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Prohibited areas Dump stations All types of camping is prohibited in these locations. Free, open 24/7 Coastal Waipu public toilets Bland Bay Reserve Cove Rd, Waipu (potable water available) Langs Beach – Cove Road beach access and carpark area Ruakaka Sewer Pump Station Sime Rd (potable water available) Marsden Point Wharf Matapouri – Morrison Road carpark Whangarei Sewerage Treatment Station McLeod Bay – playground and reserve area 79 Kioreroa Rd (potable water available) McLeod Bay – Stuart Road Freedom City Motor Homes Moureeses Bay 6 South End Ave – 09 438 4885 (potable water available) Ngunguru School Pataua South Ngunguru Public Toilets camping in Ruakaka – Princes Road Reserve Te Maika Rd, Ngunguru Taiharuru Fee payable, if not staying Whangarei Teal Bay Urquharts Bay Camp Waipu Cove Whananaki – Mangaiti Reserve 869 Cove Rd, Waipu – 09 432 0410 District Woolleys Bay – eastern carpark Ruakaka Beach Holiday Park 21 Ruakaka Beach Rd – 09 432 7590 CBD, urban Drummond Park (Parihaka Lookout) Whangarei Top 10 Holiday Park Eliott Reserve 24 Mair St – 09 437 6856 (potable water available) Herekino Street – service lane Mander Park If in doubt, assume nothing – Port Road – service lane Whangarei District Council supports Reserve Management Plan Reserves learn more here sustainable camping activities. Whangarei is Kensington Park a Motorhome Friendly District. www.wdc.govt.nz/camping Tutukaka Marina Reserve Our Camping in Public Places Bylaw controls camping in Whau Valley Dam Council-managed public places. These are not camping grounds, www.doc.govt.nz * William Fraser Memorial Park on Pohe Island and do not provide specific camping-related facilities. Sportsparks www.whangareinz.com * www.wdc.govt.nz 0800 932 463 Hikurangi, Hora Hora, Kamo, Koropupu (Spring Flats), * You can also find information on local commercial or Morningside, Onerahi, Otaika, Otangarei, Portland, Department of Conservation campgrounds on these Ruakaka, Takahiwai, Tikipunga websites. Sep 2019 Self-contained? Non self-contained sites Please remember If you are certified self- Campervan or mobile home • take your rubbish with you (check Council’s website contained (which means you www.wdc.govt.nz/Camping for where you can If you are camping in a campervan or a have an approved wastewater drop your rubbish off) system and holding tank) and mobile home that is not self-contained, you have a certificate and a warrant to prove it, you you can camp in any of the areas listed below. • don’t do your dishes in the public toilets don’t have to limit yourself to the designated sites listed Tents • don’t hang your washing everywhere – keep it for in this brochure. If you are camping in a tent you can stay the campgrounds For all areas of the District that are not listed, you can in one of the six highlighted areas below. • keep the noise down, be respectful of locals stay for a maximum of three nights. You must move at least 1km further on after your maximum stay. Area Restriction • plan ahead – our sites are beautiful and very busy. Have a second option in mind Our District is blessed with an outstanding coastline and natural features that attract visitors year-round, but • no fires! especially over summer. Bascule carpark – Port Road We ask that you are considerate of other campers, day visitors and locals who want to access these beautiful AH Reed Memorial Park – Whareora locations. Your self-containment certificate allows you to Road carpark Camping in Public Places stay ‘off the beaten track’, and we encourage this. Kowharewa Bay Self-contained sites Manaia walkway carpark Bylaw Marsden Bay Reserve The information in this brochure is a summary of the There are four areas with designated sites for self- Matapouri – Wehiwehi Road carpark rules and maps of our Bylaw. contained vehicles only. You can also stay in the areas for non self-contained camping. You must comply with Ngunguru Library You can be fined $200 for one of the following all site restrictions. Ocean Beach carpark reasons: • non self-contained camping outside of the If the designated site is full, then you must move on. One Tree Point – boatramp carpark designated sites in this brochure Parua Bay Area Restriction Reotahi • not parking or camping within a designated site Sandy Bay – toilet block carpark/grass • camping in a prohibited area Finlayson Street/Reyburn House Lane area • staying longer than the maximum nights allowed carpark Tamaterau • failing to keep your site clean and tidy Tarewa I-Site • restricting access for others to the area. Onerahi – Beach Road Reserve Waipu Caves For more information and detailed site maps, go to Ruakaka Beach Reserve Wellingtons Bay – main reserve www.wdc.govt.nz/Camping (Whangaumu Reserve) Whangarei Falls Scenic Reserve Whananaki North Woolleys Bay – western carpark Driver fatigue There is a difference between camping and resting on You must park in the designated site that is indicated by signage. If the road if you are tired. If you are too tired to keep the site is full, you must move on. driving, then please find a safe place to pull off the road and rest before moving on..
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