It’s a real privilege to stay at Don’s site and receive the wonderful fruit and vegetables that grow there.

It’s a beautiful spot over looking the river. There are only a few vans there and on one night we were the sole van on the site. You can swim in the river and there’s a point for plugging in devices and excellent WiFi. Nearby motueka airport has an accessible and useful dump point. The site is well placed for exploring the Abel Tasman country park and Golden Bay as well as Nelson.

Reviewed over 4 years ago

Small site with friendly people.

Excellent for trout fishing. Lovely spots by the stream. Free canoes. Convenient for Rotorua main sights. Clean facilities. Good size pitches. Generous WiFi

Reviewed over 4 years ago

This is a very pleasant family run campsite which is very convenient for Picton and the ferry.

Home cooked muffins greet you and a bag of animal feed for the sheep and goats. There’s a walk up to a waterfall through glow worms which we didn’t do since the weather was poor but it’s another bonus. The facilités are clean although there are just three showers and three toilets for the site but that didn’t seem to cause any problems.

Reviewed over 4 years ago

Good size pitches, clean facilities, helpful staff/owners.

Just a pity the WiFi isn’t more effective especially since it costs extra. We’ve stayed in some really understated sites which have only cost a few dollars but where the WiFi has been included and excellent so just not sure why this isn’t always the case? It does seem that if the site operates WiFi through the iks company its’s pretty poor. I guess it’s to do with signal strength maybe? Just be careful if you do the walk up to the waterfall - we got lost on the way back down - no doubt our mistake but just be careful! With regards to facilités though, this is an excellent site.

Reviewed over 4 years ago

Quiet, decent sized and flat pitches.

Good road up to the campsite. You pay $13 pp in an envelope and in the box - someone came to check in the morning but hardly anyone there so very peaceful and pleasant.

Reviewed over 4 years ago

Typical top 10 - large, pretty decent sized pitches.

Good if quite old fashioned facilities. Convenient for bus into Wellington. Catch the 81 if you can because the 83 goes all round the houses and avoid the rush hour coming back because the queues are bad. But very easy to get into the city and see Te papa museum and the botanical gardens. Staff were very helpful with maps and information and change for the laundry.

Reviewed over 4 years ago

Fair amount of space if you drive on up the track.

Fine for overnight especially if self contained. Convenient for the ferry. You need the right money for the honesty box.

Reviewed over 4 years ago

Good size area for stopover.

Didn’t use the facilities and WiFi not working. Busy but fine for an overnight stop.

Reviewed over 4 years ago

By NZ standards this is camping on the industrial scale.

A large impersonal site which is functional but a bit of a building site and a bit of a blot on the landscape. It seems that those in control have decided to herd all the tourists into one spot - presumably to prevent them from spoiling everywhere else. There may be a landscaping plan in progress which, in 10 years time or so could render this a still large but not unattractive site, situated as it is on the very edge of the lake but it’s not clear what is planned if anything. Still it serves the purpose for an overnight stop and the facilities were clean. Don’t buy too much WiFi because the bandwidth is limited and you can’t do much.

Reviewed over 4 years ago and experienced in January 2020

Keep going on down the road past the campsite and other entrances to the reserve.

There are several spots just before a turning on your right. Easy to find somewhere on the waters edge with a view of the lake. High spots for those with the vehicles that can get up to them. Use your own toilet and don’t leave mounds of toilet paper in the trees! And don’t park right on top of others when there’s plenty of space!

Reviewed over 4 years ago and experienced in January 2020

Exceptionally well laid out and well run campsite.

Outstanding facilities. Large pitches. Private bathrooms - just like home. Couldn’t fault it. Found us gas when ours ran out. Well paced for visiting doubtful sound and walking in Fiordland and visiting Te Anau. Excellent WiFi included in daily charge. We stayed at 24 different campsites during our 6 weeks trip to New Zealand and this was probably the best campsite out of them all.

Reviewed over 4 years ago and experienced in January 2020