Large campsite on beautiful location.

Normally priced. Lot of sites have lake and mountain views and direct access to the lake. Toilets are ok, kitchen is too small for the site, and old. The new shower/toilet building is nice, however you have to pay fro the shower, which I never like.

Reviewed almost 8 years ago

Great site at the lake and close to the river.

We had beautiful views at our powered site. Toilets and kitchens are ok.I don't like to pay separately for my shower of WiFi, if the costs os the campsite are already high.

Reviewed almost 8 years ago

Great location with the most beautiful views.

Close to the Petrified forest, a beautiful spot with some yellow eyed penguins. We also saw a young penguin very close to the campground. If you're lucky you will see the Hector Dolphins in the bay.. The facilities are all very new and the kitchen very large with enough space. Don';t like to pay for showers with limited time. Due to rain our site was muddy. A beautiful spot, not to be missed!

Reviewed almost 8 years ago

Small and nice campsite.

We asked for a powered site and got a nice place to park our camper van, however one hour later all powered sites were full and it looked more like a parking than a campsite. We decided to drive to the other site of the road for unpowered sites, a large grass filed, and had a great view on the ocean. The children loved it and played the whole evening with all the bikes. Free warm water and well equipped kitchen.

Reviewed almost 8 years ago

Large campsite, and therefore not every site has the same view on the lake.

The toilets/showers and kitchen were clean and very complete and free showers,.Close to town, lake and a nice bird sanctuary.

Reviewed almost 8 years ago

Biked ion the nice scenery, tasted wine and picked cherries.

A beautiful day, and for originally from the Netherlands, it was very nice to bike in a flat land.

Reviewed almost 10 years ago

Stayed here for the second time.

Camped with 2 little tents in the dunes close to the ocean. The children loved the flying fox, toilets and kitchen are good. Very noisy due to traffic on highway 1 and railroad.

Reviewed almost 10 years ago

Based on all the reviews we picked this site.

We weren't the only ones, the campsite was packed and there was no space anymore. Luckily we were allowed to stay on the "airfield", which was a nice and quit spot. To probable get rid of the sand flies campers had smelly campfires and they were driving their quads to the beach and back. If you go in another season and probable is a nice place, however we will not come back.

Reviewed almost 10 years ago

Great DOC site in the middle of nature.

After a long ride on a dirt road the camping is exactly what we expected. Very friendly rangers.

Reviewed almost 10 years ago

Glacier is almost gone.

A long easy walk, however the walk stops still far away from the glacier and you can't get a real feel for it. It's worrying that the glacier is melting so quickly.

Reviewed almost 10 years ago

What an amazing scenery.

Yes, very steep, especially when bringing your gear for sleeping in the beautiful hut. The scenery, views and bit of adventures during second part of the track is one of the best we had in New Zealand.

Reviewed almost 10 years ago

Back to basic on this fabulous DOC site.

A 2.5 km dirt road leads us to a beautiful campground, close to an amazing beach. The only sound we hear are the birds and the waves in the far distance. The limited facilities are clean and we probable picked the best place, with views to the bay.

Reviewed almost 11 years ago

Beautiful campsite at the end of the Coromandel.

Take a while to get there, over a great well maintained dirt road with magnificent views over the Hauraki Gulf and Great Barrier Island. Bring enough food with you, because the closest shop is more as an hour drive. The beaches are beautiful with great snorkeling and the Coromandel Walkway is stunning. Only very small remark: the managers were taking the fire ban a bit to far to ask us to blow out our candles, which we used as our light and drive out mosquito s.

Reviewed over 10 years ago

Great experience.

I went in with my son (10) and daughter (13) and it was tough, but doable. The water was warmer then expected and it took us an hour. Once in a while the stream is going really fast and I needed to help the kids go over it. It was just a lot of fun!

Reviewed almost 12 years ago

We were planning to use the campsite but due to rain the campsite was flooded, so we ended in the lodge.

Good value for money, good cooking facilites and very friendly people. The restaurant was very good.

Reviewed almost 12 years ago

Nice spot with great view on the lake.

Price was ok, however we had to pay $2 for the very unclean showers. Kitchen facility was ood and BBQ spot even better.

Reviewed almost 12 years ago

One of the most beautiful hikes ever.

We had fantastic weather, incredible views, and the scenery is great. We did the hike with our three children, youngest 8 years, and stayed in the hut, which was an amazing experience.

Reviewed almost 12 years ago and experienced in April 2012

We stayed with our small tents between the campground and the ocean, a amazing spot, very quiet and a flying fox for the kids.

Very basic and therefore so beautiful. We will come back next year to again enjoy the scenery and views on the Pacific.

Reviewed about 12 years ago and experienced in January 2012

Lots of different birds in a fantastic scenery.

Good walking tracks and beautiful views on the surrounding hauraki gulf.

Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in September 2011