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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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Organisation |
Whangarei District CouncilCouncil organisation |
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Location |
North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Whangarei |
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Overnight Camping Site Cost |
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Overnight Camping Site CostWhat is the approximate per-person cost to camp or park your vehicle overnight? Free Camping It costs nothing to stay overnight. In general this means that you should not expect any facilities. |
Overnight Stay Rules |
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Overnight Stay RulesWhat are the accommodation rules for overnight stays at this campsite? Self-contained motorhomes only Overnight stays are only permitted if your vehicle is certified as being 'self-contained'. The vehicle must display the "Responsible Camper" sticker. Absolutely no tents are allowed |
Payment Requirement |
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Payment RequirementIs there a cost for this experience or is it free? Free access/participation The experience costs no money to access or take part in. |
Maximum Stay Duration |
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Maximum Stay DurationHow many consecutive days can you stay overnight at this establishment? 1 night You are permitted to stay only one night here in a row. |
Dump Station |
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Dump StationDump stations allow the safe disposal of sewage and greywater from self-contained vehicles. Does this site have a dump station? No dump station This location has no dump stations for the disposal of waste water from recreational vehicles. |
Booking Required |
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Booking RequiredIs it necessary to book a campsite in advance in order to stay overnight? First Come, First Served Sites are allocated in a first come, first served basis. Get in early for the best spot. |
Powered Sites |
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Powered SitesDoes this establishment have powered sites? No powered sites This campsite does not offer any powered sites with an electricity supply. |
Dogs |
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DogsDoes this establishment allow dogs? No dogs allowed The location does not allow dogs under normal conditions. Their may be be exceptions granted under specific circumstances eg. guide dogs. |
Vehicle Access |
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Vehicle AccessCan vehicles drive in? Vehicle accessible This location is accessible in a vehicle. 10m maximum vehicle length |
Campfire Rules |
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Campfire RulesWhat are the rules for open air fires? Fires prohibited There is a total fire ban -no fires are permitted. |
✓ 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.
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10/10 | 3 |
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21% |
9/10 | 0 |
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8/10 | 2 |
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14% |
7/10 | 4 |
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29% |
6/10 | 0 |
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5/10 | 1 |
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7% |
4/10 | 3 |
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21% |
3/10 | 0 |
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2/10 | 0 |
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1/10 | 1 |
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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