Macker
South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷ Queenstown Township ▷
4.0/5
Cramped but clean campsite.
Very busy, book if you can. Free shuttle into town is super convenient. Nice hillside views.
North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Hahei ▷
3.5/5
Expensive.
Lovely site near beach but limited facilities.
South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Fox Glacier ▷
3.5/5
Lovely car park with a toilet.
As with all DOC sites, gets busy but people respectful. Close to beach and mountain views. Not exactly freedom camping but what is in this country?
South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Murchison ▷
4.0/5
Nice little place, very quiet (Nov).
Variety of campsites on grass and gravel, choose gravel when it's wet!
North Island ▷ Taupo Region ▷ Taupo ▷
3.5/5
Great site, gets very busy (November) but fairly large site.
Noneuch thing as freedom camping when crammed im with others! Great views of lake
South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Milford Sound - Fiordland National Park ▷
4.5/5
Great site.
Loses one point for charging for WiFi. Come on New Zealand, this is 2018 not 1998, WiFi should be a basic utility like water! Food was great in the evening for dinner. Book in advance as site and diner get busy! Great site. Pitches are close but divided and so private.
South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Wanaka Township ▷
4.5/5
A little cramped but great service and very quiet.
Cheap hot tub, lots of showers, many sites with views of the mountains.
Thanks Macker, Unfortunately you must have been here over peak time. Thanks for leaving a review
Justin and Andrea Kendrick
South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Manapouri ▷
3.0/5
Lovely spot, near a little bubbling river.
Popular though, and people appear to be scared of their own shadow and so park within a couple of metres of you're van. Same people also seen using the river as a toilet. As with all DOC sites, only as good as the the people who respect them.