My girlfriend and I love this place, have stayed in summer, winter and plan to head back again.

+ Fantastically cheap, $5 power hookup and obviously free to not,

+ Toilets couch toilets and cleaned daily,

+ Right on the lake which is perfect for a swim in summer,

+ Right next to the bus stop cafe which has some awesome food and is reasonably priced,

+ Awesome views of the surrounding woods and lake

We love this place, it's a little out of traditional tourist stops but if you like quiet and calm head here for a stay.

Reviewed about 11 years ago

We stayed here for 3 nights over 2 stays.

Is $5pp and power is an extra $8.

+ Very friendly guy who greeted us the first time and spoke to a few other times over the course of our stays,

+ Clean tidy toilets and showers,

+ No kitchen but an outside sink to wash up in,

+ Hot & cold drinking water available free,

+ Washing machine use available.

- 2nd visit the lady wasnt very welcoming and told us off for not disturbing them to check in,

- ladies shower has no lock and due to there being only 2 showers generally the showers are used by either sex whenever needed,

Reviewed about 11 years ago

We initially went here primarily for IAC Internet use to upload pictures but so glad we did.

We stayed 1 night $18pp power.

+ Fantastically friendly couple who own and run the park. Really friendly welcome from Gary when we arrived and the from Karen and 'shy' Nelly the dog the next morning,

+ Toilets very clean and tidy,

+ Whole camp is very clean, tidy and really well looked after,

+ Free BBQ in little covered area,

+ Good wifi coverage throughout,

+ Lovely animals around the grounds,

+ Got to feed toe sheep, alpacas and George the goat,

+ Gary gave us 2 still warm eggs to take away,

+ The Barn......oh my goodness, lovely big kitchen area with loads and loads of utensils to borrow, slow cookers and stove cookers to use. Nice big comfy leather sofas dotted about this huge space with games, magazines and books all free to read and use. Then to top it off a 52' tv on the wall with sky to watch.

+ Kids playground just outside the barn area.

So stupidly worth it to stay in this place was a true delight.

Reviewed about 11 years ago

We stayed here for 1 night, had planned for a second but after earthquakes the road was shut due to slip fears.

+ Free,

+ Toilet clean and not too smelly,

+ Right over road from beach,

+ Just a little drive to Ohau point and waterfall to see seal pups.

- Quite noisy, next to road and railway track. A couple of trains went past in night and they were not quiet about it.

Reviewed about 11 years ago

We stayed here before our ferry early next morning to South Island.

+ Very convenient location,

+ Very friendly and helpful staff,

+ Very clean facilities. (Toilet and shower)

- Hugely expensive $50 per site,

- Very loud as right next to road and dock. We had a ferry bubbling away in dock until after midnight then another one start at 6am.

+/- realistically is a powered car park in middle of city with showers.

Reviewed about 11 years ago

We've stayed here on 2 occasions both for 1 night.

+ Free,

+ Lovely area with direct access to beach,

+ Surprisingly sheltered from the wind,

+ Nice cycle route around estuary.

- Can only stay for 1 night at a time,

- On a Saturday night there was 1 occasion of a car wheel spinning out of car park.

+/- There is a toilet but it is locked over night.

Reviewed about 11 years ago

We stayed here for 2 nights in summer then again for 4 in winter.

Cost was $19pp on powered site.

+ Fantastic location,

+ Awesome views and local walks to do,

+ Very friendly staff and helpful in winter sorting out shuttles up the mountain,

+ Very clean facilities,

- The onsite wifi is expensive.

We loved this place and would recommend for any looking to see the mountain in summer or winter.

Reviewed about 11 years ago

We stayed at this site for 3 nights.

+ Free,

+ Fantastic views of bay and South Island mountains,

+ Nice area with good space,

+ Just around the corner from seal colony,

+ Picnic benches all over,

+ Hot food truck there,

+ Can stay up to 21 nights,

+ Really quiet during day and night,

+ Toilets clean and open over night.

Reviewed about 11 years ago

We stayed here for 1 night on a power site.

$17pp.

+ Big open space to park,

+ Clean but dated facilities,

+ Friendly staff member,

+ Great location, views from the beach were awesome.

- Quite boggy field at the time,

- No soap in any off the toilets,

- Lock in men's cubicle toilet broken.

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in June 2013

We stayed here for 1 night on a powered site and it was $35 per site although summer rates are $60 per site.

+ All facilities top draw,

+ View and location is fantastic,

+ Reasonably priced in winter although wouldn't go in summer,

+ Lots of pitches.

- Pitches quite close together,

- There's a couple of public walkways through camp so a constant stream of walkers and runners going past.

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in June 2013

Lovely walk (Although seems all uphill the way there, I kept hoping for a downhill stretch but no).

Fantastic views when we reached the very scenic lakes. Really nice walk.

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in June 2013

We've popped in here a couple of times after finding it.

DOC site with warden on grounds all times. $6pp.

+ Friendly wardens,

+ Awesome location (right on the beach front)

+ Good clean flush toilets,

+ Hot showers!!

+ Loads of room to spread out,

+ Close to shops.

Awesome spot, if in Whakatane area check it out!!

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in June 2013

We meant to stay here for 1 night but it progressed to 3.

$16pp power.

+ Great location, right on the beach but close to town,

+ Very clean and tidy facilities,

+ Good wifi coverage,

+ Games room with telly and table tennis table (where unfortunately I took a beating from my very competitive girlfriend,

+ Very friendly staff.

- Only sour point, on our last night it seemed they had hired out a kitchen area for a private gathering of people who were very loud throughout the evening and when they left at some point after midnight they were very loud and swearing. In morning we saw some empty alcohol bottles from their passing.

Great place to stay if visiting Gisborne.

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in June 2013

We stayed here for 1 night whilst we did the lake walk (short one) $18pp power.

+ Reasonably priced,

+ Fantastic view and location (Right on the lake)

+ Very close to plenty of waterfalls and walks,

+ Very clean and tidy facilities,

+ Lovely are,

+ Petrol available.

Lovely campground, we were there in autumn so weather wasnt great but was still great there.

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in June 2013

Lovely little campsite where we stayed for 2 nights.

+ Free,

+ Fantastic views and location,

+ Long drop toilets clean and not smelly.

- The toilet is a bit of a trek back up the road away from some camping spots.

Not a negative but the 2 nights we were there it was very windy in the inlet. Almost rocked to sleep in the van.

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in May 2013

We made the long journey down to this campsite (Although I got us a little lost by not reading the map properly) and stayed for 1 night.

+ Free,

+ Fantastic views and location,

+ Long drop toilets not smelly,

- Toilets flooded in the rain,

- Track to the beach too muddy and perilously slippery to traverse.

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in March 2013

We stopped in here for a couple of nights when looking to find work in Hastings and loved the welcome and location so when we found work we spoke to the manager (Noel) and he was nice enough to give us

a deal for our 3 month stay. Normal price is good anyway ($25per power site)

+ Cheap,

+ Very, very friendly manager (Noel) was awesome and chatty every time we spoke, loves a "Sweet as" :)

+ Fantastic location, right on the beach front,

+ Awesome views,

+ Friendly ducks roaming the grounds as right next to lagoon,

+ Has some residents there but all are really welcoming and friendly.

+ All facilities very clean and looked after,

+ Lucky enough to be there when a pod of killer whales swam past. Awesome!!

- BBQs were quite dirty and didn't seem to work,

- No wifi,

We loved our stay and called it home for quite a while. May end up heading back before we head home too. Great place and lovely surrounding village. Sweet As!!

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in March 2013

We stayed here for 1 night and it was not planned but we missed the last ferry across for the evening so need somewhere....glad we did.

+ Very friendly welcome and nice staff,

+ Good rates to pay,

+ Amazing forest surrounds,

+ Fantastic facilities (Shower&Toilets)

+ Really good onsite wifi and cheap too,

- Seems more like a tent and backpackers place as there was only 1 powered site (We didn't mind that as we were the only powered van there that night) so maybe call and check of wanting to stay here.

We had power and it cost us $20 for the night, that gave us use of the toilets and showers but not the kitchen area. That would have cost a little more.

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013

We stayed here for 1 night on the drive down.

+ Free....what's not to like about that price,

+ Toilets open all night and are flush toilets,

+ Fantastic views over the water to the Coromandels,

+ 30 sec walk to fantastic fish and chips,

+ Very large area,

+ Feels safe and comfortable.

Nice place to stop if driving through.

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013

We've stayed here a few times as spent some time in Hastings working.

+ Surprisingly quiet so close to road,

+ Lovely area to go for a walk,

+ Lots of dog walkers coming and going so plenty of cute dogs :)

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013

We stayed here a number of times over our year stay in New Zealand and have love it every time.

+ Free!!

+ Right on Lake Taupo,

+ Awesome views of the mountains and surrounds in both summer and snow capped in winter,

+ Is very quiet except that its under the sky jumps drop zone so you can here lots of whoops and shouts :)

+ Cleanest long drop toilets we've seen. Virtually no smell.

- Only minor negative is its a little drive out of Taupo but that is also a little bit good as doesn't get too busy.

Absolute diamond spot.

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013

We stayed here for 2 nights and loved it.

$18pp on power site.

+ Very friendly welcome from helpful staff and or owner which continued for our stay,

+ Lovely heated pool and spa,

+ Good very clean facilities,

+ Dinosaurs about the place :)

+ Fantastic location, just 30 secs from the lake,

+ Good wifi strength across camp,

+ Kayaks and bikes available for cheap hire,

+ Spacious pitches including own picnic bench,

+ Hedges for privacy,

Would definitely return here if we went back to Rotorua as we had a lovely time.

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013

We stayed here for 1 night so we could go for a dip in the waterfall early next morning.

+ Toilets are nice and clean long drops. Their open all night.

+ Location is fantastic, 1/2 trek to a fantastic waterfall. Well worth the walk.

- Toilets were a bit smelly when the wind caught it.

$6pp for a locked overnight car park. Really nice area too.

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in January 2013

We stayed here for 1 night in our van.

+ The views were fantastic.,

+ The space available is awesome,

+ The whole area with walks to the beach and around we're really nice.

- Our 1 main sticking point was that the toilets were locked overnight which annoyed us as the toilet was in the description.

It was $6pp

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in January 2013

We stayed here for 1 night on a powered spot.

$22pp.

+ All the facilities were really clean and tidy. (Laundry/toilets/kitchen)

+ The Internet coverage was fantastic and had a Internet caravan too.

+ Friendly staff.

- Very tight and compact sites. Seemed like the tent sites didn't have any where to park their cars so encroached on the power sites a bit.

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in January 2013

We stayed here for 1 night but could easily have stayed longer.

It was $6pp.

+ Loads of parking space,

+ BBQs,

+ Facilities clean and tidy and open all night,

+ The views from this place are fantastic, well worth a walk or ride around up to the lookout point,

+ Very friendly rangers about if you need any help,

+ Running water,

+ Nice and cheap for all you getting,

+ Friendly peacocks about.

Would and might stay here again when back that way

Reviewed about 11 years ago and experienced in January 2013