Maggie
South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Christchurch ▷
4.5/5
Honestly one of the best free campsites in all of New Zealand.
Lots of space, even good places to put your tent if you want to protect it from the wind. Very clean toilets, running water, rubbish bins, a cold shower… everything you need. Yes, there are many Mayflies (hence the 9/10), but at least they don’t bite and weren’t super annoying (we stayed there in November, it might be different in other months). Lovely view of the lake, you can’t swim in it tho