans.

    Bathrooms were clean and open until about 11pm. Found it pretty quiet despite being right off a medium-busy street. We could hear the waterfall while cooking which was nice!

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

  • 2.5/5

    Nice and quiet place, toilets where open late these evenig.

    Ground is really uneven.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 3.5/5

    Spot for 2 campers.

    Bathrooms super close (not sure if/when they close and open but pretty good nonetheless). Worth staying at just to eat breakfast down by the falls!! Some cars speeding passed on the road and through the parking lot and there’s a neighbourhood dog that barked all night though.

    Reviewed over 1 year ago

  • 4.0/5

    Good free place to stay in but toilet is closed overnight.

    Otherwise good

    Reviewed over 2 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Stunning spot.

    Waterfall wall a must. Interesting tree memorial planting. Well maintained

    Reviewed over 3 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    We only came to see the falls not stay overnight.

    Falls were lovely to see. Worth stopping by as right off the road.

    Reviewed almost 5 years ago

  • 2.0/5

    Really a parking lot for the falls.

    Not a place that we wanted to sleep BUT we walked to the bottom of the water fall which was a nice little walk to break up our day of traveling.

    Reviewed over 5 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    Similar reviews to the others- the two sites are on a gentle-ish slope down hill, and the toilets locked earlier than 10pm to us.

    Also pretty noisy with youths hanging around late in the car park. But the waterfall and surrounding stream and forest is stunning. Had a lovely swim in it! Overall worth doing for the one night to relax by the waterfall.

    Reviewed almost 6 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    There are only 2 spaces for over night stay, and they are in a slight slope, but it’s still ok to sleep (marked between the red arrow signs).

    Toilets are good and clean but closed between 10pm and 5.30am.

    Reviewed about 6 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    Lovely surrounds, clean well lit toilets.

    Camping area is not very level thought. Awesome waterfall....!

    Reviewed over 6 years ago

  • 2.0/5

    There are two spots on the corner of the Waterfalls car park.

    The spots are not on an even surface which is really annoying for cooking and sleeping. There are clean toilets right there but if you are looking for a scenic spot, this probably isn‘t the right one.

    Reviewed over 6 years ago