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Camping with just the bare essentials in some of the most beautiful locations across NZ. Expect a non-flush toilet that's intermittently serviced. Anything more is a bonus.

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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷

Beach Front Camping Ground

Tapapakanga

6 Reviews

Details

Tents only. No campervans or caravans.

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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷

Kina Beach Reserve Camping Ground

66 Reviews

16 Face-to-Face

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Kina Beach Reserve is an awesome spot next to the water. It is split into two: a day area, and a camping area. Works on a first come, first...

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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷

Waihi Gorge Campsite

Geraldine

28 Reviews

7 Face-to-Face

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The Waihi Gorge Camping Ground is a huge grassy area with lots of rocky outcrops creating a terraced area with a stream running through the middle...

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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷

Orton Bradley Park Camping

23 Reviews

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Orton Bradley Park provides camping for Self Contained Campervans for up to 15 vehicles. Facilities include treated drinking water, toilet facilities...

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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷

Mistletoe Flats Campsite

9 Reviews

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This place is very popular with climbers who hang out at Castle Hill. You can camp in a bunch of nooks and crannies. There are spots next to the...

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Home Bay - Motutapu Island Recreation Reserve

North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷

Home Bay, Motutapu Island Campsite

Hauraki Gulf Marine Park

5 Reviews

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Take the ferry to Rangitoto/Motutapu islands and stay at Home Bay, located right on the beach.

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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷

Siberia Flat Campsite

Kahurangi National Park

4 Reviews

Details

DOC campsite, small fee, basic facilities

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North Island ▷ Bay of Plenty ▷

Matatā Campsite

48 Reviews

10 Face-to-Face

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A nice little coastal camping site that sits adjacent the the Matata wildlife reserve. A great option for non self contained vehicles. Fees...

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North Island ▷ Hawkes Bay ▷

Lake Tutira Campsite

Tutira area

28 Reviews

6 Face-to-Face

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A large, low cost camping area, for all vehicle types, on the foreshore of Lake Tutira. $5 per vehicle, per night. Pay online at the website...

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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷

Slab Hut Creek Campsite

Reefton

27 Reviews

8 Face-to-Face

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This is a very popular picnicing area and campsite. It is situated in an old gold mining area, so you can try your luck at fossicking for the...

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South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷

Elaine Bay Campsite

Tennyson Inlet

26 Reviews

7 Face-to-Face

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The Elaine Bay Camping Ground is right on the waterfront at Elaine Bay Recreation Reserve. A great place for fishing from the wharf and watersports...

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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷

Pioneer Park Campsite

Geraldine

20 Reviews

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The Pioneer Park Camping Ground is situated in a large open, sunny grassy area surrounded by trees. You can tuck into the trees if you need more...

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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷

Acheron Accomodation House Campsite

Molesworth Station - Hanmer

7 Reviews

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Camp at the site of the former Acheron Accomodation House, once used as an overnight carriage stop. Gravel access. Not suitable for caravans...

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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷

Kidds Bush Reserve Campsite

Lake Hawea

97 Reviews

23 Face-to-Face

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The Kidds Bush Reserve Camping Ground is super busy during the holidays an awesome spot with plenty of space to join on in with the locals...

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South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷

Marfells Beach Campsite

Marfells Beach area

66 Reviews

21 Face-to-Face

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Beautiful campsite beside a gravel beach not far from Lake Grassmere. Enjoy the sea and sun, or walk along the beach at low tide to Cape Campbell...

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North Island ▷ Waikato ▷

Firth Tower Overnight Camping

36 Reviews

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The Firth Tower Museum carpark allows overnight stopovers for a small fee. Un-powered sites $10 Powered Sites (6 available) - $15 Self...

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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷

Marble Hill Campsite

Springs Junction

36 Reviews

10 Face-to-Face

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A great campsite surrounded by bush and hills. Camp on the grassy flats, heaps of space to find your own area. There is a shelter you can duck...

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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷

Hans Bay

Lake Kaniere Campsite

27 Reviews

4 Face-to-Face

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The Hans Bay Camping Ground is a large grassy campsite on the shores of Lake Kaniere. A good place for a day out on the water, there are picnic...

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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷

Lake Taylor Campsite

Lake Sumner Conservation Park

9 Reviews

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A beautiful area well worth the effort to get into over a pretty rough gravel road. You can find a little spot to call your own beside the lake...

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Lot's of space. Picnic tables. Fire pits.

North Island ▷ Tairāwhiti Gisborne ▷

Omahuru Campsite

3 Reviews

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Wilderness Camping

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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷

Kōhaihai Campsite

Kahurangi National Park

39 Reviews

18 Face-to-Face

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This place is amazing! The large campsite is situated at the start of the Heaphy Track at the Kohaihai River mouth. It is a sheltered site surrounded...