Felt safe, street lights on the whole night.

The laundry and shower block closes overnight leaving just two toilets accessible. Only difficulty is you can’t pay to park here all day so we had to park on the edge of town near the sea during the day then move our camper van to this car park in the evening. Handy free spot in the city centre still!

Reviewed about 1 year ago

Beautiful, scenic location.

We were the only people there. No drinking water but the toilets are fine. It’s a shame there’s such a steep drive up and over the saddle to get to the site but it is a lovely place to start the day. Watch out as the left turning into the campsite sneaks up on you as you finish coming down the hill. The weka are also very bold and will steal food and flip flops.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

Brilliant location once you get through the steep, windy unpacked road.

Loads of space so presumably very busy in the summer. Wildlife to see especially cheeky weka, great access to walks. We did a lovely loop over Gibson Hill to the hut then back along the coastal path. Only drawback was having to pay a $10 booking fee on top of the camping fees and we couldn’t book online for the same day we arrived. I think we just got caught out by the DOC booking rules.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

A quiet and peaceful place to stay.

Space for about 10 vehicles on the gravel but there is space on the grass too it just looks quite wet. The toilets are a long walk up the driveway from the freedom camping bays but you could probably park nearer to the toilets without any issues. We didn’t walk it but there’s a lakeside path for walking or cycling around.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

Great site, manager really friendly.

Just let ourselves in and paid the following morning. $10 per adult. Nice walks and stunning black sand beach on the doorstep. No drinking water available. No check out time either so you can stay all day before leaving.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

We’ll equipped holiday park, $53 for two adults on a powered site for one night.

Lots of kitchen utensils available, laundry facilities okay although the drying room wasn’t very effective when we stayed. Probably because it rained the whole time. Lots of nice day walks nearby with the Tamar lakes route highly recommended!

Reviewed about 1 year ago

No trouble finding a space in an allocated bay at 23:00 at night in August.

Really handy after arriving mg by ferry. Toilets in good condition. We stayed one night then freedom camped on the roadside nearer central Wellington the following night so we could walk back from the city centre but this park is preferable if you don’t want to move your vehicle by 08:00 in the morning.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

Useful stopover when driving down from the North end of Abel Tasman NP.

Space for at least 6 vans. The toilet was clean and the short walkway to the lookout has plenty of nice views.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

Good DOC site for visiting Aoraki.

Toilets fine, stunning scenery. Well placed for starting the Hooker glacia lookout walk before the tour buses arrive. We left at 07:00 and had the route almost to outsell few s until halfway back from the lookout when the crowds appeared. Parking slightly up the hill away from the entrance to the car park proved a lot quieter the following morning.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

Great views, clean toilets, very quite, terrific for star gazing.

The only possible fault is that the bathrooms are lit with an external strip light that is very bright at night. Just avoid looking at it if you’re trying to admire the stars.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

Handy car park for a night.

Toilets clean. No drinking water source but a great location to stop after a day looking for penguins at Curio Bay.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

Very nice holiday park, $50 for two on a powered site (unpowered the same price).

Good facilities and walking distance from the town centre.

Reviewed about 1 year ago