Lydia
South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Nelson ▷
4.0/5
Good central spot for one night.
Superloo next door (toilets shower etc) but they close at 8pm. Two normal toilets open all night. Pretty noisy early morning. Remember they’re normal car parking spaces so long vans/campervans might struggle to fit
North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Whangamata ▷
4.0/5
Site holds 5 campers.
Had no problem parking our 7m van, plenty of space to turn around etc. toilets opposite were clean, closed over night roughly from 9pm to 8am. Relatively quiet overnight, can walk to the beach from there.
North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Thames ▷
4.5/5
Large grassy area, front section looks right onto the water.
No toilets, quiet over night but against the road so heard traffic early morning. Great places and one of the bigger freedom camping spots around