Adam Brooks
North Island ▷ Hawkes Bay ▷ Havelock North ▷
1.0/5
The falls are great to visit and thus spot is perfect to park your car.
However, to spend a night it's just a very small area off of the road. Not ideal!
North Island ▷ Hawkes Bay ▷ Havelock North ▷
5.0/5
We were intending on stopping at Maraetotara falls for the night, but this site is literally a very small area on side of road.
The falls are well worth a stop but keep going and head for Mohi Bush for a taste of wild camping. The site is off the road, across a cattle grid and up a grass driveway. We were the only ones staying (Saturday, Feb) so very peaceful, just cows, rabbits and birds. (The birdsong in the morning is amazing) there are toilets, not the cleanest but you need to be self contained so it shouldn't matter.
There are a couple of well signposted walks ranging from 30 minutes up to 90 minutes. Highly recommend for peace and quiet in a non lay-by/car park environment.