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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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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Round Bush Campsite

22 Reviews

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Round Bush is just off the main road on the Lake Ohau side, not far past Lake Ohau Lodge.

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North Island ▷ Tairāwhiti Gisborne ▷

Boulders Campsite

Urutawa Conservation Area

10 Reviews

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Boulders Camping Ground is beautiful, surrounded by nikau palms and tawa trees. A great place for a picnic and to go swimming in the Waiti Stream...

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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 ▷

Otto/MacDonalds Campsite

Franz Josef

83 Reviews

25 Face-to-Face

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An easily accessible campsite on the northern end of Lake Mapourika. Great for picnics, fishing and cooking your catch on the open fires.

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North Island ▷ Northland ▷

(Spirits Bay Campsite)

Kapowairua Campsite

Te Paki Recreation Reserve, Cape Reinga

68 Reviews

29 Face-to-Face

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This is the perfect place to go fishing and swimming! The Kapowairua Camping Ground is situated close to the beach and the lagoon.

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North Island ▷ Northland ▷

(Whananaki)

Otamure Bay (Whananaki) Campsite

49 Reviews

17 Face-to-Face

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This PRIMO camping site in Otamure Bay is in a beach-front setting with massive old pohutukawa trees for shade. There are heaps of sites to choose...

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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...

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North Island ▷ Wairarapa ▷

Henley Lake Freedom Camping

37 Reviews

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Easy access Freedom Camping in the Wairarapa.

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North Island ▷ Wairarapa ▷

Putangirua Pinnacles Campsite

Cape Palliser, Aorangi Forest Park

27 Reviews

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Camp over the road from the beach, under the watchful eye of the Putangirua Pinnacles. An unforgettable place to spend the night.

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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷

Wenderholm Camping Ground

Wenderholm Regional Park

21 Reviews

5 Face-to-Face

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Gates open at 6am and close at 9pm

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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷

Fletcher Bay Campsite

Northern Coromandel

19 Reviews

9 Face-to-Face

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Fletchers Bay Camping Ground is situated right on the beach front in a farm setting. You can walk along the Coromandel Coastal Walkway to Stony...

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Top toilet facilities near the lake edge

South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷

West Bay Campsite

11 Reviews

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The campsite is open from mid-December to the end of April.

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North Island ▷ Northland ▷

Te Kohanga Camping Ground

Ahipara

11 Reviews

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$25 per night, long drop toilets and cold showers

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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷

Trestle View Campsite

Kauaeranga Valley

8 Reviews

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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷

Barn Paddock Camping Ground

Huia

6 Reviews

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A simple camspite in Auckland's Huia area.

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South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷

Butchers Flat Campsite

Wakamarina Valley

5 Reviews

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A camping site within old gold mining history, at the end of a long winding gravel road. There are plenty of places to camp out on the grass...

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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷

Dunback Domain Camping Ground

Stoneburn

5 Reviews

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$5 per night per person, under 15 years are free

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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Fishermans Bend campground

Lake Waitaki

4 Reviews

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The Waimate District Council looks after this campsite and for a small fee you can experience the goodness. Please register and pay on arrival...

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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷

Matiu/Somes Island Campsite

Matiu/Somes Island

3 Reviews

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Boat access only

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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷

Mosquito Bay Campsite

Abel Tasman National Park

2 Reviews

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DOC campsite, small fee, basic facilities

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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷

Lake Mahinapua Campsite

Mahinapua Scenic Reserve

99 Reviews

32 Face-to-Face

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Camp beside Lake Mahinapua within forest surroundings. A popular overnight and day stop. Enjoy water sports in the lake.

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South Island ▷ Southland ▷

Purakaunui Bay Campsite

Catlins Coast

87 Reviews

35 Face-to-Face

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Camp on the coast, beautiful beach, vast grassy areas, seals, striking cliffs as well as a good surf beach.

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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷

Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite

Arthur's Pass

74 Reviews

16 Face-to-Face

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A basic camping area along side Lake Pearson very popular with bird watching and fishing. Camp nestled underneath the mature willow trees, a huge...

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North Island ▷ Northland ▷

(Kerikeri Caravan Park)

Wagon Wheel Holiday Park

32 Reviews

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Embark on an unforgettable Journey to the Far North and Discover the Beauty of Kerikeri and the Wonder of Northland New Zealand

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...