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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Auckland ▷
Margaret Griffen park, Mt Roskill
4.5/5
Nice big parking area surrounded by lovely park.
Cute chickens with chicks and some ducks. Shady areas with trees.
Security guard drove around honking his horn and shining his high beams in our windows around 10pm which was annoying but he said we were fine to stay and that the gate would be locked until 5am.
Seemed safe, had easily accessible toilets with drinking water station, only one other van the night we stayed.
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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Auckland ▷
Wingate Reserve, Avondale
3.0/5
Seems like a bit of a weird place.
People parking and sitting in their cars for an hour or two then driving off. Never had anything dangerous happen but it felt a bit off.
Toilets and rubbish bins.
Seems to be a bit of confusion over the freedom camping bylaw here.
Security car came around 9pm to lock gates and asked us and the other camper van here to leave, said he didn’t know anything about it being a freedom camping area. We showed him the council website and pdf stating it was so he let us stay and locked the gates.
Random man came calling at my sister and I and knocking on the window at around 730am.
Probably won’t stay here again.
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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Thames ▷
Brown Street, Thames
5.0/5
Nice spot for freedom camping with grassy park, benches, bins, and view of the ocean.
Walking distance to all the shops. 24hr public toilet across from police station. Got busy around 6 or 7pm but still spaces left. One side of parking area is quite flat and other side is a little sloped.
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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Whitianga ▷
Mercury Bay Library Whitianga
5.0/5
Great free wifi, can get it outside the building when library is closed to + they have the password posted on the windows:)